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playerctl
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Spotify is back on the aur
if you dont mind setting up command shortcuts, look into playerctl https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl
- How do I make Play/Pause media keys ignore Firefox if Spotify is running?
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Idle & Lock screen configuration in nwg-shell
The latest nwg-shell-config update brings a new tab, to configure idle and lock screen settings. Under the hood, it provides the nwg-lock command, which is a wrapper around gtklock or swaylock. It adds a random image background, either local, or downloaded from https://unsplash.com. You may also display an overlay window to control mpris media player with playerctl.
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Is it possible to use terminal or ncurses output elsewhere?
Yes it would be possible to pipe the output into a script/program and parse it to extract the information, but in my opinion not the best solution. Instead you can query information from media players that support MPRIS https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/MPRIS via tools like playerctl https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl
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How to control current MPRIS client with bluetooth?
Playerctl can control the currently active media player.
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Is there an easy way to Pause media over ssh?
I think both firefox and vlc support MPRIS, which can be controlled from the command line using playerctl, if you have that installed: ssh name@host playerctl play-pause
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How do I pause/play audio with an sxhkd keybind?
You can use playerctl for browsers, spotify and similar players.
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mpsyt + cvlc, control via shortcuts
VLC (and therefore cvlc as well, I suppose) can be controlled via MPRIS (using playerctl, for example).
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What are some of your self made scripts that you're proud of
My super-duper simple playerctl script that works flawlessly for years to prioritize my media keys to work on Spotify or ncspot over anything else. If I'm listening to Spotify or ncspot, why do I need to control any other stuff with my media keys, right?! Without it, if I have any other mpris player open, which can be a lot of things some not even related to media, my keyboard media keys won't focus on the music players I use for actually listening to music. ncspot doesn't respond to playerctl --player=ncspot play-pause, so I have to detect if it is playing or paused, so I can run playerctl --player=ncspot play or playerctl --player=ncspot pause separately. Script.
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Redirect keys to other window (Herbstluft WM)
Try playerctl.
actkbd
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play/pause/next song keys?
Without knowing what your distribution or at least DE is, I can only recommend actkbd (or, if you know how to program, interception tools)
What are some alternatives?
ncspot - Cross-platform ncurses Spotify client written in Rust, inspired by ncmpc and the likes.
sn - Simple Notes using fzf
rcon - Source RCON client for command line
gnome-shell-extension-mpris-indicator-button - A full featured MPRIS indicator button extension for GNOME Shell 3.38+
vlc-pause-click-plugin - Plugin for VLC that pauses/plays video on mouse click
mpdart - A simple X application that shows mpd album art. Mirror of https://git.depsterr.com/mpdart
forked-daapd - OwnTone is forked-daapd's new name! Linux/FreeBSD DAAP (iTunes) and MPD media server with support for AirPlay devices (multiroom), Apple Remote (and compatibles), Chromecast, Spotify and internet radio. [Moved to: https://github.com/owntone/owntone-server]
radios - radios I listen
pyradio - Curses based internet radio player
plasma-applet-commandoutput
waydroid - Waydroid uses a container-based approach to boot a full Android system on a regular GNU/Linux system like Ubuntu.