playerctl_status.sh

playerctl is a command-line controller for mpris enabled media players.

playerctl_status.sh is a proof-of-concept standalone status tool that provides basic status info like whether music is playing or is paused, a scrolling title and some controls.

It consists of four scripts:

• playerctl_status.sh - the script that is run which waits for player status changes
• playerctl_updater.sh - the script that is responsible for updating the status, started by playerctl_status.sh
• playerctl_status_click.sh - the script that handles click actions, called from the main click handling script [ref]
• playerctlmenu.sh - a context menu script that lets you specify which player the status should focus on

When the playerctl_status.sh is stopped / killed it is going to stop the playerctl_updater.sh script automatically and clear the status.

Example demonstration of what the status might look like:

Dependencies

Combined the scripts have the following dependencies:

• playerctl
• xmenu - for the context menu
• marquee - for the text scrolling
• libgrapheme - for multi-byte character handling
• duskc
• pgrep
• awk

If you plan on using this then expect having to tailor the scripts to suit your needs.

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