new plasmoid: amarok-cover

drm00 · 2010-06-01 23:03:50

Hi folks,

i wrote a python-plasmoid to display (only) the cover from the song that amarok ist currently playing on my desktop.

get it at http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Am … ent=125701

have fun

Edit: updated to version 1.4.1

Last edited by drm00 (2010-06-30 01:00:59)

GogglesGuy · 2010-06-02 02:47:40

1) Why are you converting the coverart to png?

2) I'm sure it works, but waking up every 500ms to query whether or not a new cover needs to be loaded is rather wastefull (cpu/battery wise). Why not do the obvious and subscribe to the TrackChange signal that's emitted by amarok?

Last edited by GogglesGuy (2010-06-02 02:48:04)

drm00 · 2010-06-02 15:53:47

Hi GogglesGuy, thanks for your feedback.

1) I have to convert non-png covers to png, because Plasma.Label.setImage() can only handle *.png.

2) Now, the plasmoid does the obvious But i have one last problem: I can install this plasmoid and it works correctly in plasmoidviewer. But when I try to add it to the desktop, it refuses to work Any suggestions?

Here's the source (amarok-cover-1.3): http://pastebin.ca/1876038 and new package: http://www.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de/ … 3-beta.zip

drm00 · 2010-06-02 16:23:12

Wierd, i restarted and now it works. Have fun

drm00 · 2010-06-30 01:02:01

new version out

Arch Linux

#1 2010-06-01 23:03:50

new plasmoid: amarok-cover

#2 2010-06-02 02:47:40

Re: new plasmoid: amarok-cover

#3 2010-06-02 15:53:47

Re: new plasmoid: amarok-cover

#4 2010-06-02 16:23:12

Re: new plasmoid: amarok-cover

#5 2010-06-30 01:02:01

Re: new plasmoid: amarok-cover

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