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| third_party_apps:xchat [2008/11/11 23:13] – lau1 | third_party_apps:xchat [2009/04/30 18:15] – lau1 | ||
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| It is inspired from rythmbox xchat perl plugin. | It is inspired from rythmbox xchat perl plugin. | ||
| + | I added some checks so that it fails to load gracefully. | ||
| - | ===== Installing the script | + | The script |
| - | download it from | + | It will load gmusicbrowser automatically upon startup |
| - | http:// | + | |
| + | If you close gmusicbrowser then use one of the command it will let you know that it needs restarting. | ||
| + | A new commands lets you do that. | ||
| - | ==== Changing the message displayed ==== | ||
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| + | ===== Installing the script ===== | ||
| + | Download it from | ||
| + | https:// | ||
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| + | ==== Changing the message displayed ==== | ||
| Edit the script (in your editor of choice) and update the message printed. | Edit the script (in your editor of choice) and update the message printed. | ||
| <code perl> | <code perl> | ||
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| my $playing =" | my $playing =" | ||
| </ | </ | ||
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| The script can display all the informations provided by Dbus to modify the output: | The script can display all the informations provided by Dbus to modify the output: | ||
| Dbus provides album, artist, disc, length, title, track. | Dbus provides album, artist, disc, length, title, track. | ||
| The current scrip displays artist - title - album | The current scrip displays artist - title - album | ||
| - | as shown below. | + | As shown below. |
| <code perl> | <code perl> | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | if everything is fine Xchat will let you know buy printing the message | + | If everything is fine Xchat will let you know by printing the message |
| < | < | ||
| - | | + | |
| </ | </ | ||
| + | ===== gmusicbrowser is not loaded already. ===== | ||
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| + | The script will start it and wait 4 seconds. | ||
| + | It is possible that your machine is slower to load gmusicbrowser. | ||
| + | In that case the script will not load correctly as it has not waited long enough. | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | | ||
| + | Error loading '/ | ||
| + | | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | If gmusicbrowser loads anyway then you just need to update the script. | ||
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| + | Search the script file around the line 150 for <code perl> | ||
| + | change it to 6 or more to lengthen the time margin your script will wait before it attempts to connect via Dbus. | ||
| ===== Commands available ===== | ===== Commands available ===== | ||
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| What can it do ? | What can it do ? | ||
| - | At the moment it can only do things when gmusicbrowser is running. It will not start it. | + | In xchat type |
| - | + | ||
| - | in xchat type | + | |
| < | < | ||
| /gm_help | /gm_help | ||
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| < | < | ||
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| - | * Script Version: | + | * Script Version: |
| About: | About: | ||
| * Author: Laurent Coudeur <####################"> | * Author: Laurent Coudeur <####################"> | ||
| Commands: | Commands: | ||
| + | * /gm_start - starts gmusic browser when it has been closed. | ||
| * /gm_play - Display the current song playing to a channel. | * /gm_play - Display the current song playing to a channel. | ||
| * /gm_next - Skip to the next track. | * /gm_next - Skip to the next track. | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | there you have it | + | There you have it |
| - | * /gm_play does what it says on the tin. Displays the currently playing song information as set in previous paragraph. | + | |
| + | * /gm_start Starts gmusicbrowser if it's not present on dbus. It will not start a second instance. It pauses 4 seconds to allow the application to start. | ||
| + | * /gm_play does what it says on the tin. Displays the currently playing song information as set in previous paragraph. | ||
| * /gm_next skips the current song | * /gm_next skips the current song | ||
| * /gm_prev plays the previous song | * /gm_prev plays the previous song | ||
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| ===== Todo list ===== | ===== Todo list ===== | ||
| - | Lots ;) | + | Any suggestions? |
| - | + | ||
| - | * Updating the page... | + | |
| - | * Add command to start gmusicbrowser. | + | |
| - | | + | |
