Media Control Icons and Popup

Registered by IM.tehk

A simple set of applets that allows you to control media players with awn. There are two ways we can do this: one that displays a popup with album art and controls, and another that just places icons on your awn bar. Both of these solutions uses the same module to handle a decent number of media players. I think there are two essential features that these applets must have; the first is that must use dbus and the second is media application auto detection.

Features of the mediaplayer module(used in both solutions):
> Uses Dbus for speed
> Rhythmbox, Banshee, Exaile, and Listen Support. Totem and VLC coming. Amarok support in trunk.
> The Module supports both albumart and titles; 100% optional
> Module keeps 'art and titles' 100% separate from controls.
> Auto detection of media players
> Possible future support for any player that uses dbus
Media Icon Applets
> Play, Back and Next buttons on your awn bar
> http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2228/54656111111111114546rc0.png
> Uses the mediaplayer module
> gconf support

Media Control applet
> Album art in popup
> Media control buttons in popup
> https://launchpadlibrarian.net/9336809/Screenshot.png
> Now playing titles
> uses mediaplayer module
> gconf support

I have created both of these applets and the standard mediaplayer module and they are hosted here:
http://www.planetblur.org/hosted/awnforum/index.php?shard=forum&action=g_reply&ID=895&page=1&isLive=true
The tarballs are stable - as is the trunk. So I hope someone will help by including these applets

https://launchpad.net/awn-py-applets

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
Awn Extras Developers
Priority:
Medium
Drafter:
IM.tehk
Direction:
Approved
Assignee:
IM.tehk
Definition:
Obsolete
Series goal:
None
Implementation:
Implemented
Milestone target:
None
Started by
IM.tehk
Completed by
IM.tehk

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