Conky Banshee Python Script

[kaivalagi]

ArchLinux : Package support is present in the AUR. All my packages can be seen here: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?SeB=m&K=kaivalagi

Ubuntu/Debian : All the script packages have now been copied into the Conky Companions PPA. Any package updates will be provided by the team through this new ppa. The ppa can be found here: https://launchpad.net/~conky-companions/+archive/ppa. To use this ppa first delete the old ppa files using this:

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/m-buck* && sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/conkyhardcore*

Then follow the modified first post instructions for the scripts

Intro

This is a simple script to display what is current playing in Banshee. The script talks to Banshee using dbus, and allows the outputting of track info and the use of templates...

There is a README with the install, I suggest you give it atleast a quick once over! It can be found in the installation folder, normally following the path of /usr/share/conky<scriptname>/

Basic Install

Method 1: Using apt

1) Add the repository to your OS install:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:conky-companions/ppa

* Note if you are running 9.10 or below then refer to the PPA link at the end of this post for help on installing from the ppa, good guidance can be found on the launchpad site

2) Now that is done simply run the following to update your repo cache and install the script:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install conkybanshee

Method 2: Using deb file

Run the .deb file available at the Conky Companions PPA site here: https://launchpad.net/~conky-compani.../ppa/+packages

Warning, this will not ensure you are kept up-to-date. Only method 1 will do that

Method 3: Using tar.gz file

Extract all the contents of the tar.gz file to an appropriate folder, and edit the conkyBanshee script to point to the correct location where conkyBanshee.py is. The tar.gz file is available at the Conky Companions PPA site here: https://launchpad.net/~conky-compani.../ppa/+packages

Unless you are using a non-Debian based OS I don't suggest this. Users of Debian/Ubuntu flavour OS's should ideally use method 1.

Again will will not receive updates using this method. ONLY method 1 can do this for you

All further details on setup are orientated around the deb package based install, so may differ from what you choose your setup to be, if done using the tarball.


Usage Help

You can get the current help options at any time by running (change the path as necessary):

conkyBanshee -h

or

conkyBanshee --help

Usage: conkyBanshee [options]
Options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -t FILE, --template=FILE
                        define a template file to generate output in one call.
                        A displayable item in the file is in the form
                        [--datatype=TI]. The following are possible options
                        within each item: --datatype,--ratingchar. Note that
                        the short forms of the options are not currently
                        supported! None of these options are applicable at
                        command line when using templates.
  -d DATATYPE, --datatype=DATATYPE
                        [default: TI] The data type options are: ST (status),
                        CA (coverart), TI (title), AL (album), AR (artist), GE
                        (genre), YR (year), TN (track number), FN (file name),
                        BR (bitrate k/s), LE (length), PP (current position in
                        percent), PT (current position in time), VO (volume),
                        RT (rating). Not applicable at command line when using
                        templates.
  -r CHAR, --ratingchar=CHAR
                        [default: *] The output character for the ratings
                        scale. Command line option overridden if used in
                        templates.
  -s TEXT, --statustext=TEXT
                        [default: Playing,Paused,Stopped] The text must be
                        comma delimited in the form 'A,B,C'. Command line
                        option overridden if used in templates.
  -n, --nounknownoutput
                        Turn off unknown output such as "Unknown" for title
                        and "0:00" for length. Command line option overridden
                        if used in templates.
  -S, --secondsoutput   Force all position and length output to be in seconds
                        only.
  -m LENGTH, --maxlength=LENGTH
                        [default: 0] Define the maximum length of any
                        datatypes output, if truncated the output ends in
                        "..."
  -v, --verbose         Request verbose output, not a good idea when running
                        through conky!
  -V, --version         Displays the version of the script.
  --errorlogfile=FILE   If a filepath is set, the script appends errors to the
                        filepath.
  --infologfile=FILE    If a filepath is set, the script appends info to the
                        filepath.

Development History

Development history going forwards can be seen here https://code.launchpad.net/~conky-companions/+junk/conkybanshee
All packages available from me can be found here: https://launchpad.net/~conky-companions/+archive/ppa

[cwk]

I'm having a little trouble getting the cover art to display. I don't usually use $image, so I'm sure it's a simple syntax issue.

${alignc}${image ${exec conkyBanshee --datatype=CA}}

This gives me the following error:

Conky: not implemented obj type 44

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? Great script btw.

[kaivalagi]

I'm having a little trouble getting the cover art to display. I don't usually use $image, so I'm sure it's a simple syntax issue.

${alignc}${image ${exec conkyBanshee --datatype=CA}}

This gives me the following error:

Conky: not implemented obj type 44

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? Great script btw.

In all honesty I dont use the image tag in conky, and as this thread is fairly new I would suggest posting into the conkyrc thread where people have used it and succeeded. By all means post the solution here so others using this script though.

[opothehippo]

Thanks so much for the script. It works great and was easy to use because I already knew your conkyForecast script.

If anyone figures out how to show the album art, I (and most likely other members using this script) would love to know.

[cwk]

Got it. See this page of the conkyrc thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...81865&page=850

[kaivalagi]

Thanks so much for the script. It works great and was easy to use because I already knew your conkyForecast script.

If anyone figures out how to show the album art, I (and most likely other members using this script) would love to know.

There is a post on this same thing with conkyRhythmbox, the howto posted will work for this script too if you swap out conkyRhythmbox for conkyBanshee in your conkyrc:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...&postcount=151

Hope that helps

[Morton's Red Stapler]

that doesnt seem to work for banshee, though it does work for both Exaile and Rhythmbox, not sure why it wont work on Banshee.

[kaivalagi]

that doesnt seem to work for banshee, though it does work for both Exaile and Rhythmbox, not sure why it wont work on Banshee.

Is Banshee showing album art in the player for the songs? Are you playing mp3s?

[zyxyellowxyz]

Is Banshee showing album art in the player for the songs? Are you playing mp3s?

I'm having the same problem as it doesn't show the picture. The only error I get is:

Conky: Unable to load image '/home/<name>/.album'

I am using

${alignc}${exec cp "`conkyBanshee --datatype=CA | sed -e 's/\\\//g'`" /home/<name>/.album}${image /home/<name>/.album -p 0,2 -s 64x64}

I also have the line that this post suggested I add to my conkyrc

imlib_cache_size 0

And I still get the error. The image is in ~/.album but conky is unable to load it for some reason. Any guesses?

edit I am playing MP3s, and the album art is showing in Banshee

[kaivalagi]

I'm having the same problem as it doesn't show the picture. The only error I get is:

Conky: Unable to load image '/home/<name>/.album'

I am using

${alignc}${exec cp "`conkyBanshee --datatype=CA | sed -e 's/\\\//g'`" /home/<name>/.album}${image /home/<name>/.album -p 0,2 -s 64x64}

I also have the line that this post suggested I add to my conkyrc

imlib_cache_size 0

And I still get the error. The image is in ~/.album but conky is unable to load it for some reason. Any guesses?

edit I am playing MP3s, and the album art is showing in Banshee

<name> needs replacing with YOUR username

if it is then you need to make sure you are running conky v1.7.1+, as previous versions do not support the image tag in your conkyrc

If "conkyBanshee --datatype=CA" run in the terminal return the album art then the problem is not with my script but with the scripting surrounding it...