Conky Rhythmbox Python Script

[kaivalagi]

So what are we using to display the album art?

Options 1 or 2 above both support album art...

[kaivalagi]

INSTALL UPDATE

PPA Location Changes

I have created new PPA's on launchpad to sub-divide all my scripts into their own categories. As such the installation steps for conky scripts have changed, which have been updated on the first post.

You should all change the repository details using the first post steps to get new updates, no new updates will be applied to the old archive location going forwards.

By all means leave the old settings in place too, but these will not help you much.

Jaunty Package Support

I have created equivalent packages for Jaunty Jackalope in my PPA's now. They are identical to the intrepid packages but sit under a jaunty location. In my limited testing they all seem to work fine. Again the first post has been updated to describe the setup steps.

Chimo!

[Laserion]

Is there a way to set or specify the length/width of the execibar?

my main .conkyrc is set to 1024 768 and with a maximum width of 1010. I just want to set a width if it's possible? TIA!

${execibar 1 conkyRhythmbox --datatype=PP} or i'm just missing something? it's located on the lower left of my desktop screen, and I want to set the width so it won't go to the other end right of the screen....

[kaivalagi]

Is there a way to set or specify the length/width of the execibar?

my main .conkyrc is set to 1024 768 and with a maximum width of 1010. I just want to set a width if it's possible? TIA!

${execibar 1 conkyRhythmbox --datatype=PP} or i'm just missing something? it's located on the lower left of my desktop screen, and I want to set the width so it won't go to the other end right of the screen....

What you want is possible and it's all down to the "maximum_width" settings of your conkyrc. It has nothing to do with the conkyRhythmbox script.

SHould be straight forward...if you need help I would suggest posting on this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=281865

I just don't use Conky anymore, I have my own app, see my sig below

[Laserion]

yup, my maximum_width is set to 1010. And also combined the conkyRhythmbox on my .conkyrc configuration....

Really appreciate your time and help, bro! Thanks for the link and big thanks for the prompt response!

wow, you have your own app, kewl!

[anandamide]

Thanks SO MUCH for this, I love conky and have been searching all over for a Rhythmbox app.

So far works fine under Jaunty .

[kaivalagi]

Thanks SO MUCH for this, I love conky and have been searching all over for a Rhythmbox app.

So far works fine under Jaunty .

You have a couple of other options I have created too that aren't conky based...

A) Use my new app, see the link in my sig

B) You could try the "rhythmbox-desktop-art" package which is available in my ppa's. It is a plugin for rhythmbox which displays song info/cover art when the song changes, it can also control rhythmbox in simple ways...based on other package installs the below steps are needed for the rb plugin to become available:

1) Create the necessary list file for access to the rhythmbox repository by running one of these.

Jaunty Jackalope:

sudo wget -q http://www.kaivalagi.com/ubuntu/ppa/m-buck-rhythmbox-jaunty.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/m-buck-rhythmbox-jaunty.list

Intrepid Ibex:

sudo wget -q http://www.kaivalagi.com/ubuntu/ppa/m-buck-rhythmbox-intrepid.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/m-buck-rhythmbox-intrepid.list

2) Add the repository public key to your apt setup by running this:

wget -q http://www.kaivalagi.com/ubuntu/ppa/m-buck-rhythmbox-key.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -

3) Now that is done simply run the following to install

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install rhythmbox-desktop-art

4) Restart rhythmbox and you should find the plugin listed as "Desktop-Art"

[wpf999]

Just got to tell you - your Rhythmbox desktop art plugin is FANTASTIC! Brilliant job. So much easier and more flexible than the Conky rhythmbox script. Looks really sexy too Thanks sooo much.

[Cammy]

I think I'm going to need to reinstall this script. It's stopped working since my upgrade to Jaunty.

[kaivalagi]

I think I'm going to need to reinstall this script. It's stopped working since my upgrade to Jaunty.

Have you followed the new instructions to install from the new ppa location? The old PPA is not being updated anymore, there is now a conky specific ppa where all the updates will go.

See the first post for details on the PPA setup