Been playing around with VLC Media Player, and I kinda like it. So...
I added some code to .conkyrc, so it displays VLC titles.
Here's the code, if you want to play around with it...
Code:
##################################
## RHYTHMBOX (Experimental) ##
##################################
${if_running rhythmbox}
${voffset -9}${font DroidSans:bold:size=8}${color4}RHYTHMBOX${offset 8}${color6}${voffset -2}${hr 1}${font}
${voffset 6}${font DroidSans:size=8.25}${color3}${if_match "${execpi 2 expr length "`/usr/bin/rhythmbox-client --print-playing-format %tt | head -n 1`"}" >= "48"}${alignr 15}${scroll 38 4* ${execi 2 rhythmbox-client --print-playing-format %tt --no-start}}${font}${else}${alignc}${execi 2 rhythmbox-client --print-playing-format %tt --no-start}${font}${endif}${endif}
##################################
## BANSHEE (Experimental) ##
##################################
${if_running banshee}
${voffset -19}${font DroidSans:bold:size=8}${color4}BANSHEE${offset 8}${color6}${voffset -2}${hr 1}${font}
${voffset 4}${font DroidSans:size=8.25}${color3}${if_match "${execpi 2 expr length "`/usr/bin/banshee --query-title --no-present | cut -f1- -d " "`"}" >= "48"}${alignr 15}${scroll 38 4* ${execi 2 banshee --query-title --no-present | cut -f2- -d " "}}${font}${else}${alignc}${execi 2 banshee --query-title --no-present | cut -f2- -d " "}${font}${endif}${endif}
##################################
## GUAYADEQUE (Experimental) ##
##################################
${if_running guayadeque}
${voffset -33}${font DroidSans:bold:size=8}${color4}GUAYADEQUE${offset 8}${color6}${voffset -2}${hr 1}${font}
${voffset 4}${font DroidSans:size=8.25}${color3}${if_match "${execpi 2 expr length "`qdbus org.mpris.guayadeque /\Player org.freedesktop.MediaPlayer.GetMetadata | grep title | cut -f2- -d" "`"}" >= "48"}${alignr 15}${scroll 38 4* ${execi 2 qdbus org.mpris.guayadeque /\Player org.freedesktop.MediaPlayer.GetMetadata | grep title | cut -f2- -d" "}}${font}${else}${alignc}${execi 2 qdbus org.mpris.guayadeque /\Player org.freedesktop.MediaPlayer.GetMetadata | grep title | cut -f2- -d" "}${font}${endif}${endif}
##################################
## VLC (Experimental) ##
##################################
${if_running vlc}
${voffset -47}${font DroidSans:bold:size=8}${color4}VLC${offset 8}${color6}${voffset -2}${hr 1}${font}
${voffset 4}${font DroidSans:size=8.25}${color3}${if_match "${execpi 2 expr length "`/usr/bin/xlsclients -l | grep "VLC media player" | cut -c -9 --complement | rev | cut -c 19- | rev`"}" >= "48"}${alignr 15}${scroll 38 4* ${execi 2 xlsclients -l | grep "VLC media player" | cut -c -9 --complement | rev | cut -c 19- | rev}}${font}${else}${alignc}${execi 2 xlsclients -l | grep "VLC media player" | cut -c -9 --complement | rev | cut -c 19- | rev}${font}${endif}${endif}
Here's how it looks in Gnome 3.8...
Not a startling improvement, but it does add another option. VLC Media Player seems to be very popular...
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