@Ted: I think it will be better to directly use Launchpad to add new comments here (or send mails with your e-mail address linked to your Launchpad account) ;)
2012/10/3 Ted <>: This is the response from the Audacious developer concerning the trackid requirement in MPRIS2: -------- Original Message -------- Hi Ted, I am aware of this "bug", but it is unfortunately a "wontfix", or more precisely a "cantfix". The thing is, MPRIS v2 was written apparently without much consideration for playlist-based players like Audacious. Unlike Amarok, Rhythmbox, Banshee, etc., where there is a database holding all the tracks, in Audacious, a song is identified only by its position in the playlist, which can change without warning. Hence, we can't provide reliable track identifiers. >From what you said, I gather that cairo-dock is waiting until "trackid" changes to check for changes in the metadata. That's not a good idea anyway, since metadata can change even within the same track. (Think of internet streams, or of the case where a user edits the tag on a file while it is playing.) MPRIS v2 metadata uses the D-Bus properties system, so a more natural and more reliable way to watch for metadata changes is to connect to the "PropertiesChanged" signal. I hope this helps. -- John -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Cairo- Dock Team, which is subscribed to Cairo-Dock Plug-ins. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1052162 Title: MPRIS2: the trackID is not updated Status in Cairo-Dock: Plug-ins: Invalid Status in “audacious” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I've been working with the source trying to get a feel for the project. I "partially" fixed one of my issues, the music player not updating the cover when songs change. I got the icon to update whenever a new cover is not found, but still haven't gotten the tool tip text to update. static gboolean _on_got_cover (CDSharedMemory *pSharedMemory) { CD_APPLET_ENTER; if (pSharedMemory->bSuccess) { ... } else // I added the 3 following lines { cd_musicplayer_apply_status_surface (myData.iPlayingStatus); } ... } To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cairo-dock-plug-ins/+bug/1052162/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~cairo-dock-team Post to : cairo-dock-team@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~cairo-dock-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
