ScrollMPRIS

Scrolling MPRIS module for waybar

You need playerctl daemon for this module to work

This code is made by AI

How to build?

• git clone https://github.com/BEST8OY/ScrollMPRIS.git
• cd ScrollMPRIS
• cargo build --release
• The executable file will be in ScrollMPRIS/target/release/

How to add as module to waybar?

• Add this to waybar config

    "custom/ScrollMPRIS": {
    "return-type": "json",
    "exec": "~/.config/waybar/scripts/ScrollMPRIS",
},

• You can use these classes in css

#custom-ScrollMPRIS
#custom-ScrollMPRIS.playing
#custom-ScrollMPRIS.paused
#custom-ScrollMPRIS.stopped       #this one is practically useless since ScrollMPRIS shows nothing when the state is stopped

Customizations

• To change the max width chnage line 8 of mpris.rs file; ScrollMPRIS will start scrolling if the text is bigger than this number.

  • const MAX_DISPLAY_WIDTH: usize = 40;
    

To do?

• The current format is icon title - artist

  • Commandline format choosing?

• Control scrolling speed?

• Player blacklisting?