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gkarsay / parlatype

GNOME audio player for transcription
https://www.parlatype.xyz
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Implement MPRIS D-Bus Interface Specification #86

Closed rcrimp closed 2 years ago

rcrimp commented 2 years ago

Installed from AUR Distro: i3 Manjaro DE/WM: i3wm

Issue: Media keys don't work.

Sending XF86AudioPlay works with both VLC and chromium, but not Parlatype.

$ playerctl play works with both VLC and chromium but not Parlatype.

Sending messages over dbus doesn't work. I've tried this: $ dbus-send --dest=org.parlatype.Parlatype /org/parlatype/Parlatype org.parlatype.Parlatype.PlayPause

EDIT: If I run a Gnome DE (on the same Manjaro machine), Parlatype responds to XF86AudioPlay keys even if the window is inactive =D Though I'd like to get it working on i3 too

gkarsay commented 2 years ago

Playerctl uses MPRIS to control players, Parlatype doesn't implement the MPRIS D-Bus Interface Specification. I would like to have that feature in Parlatype, unfortunately my time is limited and I will probably not implement this (soon or at all). However, if someone with at least basic knowledge in C would like to work on this, I would mentor this person.

gkarsay commented 2 years ago

This became more urgent with the announced removal of MediaKeys in favour of MPRIS: https://www.hadess.net/2021/10/psa-gnome-settings-daemons-mediakeys.html