Chrome widget working and fully visible with Last.fm's 2019 layout update

[DevinGopaul]

I was able to get the Chrome widget to work on Last.fm's 2019 layout update by editing parser.js, namely adding support for references to 'h1.header-new-title' and 'a.header-new-crumb'.

However, it seemed that even with the widget working, some of the other sidebar elements would sometimes overlap with the widget. For instance, on this page, the video is blocking the entire widget: So I also edited main.js to move those sidebar elements down a certain amount, such that the widget is completely visible, like this:

[xxdavid]

I submitted updated version of the extension to both Chrome and Firefox stores, hopefully it will pass their reviews. @DevinGopaul, thank you again for bringing the extension back to life!

[hans-juergen]

I guess there are still users interested in your extension, even if Last.fm has a section for "Listeners you know" now on artist pages, but not on album or track pages, so it would still be useful. I just reinstalled the old Chrome version 1.14 in MS Edge which can also use Chrome extensions now, but has an own store to download extensions as well. Hopefully it will be automatically updated when the new Chrome version is available. It should also work in Opera, by the way, which also has an own store for extensions.

Is it possible to implement a live track indicator for friends who are currently listening to a song from that artist or album, too? An often requested feature on the Last.fm support forum is a way to check what the friends are currently listening to, either on the home page or on the People I Follow page. The legacy Last.fm desktop scrobbler still offers this feature in the Friends tab.

[xxdavid]

Hi @hans-juergen, nice to talk to you again! I'm glad that someone is still interested in the extension. :) Thank you for your never ending support. It's good to know that Edge is now supporting Chrome extensions even from Chrome store (I'll close the issue). I think it will automatically updated after the release approval. Please let me know if it works after you get the new version!

I like the idea of displaying what your friends are listening to (like in #10) and I don't understand why Last.fm doesn't offer such a basic thing (but it's the same with Friends Who Listen to…). But I'm not sure if it should be in the scope of this extension and also it's not something I would use. It makes me sad to say no but I probably won't implement this (but if anyone sends a pull request with this feature, I can merge it).

[hans-juergen]

Sure, I will report if the new Chrome version works in Edge and Opera then. As far as I know, Safari might also allow Chrome extensions in the meantime, but adding it to their store might be more complicated, probably only possible with a developer account etc.

[xxdavid]

The update was approved in the Chrome store too. 🎉

Yes, AFAIK, Safari now supports porting Chrome extensions but you have to have a developer account which costs quite a lot of money. :/

[hans-juergen]

Right, I have mentioned your extension and the successful update of the Chrome version in a related support forum thread with a screenshot in Edge.

[xxdavid]

Great, thanks!

[DevinGopaul]

I submitted updated version of the extension to both Chrome and Firefox stores, hopefully it will pass their reviews. @DevinGopaul, thank you again for bringing the extension back to life!

No problem, I love the extension and I'm glad to see it back up and running.