awesome-wm-widgets/cmus-widget/README.md

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# Cmus widget
Cmus widget that shows the current playing track.
![widget](./screenshots/cmus-widget.png)
Left click toggles playback.
## Installation
Clone the repo under **~/.config/awesome/** and add widget in **rc.lua**:
```lua
local cmus_widget = require('awesome-wm-widgets.cmus-widget.cmus')
...
s.mytasklist, -- Middle widget
{ -- Right widgets
layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
...
-- default
cmus_widget(),
-- customized
cmus_widget{
space = 5,
timeout = 5
},
```
### Shortcuts
To improve responsiveness of the widget when playback is changed by a shortcut use corresponding methods of the widget:
```lua
awful.key({ modkey, "Shift" }, "p", function () cmus_widget:play_pause() end, {description = "toggle track", group = "cmus"}),
awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioPlay", function () cmus_widget:play() end, {description = "play track", group = "cmus"}),
awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioPause", function () cmus_widget:play() end, {description = "pause track", group = "cmus"}),
awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioNext", function () cmus_widget:next_track() end, {description = "next track", group = "cmus"}),
awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioPrev", function () cmus_widget:prev_track() end, {description = "previous track", group = "cmus"}),
awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioStop", function () cmus_widget:stop() end, {description = "stop track", group = "cmus"}),
```
## Customization
It is possible to customize the widget by providing a table with all or some of the following config parameters:
### Generic parameter
| Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `font` | `beautiful.font` | Font name and size, like `Play 12` |
| `path_to_icons` | `/usr/share/icons/Arc/actions/symbolic/` | Alternative path for the icons |
| `timeout`| 10 | Refresh cooldown |
| `max_length` | 30 | Maximum lentgh of title. Text will be ellipsized if longer. |
| `space` | 3 | Space between icon and track title |