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# Spotify widget
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This widget displays currently playing song on [Spotify for Linux](https://www.spotify.com/download/linux/) client:  and consists of two parts:
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- status icon which shows if music is currently playing
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- artist and name of the current song playing
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## Controls
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- left click - play/pause
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- scroll up - play next song
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- scroll down - play previous song
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## Dependencies
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Note that widget uses the Arc icon theme, so it should be [installed](https://github.com/horst3180/arc-icon-theme#installation) first under **/usr/share/icons/Arc/** folder.
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Also this widget uses the output of the **spotify_stat** script which could be found in the widget folder.
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## Installation
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First you need to have spotify CLI installed. Here is how you can do it (except widget part): [pavelmakhov.com/2016/02/awesome-wm-spotify](http://pavelmakhov.com/2016/02/awesome-wm-spotify)
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To use this widget put **spotify.lua** under **~/.config/awesome/** and add it in **rc.lua**:
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```lua
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require("spotify")
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...
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s.mytasklist, -- Middle widget
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{ -- Right widgets
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layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
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...
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spotify_widget,
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...
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```
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## Troubleshooting
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_Status icon (play/pause) is not shown_:
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- make **spotify_stat** script executable (by `sudo chmod +x spotify_stat`) and run it in terminal, output should be either `RUNNING` or `CORKED`;
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- the **spotify_stat** script is called by **spotify.lua** so make sure that `get_spotify_status_cmd` in **spotify.lua** contains the right path to the script;
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- create an issue :octocat:.
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