Hi all,
I am an OpenSUSE LXDE user, and I really need some help getting a particular media indicator up on my panel. The principle files involved are called indicator-sound, and indicator-sound-gtk2, and work in tandem to act as a system sound indicator - providing easy, drop-down-menu control of the PulseAudio sound daemon. Moreover, this little jewel's sound menu also provides integration with several multimedia players - I've used it, on-and-off for years. Yesterday, I noticed that indicator-sound, along with its indicator-sound-gtk2, still exists in the semi-official software repos - so I installed them, and their half-dozen, tiny, dependencies.
My work situation calls for a quick-control feature, of some sort, and his little app has the ability to toggle the active media player's volume and pause features - as if it were a full-fledged system tray. Three days ago, I upgraded to the stable Linux desktop-client for Spotify - which no longer sports a system tray controller - therefore, I must get this indicator for displaying a drop-down, unified sound menu. The few sites providing help, to get it to show up on the panel, explain that - although it used to work for everyone, right out-of-the-box, Unity took it over; and now non-Unity users merely have to change the executive command to get it to launch for their precise distro. Well, I am familiar with that concept - and pointed to the file, and such - but to no avail.
I know it can be done successfully; because I read where Lubuntu users still enjoy it; and due to the fact that it is still in the regular OpenSUSE repos, I am assuming that some of them are also utilizing this on-the-job necessity.
Here is a post where LXDE users (but not I) found success - maybe I missed something:
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs...onger_working/
I was really hoping one of you gurus would take it under your wing and save the day for a few LXDE on-the-job, Spotify users - who need this app to quickly control their music when the phone rings, or the boss or a client walks in, etc. After researching why the new Spotify desktop-client is missing a system tray, I simultaneously found out that many Spotify users were forced to go back to the beta desktop-client because of this new deficit.
My panel is not the standard lxpanel, but alternatively, lxpanelx.
Thank you!
Need Help Getting a Media Indicator Up On My Panel
Re: Need Help Getting a Media Indicator Up On My Panel
I downloaded indicator-sound-switcher-2.1.1.tar.gz from https://yktoo.com/en/software/indicator-sound-switcher and followed the installation instructions in the package to install it on a Debian based openbox system (SparkyLinux 5.0 MinimalGUI) to find that I needed something called "Appindicator3." So I did a little research and ended with the following:
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After which everything worked.
I also successively installed it on an Ubuntu-based openbox distro (https://unit193.net/icebox/) using the repository:.
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sudo apt-get install gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1
After which everything worked.
I also successively installed it on an Ubuntu-based openbox distro (https://unit193.net/icebox/) using the repository:
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sudo apt-add-repository ppa:yktooo/ppa
Re: Need Help Getting a Media Indicator Up On My Panel
The package you show in code: is not coming up available currently in any OpenSUSE repos. My research is indicating that it is alive and well in Deb/Ubuntu Land but Suse must use something else to fulfill the function of this dependency. It was, interestingly, somewhere, over here in Lizard Land back in Aug 2014, because I found only one Suse reference, and it was one where they put it in a Suse box from back then.
The app I was trying to get to work is one I have used before - goes on any GTK panel - and I need it because it has the small drop-down that sports those convenient volume/pause/play/stop buttons I relied on. What it is, is that there are two files that do the work in tandem with D-Bus, so the code has to be precise - but once somebody discovers the little command, we will see that it is mindlessly simple - judging from all of the outdated ones on the net that used to work.
I don't know what to say, seppalta,I will take any panel drop-down media controller, I'm not picky - and believe me I have looked at all the major GTK and Linux sites; but I am only finding KDE, GNOME3, and archived stuff.
I really appreciate your efforts in helping with my quest!
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gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1
The app I was trying to get to work is one I have used before - goes on any GTK panel - and I need it because it has the small drop-down that sports those convenient volume/pause/play/stop buttons I relied on. What it is, is that there are two files that do the work in tandem with D-Bus, so the code has to be precise - but once somebody discovers the little command, we will see that it is mindlessly simple - judging from all of the outdated ones on the net that used to work.
I don't know what to say, seppalta,I will take any panel drop-down media controller, I'm not picky - and believe me I have looked at all the major GTK and Linux sites; but I am only finding KDE, GNOME3, and archived stuff.
I really appreciate your efforts in helping with my quest!
Re: Need Help Getting a Media Indicator Up On My Panel
Why not use passystray?
Re: Need Help Getting a Media Indicator Up On My Panel
Hi again seppalta,Why not use passystray?
Pasystray allows setting the default PulseAudio source/sink and moving streams on the fly between sources/sinks without restarting the client applications; but what I need is the pause/play/stop buttons plus volume. There is a volume feature with Pasystray; but, like I said earlier, my LXpanelX already furnishes that much, by default. What I really need is for, maybe, someone to check out the link I posted up top - here it is again: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/co ... r_working/; and help me see what I am missing with the LXDE solution presented right there. Or, perhaps a configuration is simply a tiny bit different now, since that link is a few years old. The panel app I need and have used in the past is available - I just need help getting it to show up on my panel, and then work.
Now if today's Pasystray sports those needed control buttons - like this app I have been struggling with - then I'll happily install it and shut-up already, hahaha! It never did before though - do you know?
Re: Need Help Getting a Media Indicator Up On My Panel
There are numerous simple ways to achieve play-pause-stop connected to your player without a GUI. For example, vlc has pause/play bound to the space key, mute bound to the m key, ctrl+arrowup for 5% volume increase, ctrl+arrowdown for 5% volume decrease, etc. If you want a panel button to achieve these ends, use xdotool to create a simple bash script, put it on the path and then call it up from a panel icon. For play-pause, use as command xdotool key "space" . The only problem here is that keybindings like this probably only work when the player is open on the desktop.pause/play/stop buttons plus volume
Re: Need Help Getting a Media Indicator Up On My Panel
xdotool really seems like a nifty apparatus; I am giving it a look, here: http://tuxradar.com/content/xdotool-script-your-mouse. It does offer bash help regarding media player stuff; but I can perhaps see this tool helping me achieve other goals as well. Not sure if I want to try to make it work in lieu of the the panel app thing though. Needing it as a 'panic button' for work scenarios, I guess until I get a simple drop-down controller, I'll just keep muting it - I do, at least still have that quick-action volume function from the panel (versus the other control buttons).
You have been been a terrific partner in my quest, seppalta - we just didn't strike gold, that's all. If no one comes up with the re-write of the little script, to get the original app on the panel - something else will pop into the picture - and I will post it here.
Thank you again for all of you effort, my friend!
You have been been a terrific partner in my quest, seppalta - we just didn't strike gold, that's all. If no one comes up with the re-write of the little script, to get the original app on the panel - something else will pop into the picture - and I will post it here.
Thank you again for all of you effort, my friend!
Re: Need Help Getting a Media Indicator Up On My Panel
Hi again seppalta,
Even though I strictly use Suse, I went on ahead and temporally installed Lubuntu on a laptop of mine - owing to the fact that it is Ubuntu-based - just like the panel app. Plus, the whole set of these same indicator packages is already pre-installed on that model of LXDE. Nevertheless, nothing happens when you click on Lubuntu's version of my needed audio-app either; so I just uninstalled that temporary OS out of frustration (instead of spending another several hours tearing Lubuntu apart looking for their fix - which isn't even my type of LXDE to begin with - yielding me the potential for new, additional, crossover tweaks - absolute madness).
I'll re-visit all of this - as I generally do with these sorts of things - soon enough; and I'll get you going again - if you have interest in the progress of such an elusive quest as this have proven to be.
Thanks!
Even though I strictly use Suse, I went on ahead and temporally installed Lubuntu on a laptop of mine - owing to the fact that it is Ubuntu-based - just like the panel app. Plus, the whole set of these same indicator packages is already pre-installed on that model of LXDE. Nevertheless, nothing happens when you click on Lubuntu's version of my needed audio-app either; so I just uninstalled that temporary OS out of frustration (instead of spending another several hours tearing Lubuntu apart looking for their fix - which isn't even my type of LXDE to begin with - yielding me the potential for new, additional, crossover tweaks - absolute madness).
I'll re-visit all of this - as I generally do with these sorts of things - soon enough; and I'll get you going again - if you have interest in the progress of such an elusive quest as this have proven to be.
Thanks!
Re: Need Help Getting a Media Indicator Up On My Panel
so op is just asking for a way to control media volume?
various systray apps exist for that, i'm sure opensuse (which i have no experience with) will have something in their repos. it should not pose a problem to choose one that just works.
alternatively, a hotkey, yes, depending on the media player. most media players are remote controllable (audacious, deadbeef, mocp, mpd...).
openbox allows you to define keybinds.
various systray apps exist for that, i'm sure opensuse (which i have no experience with) will have something in their repos. it should not pose a problem to choose one that just works.
alternatively, a hotkey, yes, depending on the media player. most media players are remote controllable (audacious, deadbeef, mocp, mpd...).
openbox allows you to define keybinds.