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diff --git a/audio-plugins/xmms-infopipe/DETAILS b/audio-plugins/xmms-infopipe/DETAILS index 8efcf46c33..d9c8b4dd67 100755 --- a/audio-plugins/xmms-infopipe/DETAILS +++ b/audio-plugins/xmms-infopipe/DETAILS @@ -11,14 +11,28 @@ SOURCE_DIRECTORY=$BUILD_DIRECTORY/$SPELL-$VERSION KEYWORDS="plugins xmms audio" SHORT="Plugin that reports XMMS status via named pipe" cat << EOF -XMMS InfoPipe is a plugin that reports XMMS status via named pipe. Handy if you want to add interesting real-time information for a personal web page, or a web cam page. +XMMS InfoPipe is a plugin that reports XMMS status via named pipe. Handy if +you want to add interesting real-time information for a personal web page, +or a web cam page. -While there's a possibility of setting up programs to be executed by XMMS when changing songs, XMMS InfoPipe provides better introspection: You can get information on song position, song length, playlist position, status (stopped/playing/paused), song title as displayed by XMMS, and file name. The information is reported in easily parseable textual format. +While there's a possibility of setting up programs to be executed by XMMS +when changing songs, XMMS InfoPipe provides better introspection: You can +get information on song position, song length, playlist position, status +(stopped/playing/paused), song title as displayed by XMMS, and file name. The +information is reported in easily parseable textual format. -The possibilities for information use are limitless. So far, here are some of the things people have been using InfoPipe for: +The possibilities for information use are limitless. So far, here are some +of the things people have been using InfoPipe for: - * Showing information of XMMS on home page, webcam page, or something related (script included) + * Showing information of XMMS on home page, webcam page, or something + related (script included) * Showing player information on IRC (spotted one script for Irssi) - * Using any speech synthetizer to say the song information, reducing the need for external displays, and helping listening to unfamiliar music in bed when all you have is a remote control =) (script included). - Yeah, LIRC plugin seems to support this already, but it only supports ViaVoice - this allows you to use any speech synth... or any other types of output. Just an example of flexibility - I created the script to do that at 4 o'clock in the morning, and even got 99% of Perl recommendations of good coding right, even when I wasn't fully awake =) + * Using any speech synthetizer to say the song information, reducing the + need for external displays, and helping listening to unfamiliar music + in bed when all you have is a remote control =) (script included). + Yeah, LIRC plugin seems to support this already, but it only supports + ViaVoice - this allows you to use any speech synth... or any other + types of output. Just an example of flexibility - I created the script + to do that at 4 o'clock in the morning, and even got 99% of Perl + recommendations of good coding right, even when I wasn't fully awake =) EOF |