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Kirocker Music Display

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Depends on  KDE 3.x
Downloads:  17580
Submitted:  Feb 7 2007
Updated:  Dec 14 2007

Description:

Make your Kicker (the KDE main panel) rock with your music.

It is a Kicker applet that displays what you listen to in Amarok.
A full-screen display can also be used independently of the applet.

With this panel applet, you always know what you are listening to, and can watch its cover and star rating: it is always visible.
It allows you to rate your music with one click: you can quickly change the number of stars of your musics from anywhere on your desktop.
Finally, it let you remotely control Amarok with one click from anywhere on your desktop: play next or previous track, pause, play, and seek to another position in the current track.

You also have the possibility to show your currently playing music in a beautiful full-screen display. Ideal for parties or to listen to music while doing something else away from the computer.
The full-screen display can be triggered independently of the panel applet. You can start it from the KMenu or from Amarok itself.

To install:
- You need to have automake 1.9 installed for the compilation to work. It should be Ok on modern Linux distributions. You also need Python for the Amarok script to work (optional). This should also be Ok.
- Extract the archive
- Open a konsole in the extracted folder (in Konqueror, go to the extracted folder and press F4)
- Run this set of command: ./configure --prefix=$(kde-config --prefix) && make && sudo make install
- It will asks your root password to install the applet on your system
- Right click the Kicker, choose "Add an Applet to the Panel..." (once the panel is unlocked)
- Double-click "Kirocker Music Display"
- Start playing a music. The applet is empty when Amarok is stopped or paused, to not annoy you with useless information when you are working
- If you do not want the panel applet, the full-screen display can be trigerred from the KMenu or from Amarok itself (restart Amarok, enable the "Kirocker Music Display" script, and then right-click the playlist to see the action to show full-screen)

Note: After an upgrade from a previous version, press Alt+F2 and type the command "kicker default restart" to restart the Panel with the new installed version.

How to make the Kicker translucent:
The Kicker translucent white vertical background is also included in the package.
- Your screen resolution need to be 1280*800. If not, you will need some artistic skills and a Gimp experience to modify the given background
- Extract the image "Kicker Right Translucent Background.png" located in the Kirocker Music Display archive
- Open your desktop background image with The Gimp
- Drag and drop "Kicker Right Translucent Background.png" to the Gimp window of your background image
- Save the image and set it as your desktop background image
- Right click the Kicker and choose "Configure the Panel..." (once the panel is unlocked)
- Place the panel on the right (click the button on the right)
- Set the size to "Personalized" and enter "96 pixels"
- In the "Appearance" tab, check "Enable transparency"
- Click "Ok" and you're done: ENJOY!




Changelog:

4.0:
- Theme support with wonderful ones provided by default and a graphical editor that is both powerful and surprisingly easy to use
- Have fun karaokees with automatically-scrolling lyrics
- Added a better no-cover image, from Oxygen (sorry guys, but it's the only beautiful and scalable image I found)
- Now using the "Track, Artist, Album" order (instead of "Artist, Album, Track") to be more complient with other displays, such as iPod, Last.fm, and even Amarok.
- Changed the application icon to a better one, using an Oxygen composition. Also show the icon back in the panel big tooltip, as it cannot be confused with an empty cover image anymore
- Removed a lot of bugs
- Enhanced performances

Browse for new themes:
http://www.kde-look.org/content/search.php?search=Search&text=kirocker

Older list of changes:
http://slaout.linux62.org/kirocker/old-changelog.html

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This is the End:
I think I will now return back to Windows, so i'm done with KDE development. I will perhapse help the KDE Windows project in the future, tough.
This project is now abandonned.
I'm afraid it will not be ported to KDE 4, unless new developers pop up.

Why I returned back to Windows:
http://slaout.linux62.org/Why_Windows.html




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 Large playlist prob

 
 by BSDKaffee on: Aug 16 2007  
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The kicker applet will crash with large playlists (I have figured it to be anything over 106 songs). If Amarok is already playing, it will not show anything but the "Play" button. Eventually it will crash taking the kicker down with it. I had 107 songs in the playlist and removed one, then it started working properly again, so I'm pretty sure 106 songs is the limit. I'm using Amarok 1.4.5 and KDE 3.5.7


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 Re: Large playlist p

 
 by fradeve11 on: Aug 19 2007  
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Quote, I have the same problem (I'm going mad to understand it!) in my playlist are listed 663 tracks -.- And with Beryl there are also some problem refreshing application (cover don't change). However, very goog application ;) A suggestion: before improving new features, take attention to resolve this tedious bugs :D


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 TWO GOOD NEWS

 
 by Sebien on: Aug 19 2007  
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I had playlists of ~ 200 songs and didn't get any problem.

But today I tryed a playlist with 600 songs and BINGO.

I've got your problem, found it and fixed it!

=> Large playlists no longer make the interface to stop responding, or do mad things. It should be faster... Even if will not be as snappy as small playlists, but this is a problem that must be solved by Amarok 2.

=> There is also a second good news: by testing very large playlists I finally found and solved a crash problem, reported long time ago but that I wasn't able to reproduce.

I think that after those two fixes, Kirocker Music Display should be solid rock!

I'm going to make a new tarball as soon as possible. But I promess nothing, because my code is messed up with a new (A-MA-ZING) feature I've already began to code.

Note: I do not have Beryl, so please test the changes and tell me if the problems are still there. Or please send screenshots or more detailed information or how in what circumstances the cover bug occurs...

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BasKet Note Pads: http://basket.kde.org/
Kirocker Music Display: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=52869
Glossyk: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Glossyk?content=40797
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 Re: Re: Large playlist p

 
 by Sebien on: Aug 19 2007  
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Done.
You can download version 3.4.1 with the bug & crash fixes!

It doesn't include the amazing new feature I was talking about on my previous post... You'll have to wait :-P

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Kirocker Music Display: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=52869
Glossyk: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Glossyk?content=40797
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 Configuration

 
 by darknight on: Aug 27 2007  
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GREAT stuff...
However I have a minor problem, the applet is slightly too high for me. Could you add some option to scale the cd cover?
If there's already one I didn't find it.


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 Re: Configuration

 
 by Sebien on: Aug 30 2007  
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I will see what I can do.
The cover still has to be visible.

Do you have an horizontal or vertical panel? What size?
It's to try to understand the need for this option.

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BasKet Note Pads: http://basket.kde.org/
Kirocker Music Display: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=52869
Glossyk: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Glossyk?content=40797
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 Re: Re: Configuratio

 
 by darknight on: Aug 31 2007  
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I have a vertical panel, 180px wide. It takes only a fraction of the screen height (1050px) because above it I have put kopete and skype.
Usually it's ok, but if I start to plug in usb sticks for example the panel will grow vertically and go under the docked applications.
Have a look here: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=65314


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 Re: Re: Re: Configuratio

 
 by Sebien on: Aug 31 2007  
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Ah, ok, I see better.

I'll add an option.

I don't know yet if it will be an hidden option or not.

Having such a big panel is very uncommon.

But people could also want to limitate the width of the applet if they have a tall horizontal panel. So why not...

Author of
BasKet Note Pads: http://basket.kde.org/
Kirocker Music Display: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=52869
Glossyk: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Glossyk?content=40797
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 theme

 
 by Superstoned on: Aug 31 2007  
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Hey, love the theme support! really cool work. Please continue to work on this, and port it to KDE 4 asap as well - would love to have this by default in plasma for KDE 4.0. That can still happen if you're quick enough, you know...

One feature request:
Random theme choosing please ;-)


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 Re: theme

 
 by Sebien on: Aug 31 2007  
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KDE 4.0.0 has been postponed to December 20th.
So it's no hurge.

And version 4.0.0 will not be very polished for everyday use, I suppose. At least, I think I will not jump in that train quickly.

But I will port Kirocker Music Display a little before KDE 4.0.0. Say at the start of december.

While waiting KDE 4, I want to deliver new features to the biggest number of people, this means releasing KDE 3 versions.

Don't worry: I will continue tu develop it :-)

Author of
BasKet Note Pads: http://basket.kde.org/
Kirocker Music Display: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=52869
Glossyk: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Glossyk?content=40797
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 KDE4

 
 by kdefish on: Aug 31 2007  
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Fantastic app!

Any chance for a KDE4-plasmafication of this?


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 Re: KDE4

 
 by Sebien on: Aug 31 2007  
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Of course, there will be a Plasma applet for KDE 4.

This means you will also be able to put Kirocker Music Display on your desktop!

See my reply to Superstoned just above to learn more.

Author of
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Kirocker Music Display: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=52869
Glossyk: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Glossyk?content=40797
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 two new themes

 
 by dummy on: Sep 1 2007  
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I have upload two new themes maybe you like them, the wallpapers are under GPL here you can find them:
http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=65437

personal website: (nederlands)
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 Re: two new themes

 
 by Sebien on: Sep 2 2007  
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Yeah, I like them.

But they have too much contrast, the text is not very readable.

This is a problem I have to fix.
I have two solutions in mind:

- Allow theme to define a text shadow. But it is terribly slow. I need a way to optimize that (technically, this means caching the text+shadow in a semi-transparent pixmap: something very hard in Qt 3)

- Allow themes to define "frames" arround key areas. For instance, they could add a rounded semi-transparent white frame arround the Title+Artist+Album text. I need to test if it's fast enough with Qt 3. Or I must wait KDE 4 to implement this.

Author of
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Kirocker Music Display: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=52869
Glossyk: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Glossyk?content=40797
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 Re: Re: two new them

 
 by dummy on: Sep 2 2007  
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I think you are right, it's readable but not that good. I think if you make the background a little darker, it's fine. A drop shadow to the fonts will be nice but if it's going to be slow than you can better not implant that just yet.

Maybe you can make a code that it go's from normal to a bit darker and than back to normal again, I mean like this -->

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(whit no lines of course ;))

A frame will be a good idea but just make the complete image darker will do the trick this time.

Feel free to adjust the theme to you liking.

<off topic> PS. I want a button inside of Amarok to go full screen. </off topic>

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 Re: Re: Re: two new

 
 by dummy on: Sep 2 2007  
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ps. I have edit the themes so now the themes are a bit darker than before, now you can read the fonts better i think.

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 Re: Re: Re: two new them

 
 by Sebien on: Oct 7 2007  
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I realised your wishe with that sort of frame in Kirocker Music Display 4.0 Beta 2.

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Kirocker Music Display: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=52869
Glossyk: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Glossyk?content=40797
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 Re: two new themes

 
 by dummy on: Sep 3 2007  
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Owke... another message :/

I have now made a darker version of the theme. and upload the themes 2 times

here
http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=65437
and here
http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=65556

<off topic>
ps2.
I install the script so now I can go full screen when Amarok is running (so the PS. on the message before was not needed, sorry)</off topic>


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 Debian package

 
 by cado on: Sep 1 2007  
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Kirocker 3.4.1:
https://codigolivre.org.br/frs/download.php/5915/kirocker_3.4.1-1_i386.deb

Kirocker 4.0 Beta 1:
https://codigolivre.org.br/frs/download.php/5916/kirocker_4.0-b1-1_i386.deb


Grat Job. ;)


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