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GeekTool - Useful and fun info on the desktop
I really liked the iTunes in the menubar hint, and spiffied up the output a bit, using info from another hint as well. Here is what the output on the menubar looks like, if the artist and title are too long:
or, if it all fits:
The applescript:
My applescript is executed using this shell script, which keeps the remaining time displayed, even if the rest of the information is too long:
(I would welcome any cleaner suggestions, as I was trying to learn bash scripting via writing this script...) Now if only I knew how to get the text to scroll, without sucking up resources. This script is executed with GeekTool every second, and isn't too bad, but scrolling might cross the line.
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GeekTool - Useful and fun info on the desktop
I happen to like a fair amount of information displayed; this is a modified version of a script I've been using for awhile with straight AppleScript for use with GeekTool; the original brings up a dialog and option to edit the track when a specified field is empty and requires addressing. As I'm in the process of cataloging and defining 40 years of music, much of it from vinyl, into iTunes, it's quite handy to see a fair amount of info while I'm working (especially when stuck on the phone with a jabbering client). (:
Sample output:
The script:
HTH
PS: Rob, I hope this isn't formatted too wide; I used AS carriage returns to squeeze it up a bit. -- F
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