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I have a little bash script which simply outputs the currently playing song (from Clementine) via dbus. I'd like this output somewhere visible on my desktop at all times, i.e in a panel or a small always on top (transparent) window.

My first thought was to write a Gnome-Shell extension (just the desktop environment I'm currently using, but am open to other suggestions) which would run this command every 5 seconds or so. Is there a better/easier way to do this?

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  • Are you aware that there is a MPRIS extension that should be compatible with Clementine: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/55/media-player-indicator/ ? – Jussi Kukkonen Jan 21 '14 at 21:25
  • I am, but am looking for something that is always visible :) – bak202 Jan 22 '14 at 00:09
  • I really thought it could be made to do that -- to show the name of the song on the panel. Maybe I'm wrong. If that is the case I suggest you modify the extension to do that: that should be the easiest route by far. – Jussi Kukkonen Jan 22 '14 at 08:26
  • No it looks like you were right, I just assumed it was an equivalent of the old gnome-panel sound applet and didn't investigate further. Thanks for the heads up! (Will tick an actual answer if you want) – bak202 Jan 22 '14 at 14:24

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