Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
How to get iTunes to display track info on desktop?
- Thread starter DBAlex
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Link doesn't work.
There are a lot of different ways. I get the info as simple text using BetterWhatsGoingOn, a Yahoo Widget (aka Konfabulator):
There are a lot of different ways. I get the info as simple text using BetterWhatsGoingOn, a Yahoo Widget (aka Konfabulator):
Attachments
Well, now I see the image... the image (which was just a dead link) wasn't working when I posted above, so I just provided a link to what I use...DBAlex said:
MenuTunes will also display it, although not for the entire length of the song, and I don't think it can put it on the desktop window. You can, however, set a hotkey to show the info.
I use "you control tunes". It has loads of customiseable features, and allows you to have different things pop up when a song starts. (I have it set so that it shows exactly what you have in the screenshot- artwork, album etc)
When you download it, you need to register, but it's free,
When you download it, you need to register, but it's free,
have there been any apps that have the type of float shown inthe screenshot but also have controls on the float to control iTunes playback? Synergy and sizzling keys if i remember correctly, both have the float, but the controls are located in the menubar. I'd like to stay away from using 2 apps to do the trick (ie. don't use a app for the float, and use a separate app to place buttons on the desktop)
Synergy - track info on the desktop
You can get the floater to stay on the desktop. From the Synergy website:
-----------------------------------
Floater on the desktop
This was implemented in version 1.3 (September 2004):
New "power user" feature (accessible from command-line), display floater on desktop.
To activate, enter "defaults write org.wincent.Synergy desktopFloater -bool true" in the Terminal and restart Synergy.
To deactivate, enter "defaults write org.wincent.Synergy desktopFloater -bool false".
Due to lack of space in the preferences user interface I made this a command-line only customization.
-----------------------------------
Here's the link:
http://wincent.com/a/support/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=982&an=0&page=0#982
You can get the floater to stay on the desktop. From the Synergy website:
-----------------------------------
Floater on the desktop
This was implemented in version 1.3 (September 2004):
New "power user" feature (accessible from command-line), display floater on desktop.
To activate, enter "defaults write org.wincent.Synergy desktopFloater -bool true" in the Terminal and restart Synergy.
To deactivate, enter "defaults write org.wincent.Synergy desktopFloater -bool false".
Due to lack of space in the preferences user interface I made this a command-line only customization.
-----------------------------------
Here's the link:
http://wincent.com/a/support/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=982&an=0&page=0#982
I use iTunesBar, another Konfabulator widget, to display iTunes info on the desktop. It has controls as well, and looks like this:
gauchogolfer said:I use iTunesBar, another Konfabulator widget, to display iTunes info on the desktop. It has controls as well, and looks like this:
I know it's off topic, but what weather widget are you using? I've seen it before but never asked because I only recently started using the Yahoo! widget engine myself...
j3tang said:
SizzlingKeys offers keyboard shortcuts to control iTunes. I would guess that Synergy might do the same.
Mitthrawnuruodo said:
cool, thanks!
kingjr3 said:
calculus said:
thanks for both replies, SizzlingKeys does have shortcut keys, but i was hoping the floater would have those buttons built into it. I'm aware of the green traffic light .. but it's not quite what i'm looking for.
I'd like to have the floater that's got the album artwork and title with buttons.
j3tang said:
I don't know of a floater that looks like what you get with Synergy or SizzlingKeys that has the controls on there... but iTunes Bar in the Yahoo Widget Engine can be setup similar:
It has the controls, scrolls the name, and shows the album art. You can configure it all to where it scrolls the song info or not, how big the album art is, etc
Did you also download and install the Yahoo Widget Engine...?n8236 said:
Then you can place the widget anywhere (I've made myself a folder called - wait for it - Widgets in my home folder) and just start it by double-clicking the widget or use the Open Widget... function in Yahoo widget engine.