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Started by zzzztag , Dec 08 2008 03:12 PM

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First: I loooove spotify.

Second: It has some flaws. I would like to be able to:

1. Use the built in hotkeys without activating the window.
2. Maybe create a GUI that shows what son is currently playing.

Can stuff like this be done at all?

I'd appreciate any push in a good direction to get me started.

Cheers!
#1 - Posted 08 December 2008 - 03:12 PM
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Yes control send will work for this.
Heres the syntax:

ControlSend [, Control, Keys, WinTitle, WinText, ExcludeTitle, ExcludeText]

And heres an example of how you would use it for hotkeys:

ControlSend, , ^p, Spotify
The first param is blank to send it to the window, then the hotkey to send then window title. The rest isn't that important for this.
#2 - Posted 08 December 2008 - 03:27 PM
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ty!

got the most important hotkeys going now!
#3 - Posted 08 December 2008 - 05:06 PM
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trying to expand with a GUI that shows what is playing now.

F10::
{
WinGetTitle, now_playing, ahk_class SpotifyMainWindow
StringTrimLeft, playing, now_playing, 10 
MsgBox, Now playing: %playing%
}

This retrieves the info I need, but how can I put this into a GUI that auto-updates itself instead of a messagebox?
#4 - Posted 08 December 2008 - 11:23 PM
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I recomend using traytip because its easy and can be seen in any window.

Heres an example of how to make a timed traytip:

TrayTip, Timed TrayTip, This will be displayed for 5 seconds.
SetTimer, RemoveTrayTip, 5000
return

RemoveTrayTip:
SetTimer, RemoveTrayTip, Off
TrayTip
return


#5 - Posted 08 December 2008 - 11:29 PM
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I'll have a look into the TrayTip. Never heard of it before.

This is my latest effort:

SetTitleMatchMode 2

F12::ControlSend, , ^{Right}, Spotify
F11::ControlSend, , ^{Left}, Spotify

F10::
{
WinGetTitle, now_playing, ahk_class SpotifyMainWindow
StringTrimLeft, playing, now_playing, 10 
Gui,+AlwaysOnTop
Gui, Add, Text,, %playing%
Gui, Show
}

It gets the title, but I cant get it to change when I play new songs, and the first two hotkeys wont work as long as the gui is up.
#6 - Posted 08 December 2008 - 11:37 PM
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SetTimer, RefreshTrayTip, 1000
Gosub, RefreshTrayTip  ; Call it once to get it started right away.
return

RefreshTrayTip:
WinGetTitle, now_playing, ahk_class SpotifyMainWindow
StringTrimLeft, playing, now_playing, 10 
TrayTip, Now playing:, %playing%., , 16
return

No matter what I do with the TrayTip function it only shows for a few milliseconds before it is closed.
#7 - Posted 08 December 2008 - 11:55 PM
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This works for me ...



; "WinKey + p"  for previous
#p::
DetectHiddenWindows, On 
ControlSend, ahk_parent, ^{Left}, ahk_class SpotifyMainWindow
DetectHiddenWindows, Off 
return 


; "WinKey + n"  for next
#n::
{
DetectHiddenWindows, On 
ControlSend, ahk_parent, ^{Right}, ahk_class SpotifyMainWindow
DetectHiddenWindows, Off 
return 
}

; "WinKey + q"  for pause
#q::
{
DetectHiddenWindows, On
ControlSend, ahk_parent, {Space}, ahk_class SpotifyMainWindow
DetectHiddenWindows, Off 
return 
}

; "WinKey + 3"  for info
#3::
{
DetectHiddenWindows, On
SetTitleMatchMode 2
WinGetTitle, now_playing, ahk_class SpotifyMainWindow
StringTrimLeft, playing, now_playing, 10
Gui,+AlwaysOnTop
Gui, Add, Text,, %playing%
Gui, Show
DetectHiddenWindows, Off
return
}

#8 - Posted 09 December 2008 - 12:12 AM
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Are you sure it updates the GUI if you switch songs?
#9 - Posted 09 December 2008 - 12:40 AM
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No I see that that doesn't work ...
#10 - Posted 09 December 2008 - 12:56 AM
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Strange window update.
I used your example instead and added a test for song change ...

SetTimer, RefreshTrayTip, 1000
playingSave := ""
Gosub, RefreshTrayTip  ; Call it once to get it started right away.
return

RefreshTrayTip:
WinGetTitle, now_playing, ahk_class SpotifyMainWindow
StringTrimLeft, playing, now_playing, 10
if(playing != playingSave) {
  TrayTip, Now playing:, %playing%., , 16
}
playingSave := playing
return

#11 - Posted 09 December 2008 - 01:03 AM
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this keeps the traytip up at all times:

SetTitleMatchMode 2

#Persistent
SetTimer, RefreshTrayTip, 1000 
Gosub, RefreshTrayTip  ; Call it once to get it started right away. 
return 

F12::ControlSend, , ^{Right}, Spotify
F11::ControlSend, , ^{Left}, Spotify



RefreshTrayTip: 
WinGetTitle, now_playing, ahk_class SpotifyMainWindow 
StringTrimLeft, playing, now_playing, 10 
TrayTip, Now playing:, %playing%., 29 , 16 
return

#12 - Posted 09 December 2008 - 01:19 AM
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getting there:

SetTitleMatchMode 2 

#Persistent 
SetTimer, RefreshTrayTip, 1000 
playingsave := "" 
Gosub, RefreshTrayTip  ; Call it once to get it started right away. 
return 

; "WinKey + p"  for previous
#p:: 
DetectHiddenWindows, On 
ControlSend, ahk_parent, ^{Left}, ahk_class SpotifyMainWindow 
DetectHiddenWindows, Off 
return 


; "WinKey + n"  for next 
#n:: 
{ 
DetectHiddenWindows, On 
ControlSend, ahk_parent, ^{Right}, ahk_class SpotifyMainWindow 
DetectHiddenWindows, Off 
return 
}

RefreshTrayTip: 
WinGetTitle, now_playing, ahk_class SpotifyMainWindow 
StringTrimLeft, playing, now_playing, 10 
if(playing != playingsave) { 
  TrayTip, Now playing:, %playing%., 10 , 16  
} 
playingsave := playing 
return

#13 - Posted 09 December 2008 - 01:27 AM
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ok, happy with this for now :D 

SetTitleMatchMode 2 

#Persistent 
SetTimer, RefreshTrayTip, 1000 
playingsave := "" 
Gosub, RefreshTrayTip  ; Call it once to get it started right away. 
return 

; "CTRL + LEFT"  for previous
^Left:: 
DetectHiddenWindows, On 
ControlSend, ahk_parent, ^{Left}, ahk_class SpotifyMainWindow 
DetectHiddenWindows, Off 
return 


; "CTRL + RIGHT"  for next 
^Right:: 
{ 
DetectHiddenWindows, On 
ControlSend, ahk_parent, ^{Right}, ahk_class SpotifyMainWindow 
DetectHiddenWindows, Off 
return 
}

; "CTRL + UP"  for info
^Up:: 
{ 
DetectHiddenWindows, On 
SetTitleMatchMode 2 
WinGetTitle, now_playing, ahk_class SpotifyMainWindow 
StringTrimLeft, playing, now_playing, 10 
TrayTip, Now playing:, %playing%., 10 , 16
DetectHiddenWindows, Off 
return 
}

RefreshTrayTip: 
WinGetTitle, now_playing, ahk_class SpotifyMainWindow 
StringTrimLeft, playing, now_playing, 10 
if(playing != playingsave) { 
  TrayTip, Now playing:, %playing%., 10 , 16  
} 
playingsave := playing 
return

#14 - Posted 09 December 2008 - 01:39 AM
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Thanks for the script! But is there anyway to use OSD instead of traytip for the song information?
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