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1 [<- widgets](https://github.com/copycat-killer/lain/wiki/Widgets)
2
3 Shows MPD status in a textbox.
4
5         mpdwidget = lain.widgets.mpd()
6
7 Now playing songs are notified like this:
8
9         +--------------------------------------------------------+
10         | +-------+                                              |
11         | |/^\_/^\| Now playing                                  |
12     | |\ O O /| Cannibal Corpse (Hammer Smashed Face) - 1993 |
13     | | '.o.' | Hammer Smashed Face (Radio Disney Version)   |
14         | +-------+                                              |
15         +--------------------------------------------------------+
16
17 ### input table
18
19 Variable | Meaning | Type | Default
20 --- | --- | --- | ---
21 `timeout` | Refresh timeout seconds | int | 1
22 `password` | MPD password | string | ""
23 `host` | MPD server | string | "127.0.0.1"
24 `port` | MPD port | string | "6600"
25 `music_dir` | Music directory | string | "~/Music"
26 `settings` | User settings | function | empty function
27
28 `settings` can use `mpd_now` table, which contains the following string values:
29
30 - state
31 - file
32 - artist
33 - title
34 - album
35 - date
36
37 and can modify `notification_preset` table, which will be the preset for the naughty notifications. Check [here](http://awesome.naquadah.org/doc/api/modules/naughty.html#notify) for the list of variables it can contain. Default definition:
38
39     notification _preset = {
40        title   = "Now playing",
41        text    = mpd_now.artist .. " ("   ..
42                  mpd_now.album  .. ") - " ..
43                  mpd_now.date   .. "\n"   ..
44                  mpd_now.title,
45        fg      = beautiful.fg_normal or "#FFFFFF",
46        bg      = beautiful.bg_normal or "#000000",
47        timeout = 6
48     }
49
50 ### output table
51
52 Variable | Meaning | Type
53 --- | --- | ---
54 `widget` | The textbox | `wibox.widget.textbox`
55 `notify` | The notification | function
56
57 You can control the widget with key bindings like these:
58
59     -- MPD control
60     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Up",
61         function ()
62             awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc toggle || ncmpcpp toggle || ncmpc toggle || pms toggle")
63             mpdwidget.notify()
64         end),
65     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Down",
66         function ()
67             awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpcpp stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
68             mpdwidget.notify()
69         end),
70     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Left",
71         function ()
72             awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpcpp prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
73             mpdwidget.notify()
74         end),
75     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Right",
76         function ()
77             awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpcpp next || ncmpc next || pms next")
78             mpdwidget.notify()
79         end),
80
81 where `altkey = "Mod1"`.