i3blocks-spotify-persist
Persistent (daemonized) i3blocks blocklet for Spotify desktop app.
Click image above to watch screencast.
NOTE: running the blocklet as a daemon allows us to update status/track information instantly, but due to i3blocks limitation we can not handle mouse click events 😞 You can use playerctl to control Spotify app, see this Reddit comment for examples.
Requirements
- Python 3
- PyGObject
- dbus-python
- Font Awesome
Usage
Add the following lines to your i3blocks config:
[spotify]
command=/path/to/i3blocks-spotify-persist/spotify
interval=persist
...