I don't think it is clear; many players and applications have implemented a feature like this. I don't think it is reasonable to suggest a user change their desktop environment (especially in the case of Windows users) just for a simple thing like this.
@dascheur
I had in mind the function that Audacious has, but not necessarily the metadata/player aspects. Audacious seems to use GTK to achieve this:
@sblaisot
> clearly a desktop manager feature
I don't think it is clear; many players and applications have implemented a feature like this. I don't think it is reasonable to suggest a user change their desktop environment (especially in the case of Windows users) just for a simple thing like this.
@dascheur
I had in mind the function that Audacious has, but not necessarily the metadata/player aspects. Audacious seems to use GTK to achieve this:
http:// redmine. audacious- media-player. org/projects/ audacious/ repository/ audacious- plugins/ revisions/ 3ec8f6781c5682d 22f42d3415f123b ef98fd0ee9
And works even when I have the MPRIS 2 server plugin disabled (maybe not the same thing as the dbus interface?)