awesome/awesome-wm-widgets/spotify-widget/README.md

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# Spotify widget
This widget displays currently playing song on [Spotify for Linux](https://www.spotify.com/download/linux/) client: ![screenshot](./spo-wid-1.png) and consists of two parts:
- status icon which shows if music is currently playing
- artist and name of the current song playing
## Controls
- left click - play/pause
- scroll up - play next song
- scroll down - play previous song
## Dependencies
Note that widget uses the Arc icon theme, so it should be [installed](https://github.com/horst3180/arc-icon-theme#installation) first under **/usr/share/icons/Arc/** folder.
## Installation
First you need to have spotify CLI installed. Here is how you can do it (except widget part): [pavelmakhov.com/2016/02/awesome-wm-spotify](http://pavelmakhov.com/2016/02/awesome-wm-spotify)
To use this widget clone repo under **~/.config/awesome/** and then add it in **rc.lua**:
```lua
local spotify_widget = require("awesome-wm-widgets.spotify-widget.spotify")
...
s.mytasklist, -- Middle widget
{ -- Right widgets
layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
...
spotify_widget,
...
```