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    Comment #14858386

    I tried to find some external tooling to help with this, but was unsuccessful. In the end, I just built a (hidden) feature into the app that intercepts and displays the key presses…

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    Comment #14858369

    I'd like to add support for various streaming services in the future. There is already a preliminary API that allows plugins to add music to the data store, which can be paired wit…

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    Comment #14854473

    Not currently; the only client right now is a native Android app[1]. However, the server[2] uses vanilla HTTP (for audio) and WebSockets (for data and eventing), so it should be re…

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    Comment #14853681

    These are all common libraries that most distributions should have. 1. "asound" refers to ALSA. 2. "pulse" is PulseAudio 3. "libmp3lame" is LAME A quick google search looks like th…

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    Comment #14853645

    Not yet, unfortunately. This is on my list of things to do. You can however, in most contexts, switch to the "category filter" view by pressing "f" without explicitly engaging comm…

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    Comment #14853576

    Gapless playback should more or less work out of the box for most file formats (flac, ogg, etc). For MP3 files it's still a bit hit-or-miss, and depends on what settings were used …

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    Comment #14853418

    mpd and cmus are both awesome. I found mpd cumbersome to setup, and couldn't find a frontend I liked. cmus was closer to hitting the sweet spot, but I didn't find a remote control …

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