From 81cedfc274cdbc4e49074a9100e69c203672d824 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Hesse Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 21:27:00 +0200 Subject: add documentation --- README.md | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2864d8d..eac44b0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,48 @@ mpd-notification ================ -Notify about tracks played by mpd \ No newline at end of file +**Notify about tracks played by mpd** + +This runs in background and produces notifications whenever mpd produces +an event, that is new track is played or playback is paused or stopped. +Notifications look like this: + +![Notification](screenshot.png) + +Requirements +------------ + +To compile and run `mpd-notification` you need: + +* [libnotify](http://library.gnome.org/devel/notification-spec/) +* [libmpdclient](http://www.musicpd.org/libs/libmpdclient/) +* [markdown](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/) (HTML documentation) +* `gnome-icon-theme` (or anything alse that include an icon named `sound`) + +To use `mpd-notification` you probably want `mpd`, the +[music player daemon](http://www.musicpd.org/) itself. ;) + +Some systems may require additional development packages for the libraries. +Look for `libnotify-devel`, `libmpdclient-devel` or similar. + +Build and install +----------------- + +Building and installing is very easy. Just run: + +> make + +followed by: + +> make install + +This will place an executable at `/usr/bin/mpd-notification`, +documentation can be found in `/usr/share/doc/mpd-notification/`. +Additionally a desktop file is installed to `/etc/xdg/autostart/`, this +automatically starts the program when logged in to a desktop environment. + +Usage +----- + +Just run `mpd-notification` after installation or re-login to desktop +environment for autostart. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2