amarok
The audio player for KDE
Synopsis
amarok
[Qt-options] [KDE-options] [URL(s)]
add an example, a script, a trick and tips
examples
source
How to restore default iPod playlists on Amarok?
I know you can re-create some of those playlist by creating a
smart playlist in iTunes. Go to File > New Smart
Playlist, then set your parameters, sorry if this does not help.
source
function amarok {
apt-get install -y amarok
}
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Amarok2 “Search Collection” shortcut?
I don't think so (you could submit a feature request), but you
can use Ctrl-J ("Search playlist") and then Shift-Tab to get
there. Not the most practical of solutions, but it works.
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Why is the new Amarok prompting me for Wallet password on start?
This is the KWalletManager checking for a last.fm password most
likely. You can close the KWalletManager from the system tray,
the symbol looks like this:
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Amarok refuses to play *.ogg files
I faced the same problem, under Ubuntu, albeit. You'll have to
install phonon-backend-xine. Once that was
installed, it was all smooth sailing. Your other problem should
also be fixed with this.
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Why you downgraded your Amarok (or why you didn't upgraded)?
Basically because I'm not a fan of the new design in 2.0. For me
personally It's just not as clean as 1.4. I've even started
moving away from 1.4 now and onto banshee.
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Is there a way to make search-based playlists at Amarok 1.4?
First create a smart playlist by choosing the playlist tab, then
right clicking on "Smart Playlists", then give it a name, choose
"Match Any of the following Conditions" and then enter "Rating"
"is" "not rated".
This will automatically be the entire collection + your search.
If you want to limit this, to a smaller number, then create a new
dynamic playlist using that smart playlist. It will still
eventually get through the whole collection, but won't have all
of them listed in the active playlist.
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Amaroks stops playing after one song
Seems to be fixed in Amarok Version 2.1.90 (its 2.2 rc1 I
believe).
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Kubuntu desktop audio stutters
Do you have a lot of hard drive activity while playing music?
Since you're streaming music from the disk, a lot of other use of
that disk could cause this.
The other likely culprit is that there's something wrong with
your sound backend. Did Kubuntu make the switch to PulseAudio?
I've heard a lot of horror stories about it -- if it did you
might want to try switching to ALSA.
description
Amarok is a
powerful music player with an intuitive interface. It makes
playing the music you love and discovering new music easier
than ever before and it looks good doing it! Amarok is based
on the powerful Qt 4 / KDE 4 technology platform and nicely
integrates with KDE desktop.
Much work has
been invested into integrating Amarok 2 with various Web
services:
•
Ampache
•
Jamendo Service
•
Last.fm
•
Librivox
•
MP3tunes
•
Magnatune
•
OPML Podcast Directory
Amarok comes
with a lot of features including but not limited to:
•
Scripts - enhance your
Amarok experience with community developed scripts.
•
Dynamic Playlists - create playlists that
automatically update.
•
Context View - customize interface with the Plasma
powered Context View.
•
PopUp Dropper - simplify drag&drop actions
with revolutionary menu system.
•
Multiple Language Translations
•
Collection Management - organizing your music
collection has never been easier with Amarok’s
powerful tagging, renaming, and sorting abilities.
•
Database Importing - import collections from
Amarok 1.4 or iTunes.
•
Scriptable Services - integrate other web services
into Amarok.
options
Arguments:
URL(s) Files/URLs to open
Options:
-r, --previous
Skip backwards in playlist
-p,
--play
Start playing current
playlist
-t,
--play-pause
Play if stopped, pause if
playing
--pause
Pause playback
-s,
--stop
Stop playback
-f,
--next
Skip forwards in playlist
Generic
options:
--help
Show help about options
--help-qt
Show Qt specific options
--help-kde
Show KDE specific options
--help-all
Show all options
--author
Show author information
-v,
--version
Show version information
--license
Show license information
KDE options:
--caption <caption>
Use ’caption’ as
name in the titlebar
--icon
<icon>
Use ’icon’ as the
application icon
--config
<filename>
Use alternative configuration
file
--nocrashhandler
Disable crash handler, to get
core dumps
--waitforwm
Waits for a WM_NET compatible
windowmanager
--style
<style>
sets the application GUI
style
--geometry
<geometry>
sets the client geometry of the
main widget - see man X for the argument format
--nofork
Do not run in the
background.
Qt options:
--display <displayname>
Use the X-server display
’displayname’
--session
<sessionId>
Restore the application for the
given ’sessionId’
--cmap
Causes the application to install a private color map on
an 8-bit display
--ncols
<count>
Limits the number of colors
allocated in the color cube on an 8-bit display, if the
application is using the QApplication::ManyColor color
specification
--nograb
tells Qt to never grab the
mouse or the keyboard
--dograb
running under a debugger can
cause an implicit -nograb, use -dograb to
override
--sync
switches to synchronous mode for debugging
--fn,
--font <fontname>
defines the application
font
--bg,
--background <color>
sets the default background
color and an application palette (light and dark shades are
calculated)
--fg,
--foreground <color>
sets the default foreground
color
--btn,
--button <color>
sets the default button
color
--name
<name>
sets the application name
--title
<title>
sets the application title
(caption)
--visual
TrueColor
forces the application to use a
TrueColor visual on an 8-bit display
--inputstyle
<inputstyle>
sets XIM (X Input Method) input
style. Possible values are onthespot, overthespot,
offthespot and root
--im <XIM
server>
set XIM server
--noxim
disable XIM
--reverse
mirrors the whole layout of
widgets
--stylesheet
<file.qss> applies the Qt
stylesheet to the application widgets
authors
Alexandre
’Ain’t afraid of no bugs’ Oliveira
<aleprj[:at:]gmail[:dot:]com>
Bart ’Where are my toothpicks’ Cerneels
<bart.cerneels[:at:]kde[:dot:]org>
Dan ’Hey, it compiled...’ Meltzer
<hydrogen[:at:]notyetimplemented[:dot:]com>
Ian ’The Beard’ Monroe <ian[:at:]monroe[:dot:]nu>
Jeff ’IROCKSOHARD’ Mitchell
<kde-dev[:at:]emailgoeshere[:dot:]com>
Leo Franchi <lfranchi[:at:]kde[:dot:]org>
Mark ’It’s good, but it’s not irssi’
Kretschmann <kretschmann[:at:]kde[:dot:]org>
Maximilian Kossick <maximilian.kossick[:at:]gmail[:dot:]com>
Nikolaj Hald ’Also very hot’ Nielsen
<nhnfreespirit[:at:]gmail[:dot:]com>
Seb ’Surfin’ down under’ Ruiz
<ruiz[:at:]kde[:dot:]org>