Add media controls to waybar

[rosscondie]

I’m still getting comfortable with bash and Linux, so I’d appreciate any feedback on this.

What

Added a media player widget to the Waybar config enabling users to see and control media playback directly from the status bar.

Changes

• Integrated media player module into Waybar config.
• Added relevant styling and functionality for media controls.
• Added new helper scripts to manage media playback:
  • mediaplayer.sh: fetches current media information such as track title and artist.
  • playpause.sh: toggles the play/pause state of the media player.

Screenshot

Notes

• Feedback and suggestions welcome. Always keen to learn, even if changes aren’t merged.

[KrauseKurt]

+1 for this feature! I really like how the icon changes based on the source playing the song.

That said, I’m not sure having both the play/pause icon and the source icon at the same time works best aesthetically, it makes the bar feel a bit cluttered in my opinion.

If others feel the same, one possible solution could be to show the source icon while playing, and switch it to the pause icon when the media is paused.

Either way, I would love to see this implemented!

[dhh]

This is a nice edit to document in the Discussions > Manual. Maybe even make an installer script for it. But I don't want media controls in the waybar personally. I just use the keyboard shortcuts.