Skip to content

v2.22.0

Choose a tag to compare

View all tags
@haxllo haxllo released this 01 Oct 12:18
· 370 commits to master since this release
v2.22.0
818ecb7

Now-playing media widget

Pressing Tab while music or video is playing now opens a media view with album art, a live progress bar, and transport controls — no Spotify account or network needed.

What changed

  • Media view: When a media session is active, Tab swaps the search UI for a now-playing view with album art, track details, progress bar with times, and previous/play/next controls.
  • Tab keeps its old job: With no media playing, Tab still just selects the search input text.
  • Seekable progress: Click or drag the progress bar to jump within the track.
  • Keyboard control: Space toggles playback, ←/→ skip tracks, Tab/Esc or typing returns to search.
  • Live progress: The bar and timer glide on a monotonic clock, so late updates never make them jump backward; genuine seeks apply within about a second.
  • Survives hide: Reopening Nex keeps the media view, and playback ending while hidden closes it automatically.

Bug Fixes

  • Frozen overlay on media refresh: Media snapshots moved off the UI thread onto a background worker with a timeout, so a slow session can never wedge the overlay again.
  • Spotify-first sessions: When several apps play media, the Spotify session is preferred.

Architecture

  • Windows SMTC integration: Now-playing state comes from the OS media session manager, with transport commands sent back the same way.
  • Strict IPC additions: mediaToggle, mediaNext, mediaPrev, mediaRefresh, and mediaSeek messages follow the existing typed envelope and validation.

Commit Log

  • 7748734 feat(media): add SMTC now-playing widget with Tab view
  • bd3abd9 merge: integrate SMTC media widget

Binary

Assets 5
Loading