Re: emms to understand media controls?

[Björn Bidar]

Mike Kazantsev <mk.fraggod@gmail.com> writes:

> On Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:54:39 +0300
> Aleksas Tunikas <mail@aleksas.ru> wrote:
>
>> hi, having a bluetooth media control thing and it picks up everything
>> (even mpv in non emms env), wonder if I can make my emacs understand it
>> as well. currently it is just extended commands binded as global
>> shorctcuts in sway that play/pause it. wonder what i need to redesign in
>> order to it to understand media controls. thanks for reading.
>
> I think these remotes usually get "plugged in" as evdev keyboard
> devices, and send regular media key presses, so "extended commands
> binded as global shorctcuts in sway that play/pause it" might work as well.

That is one option but going the MPRIS route with Bluez mpris-proxy or
using a widget that controls and then access the bluetooth media
controls should be the better option unless they exclusive want to
control EMMS with Bluetooth.