System Media Controller for Alfred

[beauwilliams]

Purchased Alfred today after much ado! Tinkering around with workflows is quite a bit of fun.

 

This is just a simple thing as I could not find a workflow that did this already, I retooled a python script from https://gist.github.com/fredrikw/4078034 (thanks to a suggestion from another user) to make a very simple media controller command for a mac with media keys.

 

Find it here: https://github.com/beauwilliams/Alfred-System-Media-Controller

 

Note: it needs some revision to add autocomplete options etc, but I will have to find some time later to revise.

 

Any feedback for now is appreciated! Enjoy

Edited August 26, 2020 by beauwilliams
Missing info

[vitor]

Welcome!

 

5 hours ago, beauwilliams said:

it needs some revision to add autocomplete options etc, but I will have to find some time later to revise.

 

Use a List Filter Input instead of Keyword. It will be clearer, it’s fast and simple to setup, and users won’t need to remember the available options and won’t mistype them.

 

5 hours ago, beauwilliams said:

Any feedback for now is appreciated!

 

1. You don’t need the shebang line—you’re already using the Python interpreter.
2. It might be best to share a direct link to the download, or make it more obvious in the repo how to download it. Many Alfred users are not familiar with GitHub.
3. You should share the code in the repo, not just the packaged Workflow.
4. If you want to add simple auto-update functionality, I’ve made OneUpdater for that. There’s also Alfred-Workflow, which is a full-fledged ibrary.

[deanishe]

27 minutes ago, vitor said:

There’s also Alfred-Workflow, which is a full-fledged ibrary.

 

Probably overkill for such a simple workflow, tbh.

 

Found a typo in the README:

 

Quote

This is a simple nmeumonic workflow.

 

*mnemonic.

 

Weird word…