Feature Request: Option to disable scrolling

[OtisBee]

First off

Big respect and many thanks for this fine app, kmikiy. I'm totally loving it and consider it as a definite must have. Wouldn't wanna miss it.

Versions

SpotMenu version: 1.9.0 MacOS version: 10.14.2

Okay, let's get to it

...I'm fully aware that on a crowded menu bar screen real estate is of the essence and therefore it is great to have the track infos scrolling now.

But then again, if on a 27" iMac there's no lack of screen real estate, then why not provide an option to turn said scrolling off again.

Previously I was able to give the menu bar a quick glance and then I was fully aware of what's currently playing. No truncation of track infos whatsoever regardless of the length of those track infos.

But not anymore. The one thing i liked most about SpotMenu has vanished.

Please make it come back. Perhaps by way of adding an option to toggle scrolling on/off?

That would be so great.

I hope you consider this request.

Thanks again Otis

[kmikiy]

Hey 👋🏻 Thanks for the feedback. I will add an option to disable scrolling. Meanwhile here's a custom build just for you with scrolling disabled.

[OtisBee]

Wow, that was quick :)) Thanks so much!!

[kmikiy]

You might have also noticed that the text is vertically off by 1 pixel. This build fixes that.

Edit:

• contains scrolling
• vertical alignment fixed
• spacing fixed

[OtisBee]

Indeed I did. :)

In fact, I thought about posting yet another feature request to maybe add a thin progressbar underneath the track infos (or maybe an option to assign a different color to the text) and when I checked whether there'd be enough space for such a progressbar that's when I noticed that the text is a tad off.

Anyways, thanks for the fixing build.

Unfortunately that build has scrolling enabled by default again tho, so I think I'll stick to that previous build for now.

[kmikiy]

My apologies. Here's an updated build for you.

• no scrolling
• vertical alignment fixed
• spacing fixed

[OtisBee]

Perfect!! Once again: great support Thanks

[kbd]

I will add an option to disable scrolling.

Thanks! Came here to request this. While a useful feature, the scrolling keeps catching my eye and is distracting, and it's also hard to tell at a glance now what the author/track is because you might look at it at any point during the scroll.

Btw, something in 1.9 I hadn't noticed before is that the text turns white when you right click to bring up the context menu. Not sure if intended/desirable so I figured I'd mention it.

Thanks for SpotMenu!

[hkan]

Also, an option to only scroll once would also be nice. On top of that, scrolling on mouse hover makes sense as well, as I could simply move my pointer over to menu bar to see the full title.

[ScottAlbertine]

I came here to request this feature, and I not only found it solved, but that the dev has updated the solved build twice with other features. This is amazing, and I love it.

Quick question: @kmikiy will that build you posted automatically update to the official release build (via the build in check for updates feature) when it comes out? Or will I need to download and install that official release once it's available?

[kmikiy]

Quick question: @kmikiy will that build you posted automatically update to the official release build (via the build in check for updates feature) when it comes out? Or will I need to download and install that official release once it's available?

No need to download an official release, the build in check for updates should work

[PoppyS33d]

Wow. Came here to ask about disabling the scrolling (or to provide an option), and look - already done. Thank you SO much for this app. I love it!

[h0adp0re]

Any chance to see this in the settings any time soon?

[svenjacobs]

Also, an option to only scroll once would also be nice. On top of that, scrolling on mouse hover makes sense as well, as I could simply move my pointer over to menu bar to see the full title.

I second that! I think there should be four options regarding scrolling:

1. No scrolling (like before 1.9 release)
2. Always scroll
3. Only scroll on mouse over
4. Only scroll once per track

And let me say: Thank you very much for this great application! ❤

[connor-c]

My apologies. Here's an updated build for you.

• no scrolling
• vertical alignment fixed
• spacing fixed

@kmikiy Could you possibly place this modified build's source code in a separate branch? I'm interested in adding the feature for turning on and off scrolling in the settings and then submitting it in a pull request. Thank you, this app is amazing and I use it on a daily basis!

[DFelten]

Thanks for the custom build! A setting for scrolling would be great since I sometimes like scrolling but when working this is a bit distracting.