starred/spotify-player

Fork 0

mirror of https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player.git synced 2026-04-26 09:25:49 +03:00

[GH-ISSUE #236] Theme ignored #120

New issue

Closed

opened 2026-03-02 23:44:44 +03:00 by kerem · 5 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-02 23:44:44 +03:00

Owner

Originally created by @maglore9900 on GitHub (Aug 25, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/236

Describe the bug
The current documentation for using themes is incorrect, there are certain values that Spotify-Player is looking for, including capitalization, which it will complain about.

However, even after make the necessary changes so the theme is accepted, it ignores the theme values and continues to display with the default colors.

To Reproduce
create a theme, adjust colors, use RGB or Hex codes, run spotify-player -t [theme name], no display / color changes are applied

Expected behavior
theme should change

Log and backtrace
Reference log and backtrace, which are usually located in $HOME/.cache/spotify-player/, of a run reproducing the bug.

Screenshots
If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.

Environment

OS: NixOS
Application version: 23.05
Application features: if applicable, provide cargo features used to build spotify_player
player in distro apps

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.

Originally created by @maglore9900 on GitHub (Aug 25, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/236 **Describe the bug** The current documentation for using themes is incorrect, there are certain values that Spotify-Player is looking for, including capitalization, which it will complain about. However, even after make the necessary changes so the theme is accepted, it ignores the theme values and continues to display with the default colors. **To Reproduce** create a theme, adjust colors, use RGB or Hex codes, run spotify-player -t [theme name], no display / color changes are applied **Expected behavior** theme should change **Log and backtrace** Reference log and backtrace, which are usually located in `$HOME/.cache/spotify-player/`, of a run reproducing the bug. **Screenshots** If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem. **Environment** - OS: NixOS - Application version: 23.05 - Application features: if applicable, provide [cargo features](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/features.html) used to build `spotify_player` - player in distro apps **Additional context** Add any other context about the problem here.

kerem

2026-03-02 23:44:44 +03:00

closed this issue
added the
bug
label

kerem commented

2026-03-02 23:44:45 +03:00

Author

Owner

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2023):

create a theme, adjust colors, use RGB or Hex codes, run spotify-player -t [theme name], no display / color changes are applied

Theme selection still works fine for me. Can you provide the corresponding theme configs? Without that, it's impossible to know the problem.

The current documentation for using themes is incorrect, there are certain values that Spotify-Player is looking for, including capitalization, which it will complain about.

Can you elaborate on which part is incorrect or outdated?

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2023): > create a theme, adjust colors, use RGB or Hex codes, run spotify-player -t [theme name], no display / color changes are applied Theme selection still works fine for me. Can you provide the corresponding theme configs? Without that, it's impossible to know the problem. > The current documentation for using themes is incorrect, there are certain values that Spotify-Player is looking for, including capitalization, which it will complain about. Can you elaborate on which part is incorrect or outdated?

kerem commented

2026-03-02 23:44:45 +03:00

Author

Owner

@maglore9900 commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2023):

Hello Aome510, certainly.

Here is an excerpt from the documentation in the configuration setting:
bright_blue bright_cyan bright_green bright_magenta bright_red bright_white bright_yellow

here is what it requests when I run spotify-player with the theme. as you see below it wants camel case
BrightBlack = "#555555" BrightRed = "#ff5555" BrightGreen = "#50fa7b" BrightYellow = "#f1fa8c" BrightBlue = "#bd93f9" BrightMagenta = "#ff79c6" BrightCyan = "#8be9fd" BrightWhite = "#ffffff"

here is an config where I took the existing theme and changed the values of Red and Magenta
`themes
name = "default"
[themes.palette]
background = "#1e1f29"
foreground = "#f8f8f2"
Black = "#000000"
Red = "#d21a75"
Green = "#50fa7b"
Yellow = "#f1fa8c"
Blue = "#bd93f9"
Magenta = "#972050"
Cyan = "#8be9fd"
White = "#bbbbbb"
BrightBlack = "#555555"
BrightRed = "#ff5555"
BrightGreen = "#50fa7b"
BrightYellow = "#f1fa8c"
BrightBlue = "#bd93f9"
BrightMagenta = "#ff79c6"
BrightCyan = "#8be9fd"
BrightWhite = "#ffffff"

[themes.component_style]
block_title = {fg="Red"}
border = {}
playback_track = { fg="Red", modifiers = ["Bold"] }
playback_artists = { fg="Red", modifiers = ["Bold"] }
playback_album = { fg="Red" }
playback_metadata = { fg = "BrightBlack" }
playback_progress_bar = { bg="Magenta", fg="Red" }
current_playing = { fg="Red", modifiers = ["Bold"] }
page_desc = { fg = "Cyan", modifiers = ["Bold"] }
table_header = { fg = "Blue" }
selection = { modifiers = ["Bold", "Reversed"] }`

after loading the theme name 'default' the spotify-player shows no color changes.

any help you can provide is greatly appreciated!

@maglore9900 commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2023): Hello Aome510, certainly. Here is an excerpt from the documentation in the configuration setting: `bright_blue bright_cyan bright_green bright_magenta bright_red bright_white bright_yellow` here is what it requests when I run spotify-player with the theme. as you see below it wants camel case ` BrightBlack = "#555555" BrightRed = "#ff5555" BrightGreen = "#50fa7b" BrightYellow = "#f1fa8c" BrightBlue = "#bd93f9" BrightMagenta = "#ff79c6" BrightCyan = "#8be9fd" BrightWhite = "#ffffff"` here is an config where I took the existing theme and changed the values of Red and Magenta `[[themes]] name = "default" [themes.palette] background = "#1e1f29" foreground = "#f8f8f2" Black = "#000000" Red = "#d21a75" Green = "#50fa7b" Yellow = "#f1fa8c" Blue = "#bd93f9" Magenta = "#972050" Cyan = "#8be9fd" White = "#bbbbbb" BrightBlack = "#555555" BrightRed = "#ff5555" BrightGreen = "#50fa7b" BrightYellow = "#f1fa8c" BrightBlue = "#bd93f9" BrightMagenta = "#ff79c6" BrightCyan = "#8be9fd" BrightWhite = "#ffffff" [themes.component_style] block_title = {fg="Red"} border = {} playback_track = { fg="Red", modifiers = ["Bold"] } playback_artists = { fg="Red", modifiers = ["Bold"] } playback_album = { fg="Red" } playback_metadata = { fg = "BrightBlack" } playback_progress_bar = { bg="Magenta", fg="Red" } current_playing = { fg="Red", modifiers = ["Bold"] } page_desc = { fg = "Cyan", modifiers = ["Bold"] } table_header = { fg = "Blue" } selection = { modifiers = ["Bold", "Reversed"] }` after loading the theme name 'default' the spotify-player shows no color changes. any help you can provide is greatly appreciated!

kerem commented

2026-03-02 23:44:45 +03:00

Author

Owner

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2023):

Here is an excerpt from the documentation in the configuration setting:
bright_blue bright_cyan bright_green bright_magenta bright_red bright_white bright_yellow

here is what it requests when I run spotify-player with the theme. as you see below it wants camel case
BrightBlack = "#555555" BrightRed = "#ff5555" BrightGreen = "#50fa7b" BrightYellow = "#f1fa8c" BrightBlue = "#bd93f9" BrightMagenta = "#ff79c6" BrightCyan = "#8be9fd" BrightWhite = "#ffffff"

~~Ah thanks for pointing this out. Will update the document accordingly.~~ Should use snake case when defining colors in palette as in the document. You can refer to https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/blob/master/examples/theme.toml for more examples. For example, bright_blue variable when defining palette will correspond to BrightBlue when you define fg or bg in a component style.

here is an config where I took the existing theme and changed the values of Red and Magenta

It's not possible to override the default theme configuration. You can name it something else and set the theme config variable in app.toml. Sorry for the confusion.

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2023): > Here is an excerpt from the documentation in the configuration setting: > `bright_blue > bright_cyan > bright_green > bright_magenta > bright_red > bright_white > bright_yellow` > > here is what it requests when I run spotify-player with the theme. as you see below it wants camel case > ` > BrightBlack = "#555555" > BrightRed = "#ff5555" > BrightGreen = "#50fa7b" > BrightYellow = "#f1fa8c" > BrightBlue = "#bd93f9" > BrightMagenta = "#ff79c6" > BrightCyan = "#8be9fd" > BrightWhite = "#ffffff"` ~~Ah thanks for pointing this out. Will update the document accordingly.~~ Should use snake case when defining colors in `palette` as in the document. You can refer to https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/blob/master/examples/theme.toml for more examples. For example, `bright_blue` variable when defining palette will correspond to `BrightBlue` when you define `fg` or `bg` in a component style. > here is an config where I took the existing theme and changed the values of Red and Magenta It's not possible to override the `default` theme configuration. You can name it something else and set the `theme` config variable in `app.toml`. Sorry for the confusion.

kerem commented

2026-03-02 23:44:45 +03:00

Author

Owner

@maglore9900 commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2023):

Thank you! Ill give it a go. I should have known the "default" name was probably in use. Not sure what I was thinking.

Thanks again!

@maglore9900 commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2023): Thank you! Ill give it a go. I should have known the "default" name was probably in use. Not sure what I was thinking. Thanks again!

kerem commented

2026-03-02 23:44:45 +03:00

Author

Owner

@maglore9900 commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2023):

Works!

@maglore9900 commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2023): Works!

kerem referenced this issue

2026-03-02 23:49:09 +03:00

[PR #121] [MERGED] Fix playback_progress_bar component style not working #636

kerem referenced this issue

2026-03-14 12:50:31 +03:00