Amarok/Manual/Organization/ScriptManager

Overview

This dialog box contains the options required to extend the functionality of Amarok through custom scripts. It is reached from the top-level menu Tools -> Script Manager. Scripts can be installed from downloaded script packages, or from the Get More Scripts installer which can fetch the latest user-contributed scripts from the Internet.

Types

Script Type	Description
Generic	Scripts which are not specific to the media sources and the current playlist.
Lyrics	Scripts which download and display the lyrics of the current song from various sources.
Scriptable Service	Scripts that provide media sources from the Internet such as podcasts, radio, audio books etc

Manage Scripts

The Install Scripts and Uninstall buttons can be used to manage scripts. One can install script packages of type amarokscript.tar, amarokscript.tar.bz2, amarokscript.tar.gz

Add-on Installer

Using the Add-on installer, one can install the latest user-contributed Amarok Scripts. There are also options to search, sort and rate the scripts.

Script Info

One can view more info about a script using the info button.