Need a mentor for an SoK idea

Mark Kretschmann kretschmann at kde.org
Thu Aug 1 15:51:03 UTC 2013


On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 7:13 PM, vedant agarwala <vedant.kota at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> I have a idea for SoK: Improved Lyrics fetching and display.
> As of now Amarok uses a script to download lyrics from lyricwiki.org. It
> would be a better idea to make this an integral part of Amarok. Then, we can
> add more web services to download lyrics (like minilyrics).
> The lyrics display also needs an upgrade. Currently it displays the entire
> lyrics at once and inaccurately scrolls over time. I want to add karaoke
> style lyrics display. Depending on the .lrc file, the current playing word
> or line will be highlighted. I know the exact GUI must be compatible with
> the Amarok look and feel so this is debatable.
> This is a just a rough idea and I will write a more concrete description
> after feedback for you :)
> Also, it would be great if I could know the prospective mentors for SoK and
> about how many SoK projects will be hosted by Amarok.

I can mentor you. Would you like that?

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Mark Kretschmann
Amarok Developer
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