
GEEKTOOL ITUNES UPDATE
This entry will have GeekTool automatically update the artwork image file.

Osascript '/pathtoyourscript/itunesartwork.scpt' Create a GeekTool shell entry with the following command: Note: I had to change "ditto -rsrc" to "ditto -rsrc" to get the script to work properly.Ĥ. Save the script and remember the name and location. Run the script while iTunes is open and check your "iTunes Artwork" to make sure the script is copying the album art from your current track to this folder. I replaced every "Pictures:iTunes Artwork:" with "Documents:Personal:Custom Desktop:". Update the directories in the AppleScript to point toward the folder you created in step 1 (e.g. Copy the AppleScript from into AppleScript Editor. pict format using Preview in Snow Leopard, you will need to run Preview in 32-bit mode.ģ. Note that if you would like to convert an image to. If you don't want GeekTool to display an image when iTunes is closed, you will need to create a file in the Default folder called "albumArt.pict". Within the first folder, create two additional folders: "From iTunes" and "Default".Ģ. Create a folder called "iTunes Artwork" where AppleScript can save your album art file so GeekTool can display it.

All other text entries use Futura at either 100% or 25% opacity.ġ. I tried to be detailed below, as I originally had some issues getting the AppleScript to work so I could display my album art and with getting the weather to update (perl). I am running GeekTool 3.0 in Snow Leopard on my MacBook Pro. I wanted to create a clean GeekTool customization that would work with a rotating background image.
