GrowlTunes now includes a track number in its notifications

[kapowaz]

I think this must have been a change added in Growl 1.2, but it's not one I'm particularly fond of — when listening to any track listing that isn't an album it's redundant and nonsensical information. I don't care that this track is number 7 on its own album; it's not track number 7 of whatever track list I'm listening to! Is there any way to customise the particular text that appears within the notification (so as to remove it)?

[boredzo]

Not yet. This is an option in the iTunes plug-in version of GrowlTunes, which Rudy is working on.

[onewil]

Is this plugin going to be very different from the current app? I just stopped using Last.fm's iTunes plugin because it is so broken, and was looking for a similar way to show the currently playing track (hopefully without beachballing or eating my CPU like Last.fm did) but GrowlTunes currently displays so much information in such a strangely formatted manner that I really dislike it.

Any info on your plans would be very welcome.

[boredzo]

The plug-in version is much more customizable than the application version. Rudy recently changed it to use token fields (like the Language & Text pane in System Preferences); when this makes it to release, it should enable you to change the format as much as you like.

[onewil]

Great, thank you. Good to know.

[rudy]

In addition to the tokens that define the various tags (artist, album, track number, etc) you can also type whatever text you'd like.

so ultimately the text for a title could be:

(<<tracknumber>>). <<trackName>> by <<artistName>>

with a body of:

<<album>>
<<year>> (<<rating>>)