Import upstream version 0.3.6

21 files changed, 705 insertions, 526 deletions

diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0d44171..32d0f76 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.65 for indicator-sound 0.3.5.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.65 for indicator-sound 0.3.6.
 #
 # Report bugs to <conor.curran@canonical.com>.
 #
@@ -761,8 +761,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='indicator-sound'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='indicator-sound'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='0.3.5'
-PACKAGE_STRING='indicator-sound 0.3.5'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='0.3.6'
+PACKAGE_STRING='indicator-sound 0.3.6'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='conor.curran@canonical.com'
 PACKAGE_URL=''
 
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures indicator-sound 0.3.5 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures indicator-sound 0.3.6 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of indicator-sound 0.3.5:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of indicator-sound 0.3.6:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-indicator-sound configure 0.3.5
+indicator-sound configure 0.3.6
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.65
 
 Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -2123,7 +2123,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by indicator-sound $as_me 0.3.5, which was
+It was created by indicator-sound $as_me 0.3.6, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.65.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -2936,7 +2936,7 @@ fi
 
 # Define the identity of the package.
  PACKAGE=indicator-sound
- VERSION=0.3.5
+ VERSION=0.3.6
 
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
@@ -14069,7 +14069,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by indicator-sound $as_me 0.3.5, which was
+This file was extended by indicator-sound $as_me 0.3.6, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.65.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -14135,7 +14135,7 @@ _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config="`$as_echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //; s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`"
 ac_cs_version="\\
-indicator-sound config.status 0.3.5
+indicator-sound config.status 0.3.6
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.65,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5a6abc4..0a41bc5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 
-AC_INIT(indicator-sound, 0.3.5, conor.curran@canonical.com)
+AC_INIT(indicator-sound, 0.3.6, conor.curran@canonical.com)
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.53)
 
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(indicator-sound, 0.3.5)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(indicator-sound, 0.3.6)
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
diff --git a/src/indicator-sound.c b/src/indicator-sound.c
index 8be97b4..a2d9762 100644
--- a/src/indicator-sound.c
+++ b/src/indicator-sound.c
@@ -366,10 +366,10 @@ new_title_widget(DbusmenuMenuitem * newitem, DbusmenuMenuitem * parent, Dbusmenu
   title = title_widget_new (newitem);
   GtkMenuItem *menu_title_widget = GTK_MENU_ITEM(title);
 
-  dbusmenu_gtkclient_newitem_base(DBUSMENU_GTKCLIENT(client), newitem, menu_title_widget, parent);
-
   gtk_widget_show_all(title);
 
+	dbusmenu_gtkclient_newitem_base(DBUSMENU_GTKCLIENT(client), newitem, menu_title_widget, parent);
+
   return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mpris-controller-v2.c b/src/mpris-controller-v2.c
index 4a48165..40fe3da 100644
--- a/src/mpris-controller-v2.c
+++ b/src/mpris-controller-v2.c
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <glib-object.h>
-#include <dbus/dbus-glib-lowlevel.h>
-#include <dbus/dbus-glib.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -64,7 +62,6 @@ typedef struct _PlayerControllerClass PlayerControllerClass;
 struct _MprisController {
 	GObject parent_instance;
 	MprisControllerPrivate * priv;
-	DBusGProxy* mpris_player;
 };
 
 struct _MprisControllerClass {
@@ -89,24 +86,22 @@ enum  {
 	MPRIS_CONTROLLER_V2_DUMMY_PROPERTY
 };
 GType player_controller_get_type (void);
-MprisController* mpris_controller_new (const char* name, PlayerController* controller, const char* mpris_interface);
-MprisController* mpris_controller_construct (GType object_type, const char* name, PlayerController* controller, const char* mpris_interface);
-MprisControllerV2* mpris_controller_v2_new (const char* name, PlayerController* controller);
-MprisControllerV2* mpris_controller_v2_construct (GType object_type, const char* name, PlayerController* controller);
+MprisControllerV2* mpris_controller_v2_new (PlayerController* ctrl, const char* inter);
+MprisControllerV2* mpris_controller_v2_construct (GType object_type, PlayerController* ctrl, const char* inter);
 
 
 
-MprisControllerV2* mpris_controller_v2_construct (GType object_type, const char* name, PlayerController* controller) {
+MprisControllerV2* mpris_controller_v2_construct (GType object_type, PlayerController* ctrl, const char* inter) {
 	MprisControllerV2 * self;
-	g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, NULL);
-	g_return_val_if_fail (controller != NULL, NULL);
-	self = (MprisControllerV2*) mpris_controller_construct (object_type, name, controller, "org.mpris.MediaPlayer.Player");
+	g_return_val_if_fail (ctrl != NULL, NULL);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (inter != NULL, NULL);
+	self = (MprisControllerV2*) g_object_new (object_type, "owner", ctrl, "mpris-interface", inter, NULL);
 	return self;
 }
 
 
-MprisControllerV2* mpris_controller_v2_new (const char* name, PlayerController* controller) {
-	return mpris_controller_v2_construct (TYPE_MPRIS_CONTROLLER_V2, name, controller);
+MprisControllerV2* mpris_controller_v2_new (PlayerController* ctrl, const char* inter) {
+	return mpris_controller_v2_construct (TYPE_MPRIS_CONTROLLER_V2, ctrl, inter);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/mpris-controller-v2.vala b/src/mpris-controller-v2.vala
index 0392cfc..efb5084 100644
--- a/src/mpris-controller-v2.vala
+++ b/src/mpris-controller-v2.vala
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ using Gee;
 
 public class MprisControllerV2 : MprisController
 {		
-	public MprisControllerV2(string name, PlayerController controller){
-		base(name, controller, "org.mpris.MediaPlayer.Player");
+	public MprisControllerV2(PlayerController ctrl, string inter="org.mpris.MediaPlayer.Player"){
+		Object(owner: ctrl, mpris_interface: inter);				
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/mpris-controller.c b/src/mpris-controller.c
index 7ef0aa3..041177c 100644
--- a/src/mpris-controller.c
+++ b/src/mpris-controller.c
@@ -56,11 +56,7 @@ typedef struct _PlayerController PlayerController;
 typedef struct _PlayerControllerClass PlayerControllerClass;
 #define _dbus_g_connection_unref0(var) ((var == NULL) ? NULL : (var = (dbus_g_connection_unref (var), NULL)))
 #define _g_object_unref0(var) ((var == NULL) ? NULL : (var = (g_object_unref (var), NULL)))
-#define _g_error_free0(var) ((var == NULL) ? NULL : (var = (g_error_free (var), NULL)))
 #define _g_free0(var) (var = (g_free (var), NULL))
-
-#define MPRIS_CONTROLLER_TYPE_STATUS (mpris_controller_status_get_type ())
-typedef struct _MprisControllerstatus MprisControllerstatus;
 typedef struct _PlayerControllerPrivate PlayerControllerPrivate;
 
 #define TYPE_PLAYER_ITEM (player_item_get_type ())
@@ -73,6 +69,13 @@ typedef struct _PlayerControllerPrivate PlayerControllerPrivate;
 typedef struct _PlayerItem PlayerItem;
 typedef struct _PlayerItemClass PlayerItemClass;
 
+#define TRANSPORT_MENUITEM_TYPE_ACTION (transport_menuitem_action_get_type ())
+
+#define MPRIS_CONTROLLER_TYPE_STATUS (mpris_controller_status_get_type ())
+typedef struct _MprisControllerstatus MprisControllerstatus;
+#define _g_hash_table_unref0(var) ((var == NULL) ? NULL : (var = (g_hash_table_unref (var), NULL)))
+#define _g_error_free0(var) ((var == NULL) ? NULL : (var = (g_error_free (var), NULL)))
+
 #define TYPE_TRANSPORT_MENUITEM (transport_menuitem_get_type ())
 #define TRANSPORT_MENUITEM(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), TYPE_TRANSPORT_MENUITEM, TransportMenuitem))
 #define TRANSPORT_MENUITEM_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), TYPE_TRANSPORT_MENUITEM, TransportMenuitemClass))
@@ -82,14 +85,10 @@ typedef struct _PlayerItemClass PlayerItemClass;
 
 typedef struct _TransportMenuitem TransportMenuitem;
 typedef struct _TransportMenuitemClass TransportMenuitemClass;
-#define _g_hash_table_unref0(var) ((var == NULL) ? NULL : (var = (g_hash_table_unref (var), NULL)))
-
-#define TRANSPORT_MENUITEM_TYPE_ACTION (transport_menuitem_action_get_type ())
 
 struct _MprisController {
 	GObject parent_instance;
 	MprisControllerPrivate * priv;
-	DBusGProxy* mpris_player;
 };
 
 struct _MprisControllerClass {
@@ -98,11 +97,10 @@ struct _MprisControllerClass {
 
 struct _MprisControllerPrivate {
 	DBusGConnection* connection;
-	PlayerController* controller;
-};
-
-struct _MprisControllerstatus {
-	gint32 playback;
+	DBusGProxy* _mpris_player;
+	PlayerController* _owner;
+	char* _mpris_interface;
+	char* name;
 };
 
 struct _PlayerController {
@@ -123,6 +121,10 @@ typedef enum  {
 	TRANSPORT_MENUITEM_ACTION_NEXT
 } TransportMenuitemaction;
 
+struct _MprisControllerstatus {
+	gint32 playback;
+};
+
 
 static gpointer mpris_controller_parent_class = NULL;
 
@@ -130,172 +132,68 @@ GType mpris_controller_get_type (void);
 GType player_controller_get_type (void);
 #define MPRIS_CONTROLLER_GET_PRIVATE(o) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE ((o), TYPE_MPRIS_CONTROLLER, MprisControllerPrivate))
 enum  {
-	MPRIS_CONTROLLER_DUMMY_PROPERTY
+	MPRIS_CONTROLLER_DUMMY_PROPERTY,
+	MPRIS_CONTROLLER_MPRIS_PLAYER,
+	MPRIS_CONTROLLER_OWNER,
+	MPRIS_CONTROLLER_MPRIS_INTERFACE
 };
+MprisController* mpris_controller_new (PlayerController* ctrl, const char* inter);
+MprisController* mpris_controller_construct (GType object_type, PlayerController* ctrl, const char* inter);
+PlayerController* mpris_controller_get_owner (MprisController* self);
+GType player_item_get_type (void);
+#define PLAYER_CONTROLLER_METADATA 2
+void player_item_reset (PlayerItem* self, GeeHashSet* attrs);
+GeeHashSet* metadata_menuitem_attributes_format (void);
+void player_item_update (PlayerItem* self, GHashTable* data, GeeHashSet* attributes);
 static void mpris_controller_onTrackChange (MprisController* self, DBusGProxy* mpris_client, GHashTable* ht);
-static void _mpris_controller_onTrackChange_dynamic_TrackChange0_ (DBusGProxy* _sender, GHashTable* ht, gpointer self);
-void _dynamic_TrackChange1_connect (gpointer obj, const char * signal_name, GCallback handler, gpointer data);
+GType transport_menuitem_action_get_type (void);
+DBusGProxy* mpris_controller_get_mpris_player (MprisController* self);
 static GType mpris_controller_status_get_type (void) G_GNUC_UNUSED;
 static MprisControllerstatus* mpris_controller_status_dup (const MprisControllerstatus* self);
 static void mpris_controller_status_free (MprisControllerstatus* self);
-static void mpris_controller_onStatusChange (MprisController* self, DBusGProxy* mpris_client, MprisControllerstatus* st);
-static void _mpris_controller_onStatusChange_dynamic_StatusChange2_ (DBusGProxy* _sender, MprisControllerstatus* st, gpointer self);
-void _dynamic_StatusChange3_connect (gpointer obj, const char * signal_name, GCallback handler, gpointer data);
 static void _dynamic_GetStatus0 (DBusGProxy* self, MprisControllerstatus* result, GError** error);
-GType player_item_get_type (void);
-#define PLAYER_CONTROLLER_TRANSPORT 3
-GType transport_menuitem_get_type (void);
-void transport_menuitem_change_play_state (TransportMenuitem* self, gint state);
-static GHashTable* _dynamic_GetMetadata1 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error);
-#define PLAYER_CONTROLLER_METADATA 2
-void player_item_update (PlayerItem* self, GHashTable* data, GeeHashSet* attributes);
-GeeHashSet* metadata_menuitem_attributes_format (void);
-MprisController* mpris_controller_new (const char* name, PlayerController* controller, const char* mpris_interface);
-MprisController* mpris_controller_construct (GType object_type, const char* name, PlayerController* controller, const char* mpris_interface);
-void player_item_reset (PlayerItem* self, GeeHashSet* attrs);
-GType transport_menuitem_action_get_type (void);
-static void _dynamic_GetStatus2 (DBusGProxy* self, MprisControllerstatus* result, GError** error);
-static void _dynamic_Play3 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error);
-static void _dynamic_Pause4 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error);
-static void _dynamic_previous5 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error);
-static void _dynamic_next6 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error);
+static void _dynamic_Play1 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error);
+static void _dynamic_Pause2 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error);
+static void _dynamic_Prev3 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error);
+static void _dynamic_Next4 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error);
 void mpris_controller_transport_event (MprisController* self, TransportMenuitemaction command);
 gboolean mpris_controller_connected (MprisController* self);
 static GValue* _g_value_dup (GValue* self);
+#define PLAYER_CONTROLLER_TRANSPORT 3
 GeeHashSet* transport_menuitem_attributes_format (void);
+static void mpris_controller_onStatusChange (MprisController* self, DBusGProxy* mpris_client, MprisControllerstatus* st);
+static void mpris_controller_set_mpris_player (MprisController* self, DBusGProxy* value);
+static void mpris_controller_set_owner (MprisController* self, PlayerController* value);
+const char* mpris_controller_get_mpris_interface (MprisController* self);
+static void mpris_controller_set_mpris_interface (MprisController* self, const char* value);
+const char* player_controller_get_name (PlayerController* self);
+static void _mpris_controller_onTrackChange_dynamic_TrackChange0_ (DBusGProxy* _sender, GHashTable* ht, gpointer self);
+void _dynamic_TrackChange1_connect (gpointer obj, const char * signal_name, GCallback handler, gpointer data);
+static void _mpris_controller_onStatusChange_dynamic_StatusChange2_ (DBusGProxy* _sender, MprisControllerstatus* st, gpointer self);
+void _dynamic_StatusChange3_connect (gpointer obj, const char * signal_name, GCallback handler, gpointer data);
+static void _dynamic_GetStatus5 (DBusGProxy* self, MprisControllerstatus* result, GError** error);
+GType transport_menuitem_get_type (void);
+void transport_menuitem_change_play_state (TransportMenuitem* self, gint state);
+static GHashTable* _dynamic_GetMetadata6 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error);
+static GObject * mpris_controller_constructor (GType type, guint n_construct_properties, GObjectConstructParam * construct_properties);
 static void mpris_controller_finalize (GObject* obj);
+static void mpris_controller_get_property (GObject * object, guint property_id, GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
+static void mpris_controller_set_property (GObject * object, guint property_id, const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
 
 
 static void g_cclosure_user_marshal_VOID__BOXED (GClosure * closure, GValue * return_value, guint n_param_values, const GValue * param_values, gpointer invocation_hint, gpointer marshal_data);
 
-static gpointer _g_object_ref0 (gpointer self) {
-	return self ? g_object_ref (self) : NULL;
-}
-
-
-static void _mpris_controller_onTrackChange_dynamic_TrackChange0_ (DBusGProxy* _sender, GHashTable* ht, gpointer self) {
-	mpris_controller_onTrackChange (self, _sender, ht);
-}
-
-
-void _dynamic_TrackChange1_connect (gpointer obj, const char * signal_name, GCallback handler, gpointer data) {
-	dbus_g_object_register_marshaller (g_cclosure_user_marshal_VOID__BOXED, G_TYPE_NONE, dbus_g_type_get_map ("GHashTable", G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_VALUE), G_TYPE_INVALID);
-	dbus_g_proxy_add_signal (obj, "TrackChange", dbus_g_type_get_map ("GHashTable", G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_VALUE), G_TYPE_INVALID);
-	dbus_g_proxy_connect_signal (obj, signal_name, handler, data, NULL);
-}
-
-
-static void _mpris_controller_onStatusChange_dynamic_StatusChange2_ (DBusGProxy* _sender, MprisControllerstatus* st, gpointer self) {
-	mpris_controller_onStatusChange (self, _sender, st);
-}
-
-
-void _dynamic_StatusChange3_connect (gpointer obj, const char * signal_name, GCallback handler, gpointer data) {
-	dbus_g_object_register_marshaller (g_cclosure_user_marshal_VOID__BOXED, G_TYPE_NONE, dbus_g_type_get_struct ("GValueArray", G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_INVALID), G_TYPE_INVALID);
-	dbus_g_proxy_add_signal (obj, "StatusChange", dbus_g_type_get_struct ("GValueArray", G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_INVALID), G_TYPE_INVALID);
-	dbus_g_proxy_connect_signal (obj, signal_name, handler, data, NULL);
-}
-
-
-static void _dynamic_GetStatus0 (DBusGProxy* self, MprisControllerstatus* result, GError** error) {
-	GValueArray* dbus_result;
-	dbus_g_proxy_call (self, "GetStatus", error, G_TYPE_INVALID, dbus_g_type_get_struct ("GValueArray", G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_INVALID), &dbus_result, G_TYPE_INVALID);
-	if (*error) {
-		return;
-	}
-	result->playback = g_value_get_int (&dbus_result->values[0]);
-}
-
-
-static GHashTable* _dynamic_GetMetadata1 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error) {
-	GHashTable* result;
-	dbus_g_proxy_call (self, "GetMetadata", error, G_TYPE_INVALID, dbus_g_type_get_map ("GHashTable", G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_VALUE), &result, G_TYPE_INVALID);
-	if (*error) {
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-
-
-MprisController* mpris_controller_construct (GType object_type, const char* name, PlayerController* controller, const char* mpris_interface) {
-	GError * _inner_error_;
+MprisController* mpris_controller_construct (GType object_type, PlayerController* ctrl, const char* inter) {
 	MprisController * self;
-	PlayerController* _tmp2_;
-	DBusGProxy* _tmp5_;
-	char* _tmp4_;
-	char* _tmp3_;
-	MprisControllerstatus _tmp6_ = {0};
-	MprisControllerstatus st;
-	gint play_state;
-	TransportMenuitem* _tmp8_;
-	PlayerItem* _tmp7_;
-	GHashTable* _tmp9_;
-	GeeHashSet* _tmp12_;
-	GHashTable* _tmp11_;
-	PlayerItem* _tmp10_;
-	g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, NULL);
-	g_return_val_if_fail (controller != NULL, NULL);
-	g_return_val_if_fail (mpris_interface != NULL, NULL);
-	_inner_error_ = NULL;
-	self = (MprisController*) g_object_new (object_type, NULL);
-	{
-		DBusGConnection* _tmp0_;
-		DBusGConnection* _tmp1_;
-		_tmp0_ = dbus_g_bus_get (DBUS_BUS_SESSION, &_inner_error_);
-		if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
-			goto __catch2_g_error;
-		}
-		self->priv->connection = (_tmp1_ = _tmp0_, _dbus_g_connection_unref0 (self->priv->connection), _tmp1_);
-	}
-	goto __finally2;
-	__catch2_g_error:
-	{
-		GError * e;
-		e = _inner_error_;
-		_inner_error_ = NULL;
-		{
-			g_error ("mpris-controller.vala:39: Problems connecting to the session bus - %s", e->message);
-			_g_error_free0 (e);
-		}
-	}
-	__finally2:
-	if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
-		g_critical ("file %s: line %d: uncaught error: %s (%s, %d)", __FILE__, __LINE__, _inner_error_->message, g_quark_to_string (_inner_error_->domain), _inner_error_->code);
-		g_clear_error (&_inner_error_);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	self->priv->controller = (_tmp2_ = _g_object_ref0 (controller), _g_object_unref0 (self->priv->controller), _tmp2_);
-	self->mpris_player = (_tmp5_ = dbus_g_proxy_new_for_name (self->priv->connection, _tmp4_ = g_strconcat ("org.mpris.", _tmp3_ = g_utf8_strdown (name, -1), NULL), "/Player", mpris_interface), _g_object_unref0 (self->mpris_player), _tmp5_);
-	_g_free0 (_tmp4_);
-	_g_free0 (_tmp3_);
-	_dynamic_TrackChange1_connect (self->mpris_player, "TrackChange", (GCallback) _mpris_controller_onTrackChange_dynamic_TrackChange0_, self);
-	_dynamic_StatusChange3_connect (self->mpris_player, "StatusChange", (GCallback) _mpris_controller_onStatusChange_dynamic_StatusChange2_, self);
-	st = (_dynamic_GetStatus0 (self->mpris_player, &_tmp6_, &_inner_error_), _tmp6_);
-	if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
-		g_critical ("file %s: line %d: uncaught error: %s (%s, %d)", __FILE__, __LINE__, _inner_error_->message, g_quark_to_string (_inner_error_->domain), _inner_error_->code);
-		g_clear_error (&_inner_error_);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	play_state = (gint) st.playback;
-	g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:48: GetStatusChange - play state %i", play_state);
-	transport_menuitem_change_play_state (_tmp8_ = (_tmp7_ = (PlayerItem*) gee_abstract_list_get ((GeeAbstractList*) self->priv->controller->custom_items, PLAYER_CONTROLLER_TRANSPORT), IS_TRANSPORT_MENUITEM (_tmp7_) ? ((TransportMenuitem*) _tmp7_) : NULL), play_state);
-	_g_object_unref0 (_tmp8_);
-	_tmp9_ = _dynamic_GetMetadata1 (self->mpris_player, &_inner_error_);
-	if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
-		g_critical ("file %s: line %d: uncaught error: %s (%s, %d)", __FILE__, __LINE__, _inner_error_->message, g_quark_to_string (_inner_error_->domain), _inner_error_->code);
-		g_clear_error (&_inner_error_);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	player_item_update (_tmp10_ = (PlayerItem*) gee_abstract_list_get ((GeeAbstractList*) self->priv->controller->custom_items, PLAYER_CONTROLLER_METADATA), _tmp11_ = _tmp9_, _tmp12_ = metadata_menuitem_attributes_format ());
-	_g_object_unref0 (_tmp12_);
-	_g_hash_table_unref0 (_tmp11_);
-	_g_object_unref0 (_tmp10_);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (ctrl != NULL, NULL);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (inter != NULL, NULL);
+	self = (MprisController*) g_object_new (object_type, "owner", ctrl, "mpris-interface", inter, NULL);
 	return self;
 }
 
 
-MprisController* mpris_controller_new (const char* name, PlayerController* controller, const char* mpris_interface) {
-	return mpris_controller_construct (TYPE_MPRIS_CONTROLLER, name, controller, mpris_interface);
+MprisController* mpris_controller_new (PlayerController* ctrl, const char* inter) {
+	return mpris_controller_construct (TYPE_MPRIS_CONTROLLER, ctrl, inter);
 }
 
 
@@ -307,17 +205,17 @@ static void mpris_controller_onTrackChange (MprisController* self, DBusGProxy* m
 	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
 	g_return_if_fail (mpris_client != NULL);
 	g_return_if_fail (ht != NULL);
-	g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:58: onTrackChange");
-	player_item_reset (_tmp0_ = (PlayerItem*) gee_abstract_list_get ((GeeAbstractList*) self->priv->controller->custom_items, PLAYER_CONTROLLER_METADATA), _tmp1_ = metadata_menuitem_attributes_format ());
+	g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:68: onTrackChange");
+	player_item_reset (_tmp0_ = (PlayerItem*) gee_abstract_list_get ((GeeAbstractList*) self->priv->_owner->custom_items, PLAYER_CONTROLLER_METADATA), _tmp1_ = metadata_menuitem_attributes_format ());
 	_g_object_unref0 (_tmp1_);
 	_g_object_unref0 (_tmp0_);
-	player_item_update (_tmp2_ = (PlayerItem*) gee_abstract_list_get ((GeeAbstractList*) self->priv->controller->custom_items, PLAYER_CONTROLLER_METADATA), ht, _tmp3_ = metadata_menuitem_attributes_format ());
+	player_item_update (_tmp2_ = (PlayerItem*) gee_abstract_list_get ((GeeAbstractList*) self->priv->_owner->custom_items, PLAYER_CONTROLLER_METADATA), ht, _tmp3_ = metadata_menuitem_attributes_format ());
 	_g_object_unref0 (_tmp3_);
 	_g_object_unref0 (_tmp2_);
 }
 
 
-static void _dynamic_GetStatus2 (DBusGProxy* self, MprisControllerstatus* result, GError** error) {
+static void _dynamic_GetStatus0 (DBusGProxy* self, MprisControllerstatus* result, GError** error) {
 	GValueArray* dbus_result;
 	dbus_g_proxy_call (self, "GetStatus", error, G_TYPE_INVALID, dbus_g_type_get_struct ("GValueArray", G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_INVALID), &dbus_result, G_TYPE_INVALID);
 	if (*error) {
@@ -327,7 +225,7 @@ static void _dynamic_GetStatus2 (DBusGProxy* self, MprisControllerstatus* result
 }
 
 
-static void _dynamic_Play3 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error) {
+static void _dynamic_Play1 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error) {
 	dbus_g_proxy_call (self, "Play", error, G_TYPE_INVALID, G_TYPE_INVALID);
 	if (*error) {
 		return;
@@ -335,7 +233,7 @@ static void _dynamic_Play3 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error) {
 }
 
 
-static void _dynamic_Pause4 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error) {
+static void _dynamic_Pause2 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error) {
 	dbus_g_proxy_call (self, "Pause", error, G_TYPE_INVALID, G_TYPE_INVALID);
 	if (*error) {
 		return;
@@ -343,15 +241,15 @@ static void _dynamic_Pause4 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error) {
 }
 
 
-static void _dynamic_previous5 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error) {
-	dbus_g_proxy_call (self, "Previous", error, G_TYPE_INVALID, G_TYPE_INVALID);
+static void _dynamic_Prev3 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error) {
+	dbus_g_proxy_call (self, "Prev", error, G_TYPE_INVALID, G_TYPE_INVALID);
 	if (*error) {
 		return;
 	}
 }
 
 
-static void _dynamic_next6 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error) {
+static void _dynamic_Next4 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error) {
 	dbus_g_proxy_call (self, "Next", error, G_TYPE_INVALID, G_TYPE_INVALID);
 	if (*error) {
 		return;
@@ -363,33 +261,33 @@ void mpris_controller_transport_event (MprisController* self, TransportMenuitema
 	GError * _inner_error_;
 	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
 	_inner_error_ = NULL;
-	g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:70: transport_event input = %i", (gint) command);
+	g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:80: transport_event input = %i", (gint) command);
 	if (command == TRANSPORT_MENUITEM_ACTION_PLAY_PAUSE) {
 		MprisControllerstatus _tmp0_ = {0};
 		MprisControllerstatus st;
 		gboolean play_state;
 		gboolean new_play_state;
-		st = (_dynamic_GetStatus2 (self->mpris_player, &_tmp0_, &_inner_error_), _tmp0_);
+		st = (_dynamic_GetStatus0 (self->priv->_mpris_player, &_tmp0_, &_inner_error_), _tmp0_);
 		if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
 			g_critical ("file %s: line %d: uncaught error: %s (%s, %d)", __FILE__, __LINE__, _inner_error_->message, g_quark_to_string (_inner_error_->domain), _inner_error_->code);
 			g_clear_error (&_inner_error_);
 			return;
 		}
 		play_state = st.playback == 1;
-		g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:74: toggle_playback - initial play state %i", (gint) play_state);
+		g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:84: toggle_playback - initial play state %i", (gint) play_state);
 		new_play_state = !play_state;
-		g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:76: toggle_playback - new play state %i", (gint) new_play_state);
+		g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:86: toggle_playback - new play state %i", (gint) new_play_state);
 		if (new_play_state == TRUE) {
-			g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:78: about to play");
-			_dynamic_Play3 (self->mpris_player, &_inner_error_);
+			g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:88: about to play");
+			_dynamic_Play1 (self->priv->_mpris_player, &_inner_error_);
 			if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
 				g_critical ("file %s: line %d: uncaught error: %s (%s, %d)", __FILE__, __LINE__, _inner_error_->message, g_quark_to_string (_inner_error_->domain), _inner_error_->code);
 				g_clear_error (&_inner_error_);
 				return;
 			}
 		} else {
-			g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:82: about to pause");
-			_dynamic_Pause4 (self->mpris_player, &_inner_error_);
+			g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:92: about to pause");
+			_dynamic_Pause2 (self->priv->_mpris_player, &_inner_error_);
 			if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
 				g_critical ("file %s: line %d: uncaught error: %s (%s, %d)", __FILE__, __LINE__, _inner_error_->message, g_quark_to_string (_inner_error_->domain), _inner_error_->code);
 				g_clear_error (&_inner_error_);
@@ -398,7 +296,7 @@ void mpris_controller_transport_event (MprisController* self, TransportMenuitema
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (command == TRANSPORT_MENUITEM_ACTION_PREVIOUS) {
-			_dynamic_previous5 (self->mpris_player, &_inner_error_);
+			_dynamic_Prev3 (self->priv->_mpris_player, &_inner_error_);
 			if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
 				g_critical ("file %s: line %d: uncaught error: %s (%s, %d)", __FILE__, __LINE__, _inner_error_->message, g_quark_to_string (_inner_error_->domain), _inner_error_->code);
 				g_clear_error (&_inner_error_);
@@ -406,7 +304,7 @@ void mpris_controller_transport_event (MprisController* self, TransportMenuitema
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (command == TRANSPORT_MENUITEM_ACTION_NEXT) {
-				_dynamic_next6 (self->mpris_player, &_inner_error_);
+				_dynamic_Next4 (self->priv->_mpris_player, &_inner_error_);
 				if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
 					g_critical ("file %s: line %d: uncaught error: %s (%s, %d)", __FILE__, __LINE__, _inner_error_->message, g_quark_to_string (_inner_error_->domain), _inner_error_->code);
 					g_clear_error (&_inner_error_);
@@ -421,7 +319,7 @@ void mpris_controller_transport_event (MprisController* self, TransportMenuitema
 gboolean mpris_controller_connected (MprisController* self) {
 	gboolean result = FALSE;
 	g_return_val_if_fail (self != NULL, FALSE);
-	result = self->mpris_player != NULL;
+	result = self->priv->_mpris_player != NULL;
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -446,16 +344,16 @@ static void mpris_controller_onStatusChange (MprisController* self, DBusGProxy*
 	PlayerItem* _tmp0_;
 	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
 	g_return_if_fail (mpris_client != NULL);
-	g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:101: onStatusChange - signal received");
+	g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:111: onStatusChange - signal received");
 	status = st;
 	ar = (GValueArray*) status;
 	play_state = g_value_get_int (g_value_array_get_nth (ar, (guint) 0));
-	g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:105: onStatusChange - play state %i", play_state);
+	g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:115: onStatusChange - play state %i", play_state);
 	ht = g_hash_table_new (g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
 	g_value_init (&v, G_TYPE_INT);
 	g_value_set_int (&v, play_state);
 	g_hash_table_insert (ht, g_strdup ("state"), __g_value_dup0 (&v));
-	player_item_update (_tmp0_ = (PlayerItem*) gee_abstract_list_get ((GeeAbstractList*) self->priv->controller->custom_items, PLAYER_CONTROLLER_TRANSPORT), ht, _tmp1_ = transport_menuitem_attributes_format ());
+	player_item_update (_tmp0_ = (PlayerItem*) gee_abstract_list_get ((GeeAbstractList*) self->priv->_owner->custom_items, PLAYER_CONTROLLER_TRANSPORT), ht, _tmp1_ = transport_menuitem_attributes_format ());
 	_g_object_unref0 (_tmp1_);
 	_g_object_unref0 (_tmp0_);
 	_g_hash_table_unref0 (ht);
@@ -463,6 +361,185 @@ static void mpris_controller_onStatusChange (MprisController* self, DBusGProxy*
 }
 
 
+DBusGProxy* mpris_controller_get_mpris_player (MprisController* self) {
+	DBusGProxy* result;
+	g_return_val_if_fail (self != NULL, NULL);
+	result = self->priv->_mpris_player;
+	return result;
+}
+
+
+static gpointer _g_object_ref0 (gpointer self) {
+	return self ? g_object_ref (self) : NULL;
+}
+
+
+static void mpris_controller_set_mpris_player (MprisController* self, DBusGProxy* value) {
+	DBusGProxy* _tmp0_;
+	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
+	self->priv->_mpris_player = (_tmp0_ = _g_object_ref0 (value), _g_object_unref0 (self->priv->_mpris_player), _tmp0_);
+	g_object_notify ((GObject *) self, "mpris-player");
+}
+
+
+PlayerController* mpris_controller_get_owner (MprisController* self) {
+	PlayerController* result;
+	g_return_val_if_fail (self != NULL, NULL);
+	result = self->priv->_owner;
+	return result;
+}
+
+
+static void mpris_controller_set_owner (MprisController* self, PlayerController* value) {
+	PlayerController* _tmp0_;
+	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
+	self->priv->_owner = (_tmp0_ = _g_object_ref0 (value), _g_object_unref0 (self->priv->_owner), _tmp0_);
+	g_object_notify ((GObject *) self, "owner");
+}
+
+
+const char* mpris_controller_get_mpris_interface (MprisController* self) {
+	const char* result;
+	g_return_val_if_fail (self != NULL, NULL);
+	result = self->priv->_mpris_interface;
+	return result;
+}
+
+
+static void mpris_controller_set_mpris_interface (MprisController* self, const char* value) {
+	char* _tmp0_;
+	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
+	self->priv->_mpris_interface = (_tmp0_ = g_strdup (value), _g_free0 (self->priv->_mpris_interface), _tmp0_);
+	g_object_notify ((GObject *) self, "mpris-interface");
+}
+
+
+static void _mpris_controller_onTrackChange_dynamic_TrackChange0_ (DBusGProxy* _sender, GHashTable* ht, gpointer self) {
+	mpris_controller_onTrackChange (self, _sender, ht);
+}
+
+
+void _dynamic_TrackChange1_connect (gpointer obj, const char * signal_name, GCallback handler, gpointer data) {
+	dbus_g_object_register_marshaller (g_cclosure_user_marshal_VOID__BOXED, G_TYPE_NONE, dbus_g_type_get_map ("GHashTable", G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_VALUE), G_TYPE_INVALID);
+	dbus_g_proxy_add_signal (obj, "TrackChange", dbus_g_type_get_map ("GHashTable", G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_VALUE), G_TYPE_INVALID);
+	dbus_g_proxy_connect_signal (obj, signal_name, handler, data, NULL);
+}
+
+
+static void _mpris_controller_onStatusChange_dynamic_StatusChange2_ (DBusGProxy* _sender, MprisControllerstatus* st, gpointer self) {
+	mpris_controller_onStatusChange (self, _sender, st);
+}
+
+
+void _dynamic_StatusChange3_connect (gpointer obj, const char * signal_name, GCallback handler, gpointer data) {
+	dbus_g_object_register_marshaller (g_cclosure_user_marshal_VOID__BOXED, G_TYPE_NONE, dbus_g_type_get_struct ("GValueArray", G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_INVALID), G_TYPE_INVALID);
+	dbus_g_proxy_add_signal (obj, "StatusChange", dbus_g_type_get_struct ("GValueArray", G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_INVALID), G_TYPE_INVALID);
+	dbus_g_proxy_connect_signal (obj, signal_name, handler, data, NULL);
+}
+
+
+static void _dynamic_GetStatus5 (DBusGProxy* self, MprisControllerstatus* result, GError** error) {
+	GValueArray* dbus_result;
+	dbus_g_proxy_call (self, "GetStatus", error, G_TYPE_INVALID, dbus_g_type_get_struct ("GValueArray", G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_INVALID), &dbus_result, G_TYPE_INVALID);
+	if (*error) {
+		return;
+	}
+	result->playback = g_value_get_int (&dbus_result->values[0]);
+}
+
+
+static GHashTable* _dynamic_GetMetadata6 (DBusGProxy* self, GError** error) {
+	GHashTable* result;
+	dbus_g_proxy_call (self, "GetMetadata", error, G_TYPE_INVALID, dbus_g_type_get_map ("GHashTable", G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_VALUE), &result, G_TYPE_INVALID);
+	if (*error) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return result;
+}
+
+
+static GObject * mpris_controller_constructor (GType type, guint n_construct_properties, GObjectConstructParam * construct_properties) {
+	GObject * obj;
+	GObjectClass * parent_class;
+	MprisController * self;
+	GError * _inner_error_;
+	parent_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (mpris_controller_parent_class);
+	obj = parent_class->constructor (type, n_construct_properties, construct_properties);
+	self = MPRIS_CONTROLLER (obj);
+	_inner_error_ = NULL;
+	{
+		DBusGProxy* _tmp4_;
+		char* _tmp3_;
+		char* _tmp2_;
+		char* _tmp6_;
+		char* _tmp5_;
+		MprisControllerstatus _tmp7_ = {0};
+		MprisControllerstatus st;
+		gint play_state;
+		TransportMenuitem* _tmp9_;
+		PlayerItem* _tmp8_;
+		GHashTable* _tmp10_;
+		GeeHashSet* _tmp13_;
+		GHashTable* _tmp12_;
+		PlayerItem* _tmp11_;
+		{
+			DBusGConnection* _tmp0_;
+			DBusGConnection* _tmp1_;
+			_tmp0_ = dbus_g_bus_get (DBUS_BUS_SESSION, &_inner_error_);
+			if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
+				goto __catch1_g_error;
+			}
+			self->priv->connection = (_tmp1_ = _tmp0_, _dbus_g_connection_unref0 (self->priv->connection), _tmp1_);
+		}
+		goto __finally1;
+		__catch1_g_error:
+		{
+			GError * e;
+			e = _inner_error_;
+			_inner_error_ = NULL;
+			{
+				g_error ("mpris-controller.vala:47: Problems connecting to the session bus - %s", e->message);
+				_g_error_free0 (e);
+			}
+		}
+		__finally1:
+		if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
+			g_critical ("file %s: line %d: uncaught error: %s (%s, %d)", __FILE__, __LINE__, _inner_error_->message, g_quark_to_string (_inner_error_->domain), _inner_error_->code);
+			g_clear_error (&_inner_error_);
+		}
+		mpris_controller_set_mpris_player (self, _tmp4_ = dbus_g_proxy_new_for_name (self->priv->connection, _tmp3_ = g_strconcat ("org.mpris.", _tmp2_ = g_utf8_strdown (player_controller_get_name (self->priv->_owner), -1), NULL), "/Player", self->priv->_mpris_interface));
+		_g_object_unref0 (_tmp4_);
+		_g_free0 (_tmp3_);
+		_g_free0 (_tmp2_);
+		g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:51: just attempting to establish an mpris connec" \
+"tion to %s, %s, %s", _tmp6_ = g_strconcat ("org.mpris.", _tmp5_ = g_utf8_strdown (player_controller_get_name (self->priv->_owner), -1), NULL), "/Player", self->priv->_mpris_interface);
+		_g_free0 (_tmp6_);
+		_g_free0 (_tmp5_);
+		_dynamic_TrackChange1_connect (self->priv->_mpris_player, "TrackChange", (GCallback) _mpris_controller_onTrackChange_dynamic_TrackChange0_, self);
+		_dynamic_StatusChange3_connect (self->priv->_mpris_player, "StatusChange", (GCallback) _mpris_controller_onStatusChange_dynamic_StatusChange2_, self);
+		st = (_dynamic_GetStatus5 (self->priv->_mpris_player, &_tmp7_, &_inner_error_), _tmp7_);
+		if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
+			g_critical ("file %s: line %d: uncaught error: %s (%s, %d)", __FILE__, __LINE__, _inner_error_->message, g_quark_to_string (_inner_error_->domain), _inner_error_->code);
+			g_clear_error (&_inner_error_);
+		}
+		play_state = (gint) st.playback;
+		g_debug ("mpris-controller.vala:58: GetStatusChange - play state %i", play_state);
+		transport_menuitem_change_play_state (_tmp9_ = (_tmp8_ = (PlayerItem*) gee_abstract_list_get ((GeeAbstractList*) self->priv->_owner->custom_items, PLAYER_CONTROLLER_TRANSPORT), IS_TRANSPORT_MENUITEM (_tmp8_) ? ((TransportMenuitem*) _tmp8_) : NULL), play_state);
+		_g_object_unref0 (_tmp9_);
+		_tmp10_ = _dynamic_GetMetadata6 (self->priv->_mpris_player, &_inner_error_);
+		if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
+			g_critical ("file %s: line %d: uncaught error: %s (%s, %d)", __FILE__, __LINE__, _inner_error_->message, g_quark_to_string (_inner_error_->domain), _inner_error_->code);
+			g_clear_error (&_inner_error_);
+		}
+		player_item_update (_tmp11_ = (PlayerItem*) gee_abstract_list_get ((GeeAbstractList*) self->priv->_owner->custom_items, PLAYER_CONTROLLER_METADATA), _tmp12_ = _tmp10_, _tmp13_ = metadata_menuitem_attributes_format ());
+		_g_object_unref0 (_tmp13_);
+		_g_hash_table_unref0 (_tmp12_);
+		_g_object_unref0 (_tmp11_);
+	}
+	return obj;
+}
+
+
 static MprisControllerstatus* mpris_controller_status_dup (const MprisControllerstatus* self) {
 	MprisControllerstatus* dup;
 	dup = g_new0 (MprisControllerstatus, 1);
@@ -490,7 +567,13 @@ static GType mpris_controller_status_get_type (void) {
 static void mpris_controller_class_init (MprisControllerClass * klass) {
 	mpris_controller_parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 	g_type_class_add_private (klass, sizeof (MprisControllerPrivate));
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass)->get_property = mpris_controller_get_property;
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass)->set_property = mpris_controller_set_property;
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass)->constructor = mpris_controller_constructor;
 	G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass)->finalize = mpris_controller_finalize;
+	g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), MPRIS_CONTROLLER_MPRIS_PLAYER, g_param_spec_object ("mpris-player", "mpris-player", "mpris-player", DBUS_TYPE_G_PROXY, G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME | G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK | G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB | G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_WRITABLE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY));
+	g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), MPRIS_CONTROLLER_OWNER, g_param_spec_object ("owner", "owner", "owner", TYPE_PLAYER_CONTROLLER, G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME | G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK | G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB | G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_WRITABLE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY));
+	g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), MPRIS_CONTROLLER_MPRIS_INTERFACE, g_param_spec_string ("mpris-interface", "mpris-interface", "mpris-interface", NULL, G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME | G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK | G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB | G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_WRITABLE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY));
 }
 
 
@@ -503,8 +586,10 @@ static void mpris_controller_finalize (GObject* obj) {
 	MprisController * self;
 	self = MPRIS_CONTROLLER (obj);
 	_dbus_g_connection_unref0 (self->priv->connection);
-	_g_object_unref0 (self->mpris_player);
-	_g_object_unref0 (self->priv->controller);
+	_g_object_unref0 (self->priv->_mpris_player);
+	_g_object_unref0 (self->priv->_owner);
+	_g_free0 (self->priv->_mpris_interface);
+	_g_free0 (self->priv->name);
 	G_OBJECT_CLASS (mpris_controller_parent_class)->finalize (obj);
 }
 
@@ -521,6 +606,46 @@ GType mpris_controller_get_type (void) {
 }
 
 
+static void mpris_controller_get_property (GObject * object, guint property_id, GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec) {
+	MprisController * self;
+	self = MPRIS_CONTROLLER (object);
+	switch (property_id) {
+		case MPRIS_CONTROLLER_MPRIS_PLAYER:
+		g_value_set_object (value, mpris_controller_get_mpris_player (self));
+		break;
+		case MPRIS_CONTROLLER_OWNER:
+		g_value_set_object (value, mpris_controller_get_owner (self));
+		break;
+		case MPRIS_CONTROLLER_MPRIS_INTERFACE:
+		g_value_set_string (value, mpris_controller_get_mpris_interface (self));
+		break;
+		default:
+		G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+
+static void mpris_controller_set_property (GObject * object, guint property_id, const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec) {
+	MprisController * self;
+	self = MPRIS_CONTROLLER (object);
+	switch (property_id) {
+		case MPRIS_CONTROLLER_MPRIS_PLAYER:
+		mpris_controller_set_mpris_player (self, g_value_get_object (value));
+		break;
+		case MPRIS_CONTROLLER_OWNER:
+		mpris_controller_set_owner (self, g_value_get_object (value));
+		break;
+		case MPRIS_CONTROLLER_MPRIS_INTERFACE:
+		mpris_controller_set_mpris_interface (self, g_value_get_string (value));
+		break;
+		default:
+		G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+
 
 static void g_cclosure_user_marshal_VOID__BOXED (GClosure * closure, GValue * return_value, guint n_param_values, const GValue * param_values, gpointer invocation_hint, gpointer marshal_data) {
 	typedef void (*GMarshalFunc_VOID__BOXED) (gpointer data1, gpointer arg_1, gpointer data2);
diff --git a/src/mpris-controller.vala b/src/mpris-controller.vala
index 2194d44..8dd0cc9 100644
--- a/src/mpris-controller.vala
+++ b/src/mpris-controller.vala
@@ -22,32 +22,42 @@ using Gee;
 
 public class MprisController : GLib.Object
 {
-  private DBus.Connection connection;
-  public dynamic DBus.Object mpris_player;
-	private PlayerController controller;
-  struct status {
+	private DBus.Connection connection;
+	public dynamic DBus.Object mpris_player{get; construct;}	
+	public PlayerController owner {get; construct;}	
+	public string mpris_interface {get; construct;}
+	private string name;
+
+	
+	struct status {
     public int32 playback;
     //public int32 shuffle; // Not used just yet
     //public int32 repeat;
     //public int32 endless;
   }
 		
-	public MprisController(string name, PlayerController controller, string mpris_interface="org.freedesktop.MediaPlayer"){
+	public MprisController(PlayerController ctrl, string inter="org.freedesktop.MediaPlayer"){
+		Object(owner: ctrl, mpris_interface: inter);		
+	}
+
+	construct{
     try {
       this.connection = DBus.Bus.get (DBus.BusType.SESSION);
     } catch (Error e) {
       error("Problems connecting to the session bus - %s", e.message);
     }		
-		this.controller = controller;
-		this.mpris_player = this.connection.get_object ("org.mpris.".concat(name.down()) , "/Player", mpris_interface);				
-    this.mpris_player.TrackChange += onTrackChange;	
+		this.mpris_player = this.connection.get_object ("org.mpris.".concat(this.owner.name.down()) , "/Player", this.mpris_interface);				
+
+		debug("just attempting to establish an mpris connection to %s, %s, %s", "org.mpris.".concat(this.owner.name.down()) , "/Player", this.mpris_interface); 
+
+		this.mpris_player.TrackChange += onTrackChange;	
     this.mpris_player.StatusChange += onStatusChange;	
 
 		status st = this.mpris_player.GetStatus();
 		int play_state =  st.playback;
 		debug("GetStatusChange - play state %i", play_state);
-		(this.controller.custom_items[this.controller.TRANSPORT] as TransportMenuitem).change_play_state(play_state);
-		this.controller.custom_items[this.controller.METADATA].update(this.mpris_player.GetMetadata(),
+		(this.owner.custom_items[this.owner.TRANSPORT] as TransportMenuitem).change_play_state(play_state);
+		this.owner.custom_items[this.owner.METADATA].update(this.mpris_player.GetMetadata(),
 		                            MetadataMenuitem.attributes_format());
 		
 	}
@@ -56,8 +66,8 @@ public class MprisController : GLib.Object
 	private void onTrackChange(dynamic DBus.Object mpris_client, HashTable<string,Value?> ht)
 	{
 		debug("onTrackChange");
-		this.controller.custom_items[this.controller.METADATA].reset(MetadataMenuitem.attributes_format());
-		this.controller.custom_items[this.controller.METADATA].update(ht,
+		this.owner.custom_items[this.owner.METADATA].reset(MetadataMenuitem.attributes_format());
+		this.owner.custom_items[this.owner.METADATA].update(ht,
 		                            MetadataMenuitem.attributes_format());
 	}
 
@@ -84,10 +94,10 @@ public class MprisController : GLib.Object
 			}
 		}
 		else if(command == TransportMenuitem.action.PREVIOUS){
-			this.mpris_player.previous();
+			this.mpris_player.Prev();
 		}
 		else if(command == TransportMenuitem.action.NEXT){
-			this.mpris_player.next();
+			this.mpris_player.Next();
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -107,7 +117,7 @@ public class MprisController : GLib.Object
 		Value v = Value(typeof(int));
 		v.set_int(play_state);
 		ht.insert("state", v); 
-		this.controller.custom_items[this.controller.TRANSPORT].update(ht, TransportMenuitem.attributes_format());
+		this.owner.custom_items[this.owner.TRANSPORT].update(ht, TransportMenuitem.attributes_format());
 	}
 
 	
diff --git a/src/music-player-bridge.c b/src/music-player-bridge.c
index 9fd386a..2dfc99c 100644
--- a/src/music-player-bridge.c
+++ b/src/music-player-bridge.c
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ typedef struct _FamiliarPlayersDBClass FamiliarPlayersDBClass;
 #define _g_free0(var) (var = (g_free (var), NULL))
 
 #define PLAYER_CONTROLLER_TYPE_STATE (player_controller_state_get_type ())
-#define _g_error_free0(var) ((var == NULL) ? NULL : (var = (g_error_free (var), NULL)))
 
 struct _MusicPlayerBridge {
 	GObject parent_instance;
@@ -125,9 +124,10 @@ static void _music_player_bridge_on_server_count_changed_indicate_listener_serve
 MusicPlayerBridge* music_player_bridge_new (void);
 MusicPlayerBridge* music_player_bridge_construct (GType object_type);
 GeeSet* familiar_players_db_records (FamiliarPlayersDB* self);
+static gint music_player_bridge_calculate_menu_position (MusicPlayerBridge* self);
 GType player_controller_state_get_type (void);
-PlayerController* player_controller_new (DbusmenuMenuitem* root, const char* client_name, PlayerControllerstate initial_state);
-PlayerController* player_controller_construct (GType object_type, DbusmenuMenuitem* root, const char* client_name, PlayerControllerstate initial_state);
+PlayerController* player_controller_new (DbusmenuMenuitem* root, const char* client_name, gint offset, PlayerControllerstate initial_state);
+PlayerController* player_controller_construct (GType object_type, DbusmenuMenuitem* root, const char* client_name, gint offset, PlayerControllerstate initial_state);
 static void music_player_bridge_try_to_add_inactive_familiar_clients (MusicPlayerBridge* self);
 static gboolean music_player_bridge_server_is_not_of_interest (MusicPlayerBridge* self, const char* type);
 void player_controller_update_state (PlayerController* self, PlayerControllerstate new_state);
@@ -217,10 +217,8 @@ static char* string_strip (const char* self) {
 
 
 static void music_player_bridge_try_to_add_inactive_familiar_clients (MusicPlayerBridge* self) {
-	GError * _inner_error_;
 	gint count;
 	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
-	_inner_error_ = NULL;
 	count = 0;
 	{
 		GeeSet* _tmp0_;
@@ -234,64 +232,42 @@ static void music_player_bridge_try_to_add_inactive_familiar_clients (MusicPlaye
 			}
 			app = (char*) gee_iterator_get (_app_it);
 			if (count == 0) {
+				GDesktopAppInfo* info;
+				GDesktopAppInfo* _tmp2_;
+				GAppInfo* app_info;
+				PlayerController* ctrl;
+				char* _tmp4_;
+				char* _tmp3_;
+				char* _tmp6_;
+				char* _tmp5_;
 				if (app == NULL) {
 					g_warning ("music-player-bridge.vala:52: App string in keyfile is null therefore m" \
 "oving on to next player");
 					_g_free0 (app);
 					continue;
 				}
-				{
-					GDesktopAppInfo* info;
-					GDesktopAppInfo* _tmp2_;
-					GAppInfo* app_info;
-					PlayerController* ctrl;
-					char* _tmp4_;
-					char* _tmp3_;
-					char* _tmp6_;
-					char* _tmp5_;
-					info = g_desktop_app_info_new_from_filename (app);
-					if (info == NULL) {
-						g_warning ("music-player-bridge.vala:58: Could not create a desktopappinfo instanc" \
+				info = g_desktop_app_info_new_from_filename (app);
+				if (info == NULL) {
+					g_warning ("music-player-bridge.vala:57: Could not create a desktopappinfo instanc" \
 "e from app: %s", app);
-						_g_object_unref0 (info);
-						_g_free0 (app);
-						continue;
-					}
-					app_info = _g_object_ref0 ((_tmp2_ = info, G_IS_APP_INFO (_tmp2_) ? ((GAppInfo*) _tmp2_) : NULL));
-					ctrl = player_controller_new (self->priv->root_menu, g_app_info_get_name (app_info), PLAYER_CONTROLLER_STATE_OFFLINE);
-					g_object_set ((GObject*) ctrl, "app_info", app_info, NULL);
-					gee_abstract_map_set ((GeeAbstractMap*) self->priv->registered_clients, _tmp4_ = string_strip (_tmp3_ = g_utf8_strdown (g_app_info_get_name (app_info), -1)), ctrl);
-					_g_free0 (_tmp4_);
-					_g_free0 (_tmp3_);
-					g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:67: Created a player controller for %s which " \
-"was found in the cache file", _tmp6_ = string_strip (_tmp5_ = g_utf8_strdown (g_app_info_get_name (app_info), -1)));
-					_g_free0 (_tmp6_);
-					_g_free0 (_tmp5_);
-					count = count + 1;
 					_g_object_unref0 (info);
-					_g_object_unref0 (app_info);
-					_g_object_unref0 (ctrl);
-				}
-				goto __finally0;
-				__catch0_g_error:
-				{
-					GError * er;
-					er = _inner_error_;
-					_inner_error_ = NULL;
-					{
-						g_warning ("music-player-bridge.vala:71: desktop path in cache is not formatted as" \
-" we have anticipated");
-						_g_error_free0 (er);
-					}
-				}
-				__finally0:
-				if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
 					_g_free0 (app);
-					_g_object_unref0 (_app_it);
-					g_critical ("file %s: line %d: uncaught error: %s (%s, %d)", __FILE__, __LINE__, _inner_error_->message, g_quark_to_string (_inner_error_->domain), _inner_error_->code);
-					g_clear_error (&_inner_error_);
-					return;
+					continue;
 				}
+				app_info = _g_object_ref0 ((_tmp2_ = info, G_IS_APP_INFO (_tmp2_) ? ((GAppInfo*) _tmp2_) : NULL));
+				ctrl = player_controller_new (self->priv->root_menu, g_app_info_get_name (app_info), music_player_bridge_calculate_menu_position (self), PLAYER_CONTROLLER_STATE_OFFLINE);
+				g_object_set ((GObject*) ctrl, "app_info", app_info, NULL);
+				gee_abstract_map_set ((GeeAbstractMap*) self->priv->registered_clients, _tmp4_ = string_strip (_tmp3_ = g_utf8_strdown (g_app_info_get_name (app_info), -1)), ctrl);
+				_g_free0 (_tmp4_);
+				_g_free0 (_tmp3_);
+				g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:67: Created a player controller for %s which " \
+"was found in the cache file", _tmp6_ = string_strip (_tmp5_ = g_utf8_strdown (g_app_info_get_name (app_info), -1)));
+				_g_free0 (_tmp6_);
+				_g_free0 (_tmp5_);
+				count = count + 1;
+				_g_object_unref0 (info);
+				_g_object_unref0 (app_info);
+				_g_object_unref0 (ctrl);
 			}
 			_g_free0 (app);
 			break;
@@ -301,6 +277,19 @@ static void music_player_bridge_try_to_add_inactive_familiar_clients (MusicPlaye
 }
 
 
+static gint music_player_bridge_calculate_menu_position (MusicPlayerBridge* self) {
+	gint result = 0;
+	g_return_val_if_fail (self != NULL, 0);
+	if (gee_map_get_size ((GeeMap*) self->priv->registered_clients) == 0) {
+		result = 2;
+		return result;
+	} else {
+		result = 2 + (gee_map_get_size ((GeeMap*) self->priv->registered_clients) * 4);
+		return result;
+	}
+}
+
+
 void music_player_bridge_on_server_added (MusicPlayerBridge* self, IndicateListenerServer* object, const char* type) {
 	gint _tmp1__length1;
 	char** _tmp1_;
@@ -310,7 +299,7 @@ void music_player_bridge_on_server_added (MusicPlayerBridge* self, IndicateListe
 	gboolean _tmp3_ = FALSE;
 	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
 	g_return_if_fail (type != NULL);
-	g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:80: MusicPlayerBridge -> on_server_added with" \
+	g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:86: MusicPlayerBridge -> on_server_added with" \
 " value %s", type);
 	if (music_player_bridge_server_is_not_of_interest (self, type)) {
 		return;
@@ -329,7 +318,7 @@ void music_player_bridge_on_server_added (MusicPlayerBridge* self, IndicateListe
 		if ((_tmp5_ = gee_collection_contains ((GeeCollection*) (_tmp4_ = gee_map_get_keys ((GeeMap*) self->priv->registered_clients)), client_name), _g_object_unref0 (_tmp4_), _tmp5_)) {
 			PlayerController* _tmp6_;
 			PlayerController* _tmp7_;
-			g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:86: It figured out that it already has an ins" \
+			g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:92: It figured out that it already has an ins" \
 "tance for this player already");
 			player_controller_update_state (_tmp6_ = (PlayerController*) gee_abstract_map_get ((GeeAbstractMap*) self->priv->registered_clients, client_name), PLAYER_CONTROLLER_STATE_READY);
 			_g_object_unref0 (_tmp6_);
@@ -337,10 +326,10 @@ void music_player_bridge_on_server_added (MusicPlayerBridge* self, IndicateListe
 			_g_object_unref0 (_tmp7_);
 		} else {
 			PlayerController* ctrl;
-			ctrl = player_controller_new (self->priv->root_menu, client_name, PLAYER_CONTROLLER_STATE_READY);
+			ctrl = player_controller_new (self->priv->root_menu, client_name, music_player_bridge_calculate_menu_position (self), PLAYER_CONTROLLER_STATE_READY);
 			gee_abstract_map_set ((GeeAbstractMap*) self->priv->registered_clients, client_name, ctrl);
-			g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:94: New Client of name %s has successfully re" \
-"gistered with us", client_name);
+			g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:105: New Client of name %s has successfully r" \
+"egistered with us", client_name);
 			_g_object_unref0 (ctrl);
 		}
 		if ((_tmp9_ = player_controller_get_app_info (_tmp8_ = (PlayerController*) gee_abstract_map_get ((GeeAbstractMap*) self->priv->registered_clients, client_name)) == NULL, _g_object_unref0 (_tmp8_), _tmp9_)) {
@@ -362,7 +351,7 @@ void music_player_bridge_on_server_removed (MusicPlayerBridge* self, IndicateLis
 	gboolean _tmp3_ = FALSE;
 	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
 	g_return_if_fail (type != NULL);
-	g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:106: MusicPlayerBridge -> on_server_removed w" \
+	g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:117: MusicPlayerBridge -> on_server_removed w" \
 "ith value %s", type);
 	if (music_player_bridge_server_is_not_of_interest (self, type)) {
 		return;
@@ -378,7 +367,7 @@ void music_player_bridge_on_server_removed (MusicPlayerBridge* self, IndicateLis
 		player_controller_vanish (_tmp4_ = (PlayerController*) gee_abstract_map_get ((GeeAbstractMap*) self->priv->registered_clients, client_name));
 		_g_object_unref0 (_tmp4_);
 		gee_map_remove ((GeeMap*) self->priv->registered_clients, client_name, NULL);
-		g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:112: Successively removed menu_item for clien" \
+		g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:123: Successively removed menu_item for clien" \
 "t %s from registered_clients", client_name);
 	}
 	_g_free0 (client_name);
@@ -403,7 +392,7 @@ static gboolean music_player_bridge_server_is_not_of_interest (MusicPlayerBridge
 		return result;
 	}
 	if (string_contains (type, "music") == FALSE) {
-		g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:120: server is of no interest,  it is not an " \
+		g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:131: server is of no interest,  it is not an " \
 "music server");
 		result = TRUE;
 		return result;
@@ -427,7 +416,7 @@ static void music_player_bridge_desktop_info_callback (MusicPlayerBridge* self,
 	}
 	if (_tmp1_) {
 		GAppInfo* app_info;
-		g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:131: About to store desktop file path: %s", path);
+		g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:142: About to store desktop file path: %s", path);
 		familiar_players_db_insert (bridge->priv->playersDB, path);
 		app_info = music_player_bridge_create_app_info (path);
 		if (app_info != NULL) {
@@ -437,13 +426,13 @@ static void music_player_bridge_desktop_info_callback (MusicPlayerBridge* self,
 			PlayerController* ctrl;
 			ctrl = (_tmp4_ = (PlayerController*) gee_abstract_map_get ((GeeAbstractMap*) bridge->priv->registered_clients, _tmp3_ = string_strip (_tmp2_ = g_utf8_strdown (g_app_info_get_name (app_info), -1))), _g_free0 (_tmp3_), _g_free0 (_tmp2_), _tmp4_);
 			g_object_set ((GObject*) ctrl, "app_info", app_info, NULL);
-			g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:137: successfully created appinfo from path a" \
+			g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:148: successfully created appinfo from path a" \
 "nd set it on the respective instance");
 			_g_object_unref0 (ctrl);
 		}
 		_g_object_unref0 (app_info);
 	} else {
-		g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:141: Ignoring desktop file path because its e" \
+		g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:152: Ignoring desktop file path because its e" \
 "ither invalid of the db cache file has it already: %s", path);
 	}
 	_g_object_unref0 (bridge);
@@ -462,20 +451,20 @@ void music_player_bridge_set_root_menu_item (MusicPlayerBridge* self, DbusmenuMe
 
 void music_player_bridge_on_server_count_changed (MusicPlayerBridge* self, IndicateListenerServer* object, guint i) {
 	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
-	g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:153: MusicPlayerBridge-> on_server_count_chan" \
+	g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:164: MusicPlayerBridge-> on_server_count_chan" \
 "ged with value %u", i);
 }
 
 
 void music_player_bridge_on_indicator_added (MusicPlayerBridge* self, IndicateListenerServer* object, IndicateListenerIndicator* p0) {
 	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
-	g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:157: MusicPlayerBridge-> on_indicator_added");
+	g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:168: MusicPlayerBridge-> on_indicator_added");
 }
 
 
 void music_player_bridge_on_indicator_removed (MusicPlayerBridge* self, IndicateListenerServer* object, IndicateListenerIndicator* p0) {
 	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
-	g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:162: MusicPlayerBridge -> on_indicator_remove" \
+	g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:173: MusicPlayerBridge -> on_indicator_remove" \
 "d");
 }
 
@@ -483,7 +472,7 @@ void music_player_bridge_on_indicator_removed (MusicPlayerBridge* self, Indicate
 void music_player_bridge_on_indicator_modified (MusicPlayerBridge* self, IndicateListenerServer* object, IndicateListenerIndicator* p0, const char* s) {
 	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
 	g_return_if_fail (s != NULL);
-	g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:167: MusicPlayerBridge -> indicator_modified " \
+	g_debug ("music-player-bridge.vala:178: MusicPlayerBridge -> indicator_modified " \
 "with vale %s", s);
 }
 
@@ -496,7 +485,7 @@ GAppInfo* music_player_bridge_create_app_info (const char* path) {
 	g_return_val_if_fail (path != NULL, NULL);
 	info = g_desktop_app_info_new_from_filename (path);
 	if (path == NULL) {
-		g_warning ("music-player-bridge.vala:174: Could not create a desktopappinfo instan" \
+		g_warning ("music-player-bridge.vala:185: Could not create a desktopappinfo instan" \
 "ce from app: %s", path);
 		result = NULL;
 		_g_object_unref0 (info);
diff --git a/src/music-player-bridge.h b/src/music-player-bridge.h
index d2a031e..baeb597 100644
--- a/src/music-player-bridge.h
+++ b/src/music-player-bridge.h
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ typedef enum  {
 struct _MprisController {
 	GObject parent_instance;
 	MprisControllerPrivate * priv;
-	DBusGProxy* mpris_player;
 };
 
 struct _MprisControllerClass {
@@ -253,14 +252,14 @@ MetadataMenuitem* metadata_menuitem_construct (GType object_type);
 GeeHashSet* metadata_menuitem_attributes_format (void);
 gboolean metadata_menuitem_populated (MetadataMenuitem* self);
 GType title_menuitem_get_type (void);
-TitleMenuitem* title_menuitem_new (PlayerController* parent, const char* name);
-TitleMenuitem* title_menuitem_construct (GType object_type, PlayerController* parent, const char* name);
+TitleMenuitem* title_menuitem_new (PlayerController* parent);
+TitleMenuitem* title_menuitem_construct (GType object_type, PlayerController* parent);
 GeeHashSet* title_menuitem_attributes_format (void);
 GType mpris_controller_get_type (void);
 GType player_controller_state_get_type (void);
 #define PLAYER_CONTROLLER_METADATA 2
-PlayerController* player_controller_new (DbusmenuMenuitem* root, const char* client_name, PlayerControllerstate initial_state);
-PlayerController* player_controller_construct (GType object_type, DbusmenuMenuitem* root, const char* client_name, PlayerControllerstate initial_state);
+PlayerController* player_controller_new (DbusmenuMenuitem* root, const char* client_name, gint offset, PlayerControllerstate initial_state);
+PlayerController* player_controller_construct (GType object_type, DbusmenuMenuitem* root, const char* client_name, gint offset, PlayerControllerstate initial_state);
 void player_controller_update_state (PlayerController* self, PlayerControllerstate new_state);
 void player_controller_activate (PlayerController* self);
 void player_controller_instantiate (PlayerController* self);
@@ -269,18 +268,22 @@ const char* player_controller_get_name (PlayerController* self);
 void player_controller_set_name (PlayerController* self, const char* value);
 GAppInfo* player_controller_get_app_info (PlayerController* self);
 void player_controller_set_app_info (PlayerController* self, GAppInfo* value);
+gint player_controller_get_menu_offset (PlayerController* self);
+void player_controller_set_menu_offset (PlayerController* self, gint value);
 GType mpris_controller_v2_get_type (void);
-MprisControllerV2* mpris_controller_v2_new (const char* name, PlayerController* controller);
-MprisControllerV2* mpris_controller_v2_construct (GType object_type, const char* name, PlayerController* controller);
-MprisController* mpris_controller_new (const char* name, PlayerController* controller, const char* mpris_interface);
-MprisController* mpris_controller_construct (GType object_type, const char* name, PlayerController* controller, const char* mpris_interface);
+MprisControllerV2* mpris_controller_v2_new (PlayerController* ctrl, const char* inter);
+MprisControllerV2* mpris_controller_v2_construct (GType object_type, PlayerController* ctrl, const char* inter);
+MprisController* mpris_controller_new (PlayerController* ctrl, const char* inter);
+MprisController* mpris_controller_construct (GType object_type, PlayerController* ctrl, const char* inter);
 void mpris_controller_transport_event (MprisController* self, TransportMenuitemaction command);
 gboolean mpris_controller_connected (MprisController* self);
+DBusGProxy* mpris_controller_get_mpris_player (MprisController* self);
+PlayerController* mpris_controller_get_owner (MprisController* self);
+const char* mpris_controller_get_mpris_interface (MprisController* self);
 PlayerItem* player_item_new (const char* type);
 PlayerItem* player_item_construct (GType object_type, const char* type);
 void player_item_reset (PlayerItem* self, GeeHashSet* attrs);
 void player_item_update (PlayerItem* self, GHashTable* data, GeeHashSet* attributes);
-char* player_item_sanitize_string (const char* st);
 PlayerController* player_item_get_owner (PlayerItem* self);
 const char* player_item_get_item_type (PlayerItem* self);
 GType familiar_players_db_get_type (void);
diff --git a/src/music-player-bridge.vala b/src/music-player-bridge.vala
index d771192..2f87b2d 100644
--- a/src/music-player-bridge.vala
+++ b/src/music-player-bridge.vala
@@ -52,28 +52,34 @@ public class MusicPlayerBridge : GLib.Object
 					warning("App string in keyfile is null therefore moving on to next player");
 					continue;
 				}
-				try{
-					DesktopAppInfo info = new DesktopAppInfo.from_filename(app); 
-					if(info == null){
-						warning("Could not create a desktopappinfo instance from app: %s", app);
-						continue;					
-					}
-					GLib.AppInfo app_info = info as GLib.AppInfo;
-					PlayerController ctrl = new PlayerController(this.root_menu, 
-					                                             app_info.get_name(), 
-					                                             PlayerController.state.OFFLINE);
-					ctrl.set("app_info", app_info);
-					this.registered_clients.set(app_info.get_name().down().strip(), ctrl);					
-					debug("Created a player controller for %s which was found in the cache file", app_info.get_name().down().strip());
-					count += 1;					
-				}
-				catch(Error er){
-					warning("desktop path in cache is not formatted as we have anticipated");
+				DesktopAppInfo info = new DesktopAppInfo.from_filename(app);
+				if(info == null){
+					warning("Could not create a desktopappinfo instance from app: %s", app);
+					continue;					
 				}
+				GLib.AppInfo app_info = info as GLib.AppInfo;
+				PlayerController ctrl = new PlayerController(this.root_menu, 
+				                                             app_info.get_name(),
+				                                             calculate_menu_position(),
+				                                             PlayerController.state.OFFLINE);
+				ctrl.set("app_info", app_info);
+				this.registered_clients.set(app_info.get_name().down().strip(), ctrl);					
+				debug("Created a player controller for %s which was found in the cache file", app_info.get_name().down().strip());
+				count += 1;
 			}
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+
+	private int calculate_menu_position()
+	{
+		if(this.registered_clients.size == 0){
+			return 2;
+		}
+		else{
+			return (2 + (this.registered_clients.size * 4));
+		}
+	}
 	
 	public void on_server_added(Indicate.ListenerServer object, string type)
   {
@@ -89,8 +95,13 @@ public class MusicPlayerBridge : GLib.Object
 			}
 			//else init a new one
 			else{			
-				PlayerController ctrl = new PlayerController(root_menu, client_name, PlayerController.state.READY);
+				
+				PlayerController ctrl = new PlayerController(root_menu,
+				                                             client_name,
+				                                             calculate_menu_position(),
+				                                             PlayerController.state.READY);
 				registered_clients.set(client_name, ctrl); 
+				
 				debug("New Client of name %s has successfully registered with us", client_name);
 			}
 			// irregardless check that it has a desktop file if not kick off a request for it
diff --git a/src/play-button.c b/src/play-button.c
index 2fddbcf..d6d243c 100644
--- a/src/play-button.c
+++ b/src/play-button.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Uses code from ctk
 
 #define RECT_WIDTH 130.0f
 #define Y 15.0f
-#define X	22.0f
+#define X	37.0f
 #define INNER_RADIUS 12.5
 #define	MIDDLE_RADIUS 13.5f
 #define OUTER_RADIUS  14.5f
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ Uses code from ctk
 #define TRI_WIDTH  11.0f
 #define TRI_HEIGHT 13.0f
 #define TRI_OFFSET  6.0f
-#define PREV_X 20.0f
+#define PREV_X 35.0f
 #define PREV_Y 21.0f
-#define NEXT_X 98.0f
+#define NEXT_X 113.0f
 #define NEXT_Y 21.0f //prev_y
 #define PAUSE_WIDTH 21.0f
 #define PAUSE_HEIGHT 27.0f
 #define BAR_WIDTH 4.5f
 #define BAR_HEIGHT 24.0f
 #define BAR_OFFSET 10.0f
-#define PAUSE_X 62.0f
+#define PAUSE_X 77.0f
 #define	PAUSE_Y 15.0f
 
 // Transport events
@@ -363,15 +363,15 @@ determine_button_event(GtkWidget* button, GdkEventButton* event)
 	g_debug("event y coordinate = %f", event->y);
 	gint result = 0;
 	// For now very simple rectangular collision detection
-	if(event->x > 40 && event->x < 80
+	if(event->x > 55 && event->x < 95
 	   && event->y > 22 && event->y < 46){
 		result = PREVIOUS;
 	}
-	else if(event->x > 86 && event->x < 118
+	else if(event->x > 101 && event->x < 133
 	   && event->y > 20 && event->y < 47){
 		result = PLAY_PAUSE;		
 	}
-	else if(event->x > 122 && event->x < 164
+	else if(event->x > 137 && event->x < 179
 	   && event->y > 22 && event->y < 46){
 		result = NEXT;		
 	}
diff --git a/src/player-controller.c b/src/player-controller.c
index bbdbcbf..ca1485e 100644
--- a/src/player-controller.c
+++ b/src/player-controller.c
@@ -69,16 +69,6 @@ typedef struct _MprisControllerClass MprisControllerClass;
 #define _g_free0(var) (var = (g_free (var), NULL))
 #define _g_error_free0(var) ((var == NULL) ? NULL : (var = (g_error_free (var), NULL)))
 
-#define TYPE_MPRIS_CONTROLLER_V2 (mpris_controller_v2_get_type ())
-#define MPRIS_CONTROLLER_V2(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), TYPE_MPRIS_CONTROLLER_V2, MprisControllerV2))
-#define MPRIS_CONTROLLER_V2_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), TYPE_MPRIS_CONTROLLER_V2, MprisControllerV2Class))
-#define IS_MPRIS_CONTROLLER_V2(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), TYPE_MPRIS_CONTROLLER_V2))
-#define IS_MPRIS_CONTROLLER_V2_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), TYPE_MPRIS_CONTROLLER_V2))
-#define MPRIS_CONTROLLER_V2_GET_CLASS(obj) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), TYPE_MPRIS_CONTROLLER_V2, MprisControllerV2Class))
-
-typedef struct _MprisControllerV2 MprisControllerV2;
-typedef struct _MprisControllerV2Class MprisControllerV2Class;
-
 #define TYPE_TITLE_MENUITEM (title_menuitem_get_type ())
 #define TITLE_MENUITEM(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), TYPE_TITLE_MENUITEM, TitleMenuitem))
 #define TITLE_MENUITEM_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), TYPE_TITLE_MENUITEM, TitleMenuitemClass))
@@ -125,6 +115,7 @@ struct _PlayerControllerPrivate {
 	DbusmenuMenuitem* root_menu;
 	char* _name;
 	GAppInfo* _app_info;
+	gint _menu_offset;
 };
 
 typedef enum  {
@@ -145,7 +136,8 @@ GType mpris_controller_get_type (void);
 enum  {
 	PLAYER_CONTROLLER_DUMMY_PROPERTY,
 	PLAYER_CONTROLLER_NAME,
-	PLAYER_CONTROLLER_APP_INFO
+	PLAYER_CONTROLLER_APP_INFO,
+	PLAYER_CONTROLLER_MENU_OFFSET
 };
 GType player_controller_state_get_type (void);
 #define PLAYER_CONTROLLER_METADATA 2
@@ -153,26 +145,24 @@ GType player_controller_state_get_type (void);
 static char* player_controller_format_client_name (const char* client_name);
 void player_controller_set_name (PlayerController* self, const char* value);
 void player_controller_update_state (PlayerController* self, PlayerControllerstate new_state);
+void player_controller_set_menu_offset (PlayerController* self, gint value);
 static void player_controller_construct_widgets (PlayerController* self);
 static void player_controller_establish_mpris_connection (PlayerController* self);
 static void player_controller_update_layout (PlayerController* self);
-PlayerController* player_controller_new (DbusmenuMenuitem* root, const char* client_name, PlayerControllerstate initial_state);
-PlayerController* player_controller_construct (GType object_type, DbusmenuMenuitem* root, const char* client_name, PlayerControllerstate initial_state);
+PlayerController* player_controller_new (DbusmenuMenuitem* root, const char* client_name, gint offset, PlayerControllerstate initial_state);
+PlayerController* player_controller_construct (GType object_type, DbusmenuMenuitem* root, const char* client_name, gint offset, PlayerControllerstate initial_state);
+const char* player_controller_get_name (PlayerController* self);
 void player_controller_activate (PlayerController* self);
 GAppInfo* player_controller_get_app_info (PlayerController* self);
-const char* player_controller_get_name (PlayerController* self);
 void player_controller_instantiate (PlayerController* self);
-MprisControllerV2* mpris_controller_v2_new (const char* name, PlayerController* controller);
-MprisControllerV2* mpris_controller_v2_construct (GType object_type, const char* name, PlayerController* controller);
-GType mpris_controller_v2_get_type (void);
-MprisController* mpris_controller_new (const char* name, PlayerController* controller, const char* mpris_interface);
-MprisController* mpris_controller_construct (GType object_type, const char* name, PlayerController* controller, const char* mpris_interface);
+MprisController* mpris_controller_new (PlayerController* ctrl, const char* inter);
+MprisController* mpris_controller_construct (GType object_type, PlayerController* ctrl, const char* inter);
 gboolean mpris_controller_connected (MprisController* self);
 void player_controller_vanish (PlayerController* self);
 PlayerItem* player_item_new (const char* type);
 PlayerItem* player_item_construct (GType object_type, const char* type);
-TitleMenuitem* title_menuitem_new (PlayerController* parent, const char* name);
-TitleMenuitem* title_menuitem_construct (GType object_type, PlayerController* parent, const char* name);
+TitleMenuitem* title_menuitem_new (PlayerController* parent);
+TitleMenuitem* title_menuitem_construct (GType object_type, PlayerController* parent);
 GType title_menuitem_get_type (void);
 MetadataMenuitem* metadata_menuitem_new (void);
 MetadataMenuitem* metadata_menuitem_construct (GType object_type);
@@ -180,6 +170,7 @@ GType metadata_menuitem_get_type (void);
 TransportMenuitem* transport_menuitem_new (PlayerController* parent);
 TransportMenuitem* transport_menuitem_construct (GType object_type, PlayerController* parent);
 GType transport_menuitem_get_type (void);
+gint player_controller_get_menu_offset (PlayerController* self);
 void player_controller_set_app_info (PlayerController* self, GAppInfo* value);
 static void player_controller_finalize (GObject* obj);
 static void player_controller_get_property (GObject * object, guint property_id, GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
@@ -216,7 +207,7 @@ static char* string_strip (const char* self) {
 }
 
 
-PlayerController* player_controller_construct (GType object_type, DbusmenuMenuitem* root, const char* client_name, PlayerControllerstate initial_state) {
+PlayerController* player_controller_construct (GType object_type, DbusmenuMenuitem* root, const char* client_name, gint offset, PlayerControllerstate initial_state) {
 	PlayerController * self;
 	DbusmenuMenuitem* _tmp0_;
 	char* _tmp2_;
@@ -231,6 +222,8 @@ PlayerController* player_controller_construct (GType object_type, DbusmenuMenuit
 	_g_free0 (_tmp1_);
 	self->custom_items = (_tmp3_ = gee_array_list_new (TYPE_PLAYER_ITEM, (GBoxedCopyFunc) g_object_ref, g_object_unref, NULL), _g_object_unref0 (self->custom_items), _tmp3_);
 	player_controller_update_state (self, initial_state);
+	player_controller_set_menu_offset (self, offset);
+	g_debug ("player-controller.vala:54: offset = %i", offset);
 	player_controller_construct_widgets (self);
 	player_controller_establish_mpris_connection (self);
 	player_controller_update_layout (self);
@@ -238,14 +231,15 @@ PlayerController* player_controller_construct (GType object_type, DbusmenuMenuit
 }
 
 
-PlayerController* player_controller_new (DbusmenuMenuitem* root, const char* client_name, PlayerControllerstate initial_state) {
-	return player_controller_construct (TYPE_PLAYER_CONTROLLER, root, client_name, initial_state);
+PlayerController* player_controller_new (DbusmenuMenuitem* root, const char* client_name, gint offset, PlayerControllerstate initial_state) {
+	return player_controller_construct (TYPE_PLAYER_CONTROLLER, root, client_name, offset, initial_state);
 }
 
 
 void player_controller_update_state (PlayerController* self, PlayerControllerstate new_state) {
 	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
-	g_debug ("player-controller.vala:59: update_state : new state %i", (gint) new_state);
+	g_debug ("player-controller.vala:62: update_state - player controller %s : new s" \
+"tate %i", self->priv->_name, (gint) new_state);
 	self->current_state = (gint) new_state;
 }
 
@@ -263,26 +257,27 @@ void player_controller_instantiate (PlayerController* self) {
 	GError * _inner_error_;
 	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
 	_inner_error_ = NULL;
+	g_debug ("player-controller.vala:80: instantiate in player controller for %s", self->priv->_name);
 	{
 		g_app_info_launch (self->priv->_app_info, NULL, NULL, &_inner_error_);
 		if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
-			goto __catch1_g_error;
+			goto __catch0_g_error;
 		}
 		player_controller_update_state (self, PLAYER_CONTROLLER_STATE_INSTANTIATING);
 	}
-	goto __finally1;
-	__catch1_g_error:
+	goto __finally0;
+	__catch0_g_error:
 	{
 		GError * _error_;
 		_error_ = _inner_error_;
 		_inner_error_ = NULL;
 		{
-			g_warning ("player-controller.vala:82: Failed to launch app %s with error message:" \
+			g_warning ("player-controller.vala:86: Failed to launch app %s with error message:" \
 " %s", self->priv->_name, _error_->message);
 			_g_error_free0 (_error_);
 		}
 	}
-	__finally1:
+	__finally0:
 	if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
 		g_critical ("file %s: line %d: uncaught error: %s (%s, %d)", __FILE__, __LINE__, _inner_error_->message, g_quark_to_string (_inner_error_->domain), _inner_error_->code);
 		g_clear_error (&_inner_error_);
@@ -294,18 +289,20 @@ void player_controller_instantiate (PlayerController* self) {
 static void player_controller_establish_mpris_connection (PlayerController* self) {
 	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
 	if (self->current_state != PLAYER_CONTROLLER_STATE_READY) {
-		g_debug ("player-controller.vala:89: establish_mpris_connection - Not ready to c" \
+		g_debug ("player-controller.vala:93: establish_mpris_connection - Not ready to c" \
 "onnect");
 		return;
 	}
 	if (_vala_strcmp0 (self->priv->_name, "Vlc") == 0) {
 		MprisController* _tmp0_;
-		self->mpris_adaptor = (_tmp0_ = (MprisController*) mpris_controller_v2_new (self->priv->_name, self), _g_object_unref0 (self->mpris_adaptor), _tmp0_);
+		g_debug ("player-controller.vala:98: establishing a vlc mpris controller");
+		self->mpris_adaptor = (_tmp0_ = mpris_controller_new (self, "org.mpris.MediaPlayer.Player"), _g_object_unref0 (self->mpris_adaptor), _tmp0_);
 	} else {
 		MprisController* _tmp1_;
-		self->mpris_adaptor = (_tmp1_ = mpris_controller_new (self->priv->_name, self, "org.freedesktop.MediaPlayer"), _g_object_unref0 (self->mpris_adaptor), _tmp1_);
+		self->mpris_adaptor = (_tmp1_ = mpris_controller_new (self, "org.freedesktop.MediaPlayer"), _g_object_unref0 (self->mpris_adaptor), _tmp1_);
 	}
 	if (mpris_controller_connected (self->mpris_adaptor) == TRUE) {
+		g_debug ("player-controller.vala:106: yup I'm connected");
 		player_controller_update_state (self, PLAYER_CONTROLLER_STATE_CONNECTED);
 	} else {
 		player_controller_update_state (self, PLAYER_CONTROLLER_STATE_DISCONNECTED);
@@ -355,13 +352,16 @@ static void player_controller_update_layout (PlayerController* self) {
 	if (self->current_state != PLAYER_CONTROLLER_STATE_CONNECTED) {
 		visibility = FALSE;
 	}
-	g_debug ("player-controller.vala:120: about the set the visibility on both the t" \
+	g_debug ("player-controller.vala:128: about the set the visibility on both the t" \
 "ransport and metadata widget to %s", _tmp0_ = bool_to_string (visibility));
 	_g_free0 (_tmp0_);
 	dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set_bool ((DbusmenuMenuitem*) (_tmp1_ = (PlayerItem*) gee_abstract_list_get ((GeeAbstractList*) self->custom_items, PLAYER_CONTROLLER_TRANSPORT)), DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_PROP_VISIBLE, visibility);
 	_g_object_unref0 (_tmp1_);
 	dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set_bool ((DbusmenuMenuitem*) (_tmp2_ = (PlayerItem*) gee_abstract_list_get ((GeeAbstractList*) self->custom_items, PLAYER_CONTROLLER_METADATA)), DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_PROP_VISIBLE, visibility);
 	_g_object_unref0 (_tmp2_);
+	if (self->mpris_adaptor == NULL) {
+		g_warning ("player-controller.vala:133: Why is the mpris object null");
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -370,17 +370,15 @@ static void player_controller_construct_widgets (PlayerController* self) {
 	TitleMenuitem* title_menu_item;
 	MetadataMenuitem* metadata_item;
 	TransportMenuitem* transport_item;
-	gint offset;
 	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
 	gee_abstract_collection_add ((GeeAbstractCollection*) self->custom_items, _tmp0_ = player_item_new (DBUSMENU_CLIENT_TYPES_SEPARATOR));
 	_g_object_unref0 (_tmp0_);
-	title_menu_item = title_menuitem_new (self, self->priv->_name);
+	title_menu_item = title_menuitem_new (self);
 	gee_abstract_collection_add ((GeeAbstractCollection*) self->custom_items, (PlayerItem*) title_menu_item);
 	metadata_item = metadata_menuitem_new ();
 	gee_abstract_collection_add ((GeeAbstractCollection*) self->custom_items, (PlayerItem*) metadata_item);
 	transport_item = transport_menuitem_new (self);
 	gee_abstract_collection_add ((GeeAbstractCollection*) self->custom_items, (PlayerItem*) transport_item);
-	offset = 2;
 	{
 		GeeIterator* _item_it;
 		_item_it = gee_abstract_collection_iterator ((GeeAbstractCollection*) self->custom_items);
@@ -390,7 +388,7 @@ static void player_controller_construct_widgets (PlayerController* self) {
 				break;
 			}
 			item = (PlayerItem*) gee_iterator_get (_item_it);
-			dbusmenu_menuitem_child_add_position (self->priv->root_menu, (DbusmenuMenuitem*) item, (guint) (offset + gee_abstract_list_index_of ((GeeAbstractList*) self->custom_items, item)));
+			dbusmenu_menuitem_child_add_position (self->priv->root_menu, (DbusmenuMenuitem*) item, (guint) (self->priv->_menu_offset + gee_abstract_list_index_of ((GeeAbstractList*) self->custom_items, item)));
 			_g_object_unref0 (item);
 		}
 		_g_object_unref0 (_item_it);
@@ -446,7 +444,7 @@ static char* player_controller_format_client_name (const char* client_name) {
 		formatted = (_tmp2_ = g_strconcat (_tmp0_ = g_utf8_strup (client_name, (gssize) 1), _tmp1_ = string_slice (client_name, (glong) 1, g_utf8_strlen (client_name, -1)), NULL), _g_free0 (formatted), _tmp2_);
 		_g_free0 (_tmp1_);
 		_g_free0 (_tmp0_);
-		g_debug ("player-controller.vala:154: PlayerController->format_client_name - : %" \
+		g_debug ("player-controller.vala:165: PlayerController->format_client_name - : %" \
 "s", formatted);
 	}
 	result = formatted;
@@ -486,6 +484,21 @@ void player_controller_set_app_info (PlayerController* self, GAppInfo* value) {
 }
 
 
+gint player_controller_get_menu_offset (PlayerController* self) {
+	gint result;
+	g_return_val_if_fail (self != NULL, 0);
+	result = self->priv->_menu_offset;
+	return result;
+}
+
+
+void player_controller_set_menu_offset (PlayerController* self, gint value) {
+	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
+	self->priv->_menu_offset = value;
+	g_object_notify ((GObject *) self, "menu-offset");
+}
+
+
 static void player_controller_class_init (PlayerControllerClass * klass) {
 	player_controller_parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 	g_type_class_add_private (klass, sizeof (PlayerControllerPrivate));
@@ -494,6 +507,7 @@ static void player_controller_class_init (PlayerControllerClass * klass) {
 	G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass)->finalize = player_controller_finalize;
 	g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PLAYER_CONTROLLER_NAME, g_param_spec_string ("name", "name", "name", NULL, G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME | G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK | G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB | G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_WRITABLE));
 	g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PLAYER_CONTROLLER_APP_INFO, g_param_spec_object ("app-info", "app-info", "app-info", G_TYPE_APP_INFO, G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME | G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK | G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB | G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_WRITABLE));
+	g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PLAYER_CONTROLLER_MENU_OFFSET, g_param_spec_int ("menu-offset", "menu-offset", "menu-offset", G_MININT, G_MAXINT, 0, G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME | G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK | G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB | G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_WRITABLE));
 }
 
 
@@ -537,6 +551,9 @@ static void player_controller_get_property (GObject * object, guint property_id,
 		case PLAYER_CONTROLLER_APP_INFO:
 		g_value_set_object (value, player_controller_get_app_info (self));
 		break;
+		case PLAYER_CONTROLLER_MENU_OFFSET:
+		g_value_set_int (value, player_controller_get_menu_offset (self));
+		break;
 		default:
 		G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
 		break;
@@ -554,6 +571,9 @@ static void player_controller_set_property (GObject * object, guint property_id,
 		case PLAYER_CONTROLLER_APP_INFO:
 		player_controller_set_app_info (self, g_value_get_object (value));
 		break;
+		case PLAYER_CONTROLLER_MENU_OFFSET:
+		player_controller_set_menu_offset (self, g_value_get_int (value));
+		break;
 		default:
 		G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
 		break;
diff --git a/src/player-controller.vala b/src/player-controller.vala
index 3fb4750..d272d14 100644
--- a/src/player-controller.vala
+++ b/src/player-controller.vala
@@ -42,13 +42,16 @@ public class PlayerController : GLib.Object
 	public ArrayList<PlayerItem> custom_items;	
 	public MprisController mpris_adaptor;
 	public AppInfo? app_info { get; set;}
+	public int menu_offset { get; set;}
 		
-	public PlayerController(Dbusmenu.Menuitem root, string client_name, state initial_state)
+	public PlayerController(Dbusmenu.Menuitem root, string client_name, int offset, state initial_state)
 	{
 		this.root_menu = root;
 		this.name = format_client_name(client_name.strip());
 		this.custom_items = new ArrayList<PlayerItem>();
 		this.update_state(initial_state);
+		this.menu_offset = offset;
+		debug("offset = %i", offset);
 		construct_widgets();
 		establish_mpris_connection();
 		update_layout();
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ public class PlayerController : GLib.Object
 
 	public void update_state(state new_state)
 	{
-		debug("update_state : new state %i", new_state);
+		debug("update_state - player controller %s : new state %i", this.name, new_state);
 		this.current_state = new_state;
 	}
 	
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ public class PlayerController : GLib.Object
 	 */
 	public void instantiate()
 	{
+		debug("instantiate in player controller for %s", this.name);
 		try{
  	  	this.app_info.launch(null, null);
 			this.update_state(state.INSTANTIATING);
@@ -89,13 +93,17 @@ public class PlayerController : GLib.Object
 			debug("establish_mpris_connection - Not ready to connect");
 			return;
 		}
+
 		if(this.name == "Vlc"){
-			this.mpris_adaptor = new MprisControllerV2(this.name, this);
+			debug("establishing a vlc mpris controller");
+			this.mpris_adaptor = new MprisController(this, "org.mpris.MediaPlayer.Player");
 		}
 		else{
-			this.mpris_adaptor = new MprisController(this.name, this);
+			this.mpris_adaptor = new MprisController(this);
 		}
+		
 		if(this.mpris_adaptor.connected() == true){
+			debug("yup I'm connected");
 			this.update_state(state.CONNECTED);
 		}
 		else{
@@ -120,6 +128,10 @@ public class PlayerController : GLib.Object
 		debug("about the set the visibility on both the transport and metadata widget to %s", visibility.to_string());
 		this.custom_items[TRANSPORT].property_set_bool(MENUITEM_PROP_VISIBLE, visibility);
 		this.custom_items[METADATA].property_set_bool(MENUITEM_PROP_VISIBLE, visibility);
+		// DEBUG
+		if(this.mpris_adaptor == null){
+			warning("Why is the mpris object null");
+		}
 	}
 	
 	
@@ -129,7 +141,7 @@ public class PlayerController : GLib.Object
 		this.custom_items.add(new PlayerItem(CLIENT_TYPES_SEPARATOR));
 
 		// Title item
-		TitleMenuitem title_menu_item = new TitleMenuitem(this, this.name);
+		TitleMenuitem title_menu_item = new TitleMenuitem(this);
 		this.custom_items.add(title_menu_item);
 
 		// Metadata item
@@ -140,9 +152,8 @@ public class PlayerController : GLib.Object
 		TransportMenuitem transport_item = new TransportMenuitem(this);
 		this.custom_items.add(transport_item);
 
-		int offset = 2;
 		foreach(PlayerItem item in this.custom_items){
-			root_menu.child_add_position(item, offset + this.custom_items.index_of(item));			
+			root_menu.child_add_position(item, this.menu_offset + this.custom_items.index_of(item));			
 		}
 	}	
 	
diff --git a/src/player-item.c b/src/player-item.c
index 6152703..2ef44a8 100644
--- a/src/player-item.c
+++ b/src/player-item.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ typedef struct _PlayerController PlayerController;
 typedef struct _PlayerControllerClass PlayerControllerClass;
 #define _g_object_unref0(var) ((var == NULL) ? NULL : (var = (g_object_unref (var), NULL)))
 #define _g_free0(var) (var = (g_free (var), NULL))
+#define _g_error_free0(var) ((var == NULL) ? NULL : (var = (g_error_free (var), NULL)))
 
 struct _PlayerItem {
 	DbusmenuMenuitem parent_instance;
@@ -84,7 +85,6 @@ PlayerItem* player_item_construct (GType object_type, const char* type);
 void player_item_reset (PlayerItem* self, GeeHashSet* attrs);
 static gboolean player_item_ensure_valid_updates (GHashTable* data, GeeHashSet* attributes);
 static GValue* _g_value_dup (GValue* self);
-char* player_item_sanitize_string (const char* st);
 void player_item_update (PlayerItem* self, GHashTable* data, GeeHashSet* attributes);
 PlayerController* player_item_get_owner (PlayerItem* self);
 static void player_item_set_owner (PlayerItem* self, PlayerController* value);
@@ -144,10 +144,32 @@ static gpointer __g_value_dup0 (gpointer self) {
 }
 
 
+static char* string_strip (const char* self) {
+	char* result = NULL;
+	char* _result_;
+	g_return_val_if_fail (self != NULL, NULL);
+	_result_ = g_strdup (self);
+	g_strstrip (_result_);
+	result = _result_;
+	return result;
+}
+
+
+static gboolean string_contains (const char* self, const char* needle) {
+	gboolean result = FALSE;
+	g_return_val_if_fail (self != NULL, FALSE);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (needle != NULL, FALSE);
+	result = strstr (self, needle) != NULL;
+	return result;
+}
+
+
 void player_item_update (PlayerItem* self, GHashTable* data, GeeHashSet* attributes) {
+	GError * _inner_error_;
 	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
 	g_return_if_fail (data != NULL);
 	g_return_if_fail (attributes != NULL);
+	_inner_error_ = NULL;
 	g_debug ("player-item.vala:46: PlayerItem::update()");
 	if (player_item_ensure_valid_updates (data, attributes) == FALSE) {
 		g_debug ("player-item.vala:48: PlayerItem::Update -> The hashtable update does n" \
@@ -177,13 +199,61 @@ void player_item_update (PlayerItem* self, GHashTable* data, GeeHashSet* attribu
 			g_debug ("player-item.vala:54: search key = %s", search_key);
 			v = __g_value_dup0 ((GValue*) g_hash_table_lookup (data, search_key));
 			if (G_VALUE_HOLDS (v, G_TYPE_STRING)) {
-				char* _tmp4_;
-				g_debug ("player-item.vala:58: with value : %s", g_value_get_string (v));
-				dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set ((DbusmenuMenuitem*) self, property, _tmp4_ = player_item_sanitize_string (g_value_get_string (v)));
-				_g_free0 (_tmp4_);
+				char* update;
+				update = string_strip (g_value_get_string (v));
+				g_debug ("player-item.vala:59: with value : %s", update);
+				if (string_contains (property, "arturl")) {
+					{
+						char* _tmp4_;
+						char* _tmp5_;
+						char* _tmp6_;
+						char* _tmp7_;
+						_tmp6_ = (_tmp5_ = g_filename_from_uri (_tmp4_ = string_strip (update), NULL, &_inner_error_), _g_free0 (_tmp4_), _tmp5_);
+						if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
+							if (_inner_error_->domain == G_CONVERT_ERROR) {
+								goto __catch2_g_convert_error;
+							}
+							_g_free0 (update);
+							_g_free0 (property);
+							input_keys = (_vala_array_free (input_keys, input_keys_length1, (GDestroyNotify) g_free), NULL);
+							_g_free0 (search_key);
+							_g_free0 (v);
+							_g_object_unref0 (_property_it);
+							g_critical ("file %s: line %d: unexpected error: %s (%s, %d)", __FILE__, __LINE__, _inner_error_->message, g_quark_to_string (_inner_error_->domain), _inner_error_->code);
+							g_clear_error (&_inner_error_);
+							return;
+						}
+						update = (_tmp7_ = _tmp6_, _g_free0 (update), _tmp7_);
+					}
+					goto __finally2;
+					__catch2_g_convert_error:
+					{
+						GError * e;
+						e = _inner_error_;
+						_inner_error_ = NULL;
+						{
+							g_warning ("player-item.vala:65: Problem converting URI %s to file path", update);
+							_g_error_free0 (e);
+						}
+					}
+					__finally2:
+					if (_inner_error_ != NULL) {
+						_g_free0 (update);
+						_g_free0 (property);
+						input_keys = (_vala_array_free (input_keys, input_keys_length1, (GDestroyNotify) g_free), NULL);
+						_g_free0 (search_key);
+						_g_free0 (v);
+						_g_object_unref0 (_property_it);
+						g_critical ("file %s: line %d: uncaught error: %s (%s, %d)", __FILE__, __LINE__, _inner_error_->message, g_quark_to_string (_inner_error_->domain), _inner_error_->code);
+						g_clear_error (&_inner_error_);
+						return;
+					}
+				}
+				dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set ((DbusmenuMenuitem*) self, property, update);
+				_g_free0 (update);
 			} else {
 				if (G_VALUE_HOLDS (v, G_TYPE_INT)) {
-					g_debug ("player-item.vala:62: with value : %i", g_value_get_int (v));
+					g_debug ("player-item.vala:71: with value : %i", g_value_get_int (v));
 					dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set_int ((DbusmenuMenuitem*) self, property, g_value_get_int (v));
 				} else {
 					if (G_VALUE_HOLDS (v, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN)) {
@@ -210,7 +280,7 @@ static gboolean player_item_ensure_valid_updates (GHashTable* data, GeeHashSet*
 		return result;
 	}
 	if (g_hash_table_size (data) < gee_collection_get_size ((GeeCollection*) attributes)) {
-		g_warning ("player-item.vala:77: update hash was too small for the target");
+		g_warning ("player-item.vala:86: update hash was too small for the target");
 		result = FALSE;
 		return result;
 	}
@@ -219,65 +289,6 @@ static gboolean player_item_ensure_valid_updates (GHashTable* data, GeeHashSet*
 }
 
 
-static char* string_strip (const char* self) {
-	char* result = NULL;
-	char* _result_;
-	g_return_val_if_fail (self != NULL, NULL);
-	_result_ = g_strdup (self);
-	g_strstrip (_result_);
-	result = _result_;
-	return result;
-}
-
-
-static char* string_slice (const char* self, glong start, glong end) {
-	char* result = NULL;
-	glong string_length;
-	gboolean _tmp0_ = FALSE;
-	gboolean _tmp1_ = FALSE;
-	const char* start_string;
-	g_return_val_if_fail (self != NULL, NULL);
-	string_length = g_utf8_strlen (self, -1);
-	if (start < 0) {
-		start = string_length + start;
-	}
-	if (end < 0) {
-		end = string_length + end;
-	}
-	if (start >= 0) {
-		_tmp0_ = start <= string_length;
-	} else {
-		_tmp0_ = FALSE;
-	}
-	g_return_val_if_fail (_tmp0_, NULL);
-	if (end >= 0) {
-		_tmp1_ = end <= string_length;
-	} else {
-		_tmp1_ = FALSE;
-	}
-	g_return_val_if_fail (_tmp1_, NULL);
-	g_return_val_if_fail (start <= end, NULL);
-	start_string = g_utf8_offset_to_pointer (self, start);
-	result = g_strndup (start_string, ((gchar*) g_utf8_offset_to_pointer (start_string, end - start)) - ((gchar*) start_string));
-	return result;
-}
-
-
-char* player_item_sanitize_string (const char* st) {
-	char* result = NULL;
-	char* _result_;
-	g_return_val_if_fail (st != NULL, NULL);
-	_result_ = string_strip (st);
-	if (g_str_has_prefix (_result_, "file:///")) {
-		char* _tmp0_;
-		_result_ = (_tmp0_ = string_slice (_result_, (glong) 7, g_utf8_strlen (_result_, -1)), _g_free0 (_result_), _tmp0_);
-	}
-	g_debug ("player-item.vala:89: Sanitize string - result = %s", _result_);
-	result = _result_;
-	return result;
-}
-
-
 PlayerController* player_item_get_owner (PlayerItem* self) {
 	PlayerController* result;
 	g_return_val_if_fail (self != NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/src/player-item.vala b/src/player-item.vala
index 171c140..3e10b7b 100644
--- a/src/player-item.vala
+++ b/src/player-item.vala
@@ -55,8 +55,17 @@ public class PlayerItem : Dbusmenu.Menuitem
 			Value? v = data.lookup(search_key);
 			
 			if (v.holds (typeof (string))){
-				debug("with value : %s", v.get_string());
-				this.property_set(property, this.sanitize_string(v.get_string()));
+				string update = v.get_string().strip();
+				debug("with value : %s", update);
+				if(property.contains("arturl")){
+					try{
+						update = Filename.from_uri(update.strip());
+					}
+					catch(ConvertError e){
+						warning("Problem converting URI %s to file path", update); 
+					}
+				}
+				this.property_set(property, update);
 			}			    
 			else if (v.holds (typeof (int))){
 				debug("with value : %i", v.get_int());
@@ -80,15 +89,5 @@ public class PlayerItem : Dbusmenu.Menuitem
 		return true;		
 	}
 
-	public static string sanitize_string(string st)
-	{
-		string result = st.strip();
-		if(result.has_prefix("file:///")){
-			result = result.slice(7, result.len());		                   
-		}
-		debug("Sanitize string - result = %s", result);
-		return result;
-	}
-
 }
 
diff --git a/src/title-menu-item.c b/src/title-menu-item.c
index 0bf7db1..20d0aa4 100644
--- a/src/title-menu-item.c
+++ b/src/title-menu-item.c
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ typedef struct _TitleMenuitemPrivate TitleMenuitemPrivate;
 
 typedef struct _PlayerController PlayerController;
 typedef struct _PlayerControllerClass PlayerControllerClass;
-#define _g_free0(var) (var = (g_free (var), NULL))
 typedef struct _PlayerControllerPrivate PlayerControllerPrivate;
 
 #define TYPE_MPRIS_CONTROLLER (mpris_controller_get_type ())
@@ -126,8 +125,9 @@ enum  {
 	TITLE_MENUITEM_DUMMY_PROPERTY
 };
 GType player_controller_get_type (void);
-TitleMenuitem* title_menuitem_new (PlayerController* parent, const char* name);
-TitleMenuitem* title_menuitem_construct (GType object_type, PlayerController* parent, const char* name);
+const char* player_controller_get_name (PlayerController* self);
+TitleMenuitem* title_menuitem_new (PlayerController* parent);
+TitleMenuitem* title_menuitem_construct (GType object_type, PlayerController* parent);
 PlayerController* player_item_get_owner (PlayerItem* self);
 GType mpris_controller_get_type (void);
 GType player_controller_state_get_type (void);
@@ -137,40 +137,26 @@ GeeHashSet* title_menuitem_attributes_format (void);
 
 
 
-TitleMenuitem* title_menuitem_construct (GType object_type, PlayerController* parent, const char* name) {
+TitleMenuitem* title_menuitem_construct (GType object_type, PlayerController* parent) {
 	TitleMenuitem * self;
 	g_return_val_if_fail (parent != NULL, NULL);
-	g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, NULL);
 	self = (TitleMenuitem*) g_object_new (object_type, "item-type", DBUSMENU_TITLE_MENUITEM_TYPE, "owner", parent, NULL);
-	dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set ((DbusmenuMenuitem*) self, DBUSMENU_TITLE_MENUITEM_TEXT_NAME, name);
+	dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set ((DbusmenuMenuitem*) self, DBUSMENU_TITLE_MENUITEM_TEXT_NAME, player_controller_get_name (parent));
 	return self;
 }
 
 
-TitleMenuitem* title_menuitem_new (PlayerController* parent, const char* name) {
-	return title_menuitem_construct (TYPE_TITLE_MENUITEM, parent, name);
-}
-
-
-static char* bool_to_string (gboolean self) {
-	char* result = NULL;
-	if (self) {
-		result = g_strdup ("true");
-		return result;
-	} else {
-		result = g_strdup ("false");
-		return result;
-	}
+TitleMenuitem* title_menuitem_new (PlayerController* parent) {
+	return title_menuitem_construct (TYPE_TITLE_MENUITEM, parent);
 }
 
 
 static void title_menuitem_real_handle_event (DbusmenuMenuitem* base, const char* name, GValue* input_value, guint timestamp) {
 	TitleMenuitem * self;
-	char* _tmp0_;
 	self = (TitleMenuitem*) base;
 	g_return_if_fail (name != NULL);
-	g_debug ("title-menu-item.vala:34: handle_event with bool value %s", _tmp0_ = bool_to_string (g_value_get_boolean (input_value)));
-	_g_free0 (_tmp0_);
+	g_debug ("title-menu-item.vala:34: handle_event for owner %s with owner state = " \
+"%i and title menu name %s", player_controller_get_name (player_item_get_owner ((PlayerItem*) self)), player_item_get_owner ((PlayerItem*) self)->current_state, dbusmenu_menuitem_property_get ((DbusmenuMenuitem*) self, DBUSMENU_TITLE_MENUITEM_TEXT_NAME));
 	if (player_item_get_owner ((PlayerItem*) self)->current_state == PLAYER_CONTROLLER_STATE_OFFLINE) {
 		player_controller_instantiate (player_item_get_owner ((PlayerItem*) self));
 	}
diff --git a/src/title-menu-item.vala b/src/title-menu-item.vala
index 612d279..8183821 100644
--- a/src/title-menu-item.vala
+++ b/src/title-menu-item.vala
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@ using Gee;
 
 public class TitleMenuitem : PlayerItem
 {
-	public TitleMenuitem(PlayerController parent, string name)
+	public TitleMenuitem(PlayerController parent)
 	{
 		Object(item_type: MENUITEM_TYPE, owner: parent);
-		this.property_set(MENUITEM_TEXT_NAME, name);		
+		this.property_set(MENUITEM_TEXT_NAME, parent.name);		
 	}
 
 	public override void handle_event(string name, GLib.Value input_value, uint timestamp)
 	{
-		debug("handle_event with bool value %s", input_value.get_boolean().to_string());
+		debug("handle_event for owner %s with owner state = %i and title menu name %s", this.owner.name, this.owner.current_state, property_get(MENUITEM_TEXT_NAME));
+		
 		if(this.owner.current_state == PlayerController.state.OFFLINE)
 		{
 			this.owner.instantiate();
diff --git a/src/title-widget.c b/src/title-widget.c
index 1b57fe9..7e48940 100644
--- a/src/title-widget.c
+++ b/src/title-widget.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 #include <libindicator/indicator-image-helper.h>
 
-static DbusmenuMenuitem* twin_item;
 
 typedef struct _TitleWidgetPrivate TitleWidgetPrivate;
 
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ struct _TitleWidgetPrivate
 	GtkWidget* hbox;
 	GtkWidget* name;
 	GtkWidget* player_icon;	
+	DbusmenuMenuitem* twin_item;	
 };
 
 #define TITLE_WIDGET_GET_PRIVATE(o) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE ((o), TITLE_WIDGET_TYPE, TitleWidgetPrivate))
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ static gboolean title_widget_expose_event(GtkWidget* widget,
 // Dbusmenuitem properties update callback
 static void title_widget_property_update(DbusmenuMenuitem* item, gchar* property, 
                                        GValue* value, gpointer userdata);
-static void style_name_text(TitleWidget* self);
+static void title_widget_set_twin_item(	TitleWidget* self,
+                           							DbusmenuMenuitem* twin_item);
+static void title_widget_style_name_text(TitleWidget* self);
+
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (TitleWidget, title_widget, GTK_TYPE_MENU_ITEM);
 
 
@@ -90,22 +93,9 @@ title_widget_init (TitleWidget *self)
 
 	hbox = gtk_hbox_new(FALSE, 0);
 	priv->hbox = hbox;
-	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(twin_item), "property-changed", 
-	                 G_CALLBACK(title_widget_property_update), self);
 
 	priv->player_icon = indicator_image_helper("sound_icon");
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX (priv->hbox), priv->player_icon, FALSE, FALSE, 0);		
-	
-	priv->name = gtk_label_new(dbusmenu_menuitem_property_get(twin_item, 
-	                                                          DBUSMENU_TITLE_MENUITEM_TEXT_NAME));
-	gtk_misc_set_padding(GTK_MISC(priv->name), 10, 0);
-	gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (priv->hbox), priv->name, FALSE, FALSE, 0);		
-
-	style_name_text(self);
-	
-	gtk_widget_show_all (priv->hbox);
-  gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (self), hbox);
-	
 }
 
 static void
@@ -126,12 +116,13 @@ title_widget_button_press_event (GtkWidget *menuitem,
                                   GdkEventButton *event)
 {
 	g_debug("TitleWidget::menu_press_event");
-
+	TitleWidgetPrivate * priv = TITLE_WIDGET_GET_PRIVATE(menuitem);
+	
 	GValue value = {0};
   g_value_init(&value, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN);
 
 	g_value_set_boolean(&value, TRUE);	
-	dbusmenu_menuitem_handle_event (twin_item, "Title menu event", &value, 0);
+	dbusmenu_menuitem_handle_event (priv->twin_item, "Title menu event", &value, 0);
 	
 	return TRUE;
 }
@@ -163,12 +154,31 @@ title_widget_property_update(DbusmenuMenuitem* item, gchar* property,
 	
 	if(g_ascii_strcasecmp(DBUSMENU_TITLE_MENUITEM_TEXT_NAME, property) == 0){  
 		gtk_label_set_text(GTK_LABEL(priv->name), g_value_get_string(value));
-		style_name_text(mitem);
+		title_widget_style_name_text(mitem);
 	}
 }
 
 static void
-style_name_text(TitleWidget* self)
+title_widget_set_twin_item(TitleWidget* self,
+                           DbusmenuMenuitem* twin_item)
+{
+	TitleWidgetPrivate * priv = TITLE_WIDGET_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+	priv->twin_item = twin_item;
+	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(twin_item), "property-changed", 
+	                 G_CALLBACK(title_widget_property_update), self);	
+	priv->name = gtk_label_new(dbusmenu_menuitem_property_get(priv->twin_item, 
+	                                                          DBUSMENU_TITLE_MENUITEM_TEXT_NAME));
+	gtk_misc_set_padding(GTK_MISC(priv->name), 10, 0);
+	gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (priv->hbox), priv->name, FALSE, FALSE, 0);		
+
+	title_widget_style_name_text(self);
+	
+	gtk_widget_show_all (priv->hbox);
+  gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (self), priv->hbox);	
+}
+                           
+static void
+title_widget_style_name_text(TitleWidget* self)
 {
 	TitleWidgetPrivate * priv = TITLE_WIDGET_GET_PRIVATE(self);
 
@@ -186,7 +196,8 @@ style_name_text(TitleWidget* self)
 GtkWidget* 
 title_widget_new(DbusmenuMenuitem *item)
 {
-	twin_item = item;
-	return g_object_new(TITLE_WIDGET_TYPE, NULL);
+	GtkWidget* widget = g_object_new(TITLE_WIDGET_TYPE, NULL);
+	title_widget_set_twin_item((TitleWidget*)widget, item);
+	return widget;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/transport-menu-item.c b/src/transport-menu-item.c
index 48c437a..0734a97 100644
--- a/src/transport-menu-item.c
+++ b/src/transport-menu-item.c
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.h>
 #include <libdbusmenu-glib/server.h>
 #include <common-defs.h>
-#include <gee.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <gee.h>
 
 
 #define TYPE_PLAYER_ITEM (player_item_get_type ())
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ TransportMenuitem* transport_menuitem_new (PlayerController* parent);
 TransportMenuitem* transport_menuitem_construct (GType object_type, PlayerController* parent);
 void transport_menuitem_change_play_state (TransportMenuitem* self, gint state);
 PlayerController* player_item_get_owner (PlayerItem* self);
+const char* player_controller_get_name (PlayerController* self);
 GType mpris_controller_get_type (void);
 void mpris_controller_transport_event (MprisController* self, TransportMenuitemaction command);
 static void transport_menuitem_real_handle_event (DbusmenuMenuitem* base, const char* name, GValue* input_value, guint timestamp);
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ static void transport_menuitem_real_handle_event (DbusmenuMenuitem* base, const
 	input = g_value_get_int (input_value);
 	g_debug ("transport-menu-item.vala:45: handle_event with value %s", _tmp0_ = g_strdup_printf ("%i", input));
 	_g_free0 (_tmp0_);
+	g_debug ("transport-menu-item.vala:46: transport owner name = %s", player_controller_get_name (player_item_get_owner ((PlayerItem*) self)));
 	mpris_controller_transport_event (player_item_get_owner ((PlayerItem*) self)->mpris_adaptor, (TransportMenuitemaction) input);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/transport-menu-item.vala b/src/transport-menu-item.vala
index e0710a8..8e837c2 100644
--- a/src/transport-menu-item.vala
+++ b/src/transport-menu-item.vala
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class TransportMenuitem : PlayerItem
 	{
 		int input = input_value.get_int();
 		debug("handle_event with value %s", input.to_string());
-		// Fire and forgot - the widget would not have sent it over it didn't think it was relevant.
+		debug("transport owner name = %s", this.owner.name);
 		this.owner.mpris_adaptor.transport_event((action)input);
 	}	
 
diff --git a/src/transport-widget.c b/src/transport-widget.c
index 9852b50..f02200e 100644
--- a/src/transport-widget.c
+++ b/src/transport-widget.c
@@ -27,15 +27,13 @@ with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 #include "play-button.h"
 
-
-static DbusmenuMenuitem* twin_item;
-
 typedef struct _TransportWidgetPrivate TransportWidgetPrivate;
 
 struct _TransportWidgetPrivate
 {
 	GtkWidget* hbox;
 	GtkWidget* play_button;
+	DbusmenuMenuitem* twin_item;		
 };
 
 #define TRANSPORT_WIDGET_GET_PRIVATE(o) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE ((o), TRANSPORT_WIDGET_TYPE, TransportWidgetPrivate))
@@ -45,18 +43,24 @@ static void transport_widget_class_init (TransportWidgetClass *klass);
 static void transport_widget_init       (TransportWidget *self);
 static void transport_widget_dispose    (GObject *object);
 static void transport_widget_finalize   (GObject *object);
-static gboolean transport_widget_expose_event(GtkWidget* widget, GdkEventExpose* event);
+
+static void transport_widget_set_twin_item(TransportWidget* self,
+                           								 DbusmenuMenuitem* twin_item);
+
+static gboolean transport_widget_expose_event(GtkWidget* widget,
+                                              GdkEventExpose* event);
 
 /* UI and dbusmenu callbacks */
-static gboolean transport_widget_button_press_event 	(GtkWidget             *menuitem,
-                                                  		GdkEventButton        *event);
-static gboolean transport_widget_button_release_event (GtkWidget             *menuitem,
-                                                    	GdkEventButton        *event);                                          
+static gboolean transport_widget_button_press_event 	(GtkWidget      *menuitem,
+                                                  		GdkEventButton  *event);
+static gboolean transport_widget_button_release_event (GtkWidget      *menuitem,
+                                                    	GdkEventButton  *event);                                          
 static void transport_widget_property_update(DbusmenuMenuitem* item,
                                        				gchar * property, 
                                        				GValue * value,
                                        				gpointer userdata);
 
+
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (TransportWidget, transport_widget, GTK_TYPE_MENU_ITEM);
 
 static void
@@ -93,8 +97,6 @@ transport_widget_init (TransportWidget *self)
 	play_button_set_style(priv->play_button, style);
 	
 	gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (priv->hbox), priv->play_button, FALSE, FALSE, 0);	
-	
-	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(twin_item), "property-changed", G_CALLBACK(transport_widget_property_update), self);
 	                 
 	gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (self), priv->hbox);
 
@@ -120,14 +122,21 @@ transport_widget_expose_event(GtkWidget* widget, GdkEventExpose* event)
 	//gtk_container_propagate_expose(GTK_CONTAINER(widget),priv->play_button, event);
 	return TRUE;
 }
-	
+
+static void transport_widget_set_twin_item(TransportWidget* self,
+                           								 DbusmenuMenuitem* twin_item)
+{
+	TransportWidgetPrivate* priv = TRANSPORT_WIDGET_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+	priv->twin_item = twin_item;
+	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(priv->twin_item), "property-changed", 
+	                 G_CALLBACK(transport_widget_property_update), self);
+}
 
 /* keyevents */
 static gboolean
 transport_widget_button_press_event (GtkWidget *menuitem, 
                                   	GdkEventButton *event)
 {
-	g_debug("TransportWidget::menu_press_event");
 	if(IS_TRANSPORT_WIDGET(menuitem) == FALSE){
 		return FALSE;
 	}
@@ -136,20 +145,15 @@ transport_widget_button_press_event (GtkWidget *menuitem,
 
   GtkWidget *parent;
 
-  // can we block emissions of "grab-notify" on parent??
   parent = gtk_widget_get_parent (GTK_WIDGET (menuitem));
-	gint result = determine_button_event(priv->play_button, event);
 
-  //GTK_OBJECT_FLAGS (scale) |= GTK_HAS_GRAB;
-  //gtk_widget_event (scale,
-                    //((GdkEvent *)(void*)(event)));
-  //GTK_OBJECT_FLAGS (scale) &= ~(GTK_HAS_GRAB);
+	gint result = determine_button_event(priv->play_button, event);
 
  	GValue value = {0};
   g_value_init(&value, G_TYPE_INT);
 	g_debug("TransportWidget::menu_press_event - going to send value %i", result);
 	g_value_set_int(&value, result);	
-	dbusmenu_menuitem_handle_event (twin_item, "Transport state change", &value, 0);
+	dbusmenu_menuitem_handle_event (priv->twin_item, "Transport state change", &value, 0);
 	
 	return TRUE;
 }
@@ -191,7 +195,8 @@ transport_widget_property_update(DbusmenuMenuitem* item, gchar* property,
 GtkWidget* 
 transport_widget_new(DbusmenuMenuitem *item)
 {
-	twin_item = item;
-	return g_object_new(TRANSPORT_WIDGET_TYPE, NULL);
+	GtkWidget* widget =  g_object_new(TRANSPORT_WIDGET_TYPE, NULL);
+	transport_widget_set_twin_item((TransportWidget*)widget, item);
+	return widget;
 }