Update README + screenshot for genre/tag/friend filters

The README still described the install-state filter as the only top-row
control. Bring it in line with what the app actually offers now: install
state, genre, multi-select tags (with search, AND'd), and multi-select
friends (intersection). Document the friends-filter prerequisites
(friend's profile privacy must expose friends list + game details).

Adds keyring and xdg-utils to the hard-dep list (already required at
runtime; previously omitted from the README) and python-steam as the
optional dep that unlocks instant genre + tag filtering via
appinfo.vdf. Replaces the Void Linux install hint with an Arch one
that mirrors what the PKGBUILD installs.

PKGBUILD optdepends wording updated alongside: it now reflects that
python-steam unlocks both genre AND tag filters, not just genre.

Screenshot replaced with one taken on the current build showing all
four filter controls.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ arch=('any')
url="https://github.com/silvernode/steam-dice"
license=('GPL-2.0-only')
depends=('python' 'python-pyqt6' 'python-requests' 'python-keyring' 'xdg-utils')
optdepends=('python-steam: instant genre filter via Steam'\''s local appinfo.vdf cache (otherwise falls back to rate-limited Steam API)')
optdepends=('python-steam: instant genre + tag filters via Steam'\''s local appinfo.vdf cache (without it, genres fall back to the rate-limited Steam API and tag filtering is unavailable)')
makedepends=('git')
provides=("$_pkgname")
conflicts=("$_pkgname")
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@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@ A small desktop app that picks a random game from your Steam library and lets yo
## Features
- Rolls a random game from your Steam library and displays its header art
- **Installed / Not installed / All** filter so you can limit rolls to games you can actually play right now
- Combinable filters in the top row, all AND'd together:
- **Install state** — All / Installed / Not installed, to limit rolls to games you can actually play right now
- **Genre** — official Steam genre (Action, Strategy, RPG, …)
- **Tags** — multi-select popup with a search box; a game must carry every selected tag to survive
- **Friends** — multi-select popup; picks games every selected friend also owns, perfect for "what should we play tonight?"
- **Play** button launches the selected game immediately via Steam
- Settings dialog for your API key and Steam ID, persisted across sessions
- Refresh button with a 60-second cooldown to avoid hammering the Steam API
- Settings dialog for your API key and Steam ID, persisted across sessions (API key kept in your system keyring)
- Refresh button with a 60-second cooldown to avoid hammering the Steam API; refreshing also re-fetches selected friends' libraries
- Clean Steam-themed dark UI built with PyQt6
- Wayland-native with X11 fallback
@@ -19,18 +23,26 @@ A small desktop app that picks a random game from your Steam library and lets yo
- Python 3.8+
- [PyQt6](https://pypi.org/project/PyQt6/)
- [requests](https://pypi.org/project/requests/)
- [keyring](https://pypi.org/project/keyring/) — used to store your Steam API key in the system keyring
- `xdg-utils` — used to launch games via `steam://` URLs
- Steam installed locally (for the "Installed" filter and launching games)
Install dependencies with pip:
**Optional:** [python-steam](https://pypi.org/project/steam/) enables instant genre **and** tag filters by reading Steam's local `appinfo.vdf` cache. Without it, genres fall back to a rate-limited Steam Store API fetch and tag filtering is unavailable (no API fallback exists for tags).
Install with pip:
```bash
pip install PyQt6 requests
pip install PyQt6 requests keyring
# optional, for instant genre + tag filters
pip install steam
```
Or with your distro's package manager, e.g. on Void Linux:
Or on Arch (mirrors what the [PKGBUILD](PKGBUILD) installs):
```bash
xbps-install python3-PyQt6 python3-requests
pacman -S python-pyqt6 python-requests python-keyring xdg-utils
# optional
pacman -S python-steam
```
## Setup
@@ -66,10 +78,23 @@ On first launch the settings dialog will open automatically. Enter your API key
Once loaded:
- Click the **dice** button to roll a random game
- Use the **filter dropdown** to restrict rolls to installed or uninstalled games
- Combine the four filter controls in the top row to narrow the pool:
- **All games / Installed / Not installed**
- **All genres** dropdown — pick one Steam genre
- **Tags ▾** — opens a popup with a search box and checkboxes; selected tags are AND'd, so a game must carry every checked tag
- **Friends ▾** — opens a popup listing your Steam friends; check any number to keep only games every selected friend also owns
- Click **Play** to launch the rolled game via Steam
- Click the **refresh** button (⟳) to re-fetch your library (60s cooldown applies)
- Click the **settings** button (⚙) to update your credentials at any time
- Click to re-fetch your library (60s cooldown applies); selected friends' libraries refresh too
- Click to update your credentials at any time
### Friends filter prerequisites
For a friend to appear and contribute to filtering, the **friend's** Steam profile privacy must allow:
- Friends list visibility (so you can see them in the popup at all)
- Game details visibility (so their owned-game list is fetchable)
Friends with private game details show as `(private / 0 games)` in the popup and never narrow the result.
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