created central polybar with different bars to be launched via i3. removed obsolete laptop distinction as thinkpad is the only laptop and has unique res requirements

bin/polybar-launch.sh

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 killall -q polybar
 # wait for termination
 while pgrep -x polybar >/dev/null; do sleep 1; done
-# loads polybar one every monitor
+# loads polybar one every monitor based on calling param
 if type "xrandr"; then
     for monitor in $(xrandr --query | grep " connected" | cut -d" " -f1); do
-        MONITOR=$monitor polybar --reload main-bar &
+        MONITOR=$monitor polybar --reload $1 &
     done
 else
     polybar --reload main-bar &

gui/i3-desktop/config

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
         #status_command 
 # }
 
-exec_always --no-startup-id picom-launch.sh
+exec_always --no-startup-id picom-launch.sh desktop-bar
 
 # background
 exec_always --no-startup-id feh --bg-scale ~/.config/i3/wallpaper.jpg

gui/i3-thinkpad/config

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
         #status_command 
 # }
 
-exec_always --no-startup-id picom-launch.sh
+exec_always --no-startup-id picom-launch.sh thinkpad-bar
 
 # background
 exec_always --no-startup-id feh --bg-scale ~/.config/i3/wallpaper.jpg

gui/polybar-desktop/config.ini

@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
-[colors]
-background = #1D1F21
-background-alt = #373B41
-foreground = #C5C8C6
-primary = #F0C674
-secondary = #8ABEB7
-disabled = #707880
-alert = #A54242
-
-[bar/main-bar]
-width = 100%
-height = 24pt
-radius = 5
-
-; seperator
-separator = |
-separator-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
-module-margin = 1
-padding = 2
-
-; font
-font-0 = Hack Nerd Font;2
-
-monitor = ${env:MONITOR:}
-
-bottom = false
-
-fixed-center = true
-
-; hybrid bg color, might go lighter grey
-background = ${colors.background}
-
-; hybrid fg color, might go lighter if I go lighter grey
-foreground = ${colors.foreground}
-
-modules-left = xworkspaces xwindow
-modules-center = weather
-modules-right = pulseaudio memory cpu eth date
-
-[module/xworkspaces]
-type = internal/xworkspaces
-
-label-active = %name%
-label-active-background = ${colors.background-alt}
-label-active-underline= ${colors.primary}
-label-active-padding = 1
-
-label-occupied = %name%
-label-occupied-padding = 1
-
-label-urgent = %name%
-label-urgent-background = ${colors.alert}
-label-urgent-padding = 1
-
-label-empty = %name%
-label-empty-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
-label-empty-padding = 1
-
-[module/xwindow]
-type = internal/xwindow
-label = %title:0:40:...%
-
-[module/pulseaudio]
-type = internal/pulseaudio
-
-format-volume-prefix = "VOL "
-format-volume-prefix-foreground = ${colors.primary}
-format-volume = <label-volume>
-
-label-volume = %percentage%%
-
-label-muted = muted
-label-muted-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
-
-[module/weather]
-type = custom/script
-
-exec = weather -pd
-interval = 30
-; left click returns forecast
-click-left = weather -f
-; middle click returns forecast with nerdfont support
-click-middle = weather -pf
-; right click returns radar
-click-right = weather -r
-
-[module/memory]
-type = internal/memory
-interval = 2
-format-prefix = "RAM "
-format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.primary}
-label = %total%
-format = <bar-used> <label>
-
-bar-used-indicator = 
-bar-used-width = 10
-bar-used-fill = ▐
-bar-used-empty = _
-
-[module/cpu]
-type = internal/cpu
-interval = 2
-format-prefix = "CPU "
-format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.primary}
-label = %percentage:2%%
-
-[network-base]
-type = internal/network
-interval = 5
-format-connected = <label-connected>
-format-connected-prefix = "ETH "
-format-connected-prefix-foreground = ${colors.primary}
-format-disconnected = <label-disconnected>
-label-disconnected = %{F#F0C674}%ifname%%{F#707880} disconnected
-
-[module/eth]
-inherit = network-base
-interface-type = wired
-;label-connected = %{F#F0C674}%ifname%%{F-} %local_ip%
-label-connected = %ifname% %linkspeed%
-
-[module/date]
-type = internal/date
-
-date = %A, %b %d %l:%M %P
-;date = %H:%M
-date-alt = %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
-
-label = %date%
-label-foreground = ${colors.primary}
-
-[settings]
-screenchange-reload = true

gui/polybar-laptop/config.ini

@@ -1,139 +0,0 @@
-[colors]
-background = #1D1F21
-background-alt = #373B41
-foreground = #C5C8C6
-primary = #F0C674
-secondary = #8ABEB7
-disabled = #707880
-alert = #A54242
-
-[bar/main-bar]
-width = 100%
-height = 24pt
-radius = 5
-
-; seperator
-separator = |
-separator-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
-module-margin = 1
-padding = 2
-
-; font
-font-0 = Hack Nerd Font;2
-
-monitor = ${env:MONITOR:}
-
-bottom = false
-
-fixed-center = true
-
-; hybrid bg color, might go lighter grey
-background = ${colors.background}
-
-; hybrid fg color, might go lighter if I go lighter grey
-foreground = ${colors.foreground}
-
-modules-left = xworkspaces xwindow
-modules-center = weather
-modules-right = battery pulseaudio memory cpu eth date
-
-[module/xworkspaces]
-type = internal/xworkspaces
-
-label-active = %name%
-label-active-background = ${colors.background-alt}
-label-active-underline= ${colors.primary}
-label-active-padding = 1
-
-label-occupied = %name%
-label-occupied-padding = 1
-
-label-urgent = %name%
-label-urgent-background = ${colors.alert}
-label-urgent-padding = 1
-
-label-empty = %name%
-label-empty-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
-label-empty-padding = 1
-
-[module/xwindow]
-type = internal/xwindow
-label = %title:0:40:...%
-
-[module/pulseaudio]
-type = internal/pulseaudio
-
-format-volume-prefix = "VOL "
-format-volume-prefix-foreground = ${colors.primary}
-format-volume = <label-volume>
-
-label-volume = %percentage%%
-
-label-muted = muted
-label-muted-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
-
-[module/weather]
-type = custom/script
-
-exec = weather -pd
-interval = 30
-
-[module/memory]
-type = internal/memory
-interval = 2
-format-prefix = "RAM "
-format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.primary}
-label = %total%
-format = <bar-used> <label>
-
-bar-used-indicator = 
-bar-used-width = 10
-bar-used-fill = ▐
-bar-used-empty = _
-
-[module/battery]
-type = internal/battery
-
-poll-interval = 5
-
-low-at = 10
-
-format-charging = <label-charging>
-format-discharging = <label-discharging>
-
-label-charging = %percentage%% %time%
-
-label-discharging = %percentage%% %time%
-
-
-[module/cpu]
-type = internal/cpu
-interval = 2
-format-prefix = "CPU "
-format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.primary}
-label = %percentage:2%%
-
-[network-base]
-type = internal/network
-interval = 5
-format-connected = <label-connected>
-format-disconnected = <label-disconnected>
-label-disconnected = %{F#F0C674}%ifname%%{F#707880} disconnected
-
-[module/eth]
-inherit = network-base
-interface-type = wired
-label-connected = %{F#F0C674}%ifname%%{F-} %local_ip%
-
-[module/date]
-type = internal/date
-
-date = %A, %b %d %l:%M %P
-;date = %H:%M
-date-alt = %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
-
-label = %date%
-label-foreground = ${colors.primary}
-
-[settings]
-screenchange-reload = true

gui/polybar/config.ini

@@ -7,33 +7,44 @@ secondary = #8ABEB7
 disabled = #707880
 alert = #A54242
 
-[bar/main-bar]
+[section/base-bar]
+; base bar settings
 width = 100%
-height = 16pt
 radius = 5
-
+; font
+font-0 = Hack Nerd Font;2
 ; seperator
 separator = |
 separator-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
 module-margin = 1
 padding = 2
-
+; for multi monitor
-; font
-font-0 = Hack Nerd Font:size=10;2
-
 monitor = ${env:MONITOR:}
-
+; places bar at the top
 bottom = false
-
+fixed-center = true
 ; hybrid bg color, might go lighter grey
 background = ${colors.background}
-
 ; hybrid fg color, might go lighter if I go lighter grey
 foreground = ${colors.foreground}
 
-modules-left = xworkspaces xwindow weather
+[bar/thinkpad-bar]
+; thinkpad bar conf
+inherit = section/base-bar
+height = 16pt
+; modules
+modules-left = xworkspaces xwindow-thinkpad weather-thinkpad
 modules-right = battery pulseaudio memory cpu wlan date
 
+[bar/desktop-bar]
+; desktop bar config
+height = 24pt
+modules-left = xworkspaces xwindow-desktop
+modules-center = weather-desktop
+modules-right = pulseaudio memory cpu eth date
+
+
+
 [module/xworkspaces]
 type = internal/xworkspaces
 
@@ -53,10 +64,16 @@ label-empty = %name%
 label-empty-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
 label-empty-padding = 1
 
-[module/xwindow]
+[module/xwindow-thinkpad]
+; correct title size
 type = internal/xwindow
 label = %title:0:20:...%
 
+[module/xwindow-desktop]
+; correct title size
+type = internal/xwindow
+label = %title:0:40:...%
+
 [module/pulseaudio]
 type = internal/pulseaudio
 
@@ -69,11 +86,27 @@ label-volume = %percentage%%
 label-muted = muted
 label-muted-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
 
-[module/weather]
+[section/weather]
 type = custom/script
 
-exec = weather -p
 interval = 30
+; left click is forecast
+click-left = weather -f
+; middle click is nerdfont forecast
+click-middle = weather -pf
+; right click is radar
+click-right = weather -r
+
+[module/weather-thinkpad]
+; no desc to shorten
+inherit = section/weather
+exec = weather -p
+
+[module/weather-desktop]
+; longer desc
+inherit = section/weather
+exec = weather -pd
+
 
 [module/memory]
 type = internal/memory
@@ -128,14 +161,14 @@ label-connected = %ifname%
 [module/eth]
 inherit = network-base
 interface-type = wired
-label-connected = %{F#F0C674}%ifname%%{F-} %net_speed%
+label-connected = %ifname% %linkspeed%
 
 [module/date]
 type = internal/date
 
-date = %a, %b %d %l:%M %P
+date = %A, %b %d %l:%M %P
-;date = %H:%M
+;date alt is for laptop
-date-alt = %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
+date-alt = %a, %b %d %l:%M %P
 
 label = %date%
 label-foreground = ${colors.primary}

meta/configs/polybar.desktop.yaml

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-- link:
-    ~/.config/polybar: gui/polybar-desktop
-    ~/.local/bin/polybar-launch.sh: bin/polybar-launch.sh

meta/configs/polybar.thinkpad.yaml

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-- link:
-    ~/.config/polybar: gui/polybar-thinkpad
-    ~/.local/bin/polybar-launch.sh: bin/polybar-launch.sh

meta/configs/polybar.yaml

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 - link:
-    ~/.config/polybar: gui/polybar-laptop
+    ~/.config/polybar: gui/polybar
     ~/.local/bin/polybar-launch.sh: bin/polybar-launch.sh

meta/configs/st.laptop.yaml

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-- shell:
-  - [rm shells/st/config.h && cp shells/st-laptop/config.h shells/st/, Copying config]
-  - [cd shells/st && sudo make install, Installing st]

meta/configs/st.thinkpad.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- shell:
+  - [rm shells/st/config.h && cp shells/st-thinkpad/config.h shells/st/, Copying config]
+  - [cd shells/st && sudo make install, Installing st]

meta/profiles/arch.desktop

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fzf
 tmux.sparse
 st.desktop
 i3.desktop
-polybar.desktop
+polybar
 picom
 lf
 scripts

meta/profiles/arch.laptop

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-arch.base
-arch.i3
-arch.picom
-arch.polybar
-vim
-zsh
-oh-my-zsh
-fzf
-tmux.sparse
-st.laptop
-i3.laptop
-polybar.laptop
-picom
-lf
-scripts
-calcurse

meta/profiles/arch.thinkpad

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ zsh
 oh-my-zsh
 fzf
 tmux.sparse
-st.laptop
+st.thinkpad
-i3.laptop
+i3.thinkpad
-polybar.thinkpad
+polybar
 picom
 lf
 scripts