updated workspaces to use concise names, added a spotify unit to poly bar and a todo display that can be cycled

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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+calendar=$(calcurse --todo=1 | tail -n +2 | cut -d '1. ')
+echo "$calendar"

bin/focus_class

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ else
         echo "st"
     elif [ "$WM_CLASS" == "Brave-browser" ] ; then
         echo "Brave"
+    elif [ "$WM_CLASS" == "Spotify" ] ; then
+        echo "Spotify"
+    elif [ "$WM_CLASS" == "Zathura" ] ; then
+        echo "Zathura"
     else 
         echo "$WM_NAME"
     fi

bin/poly_spotify

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-if [[ "$1" == "--toggle" ]] ; then
+if [ "$1" == '--toggle' ]; then
     playerctl play-pause
 fi
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if [[ "$1" == "--scroll" ]] ; then
         --match-command "playerctl status" \
         --match-text "Playing" "--scroll 1" \
         --match-text "Paused" "--scroll 0" \
-        "playerctl metadata --format '{{artist}} - {{title}}'" &
+        "playerctl metadata -s --format '{{artist}} - {{title}}'" &
     wait
 fi
 

bin/todo_display.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+calindx="$HOME/.local/share/calcurse/.env"
+todoitems=$(calcurse --todo=1 --format-todo="%m\n"| tail -n +2 )
+readarray -t todolist <<<$todoitems
+
+# get index
+if [[ ! -f "$calindx" ]] ; then
+    echo "INDEX=0" > "$calindx"
+fi
+
+source "$calindx"
+
+if [[ "$1" == "inc" ]] ; then
+    ((INDEX+=1))
+    if [[ $INDEX -ge ${#todolist[@]} ]] ; then
+        INDEX=0 # loops
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [[ "$1" == "dec" ]] ; then
+    ((INDEX-=1))
+    if [[ $INDEX -lt 0 ]] ; then
+        INDEX=$((${#todolist[@]}-1))
+    fi
+fi
+echo "INDEX=$INDEX" > "$calindx"
+printf '%s (%d/%d)\n' "${todolist[$INDEX]}" $(($INDEX+1)) ${#todolist[@]}

gui/i3-desktop/config

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ smart_gaps on
 # This font is widely installed, provides lots of unicode glyphs, right-to-left
 # text rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi displays (thanks to pango).
 #font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 8
-
 # Start XDG autostart .desktop files using dex. See also
 # https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/XDG_Autostart
 workspace 1 output DP-2
@@ -39,7 +38,14 @@ exec --no-startup-id xss-lock --transfer-sleep-lock -- i3lock-blur --nofork
 
 # NetworkManager is the most popular way to manage wireless networks on Linux,
 # and nm-applet is a desktop environment-independent system tray GUI for it.
-exec --no-startup-id nm-applet
+#exec --no-startup-id nm-applet
+
+# loading layout
+assign [class="st-256color"] 1
+assign [class="Brave-browser"] 2
+
+exec --no-startup-id st -e tmux
+exec --no-startup-id brave
 
 # Use pactl to adjust volume in PulseAudio.
 set $refresh_i3status killall -SIGUSR1 i3status
@@ -51,10 +57,6 @@ bindsym XF86AudioMicMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOU
 # Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position
 floating_modifier $mod
 
-# move tiling windows via drag & drop by left-clicking into the title bar,
-# or left-clicking anywhere into the window while holding the floating modifier.
-#set tiling_drag modifier titlebar
-
 # start a terminal
 bindsym $mod+Return exec st
 
@@ -66,17 +68,25 @@ bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill
 
 # start dmenu (a program launcher)
 bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id rofi-launcher
-# A more modern dmenu replacement is rofi:
+
+# setting up a vimscratch pad to use vimwiki
+for_window [instance="todo"] move window to scratchpad
+for_window [instance="cal"] move window to scratchpad
+exec --no-startup-id st -n todo -e vim ~/vimwiki/todo/index.md
+exec --no-startup-id st -n cal -e calcurse
+bindsym $mod+s [instance="todo"] scratchpad show
+bindsym $mod+c [instance="cal"] scratchpad show
+
 # bindcode $mod+40 exec "rofi -modi drun,run -show drun"
 # There also is i3-dmenu-desktop which only displays applications shipping a
 # .desktop file. It is a wrapper around dmenu, so you need that installed.
 # bindcode $mod+40 exec --no-startup-id i3-dmenu-desktop
 
 # change focus
-bindsym $mod+j focus left
+bindsym $mod+h focus left
-bindsym $mod+k focus down
+bindsym $mod+j focus down
-bindsym $mod+l focus up
+bindsym $mod+k focus up
-bindsym $mod+semicolon focus right
+bindsym $mod+l focus right
 
 # alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
 bindsym $mod+Left focus left
@@ -97,16 +107,16 @@ bindsym $mod+Shift+Up move up
 bindsym $mod+Shift+Right move right
 
 # split in horizontal orientation
-bindsym $mod+h split h
+#bindsym $mod+h split h
 
 # split in vertical orientation
-bindsym $mod+v split v
+#bindsym $mod+v split v
 
 # enter fullscreen mode for the focused container
 bindsym $mod+f fullscreen toggle
 
 # change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split)
-bindsym $mod+s layout stacking
+# bindsym $mod+s layout stacking
 bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed
 bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split
 
@@ -174,10 +184,10 @@ mode "resize" {
         # Pressing right will grow the window’s width.
         # Pressing up will shrink the window’s height.
         # Pressing down will grow the window’s height.
-        bindsym j resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
+        bindsym h resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
-        bindsym k resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
+        bindsym j resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
-        bindsym l resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
+        bindsym k resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
-        bindsym semicolon resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt
+        bindsym l resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt
 
         # same bindings, but for the arrow keys
         bindsym Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
@@ -199,9 +209,9 @@ bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
         #status_command 
 # }
 
-exec_always --no-startup-id picom-launch.sh
+exec --no-startup-id picom-launch.sh
 
 # background
-exec_always --no-startup-id feh --bg-scale ~/.config/i3/wallpaper.jpg
+exec --no-startup-id feh --bg-scale ~/.config/i3/wallpaper.jpg
 # poly bar
 exec_always --no-startup-id polybar-launch.sh desktop-bar

gui/polybar/config.ini

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 [colors]
-background = #1D1F21
+background = #001D1F21
 background-alt = #373B41
-foreground = #C5C8C6
+#foreground = #C5C8C6
+foreground = #DDD
 primary = #F0C674
 secondary = #8ABEB7
 disabled = #707880
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ inherit = section/base-bar
 ; height
 height = 24pt
 ; modules
-modules-left = xworkspaces focus spotify spotify-len
+modules-left = xworkspaces focus spotify spotify-len todo
+;modules-left = xworkspaces spotify spotify-len
 modules-center = weather-desktop
 modules-right = pulseaudio memory cpu temperature eth seafile date powermenu
 
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ format = <label-state>
 [module/focus]
 ; correct title size
 type = custom/script
-interval = 0
+interval = 0.2
 exec = ~/.dotfiles/bin/focus_class
 
 [module/pulseaudio]
@@ -208,11 +210,16 @@ click-right = rofi-music
 [module/spotify-len]
 ; playerctl interaction for spotify
 type = custom/script
-tail = true
-
 interval = 1
-exec = playerctl metadata --format '{{duration(position)}}/{{duration(mpris:length)}}'
+exec = playerctl metadata -s --format '{{duration(position)}}/{{duration(mpris:length)}}'
 
+[module/todo]
+; uses calcurse to cycle through todo items
+type = custom/script
+interval = 1
+exec = todo_display.sh
+click-left = todo_display.sh inc
+click-right = todo_display.sh dec
 
 [settings]
 screenchange-reload = true

meta/configs/scripts.yaml

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - link:
     ~/.local/bin/ssh_agent_check: bin/ssh_agent_check
     ~/.local/bin/poly_spotify: bin/poly_spotify
+    ~/.local/bin/todo_display.sh: bin/todo_display.sh
     ~/.local/bin/display_uptime: bin/display_uptime
     ~/.local/bin/docker_check: bin/docker_check
     ~/.local/bin/seafile_check: bin/seafile_check

tui/calcurse/conf

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ general.confirmdelete=yes
 general.confirmquit=yes
 general.firstdayofweek=monday
 general.multipledays=yes
-general.periodicsave=0
+general.periodicsave=10
 general.systemevents=yes
 notification.command=printf '\a'
 notification.notifyall=flagged-only