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| official docs || https://vivien.github.io/i3blocks/ | | official docs || https://vivien.github.io/i3blocks/ | ||
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| github: i3blocks-contrib || https://github.com/vivien/i3blocks-contrib | |||
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| <code>~/.i3/config</code> || i3's config (which must be adjusted to enable i3blocks) | | <code>~/.i3/config</code> || i3's config (which must be adjusted to enable i3blocks) | ||
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| <code>/usr/lib/i3blocks/*</code> || i3blocks/i3blocks-contrib extensions | |||
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</blockquote><!-- Locations --> | </blockquote><!-- Locations --> | ||
= Install = | |||
<blockquote> | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
pacman -S i3blocks | |||
pacaur -S i3blocks-contrib # additional scripts | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
</blockquote><!-- Install --> | |||
= Usage = | = Usage = | ||
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<source lang="bash"> | <source lang="bash"> | ||
i3-msg restart # restart i3blocks | i3-msg restart # restart i3blocks | ||
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You can dynamically swap which monitor gets the system tray by assigning a <code>--primary</code> with xrandr, | You can dynamically swap which monitor gets the system tray by assigning a <code>--primary</code> with xrandr, | ||
and within i3's config <code>bar { tray_output primary }</code>. | and within i3's config <code>bar { tray_output primary }</code>. | ||
</blockquote><!-- configuration --> | </blockquote><!-- configuration --> | ||
= Writing Extensions = | = Writing Extensions = | ||
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You can write your own scripts to update the menubar.<br> | |||
You can write your own scripts to update the menubar. | |||
You have a couple of options for how/when to run scripts: | You have a couple of options for how/when to run scripts: | ||
* on an preset interval | * on an preset interval | ||
* when the unix signal <code>SIGRTMIN+1</code> (which can be run with <code>pkill -RTMIN+1 i3blocks</code>). | * when the unix signal <code>SIGRTMIN+1</code> (which can be run with <code>pkill -RTMIN+1 i3blocks</code>). | ||
</blockquote><!-- writing extensions --> | </blockquote><!-- writing extensions --> | ||
Revision as of 16:58, 13 August 2021
i3blocks is a menubar designed to be used with i3 similar to xmobar/dzen.
Documentation
official docs https://vivien.github.io/i3blocks/ github: i3blocks-contrib https://github.com/vivien/i3blocks-contrib
Locations
~/.i3blocks.confconfig ~/.i3/configi3's config (which must be adjusted to enable i3blocks) /usr/lib/i3blocks/*i3blocks/i3blocks-contrib extensions
Install
pacman -S i3blocks pacaur -S i3blocks-contrib # additional scripts
Usage
i3-msg restart # restart i3blocks
Configuration
System Tray Monitor
You can dynamically swap which monitor gets the system tray by assigning a
--primarywith xrandr, and within i3's configbar { tray_output primary }.
Writing Extensions
You can write your own scripts to update the menubar.
You have a couple of options for how/when to run scripts:
- on an preset interval
- when the unix signal
SIGRTMIN+1(which can be run withpkill -RTMIN+1 i3blocks).
