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authorJose Antonio Ortega Ruiz <jao@gnu.org>2011-01-15 00:18:46 +0100
committerJose Antonio Ortega Ruiz <jao@gnu.org>2011-01-15 00:18:46 +0100
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Volume documentation: credits and minor changes
-rw-r--r--NEWS5
-rw-r--r--README61
2 files changed, 36 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b40efd2..839c0dc 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
## Version 0.12.1
+_New features_
+
+ - New `Volume` monitor displaying soundcard information using ALSA,
+ by Thomas Tuegel.
+
_Incompatible changes_
- The `Mail` plugin now takes a second parameter (a string)
diff --git a/README b/README
index 2174334..6a4bcd7 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -555,6 +555,34 @@ Monitors have default aliases.
"-L", "40", "-H", "60",
"-l", "lightblue", "-n", "gray90", "-h", "red"] 50
+`Volume Mixer Element Args RefreshRate`
+
+- Aliases to the mixer name and element name separated by a colon. Thus,
+ `Volume "default" "Master" [] 10` can be used as `%default:Master%`.
+- Args: default monitor arguments (see below). Also accepts:
+ - `-O` _string_ On string
+ - The string used in place of `<status>` when the mixer element
+ is on.
+ - Long option: `--on`
+ - `-o` _string_ Off string
+ - The string used in place of `<status>` when the mixer element
+ is off.
+ - Long option: `--off`
+ - `-C` _color_ On color
+ - The color to be used for `<status>` when the mixer element is on.
+ - Long option: `--onc`
+ - `-c` _color_ Off color
+ - The color to be used for `<status>` when the mixer element is off.
+ - Long option: `--offc`
+ - `--highd` _number_ High threshold for dB
+ - `--lowd` _number_ Low threshold for dB
+- Variables that can be used with the `-t`/`--template` argument:
+ `volume`, `dB`, `status`
+- Default template: `Vol: <volume>% <status>`
+- Requires the package [alsa-mixer] installed in your system. In addition,
+ to activate this plugin you must pass `--flags="with_alsa"` during
+ compilation.
+
`MPD Args RefreshRate`
- This monitor will only be compiled if you ask for it using the
@@ -620,34 +648,6 @@ Monitors have default aliases.
Run MBox [("I ", "inbox", "red"), ("O ", "~/foo/mbox", "")]
["-d", "/var/mail/", "-p", " "] "mbox"
-`Volume Mixer Element Args RefreshRate`
-
-- Aliases to the mixer name and element name separated by a colon. Thus,
- `Volume "default" "Master" [] 10` can be used as `%default:Master%`.
-- Args: default monitor arguments (see below). Also accepts:
- - `-O` _string_ On string
- - The string used in place of `<status>` when the mixer element
- is on.
- - Long option: `--on`
- - `-o` _string_ Off string
- - The string used in place of `<status>` when the mixer element
- is off.
- - Long option: `--off`
- - `-C` _color_ On color
- - The color to be used for `<status>` when the mixer element is on.
- - Long option: `--onc`
- - `-c` _color_ Off color
- - The color to be used for `<status>` when the mixer element is off.
- - Long option: `--offc`
- - `--highd` _number_ High threshold for dB
- - `--lowd` _number_ Low threshold for dB
-- Variables that can be used with the `-t`/`--template` argument:
- `volume`, `dB`, `status`
-- Default template: `Vol: <volume>% <fc=green><on></fc><fc=red><off></fc>`
-- Requires the package [alsa-mixer] installed in your system. In addition,
- to activate this plugin you must pass `--flags="with_alsa"` during
- compilation.
-
`XPropertyLog PropName`
- Aliases to `PropName`
@@ -962,7 +962,8 @@ xmobar [incorporates patches] from Ben Boeckel, Roman Cheplyaka, John
Goerzen, Juraj Hercek, Tomas Janousek, Spencer Janssen, Krzysztof
Kosciuszkiewicz, Lennart Kolmodin, Dmitry Kurochkin, Svein Ove, Jens
Petersen, Petr Rockai, Andrew Sackville-West, Alexander Solovyov,
-Sergei Trofimovich, Jan Vornberger, Daniel Wagner and Norbert Zeh.
+Thomas Tuegel, Sergei Trofimovich, Jan Vornberger, Daniel Wagner and
+Norbert Zeh.
[incorporates patches]: http://www.ohloh.net/p/xmobar/contributors
@@ -1015,7 +1016,7 @@ more details.
Copyright &copy; 2007-2010 Andrea Rossato
-Copyright &copy; 2010 Jose Antonio Ortega Ruiz
+Copyright &copy; 2010-2011 Jose Antonio Ortega Ruiz
[Github]: http://github.com/jaor/xmobar/
[Github page]: http://github.com/jaor/xmobar