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diff --git a/doc/quick-start.org b/doc/quick-start.org index a853578..2557295 100644 --- a/doc/quick-start.org +++ b/doc/quick-start.org @@ -26,21 +26,21 @@ available [[https://codeberg.org/xmobar/xmobar/src/branch/master/examples/xmobar #+begin_src shell Usage: xmobar [OPTION...] [FILE] Options: - -h, -? --help This help - -v --verbose Emit verbose debugging messages - -r --recompile Force recompilation - -V --version Show version information - -f font name --font=font name Font name - -N font name --add-font=font name Add to the list of additional fonts - -w class --wmclass=class X11 WM_CLASS property - -n name --wmname=name X11 WM_NAME property - -B bg color --bgcolor=bg color The background color. Default black - -F fg color --fgcolor=fg color The foreground color. Default grey - -i path --iconroot=path Root directory for icon pattern paths. Default '.' - -A alpha --alpha=alpha Transparency: 0 is transparent, 255 is opaque. Default: 255 - -o --top Place xmobar at the top of the screen - -b --bottom Place xmobar at the bottom of the screen - -d --dock Don't override redirect from WM and function as a dock + -h, -? --help This help + -v --verbose Emit verbose debugging messages + -r --recompile Force recompilation + -V --version Show version information + -f font name --font=font name Font name + -N font name --add-font=font name Add to the list of additional fonts + -w class --wmclass=class X11 WM_CLASS property + -n name --wmname=name X11 WM_NAME property + -B bg color --bgcolor=bg color The background color. Default black + -F fg color --fgcolor=fg color The foreground color. Default grey + -i path --iconroot=path Root directory for icon pattern paths. Default '.' + -A alpha --alpha=alpha Transparency: 0 is transparent, 255 is opaque. Default: 255 + -o --top Place xmobar at the top of the screen + -b --bottom Place xmobar at the bottom of the screen + -d --dock Don't override redirect from WM and function as a dock -a alignsep --alignsep=alignsep Separators for left, center and right text alignment. Default: '}{' -s char --sepchar=char Character used to separate commands in @@ -58,375 +58,375 @@ available [[https://codeberg.org/xmobar/xmobar/src/branch/master/examples/xmobar :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: configuration-options :END: -*** Global options - Here are all the global configuration options that you can set within - the =Config= block in your configuration. +** Global options + Here are all the global configuration options that you can set within + the =Config= block in your configuration. - - =font= Name of the font to be used. Use the =xft:= prefix for XFT - fonts. + - =font= Name of the font to be used. Use the =xft:= prefix for XFT + fonts. - - =additionalFonts= Haskell-style list of fonts to be used with the - =fn=-template. Use the =xft:= prefix for XFT fonts. See also - =textOffsets= below. For example: + - =additionalFonts= Haskell-style list of fonts to be used with the + =fn=-template. Use the =xft:= prefix for XFT fonts. See also + =textOffsets= below. For example: - #+begin_src haskell - additionalFonts = [iconFont, altIconFont] - #+end_src + #+begin_src haskell + additionalFonts = [iconFont, altIconFont] + #+end_src - - =bgColor= Background color. + - =bgColor= Background color. - - =fgColor= Default font color. + - =fgColor= Default font color. - - =alpha= The transparency. 0 is transparent, 255 is opaque. + - =alpha= The transparency. 0 is transparent, 255 is opaque. - - =position= Top, TopH, TopP, TopW, TopSize, Bottom, BottomH, - BottomP, BottomW, BottomSize or Static (with x, y, width and height). + - =position= Top, TopH, TopP, TopW, TopSize, Bottom, BottomH, + BottomP, BottomW, BottomSize or Static (with x, y, width and height). - TopP and BottomP take 2 arguments: left padding and right padding. + TopP and BottomP take 2 arguments: left padding and right padding. - TopW and BottomW take 2 arguments: an alignment parameter (L for left, - C for centered, R for Right) and an integer for the percentage width - xmobar window will have in respect to the screen width. + TopW and BottomW take 2 arguments: an alignment parameter (L for left, + C for centered, R for Right) and an integer for the percentage width + xmobar window will have in respect to the screen width. - TopSize and BottomSize take 3 arguments: an alignment parameter, an - integer for the percentage width, and an integer for the minimum pixel - height that the xmobar window will have. + TopSize and BottomSize take 3 arguments: an alignment parameter, an + integer for the percentage width, and an integer for the minimum pixel + height that the xmobar window will have. - TopH and BottomH take one argument (Int) which adjusts the bar height. + TopH and BottomH take one argument (Int) which adjusts the bar height. - For example: + For example: - #+begin_src haskell - position = TopH 30 - #+end_src + #+begin_src haskell + position = TopH 30 + #+end_src - to make a 30 tall bar on the top, or + to make a 30 tall bar on the top, or - #+begin_src haskell - position = BottomH 30 - #+end_src + #+begin_src haskell + position = BottomH 30 + #+end_src - to make a 30 tall bar on the bottom of the screen. + to make a 30 tall bar on the bottom of the screen. - #+begin_src haskell - position = BottomW C 75 - #+end_src + #+begin_src haskell + position = BottomW C 75 + #+end_src - to place xmobar at the bottom, centered with the 75% of the screen - width. Or + to place xmobar at the bottom, centered with the 75% of the screen + width. Or - #+begin_src haskell - position = BottomP 120 0 - #+end_src + #+begin_src haskell + position = BottomP 120 0 + #+end_src - to place xmobar at the bottom, with 120 pixel indent of the left. Or + to place xmobar at the bottom, with 120 pixel indent of the left. Or - #+begin_src haskell - position = Static { xpos = 0 , ypos = 0, width = 1024, height = 15 } - #+end_src + #+begin_src haskell + position = Static { xpos = 0 , ypos = 0, width = 1024, height = 15 } + #+end_src - or + or - #+begin_src haskell - position = Top - #+end_src + #+begin_src haskell + position = Top + #+end_src - - =textOffset= The vertical offset, in pixels, for the text baseline. If - negative or not given, xmobar will try to center text vertically. + - =textOffset= The vertical offset, in pixels, for the text baseline. If + negative or not given, xmobar will try to center text vertically. - - =textOffsets= A list of vertical offsets, in pixels, for the text - baseline, to be used with the each of the fonts in =additionalFonts= - (if any). If negative or not given, xmobar will try to center text - vertically for that font. + - =textOffsets= A list of vertical offsets, in pixels, for the text + baseline, to be used with the each of the fonts in =additionalFonts= + (if any). If negative or not given, xmobar will try to center text + vertically for that font. - - =iconOffset= The vertical offset, in pixels, for icons bottom line. If - negative or not given, xmobar will try to center icons vertically. + - =iconOffset= The vertical offset, in pixels, for icons bottom line. If + negative or not given, xmobar will try to center icons vertically. - - =lowerOnStart= When True the window is sent the bottom of the window - stack initially. + - =lowerOnStart= When True the window is sent the bottom of the window + stack initially. - - =hideOnStart= When set to True the window is initially not mapped, - i.e. hidden. It then can be toggled manually (for example using the - dbus interface) or automatically (by a plugin) to make it reappear. + - =hideOnStart= When set to True the window is initially not mapped, + i.e. hidden. It then can be toggled manually (for example using the + dbus interface) or automatically (by a plugin) to make it reappear. - - =allDesktops= When set to True (the default), xmobar will tell the - window manager explicitly to be shown in all desktops, by setting - =_NET_WM_DESKTOP= to 0xffffffff. + - =allDesktops= When set to True (the default), xmobar will tell the + window manager explicitly to be shown in all desktops, by setting + =_NET_WM_DESKTOP= to 0xffffffff. - - =overrideRedirect= If you're running xmobar in a tiling window - manager, you might need to set this option to =False= so that it - behaves as a docked application. Defaults to =True=. + - =overrideRedirect= If you're running xmobar in a tiling window + manager, you might need to set this option to =False= so that it + behaves as a docked application. Defaults to =True=. - - =pickBroadest= When multiple displays are available, xmobar will - choose by default the first one to place itself. With this flag set to - =True= (the default is =False=) it will choose the broadest one - instead. + - =pickBroadest= When multiple displays are available, xmobar will + choose by default the first one to place itself. With this flag set to + =True= (the default is =False=) it will choose the broadest one + instead. - - =persistent= When True the window status is fixed i.e. hiding or - revealing is not possible. This option can be toggled at runtime. - Defaults to False. + - =persistent= When True the window status is fixed i.e. hiding or + revealing is not possible. This option can be toggled at runtime. + Defaults to False. - - =border= TopB, TopBM, BottomB, BottomBM, FullB, FullBM or NoBorder - (default). + - =border= TopB, TopBM, BottomB, BottomBM, FullB, FullBM or NoBorder + (default). - TopB, BottomB, FullB take no arguments, and request drawing a border - at the top, bottom or around xmobar's window, respectively. + TopB, BottomB, FullB take no arguments, and request drawing a border + at the top, bottom or around xmobar's window, respectively. - TopBM, BottomBM, FullBM take an integer argument, which is the margin, - in pixels, between the border of the window and the drawn border. + TopBM, BottomBM, FullBM take an integer argument, which is the margin, + in pixels, between the border of the window and the drawn border. - - =borderColor= Border color. + - =borderColor= Border color. - - =borderWidth= Border width in pixels. + - =borderWidth= Border width in pixels. - - =iconRoot= Root folder where icons are stored. For =<icon=path/>= if - path start with =/=, =./= or =../= it is interpreted as it is. - Otherwise it will have + - =iconRoot= Root folder where icons are stored. For =<icon=path/>= if + path start with =/=, =./= or =../= it is interpreted as it is. + Otherwise it will have - #+begin_src haskell - iconRoot ++ "/" - #+end_src + #+begin_src haskell + iconRoot ++ "/" + #+end_src - prepended to it. Default is =.=. + prepended to it. Default is =.=. - - =commands= For setting the options of the programs to run (optional). + - =commands= For setting the options of the programs to run (optional). - - =sepChar= The character to be used for indicating commands in the - output template (default '%'). + - =sepChar= The character to be used for indicating commands in the + output template (default '%'). - - =alignSep= a 2 character string for aligning text in the output - template. The text before the first character will be align to left, - the text in between the 2 characters will be centered, and the text - after the second character will be align to the right. + - =alignSep= a 2 character string for aligning text in the output + template. The text before the first character will be align to left, + the text in between the 2 characters will be centered, and the text + after the second character will be align to the right. - - =template= The output template. + - =template= The output template. - - =wmClass= The value for the window's X11 ~WM_CLASS~ property. Defaults - to "xmobar". + - =wmClass= The value for the window's X11 ~WM_CLASS~ property. Defaults + to "xmobar". - - =wmName= The value for the window's X11 ~WM_NAME~ property. Defaults to - "xmobar". + - =wmName= The value for the window's X11 ~WM_NAME~ property. Defaults to + "xmobar". - - =textOutput= When True, instead of running as an X11 application, - write output to stdout, with optional color escape sequences. In - this mode, icon and action specifications are ignored. Default is - False. + - =textOutput= When True, instead of running as an X11 application, + write output to stdout, with optional color escape sequences. In + this mode, icon and action specifications are ignored. Default is + False. - - =textOutputFormat= Plain, Ansi or Pango, to emit, when in text - mode, escape color sequences using ANSI controls (for terminals) or - pango markup. Default is Plain. + - =textOutputFormat= Plain, Ansi or Pango, to emit, when in text + mode, escape color sequences using ANSI controls (for terminals) or + pango markup. Default is Plain. -*** The output =template= +** The output =template= - The output template is how xmobar will end up printing all of your - configured commands. It must contain at least one command. Xmobar - will parse the template and search for the command to be executed - in the =commands= configuration option. First an =alias= will be - searched (some plugins, such as =Weather= or =Network=, have default - aliases, see the [[./plugins.org][plugin documentation]]). After that, the command - name will be tried. If a command is found, the arguments specified - in the =commands= list will be used. + The output template is how xmobar will end up printing all of your + configured commands. It must contain at least one command. Xmobar + will parse the template and search for the command to be executed + in the =commands= configuration option. First an =alias= will be + searched (some plugins, such as =Weather= or =Network=, have default + aliases, see the [[./plugins.org][plugin documentation]]). After that, the command + name will be tried. If a command is found, the arguments specified + in the =commands= list will be used. - If no command is found in the =commands= list, xmobar will ask the - operating system to execute a program with the name found in the - template. If the execution is not successful an error will be - reported. + If no command is found in the =commands= list, xmobar will ask the + operating system to execute a program with the name found in the + template. If the execution is not successful an error will be + reported. -***** Template syntax +*** Template syntax - The syntax for the output template is as follows: + The syntax for the output template is as follows: - - =%command%= will execute command and print the output. The output may - contain markups to change the characters' color. + - =%command%= will execute command and print the output. The output may + contain markups to change the characters' color. - - =<fc=#FF0000>string</fc>= will print =string= with =#FF0000= color - (red). =<fc=#FF0000,#000000>string</fc>= will print =string= in red - with a black background (=#000000=). Background absolute offsets can - be specified for XFT fonts. =<fc=#FF0000,#000000:0>string</fc>= will - have a background matching the bar's height. + - =<fc=#FF0000>string</fc>= will print =string= with =#FF0000= color + (red). =<fc=#FF0000,#000000>string</fc>= will print =string= in red + with a black background (=#000000=). Background absolute offsets can + be specified for XFT fonts. =<fc=#FF0000,#000000:0>string</fc>= will + have a background matching the bar's height. - - =<fn=1>string</fn>= will print =string= with the first font from - =additionalFonts=. The index =0= corresponds to the standard font. + - =<fn=1>string</fn>= will print =string= with the first font from + =additionalFonts=. The index =0= corresponds to the standard font. - - =<hspace=X/>= will insert a blank horizontal space of =X= pixels. - For example, to add a blank horizontal space of 123 pixels, - =<hspace=123/>= may be used. + - =<hspace=X/>= will insert a blank horizontal space of =X= pixels. + For example, to add a blank horizontal space of 123 pixels, + =<hspace=123/>= may be used. - - =<box>string</box>= will print string surrounded by a box in the - foreground color. The =box= tag accepts several optional arguments to - tailor its looks: see next section. + - =<box>string</box>= will print string surrounded by a box in the + foreground color. The =box= tag accepts several optional arguments to + tailor its looks: see next section. - - =<icon=/path/to/icon.xbm/>= will insert the given bitmap. XPM image - format is also supported when compiled with the =with_xpm= flag. + - =<icon=/path/to/icon.xbm/>= will insert the given bitmap. XPM image + format is also supported when compiled with the =with_xpm= flag. - - =<action=`command` button=12345>= will execute given command when - clicked with specified buttons. If not specified, button is equal to 1 - (left mouse button). Using old syntax (without backticks surrounding - =command=) will result in =button= attribute being ignored. + - =<action=`command` button=12345>= will execute given command when + clicked with specified buttons. If not specified, button is equal to 1 + (left mouse button). Using old syntax (without backticks surrounding + =command=) will result in =button= attribute being ignored. - - =<raw=len:str/>= allows the encapsulation of arbitrary text =str= - (which must be =len= =Char=s long, where =len= is encoded as a decimal - sequence). Careful use of this and =UnsafeStdinReader=, for example, - permits window managers to feed xmobar strings with =<action>= tags - mixed with un-trusted content (e.g. window titles). For example, if - xmobar is invoked as + - =<raw=len:str/>= allows the encapsulation of arbitrary text =str= + (which must be =len= =Char=s long, where =len= is encoded as a decimal + sequence). Careful use of this and =UnsafeStdinReader=, for example, + permits window managers to feed xmobar strings with =<action>= tags + mixed with un-trusted content (e.g. window titles). For example, if + xmobar is invoked as - #+begin_src shell - xmobar -c "[Run UnsafeStdinReader]" -t "%UnsafeStdinReader%" - #+end_src + #+begin_src shell + xmobar -c "[Run UnsafeStdinReader]" -t "%UnsafeStdinReader%" + #+end_src - and receives on standard input the line + and receives on standard input the line - #+begin_src shell - <action=`echo test` button=1><raw=41:<action=`echo mooo` button=1>foo</action>/></action>` - #+end_src + #+begin_src shell + <action=`echo test` button=1><raw=41:<action=`echo mooo` button=1>foo</action>/></action>` + #+end_src - then it will display the text - =<action=`echo mooo` button=1>foo</action>=, which, when clicked, will - cause =test= to be echoed. + then it will display the text + =<action=`echo mooo` button=1>foo</action>=, which, when clicked, will + cause =test= to be echoed. - See the subsections below for more information on ~<box/>~, - ~<icon/>~ and ~<action/>~. + See the subsections below for more information on ~<box/>~, + ~<icon/>~ and ~<action/>~. -***** Boxes around text +*** Boxes around text - - =<box>string</box>= will print string surrounded by a box in the - foreground color. The =box= tag accepts several optional arguments to - tailor its looks: + - =<box>string</box>= will print string surrounded by a box in the + foreground color. The =box= tag accepts several optional arguments to + tailor its looks: - - =type=: =Top=, =Bottom=, =VBoth= (a single line above or below - string, or both), =Left=, =Right=, =HBoth= (single vertical lines), - =Full= (a rectangle, the default). - - =color=: the color of the box lines. - - =width=: the width of the box lines. - - =offset=: an alignment char (L, C or R) followed by the amount of - pixels to offset the box lines; the alignment denotes the position - of the resulting line, with L/R meaning top/bottom for the vertical - lines, and left/right for horizontal ones. - - =mt=, =mb=, =ml=, =mr= specify margins to be added at the top, - bottom, left and right lines. + - =type=: =Top=, =Bottom=, =VBoth= (a single line above or below + string, or both), =Left=, =Right=, =HBoth= (single vertical lines), + =Full= (a rectangle, the default). + - =color=: the color of the box lines. + - =width=: the width of the box lines. + - =offset=: an alignment char (L, C or R) followed by the amount of + pixels to offset the box lines; the alignment denotes the position + of the resulting line, with L/R meaning top/bottom for the vertical + lines, and left/right for horizontal ones. + - =mt=, =mb=, =ml=, =mr= specify margins to be added at the top, + bottom, left and right lines. - For example, a box underlining its text with a red line of width 2: + For example, a box underlining its text with a red line of width 2: - #+begin_src shell - <box type=Bottom width=2 color=red>string</box> - #+end_src + #+begin_src shell + <box type=Bottom width=2 color=red>string</box> + #+end_src - and if you wanted an underline and an overline with a margin of 2 - pixels either side: + and if you wanted an underline and an overline with a margin of 2 + pixels either side: - #+begin_src shell - <box type=VBoth mt=2 mb=2>string</box> - #+end_src + #+begin_src shell + <box type=VBoth mt=2 mb=2>string</box> + #+end_src - When xmobar is run in text mode with output format swaybar, box - types, colors and widths are valid too, but margins and offsets - are ignored. + When xmobar is run in text mode with output format swaybar, box + types, colors and widths are valid too, but margins and offsets + are ignored. -***** Bitmap Icons +*** Bitmap Icons - It's possible to insert in the global templates icon directives of the - form: + It's possible to insert in the global templates icon directives of the + form: - prepended to it. Default is =.=. + prepended to it. Default is =.=. - #+begin_src shell - <icon=/path/to/bitmap.xbm/> - #+end_src + #+begin_src shell + <icon=/path/to/bitmap.xbm/> + #+end_src - which will produce the expected result. Accepted image formats are XBM - and XPM (when =with_xpm= flag is enabled). If path does not start with - =/=, =./=, =../= it will have + which will produce the expected result. Accepted image formats are XBM + and XPM (when =with_xpm= flag is enabled). If path does not start with + =/=, =./=, =../= it will have - #+begin_src haskell - iconRoot ++ "/" - #+end_src + #+begin_src haskell + iconRoot ++ "/" + #+end_src - prepended to it. + prepended to it. - Icons are ignored when xmobar is run in text output mode. + Icons are ignored when xmobar is run in text output mode. -***** Action Directives +*** Action Directives - It's also possible to use action directives of the form: + It's also possible to use action directives of the form: - #+begin_src shell - <action=`command` button=12345> - #+end_src + #+begin_src shell + <action=`command` button=12345> + #+end_src - which will be executed when clicked on with specified mouse - buttons. This tag can be nested, allowing different commands to - be run depending on button clicked. + which will be executed when clicked on with specified mouse + buttons. This tag can be nested, allowing different commands to + be run depending on button clicked. - Actions work also when xmobar is run in text mode and used as - the status command of swaybar. + Actions work also when xmobar is run in text mode and used as + the status command of swaybar. -*** The =commands= configuration option +** The =commands= configuration option - The =commands= configuration option is a list of commands information - and arguments to be used by xmobar when parsing the output template. - Each member of the list consists in a command prefixed by the =Run= - keyword. Each command has arguments to control the way xmobar is going - to execute it. + The =commands= configuration option is a list of commands information + and arguments to be used by xmobar when parsing the output template. + Each member of the list consists in a command prefixed by the =Run= + keyword. Each command has arguments to control the way xmobar is going + to execute it. - The option consists in a list of commands separated by a comma and - enclosed by square parenthesis. + The option consists in a list of commands separated by a comma and + enclosed by square parenthesis. - Example: + Example: - #+begin_src haskell - [Run Memory ["-t","Mem: <usedratio>%"] 10, Run Swap [] 10] - #+end_src + #+begin_src haskell + [Run Memory ["-t","Mem: <usedratio>%"] 10, Run Swap [] 10] + #+end_src - to run the Memory monitor plugin with the specified template, and the - swap monitor plugin, with default options, every second. And here's an - example of a template for the commands above using an icon: + to run the Memory monitor plugin with the specified template, and the + swap monitor plugin, with default options, every second. And here's an + example of a template for the commands above using an icon: - #+begin_src haskell - template = "<icon=/home/jao/.xmobar/mem.xbm/><memory> <swap>" - #+end_src + #+begin_src haskell + template = "<icon=/home/jao/.xmobar/mem.xbm/><memory> <swap>" + #+end_src - This example will run "xclock" command when date is clicked: + This example will run "xclock" command when date is clicked: - #+begin_src haskell - template = "<action=`xclock`>%date%</action>" - #+end_src + #+begin_src haskell + template = "<action=`xclock`>%date%</action>" + #+end_src - The only internal available command is =Com= (see below Executing - External Commands). All other commands are provided by plugins. xmobar - comes with some plugins, providing a set of system monitors, a standard - input reader, an Unix named pipe reader, a configurable date plugin, and - much more: we list all available plugins below. + The only internal available command is =Com= (see below Executing + External Commands). All other commands are provided by plugins. xmobar + comes with some plugins, providing a set of system monitors, a standard + input reader, an Unix named pipe reader, a configurable date plugin, and + much more: we list all available plugins below. - Other commands can be created as plugins with the Plugin infrastructure. - See below. + Other commands can be created as plugins with the Plugin infrastructure. + See below. * Runtime behaviour -*** Running xmobar with =i3status= +** Running xmobar with =i3status= - xmobar can be used to display information generated by [[http://i3wm.org/i3status/][i3status]], a small - program that gathers system information and outputs it in formats - suitable for being displayed by the dzen2 status bar, wmii's status bar - or xmobar's =StdinReader=. See [[http://i3wm.org/i3status/manpage.html#_using_i3status_with_xmobar][i3status manual]] for further details. + xmobar can be used to display information generated by [[http://i3wm.org/i3status/][i3status]], a small + program that gathers system information and outputs it in formats + suitable for being displayed by the dzen2 status bar, wmii's status bar + or xmobar's =StdinReader=. See [[http://i3wm.org/i3status/manpage.html#_using_i3status_with_xmobar][i3status manual]] for further details. -*** Dynamically sizing xmobar +** Dynamically sizing xmobar - See [[https://codeberg.org/xmobar/xmobar/issues/239#issuecomment-233206552][this idea]] by Jonas Camillus Jeppensen for a way of adapting - dynamically xmobar's size and run it alongside a system tray widget such - as trayer or stalonetray (although the idea is not limited to trays, - really). For your convenience, there is a version of Jonas' script in - [[../examples/padding-icon.sh][examples/padding-icon.sh]]. + See [[https://codeberg.org/xmobar/xmobar/issues/239#issuecomment-233206552][this idea]] by Jonas Camillus Jeppensen for a way of adapting + dynamically xmobar's size and run it alongside a system tray widget such + as trayer or stalonetray (although the idea is not limited to trays, + really). For your convenience, there is a version of Jonas' script in + [[../examples/padding-icon.sh][examples/padding-icon.sh]]. -*** Signal Handling +** Signal Handling - xmobar reacts to ~SIGUSR1~ and ~SIGUSR2~: + xmobar reacts to ~SIGUSR1~ and ~SIGUSR2~: - - After receiving ~SIGUSR1~ xmobar moves its position to the next screen. + - After receiving ~SIGUSR1~ xmobar moves its position to the next screen. - - After receiving ~SIGUSR2~ xmobar repositions itself on the current - screen. + - After receiving ~SIGUSR2~ xmobar repositions itself on the current + screen. * The DBus Interface When compiled with the optional =with_dbus= flag, xmobar can be controlled @@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ available [[https://codeberg.org/xmobar/xmobar/src/branch/master/examples/xmobar An example using the =dbus-send= command line utility: #+begin_src shell - dbus-send \ + dbus-send \ --session \ --dest=org.Xmobar.Control \ --type=method_call \ @@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ available [[https://codeberg.org/xmobar/xmobar/src/branch/master/examples/xmobar #+begin_src shell # send to another screen, reveal and toggle the persistent flag dbus-send [..] \ - "string:ChangeScreen 0" "string:Reveal 0" "string:TogglePersistent" + "string:ChangeScreen 0" "string:Reveal 0" "string:TogglePersistent" #+end_src The =Toggle=, =Reveal=, and =Hide= signals take an additional integer |