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@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ Extensions need additional libraries (listed below) that will be automatically downloaded and installed if you're using cabal install. Otherwise, you'll need to install them yourself. +`with_dbus` +: Enables support for DBUS by making xmobar to publish a service on + the session bus. Requires the [dbus] package. + `with_threaded` : Uses GHC's threaded runtime. Use this option if xmobar enters a high-CPU regime right after starting. @@ -300,13 +304,14 @@ xmobar --help): ## The DBus Interface -xmobar can be controlled over dbus. All signals defined in -[src/Signal.hs] as `data SignalType` can now be sent over dbus to -xmobar. Due to current limitations of the implementation only one -process of xmobar can aquire the dbus. This is handled on a -first-come-first-seved basis, meaning that the first process will get -the dbus interface. Other processes will run without further problems, -yet have no dbus interface. +When compiled with the optional `with_dbus` flag, xmobar can be +controlled over dbus. All signals defined in [src/Signal.hs] as `data +SignalType` can now be sent over dbus to xmobar. Due to current +limitations of the implementation only one process of xmobar can +aquire the dbus. This is handled on a first-come-first-seved basis, +meaning that the first process will get the dbus interface. Other +processes will run without further problems, yet have no dbus +interface. [src/Signal.hs]: https://github.com/jaor/xmobar/raw/master/src/Signal.hs |