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xmobar -TPlain /path/to/config &
#+end_src
- Other options are ~Ansi~ and ~Pango~.
+ Other options are ~Ansi~, ~Pango~, and ~Swaybar~.
-*** Using xmobar in Wayland with swaybar
+*** Using xmobar in Wayland with swaybar or waybar
In text mode, xmobar can be told to ouput its information using
- pango markup for colors, and it that way you can use it with
- swaybar. Here's a minimal ~bar~ configuration for sway's
+ pango markup for colors and fonts, and it that way you can use it
+ with swaybar or waybar, if you don't have actions or boxes in your
+ template. Here's a minimal ~bar~ configuration for sway's
configuration file:
#+begin_src conf
@@ -142,6 +143,17 @@
}
#+end_src
+ In case you want to use boxes around text or click actions in your
+ template, you can use instead the format ~Swaybar~, which supports
+ both. This output format follows the JSON /swaybar-protocol/
+ defined by swaybar. Configure it simply with:
+
+ #+begin_src conf
+ bar {
+ status_command xmobar -TSwaybar
+ }
+ #+end_src
+
* Configuration and further Links
- If you want to jump straight into configuring xmobar, head over to the