Rewrite xmobar config

home/.config/xmobar/multi_mon.sh

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ WORK_DIR="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/xmobar"
 
 make_position_line(){
     xpos=$(($1 * $WIDTH))
-    line=", position = Static { xpos = $xpos, ypos = 0, width = $WIDTH, height = 24 }"
+    line="position = Static { xpos = $xpos, ypos = 0, width = $WIDTH, height = 24 },"
     echo "$line"
 }
 

home/.config/xmobar/xmobarrc.hs

@@ -1,47 +1,102 @@
+-- xmobar main configuration file
+--
+-- This file serves as a shared template for the specific xmonad
+-- configuration files that are generated from this file to accomodate
+-- for multiple monitors.
+--
+-- For more details, run 'man xmobar', or visit the project website
 -- http://projects.haskell.org/xmobar/
 
-Config { font    = "xft:Ubuntu:weight=bold:pixelsize=11:antialias=true:hinting=true"
+Config {
-       , additionalFonts = [ "xft:Mononoki Nerd Font:pixelsize=11:antialias=true:hinting=true"
+-- Set font for default dg/bg colors. xmobar height will
-                           , "xft:Font Awesome 5 Free Solid:pixelsize=12"
+-- be controlled by this font (it'll adjust itself to accomodate it)
-                           , "xft:Font Awesome 5 Brands:pixelsize=12"
+-- Additional fonts can be defined for emoji support
-                           ]
+font = "xft:Ubuntu:weight=bold:pixelsize=11:antialias=true:hinting=true",
-       , bgColor = "#282c34"
+additionalFonts = [
-       , fgColor = "#ff6c6b"
+        "xft:Font Awesome 5 Free Solid:pixelsize=12",
-       , position = Static { xpos = 0, ypos = 0, width = 1920, height = 24 }
+        "xft:Font Awesome 5 Brands:pixelsize=12",
-       , lowerOnStart = True
+        "xft:Mononoki Nerd Font:pixelsize=11:antialias=true:hinting=true"
-       , hideOnStart = False
+],
-       , allDesktops = True
+bgColor = "#282c34",
-       , persistent = True
+fgColor = "#ff6c6b",
-       -- apparently there's no way to use env var or relpaths here
+
-       , iconRoot = "/home/itsdrike/.config/xmobar/xpm"
+-- Define static position that will be adjusted by the deploy script
-       , commands = [
+-- which will tweak the starting positions for multiple monitors, this
-                    -- Time and date
+-- configuration will work fine for single monitor systems out of the box.
-                      Run Date "<fn=2>\xf017</fn>  %b %d %Y - (%H:%M) " "date" 50
+position = Static { xpos = 0, ypos = 0, width = 1920, height = 24 },
-                    -- Network up and down
+-- Define the place where all used XPM images will be stored in
-                    , Run Network "wlp2s0" ["-t", "<fn=2>\xf0ab</fn>  <rx>kb  <fn=2>\xf0aa</fn>  <tx>kb"] 20
+-- Apparently there's is no way to use env var or relpaths here.
-                    -- Cpu usage in percent
+iconRoot = "/home/itsdrike/.config/xmobar/xpm",
-                    , Run Cpu ["-t", "<fn=2>\xf108</fn>  cpu: (<total>%)","-H","50","--high","red"] 20
+-- list of commands which gather information about the system
+-- which can then be referrenced in the final template string
+commands = [
+        -- Gather and format CPU usage information
+        -- if it's above 50%, we consider it high and make it red
+        Run Cpu [
+        "-t", "<fn=1>\xf108</fn>  cpu: <total>%",
+        "-H","50",
+        "--high","red"
+        ] 20,
+
         -- Ram used number and percent
-                    , Run Memory ["-t", "<fn=2>\xf233</fn>  mem: <used>M (<usedratio>%)"] 20
+        Run Memory ["-t", "<fn=1>\xf233</fn>  mem: <used>M (<usedratio>%)"] 20,
-                    -- Disk space free
+
-                    , Run DiskU [("/", "<fn=2>\xf0c7</fn>  hdd: <free> free")] [] 60
+        -- Battery information. This is likely to require some customization
-                    -- Runs a standard shell command 'uname -r' to get kernel version
+        -- based upon your specific hardware. Or, for a desktop you may want
-                    , Run Com "uname" ["-r"] "" 3600
+        -- to just remove this section entirely.
+        Run Battery [
+        "-t", "<fn=1>\xf240</fn> <acstatus> <left>% - <timeleft>",
+        "--",
+        "-i", "<fc=#75c44c>AC</fc>",
+        "-O", "<fc=#75c44c>AC</fc>",
+        "-o", "<fc=#ff0000>AUX</fc>",
+        "-L", "12",
+        "-h", "green",
+        "-l", "red"
+        ] 10,
+
+        -- Time and date
+        Run Date "<fn=1>\xf017</fn>  %H:%M %b %d %Y" "date" 50,
+
+        -- Network up and down
+        Run Network "wlp2s0" ["-t", "<fn=1>\xf0ab</fn>  <rx>kb  <fn=1>\xf0aa</fn>  <tx>kb"] 20,
+        --Run Network "enp3s0" ["-t", "<fn=1>\xf0ab</fn>  <rx>kb  <fn=1>\xf0aa</fn>  <tx>kb"] 20,
+
+        -- Show free disk space on /
+        Run DiskU [("/", "<fn=1>\xf0c7</fn>  hdd: <free>")] [] 60,
+
+        -- Get kernel version from uname -r
+        Run Com "uname" ["-r"] "" 3600,
+
         -- Add dynamic invisible XPM icon that resizes to accomodate trayer
         -- this needs to be an absolute string path, env vars or relpaths aren't accepted
         -- this should only be on 1 monitor (single file), so ignore this comment on others
-                    , Run Com "/home/itsdrike/.config/xmobar/trayer-padding-icon.sh" [] "trayerpad" 10
+        Run Com "/home/itsdrike/.config/xmobar/trayer-padding-icon.sh" [] "trayerpad" 10,
-                    -- Allow mouse clicking by using unsafe stdin reader
+
-                    , Run UnsafeStdinReader
+        -- This line tells xmobar to read input from stdin.
-                    ]
+        -- That's how it gets information that xmonad is sending
-       , sepChar = "%"
+        -- (such as workspaces) for displaying.
-       , alignSep = "}{"
+        -- By using UnsafeStdinReader, it also allows mouse clicking events
-       , template = " <icon=haskell_20.xpm/>   <fc=#666666>|</fc> %UnsafeStdinReader% }{ \
+        Run UnsafeStdinReader
-       \<fc=#666666>|</fc>   <fc=#b3afc2><fn=3></fn>  <action=`alacritty -e htop`>%uname%</action> </fc> \
+],
-       \<fc=#666666>|</fc>   <fc=#ecbe7b> <action=`alacritty -e htop`>%cpu%</action> </fc> \
+
-       \<fc=#666666>|</fc>   <fc=#ff6c6b> <action=`alacritty -e htop`>%memory%</action> </fc> \
+-- Separator character used to wrap variables in the xmobar template string
-       \<fc=#666666>|</fc>   <fc=#51afef> <action=`alacritty -e htop`>%disku%</action> </fc> \
+sepChar = "%",
-       \<fc=#666666>|</fc>   <fc=#98be65> <action=`alacritty -e sudo iftop`>%wlp2s0%</action> </fc> \
+-- Alignment eparator character used in the xmobar template string.
+-- Everything before this will be aligned left, everything after right.
+alignSep = "}{",
+
+-- Template string defining the xmobar contents and overall layout.
+template = "\
+    \<icon=haskell_20.xpm/>   \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc> %UnsafeStdinReader% }{ \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#b3afc2><fn=2></fn>  %uname% </fc> \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#9ce996> %battery% </fc> \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#ecbe7b> %cpu% </fc> \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#ff6c6b> %memory% </fc> \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#51afef> %disku% </fc> \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#98be65> %wlp2s0% </fc> \
+    --\<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#98be65> %eth3s0% </fc> \
     \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#46d9ff> %date% </fc> \
     \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  %trayerpad%\
     \ "

home/.config/xmobar/xmobarrc0

@@ -1,47 +1,102 @@
+-- xmobar main configuration file
+--
+-- This file serves as a shared template for the specific xmonad
+-- configuration files that are generated from this file to accomodate
+-- for multiple monitors.
+--
+-- For more details, run 'man xmobar', or visit the project website
 -- http://projects.haskell.org/xmobar/
 
-Config { font    = "xft:Ubuntu:weight=bold:pixelsize=11:antialias=true:hinting=true"
+Config {
-       , additionalFonts = [ "xft:Mononoki Nerd Font:pixelsize=11:antialias=true:hinting=true"
+-- Set font for default dg/bg colors. xmobar height will
-                           , "xft:Font Awesome 5 Free Solid:pixelsize=12"
+-- be controlled by this font (it'll adjust itself to accomodate it)
-                           , "xft:Font Awesome 5 Brands:pixelsize=12"
+-- Additional fonts can be defined for emoji support
-                           ]
+font = "xft:Ubuntu:weight=bold:pixelsize=11:antialias=true:hinting=true",
-       , bgColor = "#282c34"
+additionalFonts = [
-       , fgColor = "#ff6c6b"
+        "xft:Font Awesome 5 Free Solid:pixelsize=12",
-       , position = Static { xpos = 0, ypos = 0, width = 1920, height = 24 }
+        "xft:Font Awesome 5 Brands:pixelsize=12",
-       , lowerOnStart = True
+        "xft:Mononoki Nerd Font:pixelsize=11:antialias=true:hinting=true"
-       , hideOnStart = False
+],
-       , allDesktops = True
+bgColor = "#282c34",
-       , persistent = True
+fgColor = "#ff6c6b",
-       -- apparently there's no way to use env var or relpaths here
+
-       , iconRoot = "/home/itsdrike/.config/xmobar/xpm"
+-- Define static position that will be adjusted by the deploy script
-       , commands = [
+-- which will tweak the starting positions for multiple monitors, this
-                    -- Time and date
+-- configuration will work fine for single monitor systems out of the box.
-                      Run Date "<fn=2>\xf017</fn>  %b %d %Y - (%H:%M) " "date" 50
+position = Static { xpos = 0, ypos = 0, width = 1920, height = 24 },
-                    -- Network up and down
+-- Define the place where all used XPM images will be stored in
-                    , Run Network "wlp2s0" ["-t", "<fn=2>\xf0ab</fn>  <rx>kb  <fn=2>\xf0aa</fn>  <tx>kb"] 20
+-- Apparently there's is no way to use env var or relpaths here.
-                    -- Cpu usage in percent
+iconRoot = "/home/itsdrike/.config/xmobar/xpm",
-                    , Run Cpu ["-t", "<fn=2>\xf108</fn>  cpu: (<total>%)","-H","50","--high","red"] 20
+-- list of commands which gather information about the system
+-- which can then be referrenced in the final template string
+commands = [
+        -- Gather and format CPU usage information
+        -- if it's above 50%, we consider it high and make it red
+        Run Cpu [
+        "-t", "<fn=1>\xf108</fn>  cpu: <total>%",
+        "-H","50",
+        "--high","red"
+        ] 20,
+
         -- Ram used number and percent
-                    , Run Memory ["-t", "<fn=2>\xf233</fn>  mem: <used>M (<usedratio>%)"] 20
+        Run Memory ["-t", "<fn=1>\xf233</fn>  mem: <used>M (<usedratio>%)"] 20,
-                    -- Disk space free
+
-                    , Run DiskU [("/", "<fn=2>\xf0c7</fn>  hdd: <free> free")] [] 60
+        -- Battery information. This is likely to require some customization
-                    -- Runs a standard shell command 'uname -r' to get kernel version
+        -- based upon your specific hardware. Or, for a desktop you may want
-                    , Run Com "uname" ["-r"] "" 3600
+        -- to just remove this section entirely.
+        Run Battery [
+        "-t", "<fn=1>\xf240</fn> <acstatus> <left>% - <timeleft>",
+        "--",
+        "-i", "<fc=#75c44c>AC</fc>",
+        "-O", "<fc=#75c44c>AC</fc>",
+        "-o", "<fc=#ff0000>AUX</fc>",
+        "-L", "12",
+        "-h", "green",
+        "-l", "red"
+        ] 10,
+
+        -- Time and date
+        Run Date "<fn=1>\xf017</fn>  %H:%M %b %d %Y" "date" 50,
+
+        -- Network up and down
+        Run Network "wlp2s0" ["-t", "<fn=1>\xf0ab</fn>  <rx>kb  <fn=1>\xf0aa</fn>  <tx>kb"] 20,
+        --Run Network "enp3s0" ["-t", "<fn=1>\xf0ab</fn>  <rx>kb  <fn=1>\xf0aa</fn>  <tx>kb"] 20,
+
+        -- Show free disk space on /
+        Run DiskU [("/", "<fn=1>\xf0c7</fn>  hdd: <free>")] [] 60,
+
+        -- Get kernel version from uname -r
+        Run Com "uname" ["-r"] "" 3600,
+
         -- Add dynamic invisible XPM icon that resizes to accomodate trayer
         -- this needs to be an absolute string path, env vars or relpaths aren't accepted
         -- this should only be on 1 monitor (single file), so ignore this comment on others
-                    , Run Com "/home/itsdrike/.config/xmobar/trayer-padding-icon.sh" [] "trayerpad" 10
+        Run Com "/home/itsdrike/.config/xmobar/trayer-padding-icon.sh" [] "trayerpad" 10,
-                    -- Allow mouse clicking by using unsafe stdin reader
+
-                    , Run UnsafeStdinReader
+        -- This line tells xmobar to read input from stdin.
-                    ]
+        -- That's how it gets information that xmonad is sending
-       , sepChar = "%"
+        -- (such as workspaces) for displaying.
-       , alignSep = "}{"
+        -- By using UnsafeStdinReader, it also allows mouse clicking events
-       , template = " <icon=haskell_20.xpm/>   <fc=#666666>|</fc> %UnsafeStdinReader% }{ \
+        Run UnsafeStdinReader
-       \<fc=#666666>|</fc>   <fc=#b3afc2><fn=3></fn>  <action=`alacritty -e htop`>%uname%</action> </fc> \
+],
-       \<fc=#666666>|</fc>   <fc=#ecbe7b> <action=`alacritty -e htop`>%cpu%</action> </fc> \
+
-       \<fc=#666666>|</fc>   <fc=#ff6c6b> <action=`alacritty -e htop`>%memory%</action> </fc> \
+-- Separator character used to wrap variables in the xmobar template string
-       \<fc=#666666>|</fc>   <fc=#51afef> <action=`alacritty -e htop`>%disku%</action> </fc> \
+sepChar = "%",
-       \<fc=#666666>|</fc>   <fc=#98be65> <action=`alacritty -e sudo iftop`>%wlp2s0%</action> </fc> \
+-- Alignment eparator character used in the xmobar template string.
+-- Everything before this will be aligned left, everything after right.
+alignSep = "}{",
+
+-- Template string defining the xmobar contents and overall layout.
+template = "\
+    \<icon=haskell_20.xpm/>   \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc> %UnsafeStdinReader% }{ \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#b3afc2><fn=2></fn>  %uname% </fc> \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#9ce996> %battery% </fc> \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#ecbe7b> %cpu% </fc> \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#ff6c6b> %memory% </fc> \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#51afef> %disku% </fc> \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#98be65> %wlp2s0% </fc> \
+    --\<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#98be65> %eth3s0% </fc> \
     \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#46d9ff> %date% </fc> \
     \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  %trayerpad%\
     \ "

home/.config/xmobar/xmobarrc1

@@ -1,46 +1,101 @@
+-- xmobar main configuration file
+--
+-- This file serves as a shared template for the specific xmonad
+-- configuration files that are generated from this file to accomodate
+-- for multiple monitors.
+--
+-- For more details, run 'man xmobar', or visit the project website
 -- http://projects.haskell.org/xmobar/
 
-Config { font    = "xft:Ubuntu:weight=bold:pixelsize=11:antialias=true:hinting=true"
+Config {
-       , additionalFonts = [ "xft:Mononoki Nerd Font:pixelsize=11:antialias=true:hinting=true"
+-- Set font for default dg/bg colors. xmobar height will
-                           , "xft:Font Awesome 5 Free Solid:pixelsize=12"
+-- be controlled by this font (it'll adjust itself to accomodate it)
-                           , "xft:Font Awesome 5 Brands:pixelsize=12"
+-- Additional fonts can be defined for emoji support
-                           ]
+font = "xft:Ubuntu:weight=bold:pixelsize=11:antialias=true:hinting=true",
-       , bgColor = "#282c34"
+additionalFonts = [
-       , fgColor = "#ff6c6b"
+        "xft:Font Awesome 5 Free Solid:pixelsize=12",
-       , position = Static { xpos = 1920, ypos = 0, width = 1920, height = 24 }
+        "xft:Font Awesome 5 Brands:pixelsize=12",
-       , lowerOnStart = True
+        "xft:Mononoki Nerd Font:pixelsize=11:antialias=true:hinting=true"
-       , hideOnStart = False
+],
-       , allDesktops = True
+bgColor = "#282c34",
-       , persistent = True
+fgColor = "#ff6c6b",
-       -- apparently there's no way to use env var or relpaths here
+
-       , iconRoot = "/home/itsdrike/.config/xmobar/xpm"
+-- Define static position that will be adjusted by the deploy script
-       , commands = [
+-- which will tweak the starting positions for multiple monitors, this
-                    -- Time and date
+-- configuration will work fine for single monitor systems out of the box.
-                      Run Date "<fn=2>\xf017</fn>  %b %d %Y - (%H:%M) " "date" 50
+position = Static { xpos = 1920, ypos = 0, width = 1920, height = 24 },
-                    -- Network up and down
+-- Define the place where all used XPM images will be stored in
-                    , Run Network "wlp2s0" ["-t", "<fn=2>\xf0ab</fn>  <rx>kb  <fn=2>\xf0aa</fn>  <tx>kb"] 20
+-- Apparently there's is no way to use env var or relpaths here.
-                    -- Cpu usage in percent
+iconRoot = "/home/itsdrike/.config/xmobar/xpm",
-                    , Run Cpu ["-t", "<fn=2>\xf108</fn>  cpu: (<total>%)","-H","50","--high","red"] 20
+-- list of commands which gather information about the system
+-- which can then be referrenced in the final template string
+commands = [
+        -- Gather and format CPU usage information
+        -- if it's above 50%, we consider it high and make it red
+        Run Cpu [
+        "-t", "<fn=1>\xf108</fn>  cpu: <total>%",
+        "-H","50",
+        "--high","red"
+        ] 20,
+
         -- Ram used number and percent
-                    , Run Memory ["-t", "<fn=2>\xf233</fn>  mem: <used>M (<usedratio>%)"] 20
+        Run Memory ["-t", "<fn=1>\xf233</fn>  mem: <used>M (<usedratio>%)"] 20,
-                    -- Disk space free
+
-                    , Run DiskU [("/", "<fn=2>\xf0c7</fn>  hdd: <free> free")] [] 60
+        -- Battery information. This is likely to require some customization
-                    -- Runs a standard shell command 'uname -r' to get kernel version
+        -- based upon your specific hardware. Or, for a desktop you may want
-                    , Run Com "uname" ["-r"] "" 3600
+        -- to just remove this section entirely.
+        Run Battery [
+        "-t", "<fn=1>\xf240</fn> <acstatus> <left>% - <timeleft>",
+        "--",
+        "-i", "<fc=#75c44c>AC</fc>",
+        "-O", "<fc=#75c44c>AC</fc>",
+        "-o", "<fc=#ff0000>AUX</fc>",
+        "-L", "12",
+        "-h", "green",
+        "-l", "red"
+        ] 10,
+
+        -- Time and date
+        Run Date "<fn=1>\xf017</fn>  %H:%M %b %d %Y" "date" 50,
+
+        -- Network up and down
+        Run Network "wlp2s0" ["-t", "<fn=1>\xf0ab</fn>  <rx>kb  <fn=1>\xf0aa</fn>  <tx>kb"] 20,
+        --Run Network "enp3s0" ["-t", "<fn=1>\xf0ab</fn>  <rx>kb  <fn=1>\xf0aa</fn>  <tx>kb"] 20,
+
+        -- Show free disk space on /
+        Run DiskU [("/", "<fn=1>\xf0c7</fn>  hdd: <free>")] [] 60,
+
+        -- Get kernel version from uname -r
+        Run Com "uname" ["-r"] "" 3600,
+
         -- Add dynamic invisible XPM icon that resizes to accomodate trayer
         -- this needs to be an absolute string path, env vars or relpaths aren't accepted
         -- this should only be on 1 monitor (single file), so ignore this comment on others
-                    -- Allow mouse clicking by using unsafe stdin reader
+
-                    , Run UnsafeStdinReader
+        -- This line tells xmobar to read input from stdin.
-                    ]
+        -- That's how it gets information that xmonad is sending
-       , sepChar = "%"
+        -- (such as workspaces) for displaying.
-       , alignSep = "}{"
+        -- By using UnsafeStdinReader, it also allows mouse clicking events
-       , template = " <icon=haskell_20.xpm/>   <fc=#666666>|</fc> %UnsafeStdinReader% }{ \
+        Run UnsafeStdinReader
-       \<fc=#666666>|</fc>   <fc=#b3afc2><fn=3></fn>  <action=`alacritty -e htop`>%uname%</action> </fc> \
+],
-       \<fc=#666666>|</fc>   <fc=#ecbe7b> <action=`alacritty -e htop`>%cpu%</action> </fc> \
+
-       \<fc=#666666>|</fc>   <fc=#ff6c6b> <action=`alacritty -e htop`>%memory%</action> </fc> \
+-- Separator character used to wrap variables in the xmobar template string
-       \<fc=#666666>|</fc>   <fc=#51afef> <action=`alacritty -e htop`>%disku%</action> </fc> \
+sepChar = "%",
-       \<fc=#666666>|</fc>   <fc=#98be65> <action=`alacritty -e sudo iftop`>%wlp2s0%</action> </fc> \
+-- Alignment eparator character used in the xmobar template string.
+-- Everything before this will be aligned left, everything after right.
+alignSep = "}{",
+
+-- Template string defining the xmobar contents and overall layout.
+template = "\
+    \<icon=haskell_20.xpm/>   \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc> %UnsafeStdinReader% }{ \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#b3afc2><fn=2></fn>  %uname% </fc> \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#9ce996> %battery% </fc> \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#ecbe7b> %cpu% </fc> \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#ff6c6b> %memory% </fc> \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#51afef> %disku% </fc> \
+    \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#98be65> %wlp2s0% </fc> \
+    --\<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#98be65> %eth3s0% </fc> \
     \<fc=#666666>|</fc>  <fc=#46d9ff> %date% </fc> \
     \ "
 }