Re: [i3] How to display in `i3bar` (via `i3status`) the amount of free memory
On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 6:22 AM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun <
ciprian.crac...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 2:26 PM, Michael Stapelberg
wrote:
> > The recommended way is to wrap i3status as described in its manpage.
>
> The whole purpose of `i3status` is that it's lightweight both in terms
> of resources and OS calls. Wrapping it in a script that each second
> spawns a bunch of processes just to add memory usage is counter to its
> purpose...
>
> ...
>
> However I would like to ask the developers to please reconsider adding
> such a basic and useful piece of information. (But as said I'll live
> this here.)
>
> Thanks for i3,
> Ciprian.
There are several alternatives to i3status. I haven't had time to try any
of them. I have been using conky for years, so I use it.
In my config file I have:
bar {
output HDMI1
tray_outputHDMI1
status_command conky -c ~/.i3/conkyrc.left
mode dock
position bottom
workspace_buttons yes
font $font
colors {
background $root
statusline $foreground
focused_workspace $foreground $focused $foreground
active_workspace $foreground $active$foreground
inactive_workspace $foreground $unfocused $foreground
urgent_workspace $urgentfg $urgentbg $urgentfg
}
}
I have two monitors. Both conky files have the following settings at the
top of the file:
background no
use_xft yes
out_to_console yes
out_to_x no
update_interval 2
total_run_times 0
double_buffer yes
border_inner_margin 0
border_outer_margin 0
use_spacer none
if_up_strictness address
short_units yes
In file for my left monitor I have:
TEXT
BKK ${tztime UTC-7 %T} \
CCSD ${tztime PST8PDT %T} \
PT-0{1,2,3} ${tztime MST7MDT %T}|\
en01 ${addr eno1} ${downspeed eno1} ${upspeed eno1} \
${if_up tun0} tun0 ${addr tun0} ${downspeed tun0} ${upspeed tun0}
${endif} \
port ${tcp_portmon 1 65535 count}|\
$nodename ($kernel) $uptime \
${time %F %T}
In the file for the right monitor I have:
TEXT
CLP $cpu=${cpu cpu0}+${cpu cpu1} \
$loadavg \
$running_processes / $processes|\
MS $mem/$memmax ($memperc%) \
$swap/$swapmax ($swapperc%)|\
D / ${fs_used /}/${fs_size /}|\
G ${execi 50 if pgrep sandbox > /dev/null ; then genlop -cn | grep
'Currently merging' ; else echo -n Las Sync: ; ~/.i3/lastsync.sh ; fi}
|\
HKUT $nodename ($kernel) $uptime \
${time %T}
Some of this is specific to gentoo and needs gentools.
Re: [i3] Retina/HiDPI: Querying DPI
On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 1:49 AM, Michael Stapelberg wrote: > My question is: does anyone have a strong preference on which of these > we should use? If so, why? > It seems to me that the xrandr --dpi method would be better, especially with laptops where the monitor plugged in varies. I already use xrandr in my xinit to determine the resolution of an external monitor. I remember doing the dpi calculations years ago, but it made the fonts huge. So, I ended up lying to X setting the dpi to 72x72.
Re: [i3] monitor dependent workspaces
On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 3:59 PM, Eric Roseman wrote: > Thanks for the input. I tried this and I'm not sure how to switch to > workspaces 11-20. What I'm trying to do is have workspace 1-10 per > monitor, and a mod+2 or mod+3 would focus the #2 or #3 workspace of the > current monitor. > > Thanks, > Eric > You can use other mod keys. I have the left windows key setup as hyper and the right as super. I tend to use the monitors in pairs (browsers on the left and tmux on the right) so, $Hyper+Control changes to both. Using 0L and 0R works nice for scripting the pairs. set $Hyper Mod3 set $Super Mod4 # switch to another workspace bindcode $Hyper+19 workspace "0L" bindcode $Super+19 workspace "0R" bindcode $Hyper+Control+19 workspace "0L"; workspace "0R" bindcode $Hyper+10 workspace "1L" bindcode $Super+10 workspace "1R" bindcode $Hyper+Control+10 workspace "1L"; workspace "1R" bindcode $Hyper+11 workspace "2L" bindcode $Super+11 workspace "2R" bindcode $Hyper+Control+11 workspace "2L"; workspace "2R" ... # Workspace assignments workspace "0L"output DVI-I-1 workspace "1L"output DVI-I-1 workspace "2L"output DVI-I-1 ... workspace "0R"output HDMI-1 workspace "1R"output HDMI-1 workspace "2R"output HDMI-1 ... # move to another workspace bindcode $Hyper+Shift+19 move workspace "0L" bindcode $Super+Shift+19 move workspace "0R" bindcode $Hyper+Shift+10 move workspace "1L" bindcode $Super+Shift+10 move workspace "1R" bindcode $Hyper+Shift+11 move workspace "2L" bindcode $Super+Shift+11 move workspace "2R" ...
Re: [i3] RFC: i3-dmenu-desktop
>> There are 5157 .desktop files on the machine I am using now, though I >> think "only" about 924 are relevant. How long does it take to parse 924 >> files on a slow computer? Probably not that long, but too long for a >> basic user interface element. > I have 130 .desktop files within the relevant locations. Are your 5157 > .desktop files in the 'applications' subfolder? If yes, how did you get > to 924 “relevant” and what does that mean? This number sounded insane to me. So, I checked mine... 19. Many of these are dependencies of things I use. I use dmenu more for scripts that manipulate i3 than real programs.
[i3] Can I get the current mode?
How can I get the current mode? I am looking for the mode that is set in the i3 config, i.e. mode "resize." There are a couple of uses I can think of; first, displaying it in the status bar; second, using it within a script. Thanks.
Re: [i3] multiple x sessions
On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 14:34, Michael Stapelberg wrote: > Hi Jeff, > > Excerpts from Jeff Jibson's message of 2012-01-23 21:13:08 +: >> I have two x sessions, :0 with two screens and :1 with one screen >> connected by x2x. Is there a way to jump from one session to the >> other with a keyboard. The mouse works, but mice are evil ;) > Yes, swarp. > > Best regards, > Michael Thanks, that works.
[i3] multiple x sessions
I have two x sessions, :0 with two screens and :1 with one screen connected by x2x. Is there a way to jump from one session to the other with a keyboard. The mouse works, but mice are evil ;) I am using: i3 4.1.1 xorg-server 1.11.3 (x11 7.4) x2x 1.27 xf86-video-nouvea 0.0.16_pre2009 xf86-video-displaylink 0.3. I tried using synergy (1.4.5), but it doesn't seem to work. I'd prefer this to x2x if it worked.
