dwlb.1

.TH DWLB 1 2023 Linux "User's Reference Manuals"
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.SH NAME
dwlb \- feature-complete bar for dwl
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.SY dwlb
.RI [ OPTIONS\~ \&.\|.\|.\&]
.YS
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B dwlb
is a feature-complete status bar for
.IR dwl .
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.SH USAGE
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Pass
.B dwlb
as an argument to
.IR dwl 's
.B -s
flag.
This will populate
each connected output with a bar.
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.PP
For example:
.IP
.EX
dwl \-s \(aqdwlb \-font "monospace:size=16"\(aq
.EE
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.SS IPC
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.PP
If
.I dwl
is patched appropriately,
.B dwlb
is capable of communicating directly with
.IR dwl .
When IPC is enabled with
.BR \-ipc ,
.B dwlb
does not read from
.IR stdin ,
and clicking tags functions as you would expect.
IPC can be disabled with
.BR \-no\-ipc .
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.SS Commands
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Command options send instructions
to existing instances of
.BR dwlb .
All commands take at least one argument
to specify a bar on which to operate.
This may be
.I zxdg_output_v1
name,
"all" to affect all outputs,
or "selected" for the current output.
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.PP
The
.B \-status
and
.B \-title
commands are used to write status text.
The text may contain in-line commands
in the following format:
.IR \(hacmd(argument) .
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.TP
.BR \(hafg \c
.BI ( HEXCOLOR )
Sets foreground color to
.IR HEXCOLOR .
.TP
.BR \(habg \c
.BI ( HEXCOLOR )
Sets background color to
.IR HEXCOLOR .
.TP
.BR \(halm \c
.BI ( SHELLCOMMAND )
Begins or terminates left mouse button region with action
.IR SHELLCOMMAND .
.TP
.BR \(hamm \c
.BI ( SHELLCOMMAND )
Begins or terminates middle mouse button region with action
.IR SHELLCOMMAND .
.TP
.BR \(harm \c
.BI ( SHELLCOMMAND )
Begins or terminates right mouse button region with action
.IR SHELLCOMMAND .
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.PP
In this example,
clicking the text highlighted in red
will spawn the foot terminal.
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.IP
.EX
dwlb \-status all \(aqtext \(habg(ff0000)\(halm(foot)text\(habg()\(halm() text\(aq
.EE
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.PP
A color command with no argument reverts to the default value.
.B \(ha\(ha
represents a single
.B \(ha
character.
Status commands can be disabled with
.BR \-no\-status\-commands .
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.SS Scaling
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.PP
If you use scaling in Wayland,
you can specify
.B buffer_scale
through config file or by passing it as an option
(only integer values):
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.IP
.EX
dwlb \-scale 2
.EE
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.PP
This will render both surface and a cursor with 2\(mu detail.
If your monitor is set to 1.25 or 1.5 scaling,
setting scale to 2 will also work as compositor
will downscale the buffer properly.
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.SS Someblocks
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.PP
To use
.IR someblocks ,
or any program that outputs to
.IR stdout ,
with
.BR dwlb ,
use this one-liner:
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.IP
.EX
someblocks \-p | dwlb \-status\-stdin all
.EE
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.SH OPTIONS
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.SS IPC
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.TP
.B \-ipc
Allow commands to be sent to
.I dwl
.RI ( dwl
Must be patched)
.TP
.B \-no\-ipc
Disable ipc
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.SS Configuration
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.TP
.B \-hidden
Bars will initially be hidden
.TP
.B \-no\-hidden
Bars will not initially be hidden
.TP
.B \-bottom
Bars will initially be drawn at the bottom
.TP
.B \-no\-bottom
Bars will initially be drawn at the top
.TP
.B \-hide\-vacant\-tags
Do not display empty and inactive tags
.TP
.B \-no\-hide\-vacant\-tags
Display empty and inactive tags
.TP
.B \-status\-commands
Enable in-line commands in status text
.TP
.B \-no\-status\-commands
Disable in-line commands in status text
.TP
.B \-center\-title
Center title text on bar
.TP
.B \-no\-center\-title
Do not center title text on bar
.TP
.B \-custom\-title
Do not display window title and
Treat the area as another status text element;
see
.B \-title
command
.TP
.B \-no\-custom\-title
Display current window title as normal
.TP
.BR \-font \~\c
.I FONT
Specify a font
.TP
.BR \-tags \~\c
.IR NUMBER \~\c
.IR FIRST \&.\|.\|.\& LAST
If ipc is disabled, specify custom tag names
.TP
.BR \-vertical\-padding \~\c
.I PIXELS
Specify vertical pixel padding above and below text
.TP
.BR \-active\-fg\-color \~\c
.I COLOR
Specify text color of active tags or monitors
.TP
.BR \-active\-bg\-color \~\c
.I COLOR
Specify background color of active tags or monitors
.TP
.BR \-occupied\-fg\-color \~\c
.I COLOR
Specify text color of occupied tags
.TP
.BR \-occupied\-bg\-color \~\c
.I COLOR
Specify background color of occupied tags
.TP
.BR \-inactive\-fg\-color \~\c
.I COLOR
Specify text color of inactive tags or monitors
.TP
.BR \-inactive\-bg\-color \~\c
.I COLOR
Specify background color of inactive tags or monitors
.TP
.BR \-urgent\-fg\-color \~\c
.I COLOR
Specify text color of urgent tags
.TP
.BR \-urgent\-bg\-color \~\c
.I COLOR
Specify background color of urgent tags
.TP
.BR \-scale \~\c
.I BUFFER_SCALE
Specify buffer scale value for integer scaling
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.SS Commands
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.TP
.BR \-status \~\c
.I OUTPUT\~TEXT
Set status text
.TP
.BR \-status\-stdin \~\c
.I OUTPUT
Set status text from stdin
.TP
.BR \-title \~\c
.I OUTPUT\~TEXT
Set title text,
if
.B \-custom\-title
Is enabled
.TP
.BR \-show \~\c
.I OUTPUT
Show bar
.TP
.BR \-hide \~\c
.I OUTPUT
Hide bar
.TP
.BR \-toggle\-visibility \~\c
.I OUTPUT
Toggle bar visibility
.TP
.BR \-set\-top \~\c
.I OUTPUT
Draw bar at the top
.TP
.BR \-set\-bottom \~\c
.I OUTPUT
Draw bar at the bottom
.TP
.BR \-toggle\-location \~\c
.I OUTPUT
Toggle bar location
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.SS Others
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.TP
.B \-v
Get version information
.TP
.B \-h
View this help text
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR dwl (1),
.BR someblocks (1)
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.SH AUTHOR
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.UR https://\:github\:.com/\:kolunmi
kolumni
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