Is anyone in EOS-land working with the new version of SpectrWM (3.5+)? I’m trying to get both Conky & Polybar to function correctly and only having marginal success. Any help getting either polybar or conky to function correctly on the new version of SpectrWM is most appreciated.
@manyroads Sir,
Summary
autorun = ws[1]:/home/a/.config/polybar/launch.sh
autorun = ws[1]:/home/a/.config/conky/conkylaunch.sh
I used mostly the config files of Derek Taylor. polybar
The simple default conky appears only in floating mode, so 2 MOD+space were needed.
The full copies are not welcome here. I’m ready to answer your questions if I’m able to.
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Can you share how things are called from within your spectrwm.conf? Call to polybar, conky, etc.
Thanks!
Some lines from .spectrwm.conf
autorun = ws[1]:nitrogen --restore
autorun = ws[1]:picom
autorun = ws[1]:/home/a/.config/polybar/launch.sh
layout = ws[1]:0:0:0:0:horizontal_flip
autorun = ws[1]:/home/a/.config/conky/conkylaunch.sh
launch.sh #polybar
`#!/bin/bash
# Terminate already running bar instances
killall -q polybar
# If all your bars have ipc enabled, you can also use
# polybar-msg cmd quit
# Launch Polybar, using default config location ~/.config/polybar/config.ini
polybar example 2>&1 | tee -a /tmp/polybar.log & disown
echo "Polybar launched..``
conkylaunh.sh the same melody
#!/bin/bash
# Terminate already running conky instances
killall -q conky
# Launch conky, using default config location ~/.config/conky/conky.conf
conky 2>&1 | tee -a /tmp/conky.log & disown
echo "Conky launched..."
Edit:
Instead of polybar I prefer the built-in and customized actionbar
Edit2: @manyroads
I tried to understand why polybar with spectrwm? Someone said: ‘the best of both worlds’
or so.
Here is a rudimentary set of config files accessible until Jan 7 2024. Works but needs polishing.
https://bpa.st/OJ3A
Side note: the conky I tried has ‘memory leakage’ / eats up memory.
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