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< h1 id = "a-selection-of-information-output-tools-for-dmenu" > A selection of information output tools for dmenu< / h1 >
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< p > These are a selection of independant tools for displaying various information
about system status in dmenu. Some of them i.e. < code > volume< / code > have options (up, down, mute…)
which are selectable options in dmenu.< / p >
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< li > < code > pingclock< / code > performs a single < code > ping< / code > to a server and returns the response time< / li >
< li > < code > battery< / code > shows the current battery level< / li >
< li > < code > brightness< / code > shows the current backlight level and gives options to adjust it< / li >
< li > < code > volume< / code > shows the current volume level and gives options to adjust and manage it< / li >
< li > < code > date< / code > shows the date< / li >
< li > < code > fuzzytime< / code > shows the fuzzytime clock< / li >
< li > < code > wlan< / code > shows the state of the wireless network interface. SSID connected to and signal level.< / li >
< li > < code > nic< / code > shows the status and/or the ip address of the network interface card< / li >
< li > < code > temperature< / code > shows the current CPU temperature< / li >
< li > < code > notes< / code > a simple one liner note taking tool, displaying notes in < code > dmenu< / code > /< code > rofi< / code > < / li >
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< p > The next two do not work with < code > rofi< / code > unless you have < code > alias dmenu=rofi< / code > set, but they’ < / p >
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< li > < code > passmenu_wrapper< / code > a wrapper for passmenu. It basically just styles < code > passmenu< / code > with no other features< / li >
< li > < code > command_wrapper< / code > inspired by passmenu_wrapper, a basic tool to run other < code > dmenu< / code > related tools with uniform styling.
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< li > For example: < code > dmenu_run< / code > , < code > clipmenu< / code > , < code > passmenu< / code > etc.< / li >
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< h3 id = "example-in-dmenu" > Example in < code > dmenu< / code > :< / h3 >
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< h3 id = "example-of-command-wrapper-with-clipmenu" > Example of < code > command_wrapper< / code > with < code > clipmenu< / code > < / h3 >
< p > < img src = "https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/31094984/167122436-eea0be88-a929-46e8-9b4d-cb677dcb129c.gif" alt = "command_wrap" / > < / p >
< h2 id = "how-to-compile" > How to compile< / h2 >
< p > There are some configuration variables explicit to me, you’ < br / >
Configuration variables are compile - there are no config files or runtime parameters (except for “rofi”)< / p >
< p > Each tool is compiled separately, for example:< / p >
< pre data-lang = "sh" style = "background-color:#212121;color:#eeffff;" class = "language-sh " > < code class = "language-sh" data-lang = "sh" > < span style = "color:#82aaff;" > nim c pingclock
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< p > and then run with< / p >
< pre data-lang = "sh" style = "background-color:#212121;color:#eeffff;" class = "language-sh " > < code class = "language-sh" data-lang = "sh" > < span style = "color:#82aaff;" > ./pingclock
< / span > < span style = "font-style:italic;color:#4a4a4a;" > # or
< / span > < span style = "color:#82aaff;" > ./pingclock rofi
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< h2 id = "how-to-use" > How to use< / h2 >
< p > Personally, I have these bound to key combinations in i3.
In fact, I have a seperate < code > bindsym< / code > mode in which all these
tools are accessible i.e. < code > $mod+i< / code > to get to “info” mode then < code > p< / code > to show pingclock.< br / >
It’ ’ < / p >
< h3 id = "you-can-also-set-the-volume-and-brightness-levels-by-typing-a-numeric-figure-into-the-dmenu-rofi-input-box" > You can also set the volume and brightness levels by typing a numeric figure into the dmenu/rofi input box< / h3 >
< h2 id = "dependencies" > Dependencies< / h2 >
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< li > < code > dmenu< / code > or < code > rofi< / code > < / li >
< li > < code > yad< / code > for calendar< / li >
< li > < code > passmenu< / code > for passmenu_wrapper< / li >
< li > basically any tool that’ < / li >
< li > “tools” for audio etc. (< code > pamixer< / code > , < code > ncpamixer< / code > , etc.) can be set in the source< / li >
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