Polybar Launch Fix

- Remove slstatus from autostart
- Add link to Palmdrop's dwm build and my polybar config in README
- Move polybar launch and config out of this repo
- Fix filepath to polybar launch script

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # dwm - dynamic window manager
 
 Sravan's custom build of dwm. Original dwm build by suckless team found here: [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/)
+Choice of patches heavily inspired by [Palmdrop's custom build of dwm](https://github.com/palmdrop/dwm).
 
 ## Requirements
 
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ Most patches can be found on the suckless website: [https://dwm.suckless.org/pat
 
 ## Polybar
 
-I am using polybar for the status bar. In dwm, this requires a modified version.
+The anybar and ipc patches above allow dwm to use an external status bar.
+I am using polybar. My config can be found [here](https://github.com/balajsra/polybar).
 
 * [Polybar DWM Module](https://github.com/mihirlad55/polybar-dwm-module)
 * [Polybar](https://github.com/polybar/polybar)

config.def.h

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static const int topbar             = 1;        /* 0 means bottom bar */
 static const int usealtbar          = 1;        /* 1 means use non-dwm status bar */
 static const char *altbarclass      = "Polybar"; /* Alternate bar class name */
 static const char *alttrayname      = "tray";    /* Polybar tray instance name */
-static const char *altbarcmd        = "$HOME/.config/dwm/polybar/launch-polybar.sh"; /* Alternate bar launch command */
+static const char *altbarcmd        = "$HOME/.config/polybar/launch.sh"; /* Alternate bar launch command */
 static const char *fonts[]          = { "NotoSans Nerd Font:size=10" };
 static char normbgcolor[]           = "#222222"; /* background color */
 static char normbordercolor[]       = "#444444"; /* inactive window border color */
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ static const char *const autostart[] = {
     "redshift", "-x", NULL,                                              // Reset redshift display gamma
     "redshift-gtk", NULL,                                                // Redshift Blue Light Filter
     "/usr/lib/polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1", NULL,   // GNOME Polkit Authentication Agent
-    "slstatus", NULL,                                                    // slstatus status bar
     "light-locker", "--lock-on-suspend", "--lock-on-lid", NULL,          // LightDM Locker
     // Hardware Driver Applications
     "solaar", "--window=hide", NULL,                                     // Logitech Mouse Driver

polybar/config.ini

@@ -1,503 +0,0 @@
-;==========================================================
-;
-;
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-;
-;
-;   To learn more about how to configure Polybar
-;   go to https://github.com/polybar/polybar
-;
-;   The README contains a lot of information
-;
-;==========================================================
-
-[colors]
-;background = ${xrdb:color0:#222}
-background = #222
-background-alt = #444
-;foreground = ${xrdb:color7:#222}
-foreground = #dfdfdf
-foreground-alt = #555
-primary = #ffb52a
-secondary = #e60053
-alert = #bd2c40
-
-[bar/example]
-;monitor = ${env:MONITOR:HDMI-1}
-width = 100%
-height = 27
-;offset-x = 1%
-;offset-y = 1%
-radius = 6.0
-fixed-center = false
-
-background = ${colors.background}
-foreground = ${colors.foreground}
-
-line-size = 3
-line-color = #f00
-
-border-size = 4
-border-color = #00000000
-
-padding-left = 0
-padding-right = 2
-
-module-margin-left = 1
-module-margin-right = 2
-
-font-0 = fixed:pixelsize=10;1
-font-1 = unifont:fontformat=truetype:size=8:antialias=false;0
-font-2 = siji:pixelsize=10;1
-
-modules-left = bspwm i3 dwm
-modules-center = mpd
-modules-right = filesystem xbacklight alsa pulseaudio xkeyboard memory cpu wlan eth battery temperature date powermenu
-
-tray-position = right
-tray-padding = 2
-;tray-background = #0063ff
-
-;wm-restack = bspwm
-;wm-restack = i3
-
-;override-redirect = false
-
-;scroll-up = bspwm-desknext
-;scroll-down = bspwm-deskprev
-
-;scroll-up = i3wm-wsnext
-;scroll-down = i3wm-wsprev
-
-cursor-click = pointer
-cursor-scroll = ns-resize
-
-[module/xwindow]
-type = internal/xwindow
-label = %title:0:30:...%
-
-[module/xkeyboard]
-type = internal/xkeyboard
-blacklist-0 = num lock
-
-format-prefix = " "
-format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-format-prefix-underline = ${colors.secondary}
-
-label-layout = %layout%
-label-layout-underline = ${colors.secondary}
-
-label-indicator-padding = 2
-label-indicator-margin = 1
-label-indicator-background = ${colors.secondary}
-label-indicator-underline = ${colors.secondary}
-
-[module/filesystem]
-type = internal/fs
-interval = 25
-
-mount-0 = /
-
-label-mounted = %{F#0a81f5}%mountpoint%%{F-}: %percentage_used%%
-label-unmounted = %mountpoint% not mounted
-label-unmounted-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-
-[module/bspwm]
-type = internal/bspwm
-
-label-focused = %index%
-label-focused-background = ${colors.background-alt}
-label-focused-underline= ${colors.primary}
-label-focused-padding = 2
-
-label-occupied = %index%
-label-occupied-padding = 2
-
-label-urgent = %index%!
-label-urgent-background = ${colors.alert}
-label-urgent-padding = 2
-
-label-empty = %index%
-label-empty-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-label-empty-padding = 2
-
-; Separator in between workspaces
-; label-separator = |
-
-[module/i3]
-type = internal/i3
-format = <label-state> <label-mode>
-index-sort = true
-wrapping-scroll = false
-
-; Only show workspaces on the same output as the bar
-;pin-workspaces = true
-
-label-mode-padding = 2
-label-mode-foreground = #000
-label-mode-background = ${colors.primary}
-
-; focused = Active workspace on focused monitor
-label-focused = %index%
-label-focused-background = ${colors.background-alt}
-label-focused-underline= ${colors.primary}
-label-focused-padding = 2
-
-; unfocused = Inactive workspace on any monitor
-label-unfocused = %index%
-label-unfocused-padding = 2
-
-; visible = Active workspace on unfocused monitor
-label-visible = %index%
-label-visible-background = ${self.label-focused-background}
-label-visible-underline = ${self.label-focused-underline}
-label-visible-padding = ${self.label-focused-padding}
-
-; urgent = Workspace with urgency hint set
-label-urgent = %index%
-label-urgent-background = ${colors.alert}
-label-urgent-padding = 2
-
-; Separator in between workspaces
-; label-separator = |
-
-[module/dwm]
-type = internal/dwm
-format = <label-tags> <label-layout> <label-floating> <label-title>
-; Path to dwm socket (default: /tmp/dwm.sock)
-; socket-path = /tmp/dwm.sock
-
-; Left-click to view tag, right-click to toggle tag view
-enable-tags-click = false
-; Scroll to cycle between available tags
-enable-tags-scroll = false
-; If true and enable-tags-scroll = true, scrolling will view all tags regardless if occupied
-tags-scroll-empty = false
-; If true and enable-tags-scroll = true, scrolling will cycle through tags backwards
-tags-scroll-reverse = false
-; If true and enable-tags-scroll = true, wrap active tag when scrolling
-tags-scroll-wrap = false
-; Left-click to set secondary layout, right-click to switch to previous layout
-enable-layout-click = false
-; Scroll to cycle between available layouts
-enable-layout-scroll = false
-; Wrap when scrolling and reaching begining/end of layouts
-layout-scroll-wrap = false
-; Reverse scroll direction
-layout-scroll-reverse = false
-
-; If enable-layout-click = true, clicking the layout symbol will switch to this layout
-secondary-layout-symbol = [M]
-
-; Separator in between shown tags
-; label-separator = |
-
-; Title of currently focused window
-; Available tokens:
-;   %title%
-label-title = %title%
-label-title-padding = 2
-label-title-forefround = ${colors.primary}
-label-title-maxlen = 30
-
-; Symbol of current layout
-; Available tokens:
-;   %symbol%
-label-layout = %symbol%
-label-layout-padding = 2
-label-layout-foreground = #000
-label-layout-background = ${colors.primary}
-
-; Text to show when currently focused window is floating
-label-floating = F
-
-; States: focused, unfocused, visible, urgent, empty
-; Available tokens:
-;   %name%
-
-; focused = Selected tag on focused monitor
-label-focused = %name%
-label-focused-background = ${colors.background-alt}
-label-focused-underline= ${colors.primary}
-label-focused-padding = 2
-
-; unfocused = Unselected tag on unselected monitor
-label-unfocused = %name%
-label-unfocused-padding = 2
-
-; visible = Unselected tag, but occupied tag on any monitor
-label-visible = %name%
-label-visible-background = ${self.label-focused-background}
-label-visible-underline = ${self.label-focused-underline}
-label-visible-padding = ${self.label-focused-padding}
-
-; urgent = Unselected tag with window that has urgency hint set
-label-urgent = %name%
-label-urgent-background = ${colors.alert}
-label-urgent-padding = 2
-
-; empty = Unselected and unoccupied tag
-; This can be set to an empty string to hide empty tags
-label-empty = %name%
-label-empty-background = ${colors.primary}
-label-empty-padding = 2
-
-[module/mpd]
-type = internal/mpd
-format-online = <label-song>  <icon-prev> <icon-stop> <toggle> <icon-next>
-
-icon-prev = 
-icon-stop = 
-icon-play = 
-icon-pause = 
-icon-next = 
-
-label-song-maxlen = 25
-label-song-ellipsis = true
-
-[module/xbacklight]
-type = internal/xbacklight
-
-format = <label> <bar>
-label = BL
-
-bar-width = 10
-bar-indicator = |
-bar-indicator-foreground = #fff
-bar-indicator-font = 2
-bar-fill = ─
-bar-fill-font = 2
-bar-fill-foreground = #9f78e1
-bar-empty = ─
-bar-empty-font = 2
-bar-empty-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-
-[module/backlight-acpi]
-inherit = module/xbacklight
-type = internal/backlight
-card = intel_backlight
-
-[module/cpu]
-type = internal/cpu
-interval = 2
-format-prefix = " "
-format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-format-underline = #f90000
-label = %percentage:2%%
-
-[module/memory]
-type = internal/memory
-interval = 2
-format-prefix = " "
-format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-format-underline = #4bffdc
-label = %percentage_used%%
-
-[module/wlan]
-type = internal/network
-interface = wlp0s20f0u7
-interval = 3.0
-
-format-connected = <ramp-signal> <label-connected>
-format-connected-underline = #9f78e1
-label-connected = %essid%
-
-format-disconnected =
-;format-disconnected = <label-disconnected>
-;format-disconnected-underline = ${self.format-connected-underline}
-;label-disconnected = %ifname% disconnected
-;label-disconnected-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-
-ramp-signal-0 = 
-ramp-signal-1 = 
-ramp-signal-2 = 
-ramp-signal-3 = 
-ramp-signal-4 = 
-ramp-signal-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-
-[module/eth]
-type = internal/network
-interface = enp3s0
-interval = 3.0
-
-format-connected-underline = #55aa55
-format-connected-prefix = " "
-format-connected-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-label-connected = %local_ip%
-
-format-disconnected =
-;format-disconnected = <label-disconnected>
-;format-disconnected-underline = ${self.format-connected-underline}
-;label-disconnected = %ifname% disconnected
-;label-disconnected-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-
-[module/date]
-type = internal/date
-interval = 5
-
-date =
-date-alt = " %Y-%m-%d"
-
-time = %H:%M
-time-alt = %H:%M:%S
-
-format-prefix = 
-format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-format-underline = #0a6cf5
-
-label = %date% %time%
-
-[module/pulseaudio]
-type = internal/pulseaudio
-
-format-volume = <label-volume> <bar-volume>
-label-volume = VOL %percentage%%
-label-volume-foreground = ${root.foreground}
-
-label-muted = 🔇 muted
-label-muted-foreground = #666
-
-bar-volume-width = 10
-bar-volume-foreground-0 = #55aa55
-bar-volume-foreground-1 = #55aa55
-bar-volume-foreground-2 = #55aa55
-bar-volume-foreground-3 = #55aa55
-bar-volume-foreground-4 = #55aa55
-bar-volume-foreground-5 = #f5a70a
-bar-volume-foreground-6 = #ff5555
-bar-volume-gradient = false
-bar-volume-indicator = |
-bar-volume-indicator-font = 2
-bar-volume-fill = ─
-bar-volume-fill-font = 2
-bar-volume-empty = ─
-bar-volume-empty-font = 2
-bar-volume-empty-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-
-[module/alsa]
-type = internal/alsa
-
-format-volume = <label-volume> <bar-volume>
-label-volume = VOL
-label-volume-foreground = ${root.foreground}
-
-format-muted-prefix = " "
-format-muted-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-label-muted = sound muted
-
-bar-volume-width = 10
-bar-volume-foreground-0 = #55aa55
-bar-volume-foreground-1 = #55aa55
-bar-volume-foreground-2 = #55aa55
-bar-volume-foreground-3 = #55aa55
-bar-volume-foreground-4 = #55aa55
-bar-volume-foreground-5 = #f5a70a
-bar-volume-foreground-6 = #ff5555
-bar-volume-gradient = false
-bar-volume-indicator = |
-bar-volume-indicator-font = 2
-bar-volume-fill = ─
-bar-volume-fill-font = 2
-bar-volume-empty = ─
-bar-volume-empty-font = 2
-bar-volume-empty-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-
-[module/battery]
-type = internal/battery
-battery = BAT0
-adapter = ADP1
-full-at = 98
-
-format-charging = <animation-charging> <label-charging>
-format-charging-underline = #ffb52a
-
-format-discharging = <animation-discharging> <label-discharging>
-format-discharging-underline = ${self.format-charging-underline}
-
-format-full-prefix = " "
-format-full-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-format-full-underline = ${self.format-charging-underline}
-
-ramp-capacity-0 = 
-ramp-capacity-1 = 
-ramp-capacity-2 = 
-ramp-capacity-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-
-animation-charging-0 = 
-animation-charging-1 = 
-animation-charging-2 = 
-animation-charging-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-animation-charging-framerate = 750
-
-animation-discharging-0 = 
-animation-discharging-1 = 
-animation-discharging-2 = 
-animation-discharging-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-animation-discharging-framerate = 750
-
-[module/temperature]
-type = internal/temperature
-thermal-zone = 0
-warn-temperature = 60
-
-format = <ramp> <label>
-format-underline = #f50a4d
-format-warn = <ramp> <label-warn>
-format-warn-underline = ${self.format-underline}
-
-label = %temperature-c%
-label-warn = %temperature-c%
-label-warn-foreground = ${colors.secondary}
-
-ramp-0 = 
-ramp-1 = 
-ramp-2 = 
-ramp-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-
-[module/powermenu]
-type = custom/menu
-
-expand-right = true
-
-format-spacing = 1
-
-label-open = 
-label-open-foreground = ${colors.secondary}
-label-close =  cancel
-label-close-foreground = ${colors.secondary}
-label-separator = |
-label-separator-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-
-menu-0-0 = reboot
-menu-0-0-exec = menu-open-1
-menu-0-1 = power off
-menu-0-1-exec = menu-open-2
-
-menu-1-0 = cancel
-menu-1-0-exec = menu-open-0
-menu-1-1 = reboot
-menu-1-1-exec = sudo reboot
-
-menu-2-0 = power off
-menu-2-0-exec = sudo poweroff
-menu-2-1 = cancel
-menu-2-1-exec = menu-open-0
-
-[settings]
-screenchange-reload = true
-;compositing-background = xor
-;compositing-background = screen
-;compositing-foreground = source
-;compositing-border = over
-;pseudo-transparency = false
-
-[global/wm]
-margin-top = 5
-margin-bottom = 5
-
-; vim:ft=dosini

polybar/launch-polybar.sh

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-killall -q polybar
-while pgrep -u $UID -x polybar >/dev/null; do sleep 1; done
-
-rm /tmp/polybar.pids
-
-polybar -c ~/.config/dwm/polybar/config.ini main &
-echo "$!" >>/tmp/polybar.pids