lolstat

an i3wm status bar alternative

configuration

the last line of the script is my current status bar configuration, it use:

function	comment
${USER}	be proud of yourself, display your username!
$(upd)	countdown to the next lolstat update (in second)
$(disk "path" "name")	disk usage, specify a path and an optional display name
$(io "partition")	volume input/output, specify a /dev/ partition
$(cpu)	cpu speed and charge
$(ram)	ram usage
$(netw)	display all networks currently in use (except lo 127.0.0.1)
$(url "url" "name")	ping the specified url (happyface when ping<100ms)
$(weather)	current weather based on your geolocalized IP
$(clock)	time!
$(power)	your current battery status (if ACPI is available)
$(mixer "channel")	current sound mixer channel volume (generally Master)

setup

1. copy lolstat to your i3 config directory (usually ~/.i3/)

2. create and save an i3status.sh file:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
i3status -c ~/.i3/i3status.conf | while read line; do ~/.i3/lolstat 2>/dev/null || exit 1; done

3. add lolstat font to your local fonts:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/fonts
cp lolstat.ttf ~/.local/share/fonts

4. edit your ~/.i3/config file and update the status_command line as following:

bar {
  font pango:lolstat 20
  status_command ~/.i3/i3status.sh
}

5. reload your i3wm ($mod+shift+r) setup and it's done! \:D/

bugfix

if you encounter some bugs on your computer, email me the output of the following command:

time(~/.i3/lolstat)