How do I fix this

[claymorwan]

Polybar seems to be offset or cut for some reason

[husseinhareb]

Set override-redirect to true, install Cava, download the necessary scripts, and put them in the correct path or fix the path in the Polybar config.

[claymorwan]

override-redirect in polybar's config.ini file ? And do I have t put the scripts in the .config folder before doing chmod +x ?

[husseinhareb]

Yes, add override-redirect = true to the bar settings. Concerning the file paths, you have two options:

1. Put the files in the same paths according to the Polybar configurations.
2. Change the paths in the Polybar config according to the files' locations.

Either way, you have to download the files and give them the correct permissions using chmod +x file_name. Additionally, you have to install Cava. If you are on Arch Linux, install cava-git from the AUR.

I also advise you to try newer Polybar configs that I created, which look better in my opinion, like here and here.

If you need further help, you can contact me on my Discord.

[claymorwan]

I got it working thanks, there's just the backlight model which seems to not be showing up, but except of that it's working thanksu :3

[husseinhareb]

Glad to know it's working. Concerning the backlight, can you send me the output of this command:

ls -1 /sys/class/backlight/

[claymorwan]

It outputs intel_backlight

[husseinhareb]

In my case, the graphics card is an NVIDIA, but in your case, it's an Intel GPU. This is why you have to change the

[module/backlight]
type = internal/backlight
card = nvidia_0  
use-actual-brightness = true

to

[module/backlight]
type = internal/backlight
card = intel_backlight  
use-actual-brightness = true

Once you set the card to intel_backlight, you should be good to go. If this is the last issue you are dealing with in the configuration, please inform me so I can mark the issue as closed.

[claymorwan]

O it seems to be working now, thanksu :3, btw I checked u're other polybar config, I'll keep them in mind once I try Qtile

[husseinhareb]

No need to try Qtile if you don't want to. All of my bars are Polybar bars, so you can use them with whatever window manager you are using. Anyhow, I'll close the issue now since everything is working for you.