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Polybar, and general Notion configuration #68

Closed Qwerty-Space closed 5 years ago

Qwerty-Space commented 5 years ago

Is it possible to configure polybar to work with Notion? I've done some research and can't seem to find anything

raboof commented 5 years ago

I'm not familiar with the project, but have you tried using it with mod_dock? That works with most 3rd party status bars. I'd be curious to hear!

Qwerty-Space commented 5 years ago

Sorry, I have no idea how I'd do that. Would you point me in the right direction please?

raboof commented 5 years ago

Sure! Some background is at http://notion.sourceforge.net/notionconf/node4.html#SECTION00410000000000000000. Basically you copy /usr/local/etc/notion/cfg_defaults.lua to ~/.notion/cfg_defaults.lua to be able to tweak it, comment out dopath("mod_statusbar") and introduce dopath("mod_dock") instead. You may want to also copy and tweak cfg_dock.lua. Then just start the statusbar after starting notion. Does that help?

Qwerty-Space commented 5 years ago

Thanks. Is there any documentation for the dock configuration file? And how do I add a program to the dock?

Edit: It seems launching polybar automatically goes to the dock, sweet!! Thank you image

raboof commented 5 years ago

Cool! Could you provide any recommendations on what we could improve in our documentation to make this more obvious?

Qwerty-Space commented 5 years ago

Maybe mention that is_dockapp is provided by the EWMH spec, so it should automatically load to the dock. And more information on what embedded and floating docks are, with screenshot examples.

At the moment it's quite hard to find things in the documentation, and even then it doesn't seem that clear. A wiki might be better.

If I have a better way to contact you, I could message you about anything I find unclear when I come across it.

raboof commented 5 years ago

Maybe mention that is_dockapp is provided by the EWMH spec, so it should automatically load to the dock. And more information on what embedded and floating docks are, with screenshot examples.

Sounds good! What would you think would be a good place for these docs? In Configuring and extending Notion with Lua or perhaps by adding a README to mod_dock like we do for mod_xrandr?

At the moment it's quite hard to find things in the documentation, and even then it doesn't seem that clear. A wiki might be better.

I'm not convinced moving to a wiki would help. You can contribute to the documentation by creating pull requests on https://github.com/raboof/notion or https://github.com/raboof/notion-doc

If I have a better way to contact you, I could message you about anything I find unclear when I come across it.

I think github issues are the easiest to keep track of things.

wilhelmy commented 5 years ago

hmm.. I wonder how much effort it would be to add support for notion workspaces to polybar, similar to what it seems to have for i3 and bspwm.

raboof commented 5 years ago

Might be interesting to track this as a separate issue. It probably reads some EWMH properties for that? It's been a while since I looked into that, but I vaguely remember this was a little tricky to fit in because Notion has workspaces per screen (which I really like) instead of workspaces spanning the screens (which IIRC EWMH is geared towards). I could be misremembering, though.

Qwerty-Space commented 5 years ago

perhaps by adding a README to mod_dock like we do for mod_xrandr?

Yes, that sounds good!!

I think github issues are the easiest to keep track of things.

Fair enough

Qwerty-Space commented 5 years ago

At the moment it's quite hard to find things in the documentation

For example, is autostarting applications documented anywhere? Like in i3. I found ioncore.exec_on(), but I don't know where I should put that to start polybar after Notion starts.

The good thing about a wiki is that you can search every page at once, and create pages for rather specific situations (see arch wiki).

raboof commented 5 years ago

perhaps by adding a README to mod_dock like we do for mod_xrandr?

Yes, that sounds good!!

Would you want to take a crack at PR'ing? :angel:

raboof commented 5 years ago

At the moment it's quite hard to find things in the documentation

For example, is autostarting applications documented anywhere? Like in i3. I found ioncore.exec_on()

I'm not sure it should even be the responsibility of the windowmanager to start applications on startup - shouldn't that be on whatever also starts the windowmanager? I start my statusbar from my ~/.Xsession, for example. Nonetheless it would of course be helpful to explain this somewhere and give pointers to different ways of achieving that.

I don't know where I should put that to start polybar after Notion starts.

I think you could just put that in your main cfg_notion.lua (http://notion.sourceforge.net/notionconf/node4.html#SECTION00400000000000000000)

Qwerty-Space commented 5 years ago

perhaps by adding a README to mod_dock like we do for mod_xrandr?

Yes, that sounds good!!

Would you want to take a crack at PR'ing? angel

I might, but I don't think I'm very good at explaining things. I also have to finish setting up Notion first lol

At the moment it's quite hard to find things in the documentation

For example, is autostarting applications documented anywhere? Like in i3. I found ioncore.exec_on()

I'm not sure it should even be the responsibility of the windowmanager to start applications on startup - shouldn't that be on whatever also starts the windowmanager? I start my statusbar from my ~/.Xsession, for example. Nonetheless it would of course be helpful to explain this somewhere and give pointers to different ways of achieving that.

I don't know where I should put that to start polybar after Notion starts.

I think you could just put that in your main cfg_notion.lua (http://notion.sourceforge.net/notionconf/node4.html#SECTION00400000000000000000)

Hmm, I'll look into using .Xsession. Thank you.

raboof commented 5 years ago

I also have to finish setting up Notion first lol

:smile:

Hmm, I'll look into using .Xsession. Thank you.

It is probably a bit 'old-fashioned', but it works for me and it's the reason I haven't taken the time to find out how this would work on more 'modern' systems. Perhaps more 'modern' systems just make this the responsibility of the windowmanager and we should add/document this feature, but I'm not sure.

Qwerty-Space commented 5 years ago

Perhaps more 'modern' systems just make this the responsibility of the windowmanager and we should add/document this feature, but I'm not sure.

Most seem to. i3, and xfce for example. I believe xfce has an autostart directory, and i3 just has a configuration file for it.

On a semi-related note; how do you change the wallpaper in Notion?

raboof commented 5 years ago

Might be good to start separate tickets for separate topics ;)

On a semi-related note; how do you change the wallpaper in Notion?

You mean for 'floating' workspaces? I don't think Notion has anything specific for setting the background, it just relies on X11 for that. This means it will typically 'inherit' the background already set by your login manager, but you can update it with apps like xsetroot (e.g. xsetroot -solid blue) - I'm sure there are others. One thing I noticed is that the new background doesn't take effect until it is redrawn - so you might need to switch workspaces or move your window around to see it.

This is possibly a bug - perhaps the WM is notified of the background change and it is up to the WM to trigger the repaint? Not sure.

Qwerty-Space commented 5 years ago

You mean for 'floating' workspaces?

Hey, some people like transparent windows for their TWM ;-P

but you can update it with apps like xsetroot (e.g. xsetroot -solid blue) - I'm sure there are others. One thing I noticed is that the new background doesn't take effect until it is redrawn - so you might need to switch workspaces or move your window around to see it.

Hmm, I tried using feh to set the background, but that didn't seem to do anything. And yeah, it should probably be up to the WM to trigger the repaint. Since some people might have wallpaper slideshows or something

raboof commented 5 years ago

You mean for 'floating' workspaces?

Hey, some people like transparent windows for their TWM ;-P

Sure! I was just asking for clarification, no judgement ;).

Hmm, I tried using feh to set the background, but that didn't seem to do anything.

feh --bg-fill /some/image worked for me for a 'floating' workspace (with the caveat already mentioned above that it needs a nudge to redraw). Indeed on tiling workspaces I don't see the background image. I suspect Notion is drawing black squares over it on the tabs. I'm not sure if that's accurate and how easy it would be to make those transparent instead, though.

dalaidakkar commented 5 years ago

You can set transparent background for tiled workspaces in the theme file of the theme you are using for example mine is ~/.notion/look_greenlight2.lua and I have this line:

de.defstyle("frame", { background_colour = "#000000", transparent_background = true, })

dalaidakkar commented 5 years ago

I attach my 2 favorite customized theme files in case you want to try them.

myfav_themes.zip

Qwerty-Space commented 5 years ago

You mean for 'floating' workspaces?

Hey, some people like transparent windows for their TWM ;-P

Sure! I was just asking for clarification, no judgement ;).

Hmm, I tried using feh to set the background, but that didn't seem to do anything.

feh --bg-fill /some/image worked for me for a 'floating' workspace (with the caveat already mentioned above that it needs a nudge to redraw). Indeed on tiling workspaces I don't see the background image. I suspect Notion is drawing black squares over it on the tabs. I'm not sure if that's accurate and how easy it would be to make those transparent instead, though.

It was because I needed to change my look.lua.

Now I have a service that changes the lockscreen and wallpaper every minute. Though it would be nice if Notion redrew it automatically, or if I could trigger a redraw via a shell command