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# A widget for the Awesome Window Manager to monitor the network with Connman
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This widget uses the
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[`connman_dbus`](https://luarocks.org/modules/stefano-m/connman_dbus)
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library.
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# Requirements
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In addition to the requirements listed in the `rockspec` file, you will need
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the [Awesome Window Manager](https://awesomewm.org)
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and Connman (for more information about this, see the
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[`connman_dbus`](https://luarocks.org/modules/stefano-m/connman_dbus)
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documentation).
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You will also need the DBus headers (`dbus.h`) installed.
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For example, Debian and Ubuntu provide the DBus headers with the `libdbus-1-dev`
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package, Fedora, RedHad and CentOS provide them with the `dbus-devel` package,
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while Arch provides them (alongside the binaries) with the `libdbus` package.
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# Installation
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## Using Luarocks
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Probably, the easiest way to install this widget is to use `luarocks`:
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luarocks install connman_widget
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You can use the `--local` option if you don't want or can't install
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it system-wide
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This will ensure that all its dependencies are installed.
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### A note about ldbus
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This module depends on the [`ldbus`](https://github.com/daurnimator/ldbus)
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module that provides the low-level DBus bindings
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luarocks install --server=http://luarocks.org/manifests/daurnimator \
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ldbus \
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DBUS_INCDIR=/usr/include/dbus-1.0/ \
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DBUS_ARCH_INCDIR=/usr/lib/dbus-1.0/include
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As usual, you can use the `--local` option if you don't want or can't install
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it system-wide.
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## From source
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Alternatively, you can copy the `connman_widget.lua` file in your
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`~/.config/awesome` folder. You will have to install all the dependencies
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manually though (see the `rockspec` file for more information).
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# Configuration
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The widget displays network icons that are searched in the folder defined
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by `beautiful.connman_icon_theme_dir` with extension
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`beautiful.connman_icon_extension`.
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The default is to look into `"/usr/share/icons/Adwaita/scalable"` for
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icons whose extension is `".svg"`.
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Depending on your network devices, you may need some or all of the icons
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whose name starts with `network-`.
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You can specify a GUI client to be launched when the widget is right-clicked.
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This can be done by changing the `gui_client` field of the widget. The default
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is [econnman-bin](https://git.enlightenment.org/apps/econnman.git/) that needs
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the [EFL libraries and their Python bindings](https://www.enlightenment.org/);
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other [Desktop clients are also available](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Connman#Desktop_clients).
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# Mouse controls
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When the widget is focused:
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* Right button: launches GUI client (defined by the `gui_client` field; defaults to `econnman-bin`)
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# Tooltip
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A tooltip with the currently connected network is shown. It will simply
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say `Wired` for a wired connection, or it will show the WiFi SSID and signal
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strenght for a wireless connection.
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# Usage
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Add the following to your `~/.config/awesome/rc.lua`:
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Require the module:
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-- require *after* `beautiful.init` or the theme will be inconsistent!
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local connman = require("connman_widget")
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Add the widget to your layout:
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right_layout:add(connman)
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# Limitations
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Currently, only wired (ethernet) and WiFi connections are supported.
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