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# Battery widget
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Simple and easy-to-install widget for Awesome Window Manager.
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This widget consists of:
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- an icon which shows the battery level:
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![Battery Widget ](./bat-wid-1.png )
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- a pop-up window, which shows up when you hover over an icon:
![Battery Widget ](./bat-wid-2.png )
Alternatively you can use a tooltip (check the code):
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![Battery Widget ](./bat-wid-22.png )
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- a pop-up warning message which appears on bottom right corner when battery level is less that 15% (you can get the image [here ](https://vk.com/images/stickers/1933/512.png )):
![Battery Widget ](./bat-wid-3.png )
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Note that widget uses the Arc icon theme, so it should be [installed ](https://github.com/horst3180/arc-icon-theme#installation ) first under ** /usr/share/icons/Arc/** folder.
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## Customization
It is possible to customize widget by providing a table with all or some of the following config parameters:
| Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
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| `font` | Font | Play 8 |
| `show_current_level` | false | Show current charge level |
| `margin_right` |0| the right margin of the widget|
| `margin_left` |0| the left margin of the widget|
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| `notification` | `false` | Display a notification on mouseover |
| `notification_position` | `top_right` | The notification position |
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| `warning_msg_title` | _Huston, we have a problem_ | Title of the warning popup |
| `warning_msg_text` | _Battery is dying_ | Text of the warning popup |
| `warning_msg_position` | `bottom_right` | Position of the warning popup |
| `warning_msg_icon` | ~/.config/awesome/awesome-wm-widgets/batteryarc-widget/spaceman.jpg | Icon of the warning popup |
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## Installation
This widget reads the output of acpi tool.
- install `acpi` and check the output:
```bash
$ sudo apt-get install acpi
$ acpi
Battery 0: Discharging, 66%, 02:34:06 remaining
```
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```lua
local battery_widget = require("awesome-wm-widgets.battery-widget.battery")
...
s.mytasklist, -- Middle widget
{ -- Right widgets
layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
...
battery_widget(),
...
```