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789 B
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27 lines
789 B
Markdown
## 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 status: ![Battery Widget](./batWid1.png)
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- a pop-up window, which shows up when you hover over it: ![Battery Widget](./batWid2.png)
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- a pop-up warning message which appears when battery level is less that 15%: ![Battery Widget](./batWid3.png)
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## Installation
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This widget uses the output of acpi tool.
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- install `acpi` tool:
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```
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sudo apt-get install acpi
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```
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- clone/copy battery.lua file and battery-icons folder to your ~/home/username/.config/awesome/ folder;
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- change path to the icons in `battery.lua`;
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- include `battery.lua` and add battery widget to your wibox in rc.lua:
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```
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require("battery")
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...
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right_layout:add(batteryIcon)
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```
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