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38 lines
1.2 KiB
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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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- a pop-up window, which shows up when you hover over an icon: .
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Alternatively you can use a tooltip: 
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- a pop-up warning message which appears on bottom right corner when battery level is less that 15%: 
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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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## Installation
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This widget reads the output of acpi tool.
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- install `acpi` and check the output:
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```bash
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$ sudo apt-get install acpi
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$ acpi
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Battery 0: Discharging, 66%, 02:34:06 remaining
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```
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- clone/copy **battery.lua** file to **~/.config/awesome/** folder;
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- include **battery.lua** and add battery widget to your wibox in **rc.lua**:
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```lua
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require("battery")
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...
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s.mytasklist, -- Middle widget
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{ -- Right widgets
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layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
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...
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battery_widget,
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...
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```
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