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Stefan Huber 81d725fe84 pactl: A new volume widget using pactl only 
Add a new volume widget that is using pactl only for controlling volume
and selecting sources and sinks. It therefore works with PulseAudio or
PipeWire as backend, unlike the original Volume widget.

The code is split as follows:
  - volume.lua contains the UI logic
  - pactl.lua contains the pactl interfacing and output parsing
  - utils.lua contains some shared helper routines

It is heavily based on the original Volume code and supports the same
configuration options and uses the same widget code.
 		2023-01-18 07:59:53 +01:00
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README.md pactl: A new volume widget using pactl only 2023-01-18 07:59:53 +01:00
pactl.lua pactl: A new volume widget using pactl only 2023-01-18 07:59:53 +01:00
utils.lua pactl: A new volume widget using pactl only 2023-01-18 07:59:53 +01:00
volume.lua pactl: A new volume widget using pactl only 2023-01-18 07:59:53 +01:00

README.md

Pactl volume widget

This is a volume widget that uses pactl only for controlling volume and selecting sinks and sources. Hence, it can be used with PulseAudio or PipeWire likewise, unlike the original Volume widget.

Other than that it is heavily based on the original widget, including its customization and icon options. For screenshots, see the original widget.

Installation

Clone the repo under ~/.config/awesome/ and add widget in rc.lua:

local volume_widget = require('awesome-wm-widgets.pactl-widget.volume')
...
s.mytasklist, -- Middle widget
	{ -- Right widgets
    	layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
        ...
        -- default
        volume_widget(),
        -- customized
        volume_widget{
            widget_type = 'arc'
        },

Shortcuts

To improve responsiveness of the widget when volume level is changed by a shortcut use corresponding methods of the widget:

awful.key({}, "XF86AudioRaiseVolume", function () volume_widget:inc(5) end),
awful.key({}, "XF86AudioLowerVolume", function () volume_widget:dec(5) end),
awful.key({}, "XF86AudioMute", function () volume_widget:toggle() end),

Customization

It is possible to customize the widget by providing a table with all or some of the following config parameters:

Generic parameter

Name Default Description
mixer_cmd pavucontrol command to run on middle click (e.g. a mixer program)
step 5 How much the volume is raised or lowered at once (in %)
widget_type icon_and_text Widget type, one of horizontal_bar, vertical_bar, icon, icon_and_text, arc
device @DEFAULT_SINK@ Select the device name to control

For more details on parameters depending on the chosen widget type, please refer to the original Volume widget.