lain/alsa.md

<- widgets

Shows and controls alsa volume with a textbox.

volumewidget = lain.widgets.alsa()

input table

Variable	Meaning	Type	Default
timeout	Refresh timeout seconds	int	5
channel	Mixer channel	string	"Master"
settings	User settings	function	empty function

settings can use the following variables:

Variable	Meaning	Type	Values
volume_now.level	Self explained	int	0-100
volume_now.status	Device status	string	"on", "off"

output table

Variable	Meaning	Type
widget	The widget	wibox.widget.textbox
update	Update widget	function

You can control the widget with key bindings like these:

-- Volume control
awful.key({ altkey }, "Up",
function ()
    awful.util.spawn("amixer set Master 1%+")
    volumewidget.update()
end),
awful.key({ altkey }, "Down",
function ()
    awful.util.spawn("amixer set Master 1%-")
    volumewidget.update()
end),
awful.key({ altkey }, "m",
function ()
    awful.util.spawn("amixer set Master playback toggle")
    volumewidget.update()
end),
awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "m", 
function ()
    awful.util.spawn("amixer set Master playback 100%", false )
    volumewidget.update()
end),

where altkey = "Mod1".