Re: [wmii] A tool for wmii: SSWriter

Le Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:05:31 -0800 (PST),
"Aaron Grattafiori" <Cogitate_AT_sonic.net> a écrit :

> > Le Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:01:38 -0500,
> > Kris Maglione <jg_AT_suckless.org> a écrit :
> >
> >> On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 09:32:50PM +0100, Sky wrote:
> >> >I've wrote a little application in C for the status bar. It's mostly
> >> for my
> >> >needs but it can be interest some of you. Additionally it's really
> >> faster
> >> >than a bash script.
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> We don't use the b word around here. Anyway, in what way is it
> >> faster than a script? In terms of writing it, or execution? I
> >> don't care much about execution time when it comes to status
> >> bars, but I'm a bit annoyed by the amount of cpu time my cpu/io
> >> bar eats. Anyway, it's not to my taste, but I'm sure others will
> >> find it useful.
> >>
> > Yes in terms of execution. And I was a bit annoyed by seeing my seconds
> > pass three by three.
> >
> > But if we care about the speed aspect, it can be useful for those who
> > don't
> > want to write a script like it (in bash or other...) themselves ;)
> >
> >
> >
> I've never seen my clock lag.
> I think you had too many things all included in your single status line.
> I have several things down in my rbar that all update at different
> intervals. Using stuff like the following in my wmiirc.
>
> h_weather() { here_is_the_code; }
>
> Action h_weather
> set +xv
> if wmiir remove /rbar/h_weather 2>/dev/null; then
> sleep 2
> fi
> echo "$WMII_NORMCOLORS" | wmiir create /rbar/h_weather
> while h_weather | wmiir write /rbar/h_weather; do
> sleep 600
> done
>
> This also allows me to blink different colors on my rbar when my battery
> is low or wifi signal strenth is low by changing $WMII_NORMCOLORS to
> something else.
>
> Your tool is pretty cool though.
>
> cheers,
>
> -Aaron
>
>
>
Doohh thanks, I didn't know we can do that.
Received on Wed Jan 23 2008 - 14:42:46 UTC