From 093507fc381fd5bf6c5b851a75674c4f9fec532c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Stapelberg Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:16:07 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] ipc: document the GET_BAR_CONFIG request/reply --- docs/ipc | 89 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 89 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/ipc b/docs/ipc index 76643573..db1ef681 100644 --- a/docs/ipc +++ b/docs/ipc @@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ GET_MARKS (5):: Gets a list of marks (identifiers for containers to easily jump to them later). The reply will be a JSON-encoded list of window marks (see reply section). +GET_BAR_CONFIG (6):: + Gets the configuration (as JSON map) of the workspace bar with the + given ID. If no ID is provided, an array with all configured bar IDs is + returned instead. So, a typical message could look like this: -------------------------------------------------- @@ -117,6 +121,8 @@ GET_TREE (4):: Reply to the GET_TREE message. GET_MARKS (5):: Reply to the GET_MARKS message. +GET_BAR_CONFIG (6):: + Reply to the GET_BAR_CONFIG message. === COMMAND reply @@ -434,6 +440,89 @@ contents are not unique). If no window has a mark the response will be the empty array []. +=== GET_BAR_CONFIG reply + +This can be used by third-party workspace bars (especially i3bar, but others +are free to implement compatible alternatives) to get the +bar+ block +configuration from i3. + +Depending on the input, the reply is either: + +empty input:: + An array of configured bar IDs +Bar ID:: + A JSON map containing the configuration for the specified bar. + +Each bar configuration has the following properties: + +id (string):: + The ID for this bar. Included in case you request multiple + configurations and want to differentiate the different replies. +mode (string):: + Either +dock+ (the bar sets the dock window type) or +hide+ (the bar + does not show unless a specific key is pressed). +position (string):: + Either +bottom+ or +top+ at the moment. +status_command (string):: + Command which will be run to generate a statusline. Each line on stdout + of this command will be displayed in the bar. At the moment, no + formatting is supported. +font (string):: + The font to use for text on the bar. +workspace_buttons (boolean):: + Display workspace buttons or not? Defaults to true. +verbose (boolean):: + Should the bar enable verbose output for debugging? Defaults to false. +colors (map):: + Contains key/value pairs of colors. Each value is a color code in hex, + formatted rrggbb (like used in HTML). + +The following colors can be configured at the moment: + +background:: + Background color of the bar. +statusline:: + Text color to be used for the statusline. +focused_workspace_text/focused_workspace_bg:: + Text color/background color for a workspace button when the workspace + has focus. +active_workspace_text/active_workspace_bg:: + Text color/background color for a workspace button when the workspace + is active (visible) on some output, but the focus is on another one. + You can only tell this apart from the focused workspace when you are + using multiple monitors. +inactive_workspace_text/inactive_workspace_bg:: + Text color/background color for a workspace button when the workspace + does not have focus and is not active (visible) on any output. This + will be the case for most workspaces. +urgent_workspace_text/urgent_workspace_bar:: + Text color/background color for workspaces which contain at least one + window with the urgency hint set. + + +*Example of configured bars:* +-------------- +["bar-bxuqzf"] +-------------- + +*Example of bar configuration:* +-------------- +{ + "id": "bar-bxuqzf", + "mode": "dock", + "position": "bottom", + "status_command": "i3status", + "font": "-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1", + "workspace_buttons": true, + "verbose": false, + "colors": { + "background": "c0c0c0", + "statusline": "00ff00", + "focused_workspace_text": "ffffff", + "focused_workspace_bg": "000000" + } +} +-------------- == Events -- 2.39.5