From 202b216c1408db58a7e6916112c6bba30f8dcc6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Stapelberg Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:22:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs/userguide: document the output bar option --- docs/userguide | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/userguide b/docs/userguide index 3c0c6856..135c6bae 100644 --- a/docs/userguide +++ b/docs/userguide @@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ exec_always command *Examples*: -------------------------------- -exec i3status | i3bar -d +exec chromium exec_always ~/my_script.sh -------------------------------- @@ -844,6 +844,36 @@ position position top --------------------- +=== Output(s) + +You can restrict i3bar to one or more outputs (monitors). The default is to +handle all outputs. Restricting the outputs is useful for using different +options for different outputs by using multiple 'bar' blocks. + +*Syntax*: +--------------- +output +--------------- + +*Example*: +------------------------------- +# big monitor: everything +bar { + output HDMI2 + status_command i3status +} + +# laptop monitor: bright colors and i3status with less modules. +bar { + output LVDS1 + status_command i3status --config ~/.i3status-small.conf + colors { + background #000000 + statusline #ffffff + } +} +------------------------------- + === Tray output i3bar by default provides a system tray area where programs such as -- 2.39.5