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1 [<- widgets](https://github.com/copycat-killer/lain/wiki/Widgets)
2
3 Shows and controls alsa volume with a progressbar; provides tooltips, notifications, and color changes at mute/unmute switch.
4
5         myvolumebar = lain.widgets.alsabar()
6
7 * Left click: Launch `alsamixer` in your `terminal`.
8 * Right click: Mute/unmute.
9 * Scroll wheel: Increase/decrase volume.
10
11 The function takes a table as optional argument, which can contain:
12
13 Variable | Meaning | Type | Default
14 --- | --- | --- | ---
15 `timeout` | Refresh timeout seconds | int | 4
16 `width` | Bar width | int | 63
17 `height` | Bar height | int | 1
18 `ticks` | Set bar ticks on | boolean | true
19 `ticks_size` | Ticks size | int | 7
20 `vertical` | Set the bar vertical | boolean | false
21 `channel` | Mixer channel | string | "Master" 
22 `step` | Step at which volume is increased/decreased | string | "5%"
23 `colors` | Bar colors | table | see **colors**
24 `notifications` | Notifications settings | table | see **notifications**
25
26 ### colors
27
28 Variable | Meaning | Type | Default
29 --- | --- | --- | ---
30 `background` | Bar backgrund color | string | `beautiful.bg_normal`
31 `mute` | Bar mute color | string | "#EB8F8F"
32 `unmute` | Bar unmute color | string | "#A4CE8A"
33
34 ### notifications
35
36 Variable | Meaning | Type | Default
37 --- | --- | --- | ---
38 `font` | Notifications font | string | The one defined in `beautiful.font`
39 `font_size` | Notifications font size | string | "11"
40 `color` | Notifications color | string | `beautiful.fg_focus`
41 `bar_size` | Wibox height | int | 18
42
43 It's **crucial** to set `notifications.bar_size` to your `mywibox[s]` height,
44 **if** you have set it different than default (18). 
45
46 ### output table
47
48 Variable | Meaning | Type
49 --- | --- | ---
50 `widget` | The widget | `awful.widget.progressbar`
51 `channel` | Alsa channel | string
52 `step` | Increase/decrease step | string
53 `notify` | The notification | function
54
55 You can control the widget with key bindings like these:
56
57     -- Volume control
58     awful.key({ altkey }, "Up",
59     function ()
60         awful.util.spawn("amixer set " .. volume.channel .. " " .. volume.step .. "+")
61         myvolumebar.notify()
62     end),
63     awful.key({ altkey }, "Down",
64     function ()
65         awful.util.spawn("amixer set " .. volume.channel .. " " .. volume.step .. "-")
66         myvolumeba.notify()
67     end),
68     awful.key({ altkey }, "m",
69     function ()
70         awful.util.spawn("amixer set " .. volume.channel .. " playback toggle")
71         myvolumebar.notify()
72     end),
73     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "m", 
74     function ()
75         awful.util.spawn("amixer set " .. volume.channel .. " playback 100%", false )
76         myvolumebar.notify()
77     end),
78
79 where `altkey = "Mod1"`.