-Shows and controls alsa volume with a progressbar.
+[<- widgets](https://github.com/copycat-killer/lain/wiki/Widgets)
-Dependencies:
+Shows and controls alsa volume with a progressbar; provides tooltips, notifications, and color changes at mute/unmute switch.
-- alsa-utils (of course)
-
-Plus tooltips, notifications, and color changes at mute/unmute switch.
-
- myvolumebar = lain.widgets.alsabar()
+ volume = lain.widgets.alsabar()
* Left click: Launch `alsamixer` in your `terminal`.
* Right click: Mute/unmute.
Variable | Meaning | Type | Default
--- | --- | --- | ---
+`timeout` | Refresh timeout seconds | int | 4
+`settings` | User settings | function | empty function
`width` | Bar width | int | 63
`height` | Bar height | int | 1
`ticks` | Set bar ticks on | boolean | true
--- | --- | --- | ---
`font` | Notifications font | string | The one defined in `beautiful.font`
`font_size` | Notifications font size | string | "11"
+`color` | Notifications color | string | `beautiful.fg_normal`
`bar_size` | Wibox height | int | 18
-It's **crucial** to set `notifications.bar_size` to your `mywibox[s]` height,
-**if** you have set it different than default (18).
+It's **crucial** to set `notifications.bar_size` to your `mywibox[s]` height.
-`lain.widgets.alsabar` outputs the following table:
+`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 | Type
---- | ---
-`widget` | `awful.widget.progressbar`
-`channel` | string
-`step` | string
-`notify` | function
+Variable | Meaning | Type
+--- | --- | ---
+`bar` | The widget | `awful.widget.progressbar`
+`channel` | Alsa channel | string
+`step` | Increase/decrease step | string
+`notify` | The notification | function
-Finally, you can control the widget with key bindings like these:
+You can control the widget with key bindings like these:
- -- Volume control
- awful.key({ altkey }, "Up",
+ -- ALSA volume control
+ awful.key({ altkey }, "Up",
function ()
- awful.util.spawn("amixer sset " .. volume.channel .. " " .. volume.step .. "+")
+ awful.util.spawn("amixer -q set " .. volume.channel .. " " .. volume.step .. "+")
volume.notify()
end),
- awful.key({ altkey }, "Down",
+ awful.key({ altkey }, "Down",
function ()
- awful.util.spawn("amixer sset " .. volume.channel .. " " .. volume.step .. "-")
+ awful.util.spawn("amixer -q set " .. volume.channel .. " " .. volume.step .. "-")
volume.notify()
end),
- awful.key({ altkey }, "m",
+ awful.key({ altkey }, "m",
function ()
- awful.util.spawn("amixer set Master playback toggle")
+ awful.util.spawn("amixer -q set " .. volume.channel .. " playback toggle")
volume.notify()
end),
- awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "m",
+ awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "m",
function ()
- awful.util.spawn("amixer set Master playback 100%", false )
+ awful.util.spawn("amixer -q set " .. volume.channel .. " playback 100%")
volume.notify()
end),