Shows and controls alsa volume with a progressbar; provides 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
`color` | Notifications color | string | `beautiful.fg_focus`
`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.
+`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 | Meaning | Type
--- | --- | ---
-`widget` | The widget | `awful.widget.progressbar`
+`bar` | The widget | `awful.widget.progressbar`
`channel` | Alsa channel | string
`step` | Increase/decrease step | string
`notify` | The notification | function
You can control the widget with key bindings like these:
- -- Volume control
+ -- ALSA volume control
awful.key({ altkey }, "Up",
- function ()
- awful.util.spawn("amixer set " .. volume.channel .. " " .. volume.step .. "+")
- volume.notify()
- end),
+ function ()
+ awful.util.spawn("amixer -q set " .. volume.channel .. " " .. volume.step .. "+")
+ volume.notify()
+ end),
awful.key({ altkey }, "Down",
- function ()
- awful.util.spawn("amixer set " .. volume.channel .. " " .. volume.step .. "-")
- volume.notify()
- end),
+ function ()
+ awful.util.spawn("amixer -q set " .. volume.channel .. " " .. volume.step .. "-")
+ volume.notify()
+ end),
awful.key({ altkey }, "m",
- function ()
- awful.util.spawn("amixer set Master playback toggle")
- volume.notify()
- end),
- awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "m",
- function ()
- awful.util.spawn("amixer set Master playback 100%", false )
- volume.notify()
- end),
+ function ()
+ awful.util.spawn("amixer -q set " .. volume.channel .. " playback toggle")
+ volume.notify()
+ end),
+ awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "m",
+ function ()
+ awful.util.spawn("amixer -q set " .. volume.channel .. " playback 100%")
+ volume.notify()
+ end),
where `altkey = "Mod1"`.
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