Updated alsabar (markdown)

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@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 [<- widgets](https://github.com/copycat-killer/lain/wiki/Widgets)
 
 [<- widgets](https://github.com/copycat-killer/lain/wiki/Widgets)
 

-Shows and controls alsa volume with a progressbar.
+Shows and controls alsa volume with a progressbar; provides tooltips, notifications, and color changes at mute/unmute switch.

 
 

-Dependencies:
-
-- 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.
 
 * Left click: Launch `alsamixer` in your `terminal`.
 * Right click: Mute/unmute.


@@ -18,6 +12,8 @@ The function takes a table as optional argument, which can contain:
 
 Variable | Meaning | Type | Default
 --- | --- | --- | ---
 
 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
 `width` | Bar width | int | 63
 `height` | Bar height | int | 1
 `ticks` | Set bar ticks on | boolean | true


@@ -42,42 +38,44 @@ Variable | Meaning | Type | Default
 --- | --- | --- | ---
 `font` | Notifications font | string | The one defined in `beautiful.font`
 `font_size` | Notifications font size | string | "11"
 --- | --- | --- | ---
 `font` | Notifications font | string | The one defined in `beautiful.font`
 `font_size` | Notifications font size | string | "11"

+`color` | Notifications color | string | `beautiful.fg_focus`

 `bar_size` | Wibox height | int | 18
 
 `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 integer `alsa_level` and `alsa_status`.

 
 

-`lain.widgets.alsabar` outputs the following table:
+### output table

 
 Variable | Meaning | Type
 --- | --- | ---
 
 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
 
 `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
+    -- ALSA volume control

     awful.key({ altkey }, "Up",
     awful.key({ altkey }, "Up",

-    function ()
-        awful.util.spawn("amixer sset " .. 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",
     awful.key({ altkey }, "Down",

-    function ()
-        awful.util.spawn("amixer sset " .. 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",
     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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 where `altkey = "Mod1"`.
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