* fix(monitor): do not include outputs when monitors are supported
Previously, when splitting an output into two monitors, `polybar -m`
would report both the splitted monitors and the output. This was not
caught by the the clone detection as the detection works by removing
monitors contained into another monitors (and monitors were excluded
from that logic) and we want the other way around: outputs covered by
monitors should be ignored.
Instead of trying to detect covered outputs, the solution is quite
simple: when monitors are supported, do not consider outputs, unless
we request all outputs. A monitor can be set primary (and RandR
reports primary outputs as primary monitors). The only information we
would miss from monitors are things like refresh rate and EDID. We
don't need that, so we are fine.
As monitors are only created for connected output (and they are in
this case "active") or disconnected output if they are mapped (and
they are in this case "inactive"), I am a bit unsure if we have
exactly the same behaviour as previously when `connected_only` is set
to `false`.
As some modules require an output, we keep the output in the
`monitor_t` structure and we ensure it is correctly set when using
monitors. A monitor can have 0 or several outputs. We only handle the
0 and 1 cases. When a monitor has more outputs, only the first one is
used. AFAIK, only the xbacklight module needs that and I think we are
fine waiting for a user needing this module and merging monitors.
The C++ binding fail to expose the `outputs()` method to iterate over
the outputs of a monitor. This seems to be a bug in XPP. The field is
correctly defined in the RandR XML file and it works with the Python
binding.
```xml
<struct name="MonitorInfo">
<field type="ATOM" name="name" />
<field type="BOOL" name="primary" />
<field type="BOOL" name="automatic" />
<field type="CARD16" name="nOutput" />
<field type="INT16" name="x" />
<field type="INT16" name="y" />
<field type="CARD16" name="width" /> <!-- pixels -->
<field type="CARD16" name="height" /> <!-- pixels -->
<field type="CARD32" name="width_in_millimeters" />
<field type="CARD32" name="height_in_millimeters" />
<list type="OUTPUT" name="outputs">
<fieldref>nOutput</fieldref>
</list>
</struct>
```
Falling back to C only to access the list of outputs is not enough
because the list is appended to the structure and not visible through
the public API. When copied, the structure loses the list of monitors.
Also, change the mention "XRandR monitor" to "no output" when there is
no output attached. People using monitors know what it means and it is
useful to catch a future regression where we don't have an output at
all (which would break the brightness plugin).
Fix#2481
* Update CHANGELOG.md
Co-authored-by: Patrick Ziegler <p.ziegler96@gmail.com>
This adds the 'send' action to the ipc module that can be used to send arbitrary text to the module:
polybar-msg action "#ipc.send.%{F#4444ff}hello%{F-}"
* feat(ipc): allow receiving arbitrary text on IPC socket
Instead of just allowing hook numbers to be executed, the user can
send arbitrary text and the IPC module will put it in the bar. The IPC
payload format is extended to accept an arbitrary string if the first
character after the module name is ':'.
polybar-msg hook test :'%{F#4444ff}hello%{F-}'
Fix#2455
* Use actions for sending data to ipc module
* ipc: Don't use exceptions when no hooks are defined
* Update src/modules/ipc.cpp
Co-authored-by: patrick96 <p.ziegler96@gmail.com>
* Add toggle_visible action
* Add set_visible and set_invisible actions
* Rename toggle_visible method to match
`action_toggle_visible` -> `action_toggle_visibility`
Matches with `EVENT_TOGGLE_VISIBILITY`
* Update CHANGELOG
* Revert #2320 IPC commands
IPC commands are no longer necessary now that the actions are
implemented. Changed some method permissions as well to reflect this.
* Add logging and change action names
- `module_toggle`
- `module_show`
- `module_hide`
Delineate common actions to all modules with a `module_` prefix (for
future actions too)
* Update documentation
XCB_BACK_PIXMAP_PARENT_RELATIVE requires that the client has the same
depth as the tray window.
There was an issue with dropbox having a depth of 32 and the tray window
having a depth of 24 that caused the configuration of the icon to fail.
It would then be displayed outside of the bar because the catch block
was not hit (different exception).
We now just don't configure XCB_CW_BACK_PIXMAP. This seems to work and
is also what stalonetray does.
This does not fix the issue with dropbox having an arbitrary background.
Fixes#1679Fixes#2430
Before sphinx 4.0, this was the default but was changed in 4.0.
Now by default the folder structure looks like this:
man
├── 1
│ └── polybar.1
└── 5
└── polybar.5
This restores the old behavior where there weren't individual folders
for the different sections.
Fixes#2424
Ref: https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/changes.html#id14
* Add wm-restack=generic to lower polybar to the bottom of the stack
Previously wm-restack only supported bspwm and i3. Both have a special
top-level window that polybar detects and places itself directly above.
This patch adds wm-restack=generic which simply lowers polybar to the
very bottom of the stack. This option was tested and confirmed to work
with xmonad which doesn't have a special top-level window and therefore
doesn't require special handling like bspwm and i3.
Fixes#2205
* Update src/components/bar.cpp
Co-authored-by: Patrick Ziegler <p.ziegler96@gmail.com>
While it shouldn't happen with compliant WMs, it was possibe to crash
polybar with _NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP >= _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS and this
should not be possible.
Includes polybar/xpp#31
Fixes#2398
When `pin-workspaces` is set to true using `show-urgent` will show
urgent workspaces on the bar even when the workspace is not associated
with the current monitor.
