dwmblocks-async
An efficient, lean, and asynchronous status feed generator for dwm. (by UtkarshVerma)
modwm
MODWM - Modular Dynamic Window Manager (by plasmoduck)
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| dwmblocks-async | modwm | |
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| 8 | 7 | |
| 204 | 139 | |
| - | - | |
| 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| 9 days ago | over 2 years ago | |
| C | C | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | MIT License |
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dwmblocks-async
Posts with mentions or reviews of dwmblocks-async.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-13.
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How to make dwmblocks update when i press volume key or brightness keys.
Depends. There are several dwmblocks implementations floating around. I use https://github.com/UtkarshVerma/dwmblocks-async and it has a signal per block that can be sent with pkill to rerun the script.
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Xfce is undefeatable
Maybe some day I'll finish configuring dwm/dwl and dwmblocks/somebar+someblocks and use it, but even then XFCE will always be my fallback.
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dwmblocks doesn't show up anywhere
Ah yes, correct. The dwmblocks-async author says statuscmd is needed on https://github.com/UtkarshVerma/dwmblocks-async for clickable blocks. I did pull that in a while ago into my dwm code, but forgot that it's only needed there for clicking. Good call!
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Which patch to use for dwmblocks?
I recommend you to use this version of dwmblocks: https://github.com/UtkarshVerma/dwmblocks-async
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xsetroot status with different refresh rates
https://github.com/UtkarshVerma/dwmblocks-async is very nice.
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dwmblocks dwm heavy lag
currently i use dwmblocks-async with this configuration:
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dwmblocks-async: An asynchronous, clickable statusbar for dwm
As these were not hindrances to my work, I've had these on the back burner for quite some time, until today when I humbly present to you dwmblocks-async. It fixes the above-mentioned issues by doing the following:
modwm
Posts with mentions or reviews of modwm.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2020-12-31.
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use dmenu script to switch dwm layouts
I have already made this solution some time ago. Use my (script)[https://github.com/plasmoduck/modwm/blob/master/layoutmenu.sh]
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Status bar border
Sure, https://github.com/plasmoduck/modwm
- My Thinkpad X1 Carbon Powered By FreeBSD 😈
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[modwm] "...It's dwm on steroids" + FreeBSD
Here is how color scheme is set https://github.com/plasmoduck/modwm/blob/master/colors/gruvbox.h So you can just change those color values to whatever you like.
- Thinkpad X1 Carbon G4 Running Freebsd 122release
- Dwm Pretty Minimal
What are some alternatives?
When comparing dwmblocks-async and modwm you can also consider the following projects:
dwmblocks - Modular status bar for dwm written in c.
dwm-flexipatch - A dwm build with preprocessor directives to decide which patches to include during build time
SketchyBar - A highly customizable macOS status bar replacement
libxft-bgra - A patched version of libxft that allows for colored emojis to be rendered in Suckless software (dmenu/st/whatever).
WinCenterTitle - WinCenterTitle is a simple tool that allows you to center align the text in Windows 10 titlebars, the same way it was in Windows 8, 8.1, or even 3.1.
dwmblocks - My status bar: my build of the modular dwmblocks
GUIDE_how-to-install-dwm-in-qubesos - [Guide] How to install suckless' dwm in QubesOS
dwm-vanitygaps - My dwm vanitygaps build (incl. individual patches)
suckless-builds - my suckless builds with configs of dwm, dmenu, dwmblocks, slstatus, and st.
dwmblocks-async vs dwmblocks
modwm vs dwm-flexipatch
dwmblocks-async vs dwm-flexipatch
modwm vs SketchyBar
dwmblocks-async vs libxft-bgra
modwm vs WinCenterTitle
dwmblocks-async vs dwmblocks
modwm vs libxft-bgra
dwmblocks-async vs GUIDE_how-to-install-dwm-in-qubesos
modwm vs dwm-vanitygaps
dwmblocks-async vs dwm-vanitygaps
modwm vs suckless-builds