Provided by: yambar_1.11.0-1_amd64 
NAME
yambar-particles - configuration file
DESCRIPTION
Particles are what renders the tags provided by modules. Each particle defines its own set of
configuration attributes. However, the following attributes are supported by all particles:
┌─────────────────────┬──────────────┬─────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Name │ Type │ Req │ Description │
├─────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ left-margin │ int │ no │ Space, in pixels, on the left side of the particle │
├─────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ right-margin │ int │ no │ Space, in pixels, on the right side of the particle │
├─────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ margin │ int │ no │ Short-hand for setting both left-margin and right-margin │
├─────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ font │ font │ no │ Font to use. Note that this is an inherited attribute; │
│ │ │ │ i.e. you can set it on e.g. a list particle, and it will │
│ │ │ │ apply to all particles in the list. │
├─────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ font-shaping │ enum │ no │ font-shaping; one of full or none. When set to full (the │
│ │ │ │ default), strings will be "shaped" using HarfBuzz. │
│ │ │ │ Requires support in fcft. │
├─────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ foreground │ color │ no │ Foreground (text) color. Just like font, this is an │
│ │ │ │ inherited attribute. │
├─────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ on-click │ associative │ no │ When set to a string, executes the string as a command │
│ │ array/string │ │ when the particle is left-clicked. Tags can be used. Note │
│ │ │ │ that the string is not executed in a shell. Environment │
│ │ │ │ variables are not expanded. ~/ is expanded, but only in │
│ │ │ │ the first argument. The same applies to all attributes │
│ │ │ │ associated with it, below. │
├─────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ on-click.left │ string │ no │ Command to execute when the particle is left-clicked. │
├─────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ on-click.right │ string │ no │ Command to execute when the particle is right-clicked. │
├─────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ on-click.middle │ string │ no │ Command to execute when the particle is middle-clicked. │
├─────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ on-click.wheel-up │ string │ no │ Command to execute every time a 'wheel-up' event is │
│ │ │ │ triggered. │
├─────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ on-click.wheel-down │ string │ no │ Command to execute every time a 'wheel-down' event is │
│ │ │ │ triggered. │
├─────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ on-click.previous │ string │ no │ Command to execute when the particle is clicked with the │
│ │ │ │ 'previous' button. │
├─────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ on-click.next │ string │ no │ Command to execute when the particle is clicked with the │
│ │ │ │ 'next' button. │
├─────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ deco │ decoration │ no │ Decoration to apply to the particle. See yambar- │
│ │ │ │ decorations(5) │
└─────────────────────┴──────────────┴─────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
EXAMPLES:
on-click as a string (handles left click):
content:
<particle>:
on-click: command args
on-click as an associative array (handles other buttons):
content:
<particle>:
on-click:
left: command-1
wheel-up: command-3
wheel-down: command-4
STRING
This is the most basic particle. It takes a format string, consisting of free text mixed with tag
specifiers.
CONFIGURATION
┌──────┬────────┬─────┬────────────────────────┐
│ Name │ Type │ Req │ Description │
├──────┼────────┼─────┼────────────────────────┤
│ text │ string │ yes │ Format string. Tags │
│ │ │ │ are specified with │
│ │ │ │ {tag_name}. Some tag │
│ │ │ │ types have suffixes │
│ │ │ │ that can be appended │
│ │ │ │ (e.g. │
│ │ │ │ {tag_name:suffix}). │
│ │ │ │ See yambar- │
│ │ │ │ modules(5)). │
├──────┼────────┼─────┼────────────────────────┤
│ max │ int │ no │ Sets the rendered │
│ │ │ │ string's maximum │
│ │ │ │ length. If the final │
│ │ │ │ string's length │
│ │ │ │ exceeds this, the │
│ │ │ │ rendered string will │
│ │ │ │ be truncated, and "…" │
│ │ │ │ will be appended. Note │
│ │ │ │ that the trailing "…" │
│ │ │ │ is included in the │
│ │ │ │ maximum length. I.e. │
│ │ │ │ if you set max to '5', │
│ │ │ │ you will only get 4 │
│ │ │ │ characters from the │
│ │ │ │ string. │
└──────┴────────┴─────┴────────────────────────┘
EXAMPLES
content:
string:
text: "hello, this is footag's value: {footag}"
EMPTY
This particle is a place-holder. While it does not render any tags, margins and decorations are rendered.
CONFIGURATION
None
EXAMPLES
content:
empty: {}
LIST
This particle is a list (or sequence, if you like) of other particles. It can be used to render e.g.
string particles with different font and/or color formatting. Or ay other particle combinations.
But note that this means you cannot set any attributes on the list particle itself.
CONFIGURATION
┌───────────────┬──────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Name │ Type │ Req │ Description │
├───────────────┼──────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ items │ list │ yes │ List of sub particles │
├───────────────┼──────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ left-spacing │ int │ no │ Space, in pixels, between the sub particles. │
├───────────────┼──────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ right-spacing │ int │ no │ Space, in pixels, between the sub particles. Note: default=2 │
├───────────────┼──────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ spacing │ int │ no │ Short-hand for setting both left-spacing and right-spacing │
└───────────────┴──────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
EXAMPLES
content:
list:
spacing: 5
items:
- string: {text: hello}
- string: {text: world}
Many times, the only attribute you need to set is items. In this case, there is a shorter form. Instead
of:
content:
list:
items:
- string: ...
- string: ...
you can list the items directly:
content:
- string: ...
- string: ...
MAP
This particle maps the values of a specific tag to different particles based on conditions. A condition
takes either the form of:
<tag> <operation> <value>
Or, for boolean tags:
<tag>
Where <tag> is the tag you would like to map, <operation> is one of:
┌─────┬────┬────┬───┬────┬───┐
│ == │ != │ >= │ > │ <= │ < │
└─────┴────┴────┴───┴────┴───┘
and <value> is the value you would like to compare it to. If the value contains any non-alphanumerical
characters, you must surround it with ' " ' :
"hello world"
"@#$%"
Negation is done with a preceding '~':
~<tag>
~<condition>
To match for empty strings, use ' "" ':
<tag> == ""
Furthermore, you may use the boolean operators:
┌─────┬────┐
│ && │ || │
└─────┴────┘
in order to create more complex conditions:
<condition1> && <condition2>
You may surround <condition> with parenthesis for clarity or specifying precedence:
(<condition>)
<condition1> && (<condition2> || <condition3>)
In addition to explicit tag values, you can also specify a default/fallback particle.
Note that conditions are evaluated in the order they appear. If multiple conditions are true, the first
one will be used. This means that in a configuration such as:
tx-bitrate > 1000:
tx-bitrate > 1000000:
the second condition would never run, since whenever the second condition is true, the first is also
true. The correct way of doing this would be to invert the order of the conditions:
tx-bitrate > 1000000:
tx-bitrate > 1000:
CONFIGURATION
┌────────────┬───────────────────┬─────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Name │ Type │ Req │ Description │
├────────────┼───────────────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ conditions │ associative array │ yes │ An associative array of conditions (see above) mapped to │
│ │ │ │ particles │
├────────────┼───────────────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ default │ particle │ no │ Default particle to use, none of the conditions are true │
└────────────┴───────────────────┴─────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
EXAMPLES
content:
map:
default:
string:
text: this is the default particle; the tag's value is now {tag_name}
conditions:
tag == one_value:
string:
text: tag's value is now one_value
tag == another_value:
string:
text: tag's value is now another_value
For a boolean tag:
content:
map:
conditions:
tag:
string:
text: tag is true
~tag:
string:
text: tag is false
RAMP
This particle uses a range tag to index into an array of particles. This can be used for example to map
volume to a volume-level icon, or a battery's capacity level to a battery indicator.
CONFIGURATION
┌───────┬────────┬─────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Name │ Type │ Req │ Description │
├───────┼────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ tag │ string │ yes │ The range tag (name of) to use as index │
├───────┼────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ items │ list │ yes │ List of particles. Note that the tag value is not used as-is; its minimum and │
│ │ │ │ maximum values are used to map the tag's range to the particle list's range. │
├───────┼────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ min │ int │ no │ If present this will be used as a lower bound instead of the tags minimum │
│ │ │ │ value. Tag values falling outside the defined range will get clamped to │
│ │ │ │ min/max. │
├───────┼────────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ max │ int │ no │ If present this will be used as an upper bound instead of the tags maximum │
│ │ │ │ value. Tag values falling outside the defined range will get clamped to │
│ │ │ │ min/max. │
└───────┴────────┴─────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
EXAMPLES
content:
ramp:
tag: capacity
items:
- string: {text: }
- string: {text: }
- string: {text: }
- string: {text: }
- string: {text: }
PROGRESS-BAR
This particle renders a range tag's value as a progress bar. You control the looks of it by defining the
particles to use for the progress bar's start and end, it's size, which particles to use for the range
that has been completed, the range that has yet to be completed, and the particle to use as the progress
bar's current value indicator.
This particle also supports realtime tags, and will then auto-update itself when needed.
CONFIGURATION
┌───────────┬──────────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Name │ Type │ Req │ Description │
├───────────┼──────────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ tag │ string │ yes │ The range or realtime tag (name of) which value will be used as the │
│ │ │ │ progress bar's value. │
├───────────┼──────────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ length │ int │ yes │ The size/length of the progress bar, in characters. Note that the start, │
│ │ │ │ end and indicator particles are not included. │
├───────────┼──────────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ start │ particle │ yes │ The progress bar's starting character │
├───────────┼──────────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ end │ particle │ yes │ The progress bar's ending character │
├───────────┼──────────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ fill │ particle │ yes │ Particle to use in the completed range │
├───────────┼──────────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ empty │ particle │ yes │ Particle to use in the not-yet-completed range │
├───────────┼──────────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ indicator │ particle │ yes │ Particle representing the progress bar's current value │
└───────────┴──────────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
EXAMPLES
content:
progres-bar:
tag: tag_name
length: 20
start: {string: {text: ├}}
end: {string: {text: ┤}}
fill: {string: {text: ─}}
empty: {string: {text: ╌}}
indicator: {string: {text: ┼}}
SEE ALSO
yambar-tags(5), yambar-decorations(5)
2024-04-20 yambar-particles(5)