CHANGE: Let's no longer start or attach to tmux session with a new

terminal

activate.sh

@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ mkdir -p $HOME/.config/alacritty && stow --dotfiles alacritty  -t $HOME/.config/
 mkdir -p $HOME/.config/i3 && stow --dotfiles i3 -t $HOME/.config/i3 
 mkdir -p $HOME/.config/i3status && stow --dotfiles i3status -t $HOME/.config/i3status
 mkdir -p $HOME/.config/rofi && stow --dotfiles rofi -t $HOME/.config/rofi
+mkdir -p $HOME/.config/polybar && stow --dotfiles polybar -t $HOME/.config/polybar
+stow --dotfiles starship -t $HOME/.config
 stow --dotfiles starship -t $HOME/.config
 stow --dotfiles picom -t $HOME/.config

deactivate.sh

@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ stow -D --dotfiles nvim  -t $HOME/.config/nvim
 stow -D --dotfiles i3 -t $HOME/.config/i3
 stow -D --dotfiles i3status -t $HOME/.config/i3status
 stow -D --dotfiles rofi -t $HOME/.config/rofi 
+stow -D --dotfiles polybar -t $HOME/.config/polybar
 stow -D --dotfiles starship -t $HOME/.config
 stow -D --dotfiles picom -t $HOME/.config

i3/config

@@ -170,23 +170,28 @@ bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
 # Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
 # finds out, if available)
 # COLORSCHEME USED : https://www.icolorpalette.com/imagepalette/otter_mammal_fauna-7 
-bar {
-        position top
-        status_command i3status --transparency
+# bar {
+#         position top
+#         status_command i3status --transparency
+# 
+#         colors {
+#             background #b7d72cA1
+#             statusline #000000A1
+#             separator #281309A1
+# 
+#                                 #border     Background  Text
+#             focused_workspace   #64391dA1   #64391dA1   #FFFFFFA1
+#             active_workspace    #64391dA1   #64391dA1   #FFFFFFA1
+#             inactive_workspace  #dde368A1   #dde368A1   #000000A1
+#             urgent_workspace    #b7d72cA1   #b7d72cA1   #000000A1
+#             binding_mode        #b7d72cA1   #b7d72cA1   #000000A1
+#         }
+# }
+
+exec_always --no-startup-id $HOME/.config/polybar/launch.sh
+
 
-        colors {
-            background #b7d72cA1
-            statusline #000000A1
-            separator #281309A1
 
-                                #border     Background  Text
-            focused_workspace   #64391dA1   #64391dA1   #FFFFFFA1
-            active_workspace    #64391dA1   #64391dA1   #FFFFFFA1
-            inactive_workspace  #dde368A1   #dde368A1   #000000A1
-            urgent_workspace    #b7d72cA1   #b7d72cA1   #000000A1
-            binding_mode        #b7d72cA1   #b7d72cA1   #000000A1
-        }
-}
 
 #class      border      backgr.     text    indicator   child_border
 
@@ -196,4 +201,15 @@ client.unfocused             #b38a5b #b38a5b #CCCCCC #8c5831  #7c2c09
 
 client.background #FFFFFF 
 
-
+# Volume and brightness controls 
+bindsym XF86AudioPlay exec playerctl play-pause
+bindsym XF86AudioPause exec playerctl play-pause
+bindsym XF86AudioNext exec playerctl next
+bindsym XF86AudioPrev exec playerctl previous
+bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec xbacklight -inc 20 # increase screen brightness
+bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec xbacklight -dec 20 # decrease screen brightness
+bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5% # raise volume
+bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5% # lower volume
+bindsym XF86AudioMute exec pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle # toggle mute for default device
+# use i3lock-fancy
+bindsym $mod-z exec i3lock-fancy 

i3status/config

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ general {
     interval = 10
 }
 
+order += "volume master"
 order += "cpu_usage"
 order += "memory"
 order += "disk /"
@@ -39,3 +40,11 @@ memory {
     threshold_degraded= 10%
     threshold_critical= 3%
 }
+
+volume master {
+    format = "♪: %volume"
+    device = "default"
+    mixer = "Master"
+    mixer_idx = 0
+}
+

polybar/config.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+;==========================================================
+;
+;
+;   ██████╗  ██████╗ ██╗  ██╗   ██╗██████╗  █████╗ ██████╗
+;   ██╔══██╗██╔═══██╗██║  ╚██╗ ██╔╝██╔══██╗██╔══██╗██╔══██╗
+;   ██████╔╝██║   ██║██║   ╚████╔╝ ██████╔╝███████║██████╔╝
+;   ██╔═══╝ ██║   ██║██║    ╚██╔╝  ██╔══██╗██╔══██║██╔══██╗
+;   ██║     ╚██████╔╝███████╗██║   ██████╔╝██║  ██║██║  ██║
+;   ╚═╝      ╚═════╝ ╚══════╝╚═╝   ╚═════╝ ╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝  ╚═╝
+;
+;
+;   To learn more about how to configure Polybar
+;   go to https://github.com/polybar/polybar
+;
+;   The README contains a lot of information
+;
+;==========================================================
+
+[colors]
+background = #64391d
+background-alt = #b38a5b
+foreground = #FFFFFF
+primary = #b7d72c
+secondary = #dde368
+alert = #7c2c09
+disabled = #4f3b22
+
+[bar/MyBar]
+width = 100%
+height = 24pt
+radius = 3
+
+; dpi = 96
+
+background = ${colors.background}
+foreground = ${colors.foreground}
+
+line-size = 4pt
+
+border-size = 4pt
+border-color = #64391d
+
+padding-left = 0
+padding-right = 1
+
+module-margin = 1
+
+separator = |
+separator-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
+
+font-0 = monospace;2
+
+modules-left = xworkspaces xwindow
+modules-right = pulseaudio memory cpu eth date
+
+cursor-click = pointer
+cursor-scroll = ns-resize
+
+enable-ipc = true
+
+; tray-position = right
+
+; wm-restack = generic
+; wm-restack = bspwm
+; wm-restack = i3
+
+; override-redirect = true
+
+[module/xworkspaces]
+type = internal/xworkspaces
+
+label-active = %name%
+label-active-background = ${colors.background-alt}
+label-active-underline= ${colors.primary}
+label-active-padding = 1
+
+label-occupied = %name%
+label-occupied-padding = 1
+
+label-urgent = %name%
+label-urgent-background = ${colors.alert}
+label-urgent-padding = 1
+
+label-empty = %name%
+label-empty-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
+label-empty-padding = 1
+
+[module/xwindow]
+type = internal/xwindow
+label = %title:0:60:...%
+
+[module/filesystem]
+type = internal/fs
+interval = 25
+
+mount-0 = /
+
+label-mounted = %{F#F0C674}%mountpoint%%{F-} %percentage_used%%
+
+label-unmounted = %mountpoint% not mounted
+label-unmounted-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
+
+[module/pulseaudio]
+type = internal/pulseaudio
+
+format-volume-prefix = "VOL "
+format-volume-prefix-foreground = ${colors.primary}
+format-volume = <label-volume>
+
+label-volume = %percentage%%
+
+label-muted = muted
+label-muted-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
+
+[module/xkeyboard]
+type = internal/xkeyboard
+blacklist-0 = num lock
+
+label-layout = %layout%
+label-layout-foreground = ${colors.primary}
+
+label-indicator-padding = 2
+label-indicator-margin = 1
+label-indicator-foreground = ${colors.background}
+label-indicator-background = ${colors.secondary}
+
+[module/memory]
+type = internal/memory
+interval = 2
+format-prefix = "RAM "
+format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.primary}
+label = %percentage_used:2%%
+
+[module/cpu]
+type = internal/cpu
+interval = 2
+format-prefix = "CPU "
+format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.primary}
+label = %percentage:2%%
+
+[network-base]
+type = internal/network
+interval = 5
+format-connected = <label-connected>
+format-disconnected = <label-disconnected>
+label-disconnected = %{F#F0C674}%ifname%%{F#707880} disconnected
+
+[module/wlan]
+inherit = network-base
+interface-type = wireless
+label-connected = %{F#F0C674}%ifname%%{F-} %essid% %local_ip%
+
+[module/eth]
+inherit = network-base
+interface-type = wired
+label-connected = %{F#F0C674}%ifname%%{F-} %local_ip%
+
+[module/date]
+type = internal/date
+interval = 1
+
+date = %d-%m-%Y %H:%M
+date-alt = %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
+
+label = %date%
+label-foreground = ${colors.primary}
+
+[settings]
+screenchange-reload = true
+pseudo-transparency = true
+
+; vim:ft=dosini

polybar/launch.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+polybar-msg cmd quit
+
+echo "---" | tee -a /tmp/polybar.log
+polybar MyBar 2>&1 | tee -a /tmp/polybar.log & disown
+
+echo "Bars launched ... " 
+

zsh/dot-zshrc

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 # |  |   |       /__ ___] |  |    |___ |__| | \| |    | |__] 
 #
 # attach to an existing tmux session or create a new one if none exist
-if [ "$TMUX" = "" ] && [ -z "$TMUX"]; then
-	tmux attach -t $(tmux display-message -p '#S') || tmux new-session
-fi
+# if [ "$TMUX" = "" ] && [ -z "$TMUX"]; then
+# 	tmux attach -t $(tmux display-message -p '#S') || tmux new-session
+# fi
 
 # Enable Powerlevel10k instant prompt. Should stay close to the top of ~/.zshrc.
 # Initialization code that may require console input (password prompts, [y/n]