Updates

.install/qtile-packages.sh

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 packagesPacman=(
     "qtile" 
-    "polybar"
     "picom"
     "scrot"
     "slock"
     "xorg"
     "xorg-xinit"
+    "nitrogen"
+    "python-dbus-next"
+    "python-iwlib"
 );
 
 packagesYay=(

.version/name

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.7.1RC2
+2.7.1RC3

CHANGELOG

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Hyprland:
 - New Settings for keyboard (incl. natural_scroll for touchpads)
 - Add ChatGPT Icon to Waybar. Can be disabled in settings
 
+Qtile:
+- Removed polybar from the installation. Please make sure that you check the keyboard layout in qtile/autostart.sh after an update.
+
 Version 2.7
 https://gitlab.com/stephan-raabe/dotfiles/-/releases/2.7
 --------------------------------------------------------

README.md

@@ -301,10 +301,6 @@ Included is a pywal configuration that changes the color scheme based on a rando
 
 <kbd>SUPER</kbd> + <kbd>CTRL</kbd> + <kbd>W</kbd> opens rofi with a list of installed wallpapers in ~/wallpaper/ for your individual selection. 
 
-## Qtile status bar switcher
-
-With <kbd>SUPER</kbd> + <kbd>SHIFT</kbd> + <kbd>S</kbd>, you can switch between the Qtile standard status bar and Polybar and back. 
-
 ## Main Packages
 
 - Terminal: alacritty
@@ -317,7 +313,7 @@ With <kbd>SUPER</kbd> + <kbd>SHIFT</kbd> + <kbd>S</kbd>, you can switch between
 - Filemanager: Thunar
 - Cursor: Bibata Modern Ice
 - Icons: Papirus-Icon-Theme
-- Status Bar: Qtile status bar + Polybar (optional)
+- Status Bar: Qtile status bar
 - Compositor: picom
 - Screenshots: scrot
 

hypr/settings/modules/module.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 _getHeader "$name" "$author"
+echo "ML4W dotfiles Version" $(cat $HOME/dotfiles/.version/name)
+echo
 echo "$homepage ($email)"
-echo "ML4W dotfiles Version 2.7"
+echo
-echo "Settings Version" $(_getVersion)
-echo ""
 echo $description

qtile/autostart.sh

@@ -27,10 +27,5 @@ xfce4-power-manager &
 # Load notification service
 dunst &
 
-# Launch polybar
-~/dotfiles/qtile/scripts/loadbar.sh
-
-sleep 1
-
 # Setup Wallpaper and update colors
 ~/dotfiles/qtile/scripts/wallpaper.sh init

qtile/conf/keyboard.py

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Setup global keyboard layout here
-
-keyboard_layout = "us"

qtile/config.py

@@ -30,13 +30,12 @@ from libqtile.backend.wayland import InputConfig
 from qtile_extras import widget
 from qtile_extras.widget.decorations import RectDecoration
 from qtile_extras.widget.decorations import PowerLineDecoration
-from conf.keyboard import *
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------
 # Your configuration
 # --------------------------------------------------------
 
-# Keyboard layout in conf/keyboard.py
+# Keyboard layout in autostart.sh
 
 # Show wlan status bar widget (set to False if wired network)
 # show_wlan = True
@@ -53,21 +52,6 @@ show_bluetooth = False
 # Get home path
 home = str(Path.home())
 
-# Get Core name: x11 or wayland
-core_name = qtile.core.name
-logger.warning("Using config.py with " + core_name)
-
-# --------------------------------------------------------
-# Define Status Bar
-# --------------------------------------------------------
-try:
-    wm_bar = Path(home + "/.cache/.qtile_bar_x11.sh").read_text().replace("\n", "")
-except:
-    wm_bar = "qtile"
-
-
-logger.warning("Status bar: " + wm_bar)
-
 # --------------------------------------------------------
 # Check for Desktop/Laptop
 # --------------------------------------------------------
@@ -129,7 +113,6 @@ keys = [
     Key([mod], "q", lazy.window.kill(), desc="Kill focused window"),
     Key([mod, "shift"], "r", lazy.reload_config(), desc="Reload the config"),
     Key([mod, "control"], "q", lazy.spawn(home + "/dotfiles/qtile/scripts/powermenu.sh"), desc="Open Powermenu"),
-    Key([mod, "shift"], "s", lazy.spawn(home + "/dotfiles/qtile/scripts/barswitcher.sh"), desc="Switch Status Bar"),
 
     # Apps
     Key([mod], "Return", lazy.spawn(terminal), desc="Launch terminal"),
@@ -365,14 +348,6 @@ widget_list = [
         padding=10,      
         format="%Y-%m-%d / %I:%M %p",
     ),
-    widget.TextBox(
-        **decor_right,
-        background=Color2+".4",     
-        padding=5,    
-        text="",
-        fontsize=20,
-        mouse_callbacks={"Button1": lambda: qtile.cmd_spawn(home + "/dotfiles/scripts/cliphist.sh")},
-    ),
     widget.TextBox(
         **decor_right,
         background=Color2+".4",     
@@ -390,15 +365,10 @@ if (show_wlan == False):
 if (show_bluetooth == False):
     del widget_list[12:13]
 
-if (core_name == "x11"):
-    del widget_list[13:14]
-
 # --------------------------------------------------------
 # Screens
 # --------------------------------------------------------
 
-if (wm_bar == "qtile"):
-    logger.warning("Loading qtile bar")
 screens = [
     Screen(
         top=bar.Bar(
@@ -412,12 +382,6 @@ if (wm_bar == "qtile"):
         ),
     ),
 ]
-else:
-    screens = [Screen(top=bar.Gap(size=28))]
-    if (core_name == "x11"):
-        screens = [Screen(top=bar.Gap(size=28))]
-    else:
-        screens = [Screen(top=bar.Gap(size=0))]
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------
 # Drag floating layouts

qtile/scripts/barswitcher.sh

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#  _                             _ _       _                
-# | |__   __ _ _ __ _____      _(_) |_ ___| |__   ___ _ __  
-# | '_ \ / _` | '__/ __\ \ /\ / / | __/ __| '_ \ / _ \ '__| 
-# | |_) | (_| | |  \__ \\ V  V /| | || (__| | | |  __/ |    
-# |_.__/ \__,_|_|  |___/ \_/\_/ |_|\__\___|_| |_|\___|_|    
-#                                                           
-# by Stephan Raabe (2023) 
-# ----------------------------------------------------- 
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------- 
-# Load status bar information
-# ----------------------------------------------------- 
-bar=$(cat ~/.cache/.qtile_bar_x11.sh)
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------- 
-# Switch status bar information
-# ----------------------------------------------------- 
-if [ $bar == "qtile" ]; then
-    echo "Change to Polybar"
-    echo "polybar" > ~/.cache/.qtile_bar_x11.sh
-    notify-send "Status Bar is changing..." "to Polybar"
-else
-    echo "Change to Qtile Bar"
-    echo "qtile" > ~/.cache/.qtile_bar_x11.sh
-    notify-send "Status Bar is changing..." "to Qtile Status Bar"
-fi
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------- 
-# Load status bar
-# ----------------------------------------------------- 
-~/dotfiles/qtile/scripts/x11/loadbar.sh

qtile/scripts/loadbar.sh

@@ -8,36 +8,4 @@
 # by Stephan Raabe (2023) 
 # ----------------------------------------------------- 
 
-# ----------------------------------------------------- 
+echo "Loading Qtile status bar..."
-# Check if information about the bar exists in .cache
-# If not create it
-# ----------------------------------------------------- 
-if [ ! -f ~/.cache/.qtile_bar_x11.sh ]; then
-    touch ~/.cache/.qtile_bar_x11.sh
-    echo "qtile" > ~/.cache/.qtile_bar_x11.sh
-    echo ".qtile_bar_x11.sh created"
-fi    
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------- 
-# Load status bar information
-# ----------------------------------------------------- 
-bar=$(cat ~/.cache/.qtile_bar_x11.sh)
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------- 
-# Load status bar based on loaded information
-# ----------------------------------------------------- 
-if [ $bar == "qtile" ]; then
-    killall polybar
-    sleep 0.2
-    qtile cmd-obj -o cmd -f reload_config
-else
-    killall polybar
-    sleep 0.2
-    qtile cmd-obj -o cmd -f reload_config
-    sleep 0.2
-    source "$HOME/.cache/wal/colors.sh"
-    ~/dotfiles/polybar/launch.sh &
-    sleep 0.2
-    qtile cmd-obj -o cmd -f reload_config
-fi
-