#!/bin/sh # Detects the width of running window with name given as first # argument (xprop name '$1') and creates an XPM icon of that width, # 1px height, and transparent. Outputs an -tag for use in # xmobar to display the generated XPM icon. # # Run script from xmobar and trayer: # `Run Com "/where/ever/padding-icon.sh" ["panel"] "trayerpad" 10` # and use `%trayerpad%` in your template. # or, if you're using for instance stalonetray: # `Run Com "/where/ever/padding-icon.sh" ["stalonetray"] "tray" 10` # Very heavily based on Jonas Camillus Jeppensen code # https://github.com/jaor/xmobar/issues/239#issuecomment-233206552 # Function to create a transparent Wx1 px XPM icon create_xpm_icon () { timestamp=$(date) pixels=$(for i in `seq $1`; do echo -n "."; done) cat << EOF > "$2" /* XPM * static char * trayer_pad_xpm[] = { /* This XPM icon is used for padding in xmobar to */ /* leave room for trayer-srg. It is dynamically */ /* updated by by trayer-pad-icon.sh which is run */ /* by xmobar. */ /* Created: ${timestamp} */ /* */ "$1 1 1 1", /* Colors (none: transparent) */ ". c none", /* Pixels */ "$pixels" }; EOF } # Width of the trayer window width=$(xprop -name panel | grep 'program specified minimum size' | cut -d ' ' -f 5) # Icon file name iconfile="/tmp/$pname-padding-${width:-0}px.xpm" # If the desired icon does not exist create it if [ ! -f $iconfile ] then create_xpm_icon $width $iconfile fi # Output the icon tag for xmobar echo ""