ricardomv / wkline

WebKit-based status line for tiling window managers.

wkline

Author:	Kim Silkebækken ([e-mail])
Source:	https://github.com/Lokaltog/wkline

WebKit-based status line for tiling window managers.

wkline is a statusline plugin that launches a plain GTK window with a WebKit WebView pointing to a static HTML file containing the statusline. It provides a smooth looking statusline with CSS transitions and effects and the possibility of having a blurred background without a desktop compositor running.

Installation

wkline is available for Arch Linux users as wkline-git on the AUR.

Dependencies:

• gtk+ 3
• jansson
• webkitgtk+

Optional dependencies:

• xcb (desktops/window title widgets)
• xcb-wm (desktops/window title widgets)
• alsa (volume widget)
• libcurl (weather/remote IP widgets)
• libdbus (notification daemon widget)
• libmpdclient (now playing/mpd widget)

Installation instructions:

git clone https://github.com/Lokaltog/wkline.git
cd wkline

./waf configure build
./waf install

wkline

Debug/development build instructions (with relative library search path):

git clone https://github.com/Lokaltog/wkline.git
cd wkline

./waf clean configure build --debug --prefix=/ \
    --libdir=`pwd`/out/lib/wkline install --destdir=out

out/bin/wkline

Configuration

Copy config.json to $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/wkline/config.json (usually at ~/.config/wkline/config.json) and change the configuration. Please make sure that your config file is valid JSON, this can be checked with e.g. jsonlint.

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