awesome/conky.lua

   1 -- http://awesome.naquadah.org/wiki/Conky_HUD
   2 local utils = require("utils")
   3
   4 function get_conky()
   5     local clients = client.get()
   6     local conky = nil
   7     local i = 1
   8     while clients[i]
   9     do
  10         if clients[i].class == "Conky"
  11         then
  12             conky = clients[i]
  13         end
  14         i = i + 1
  15     end
  16     return conky
  17 end
  18 function raise_conky()
  19     local conky = get_conky()
  20     if conky
  21     then
  22         conky.ontop = true
  23     end
  24 end
  25 function lower_conky()
  26     local conky = get_conky()
  27     if conky
  28     then
  29         conky.ontop = false
  30     end
  31 end
  32 function toggle_conky()
  33     local conky = get_conky()
  34     if conky
  35     then
  36         if conky.ontop
  37         then
  38             conky.ontop = false
  39         else
  40             conky.ontop = true
  41         end
  42     end
  43 end
  44
  45 utils.rules.append({
  46     { rule = { class = "Conky" },
  47                properties = { floating = true,
  48                               sticky = true,
  49                               ontop = false,
  50                               focusable = true,
  51                               size_hints = {"program_position", "program_size"}
  52                              } },
  53 })
  54
  55 -- add global key
  56 utils.globalkeys.append(awful.key({}, "F4", function () raise_conky() end, function () lower_conky() end))