awesome/conky.lua

   1 -- http://awesome.naquadah.org/wiki/Conky_HUD
   2 local utils = require("utils")
   3
   4 local 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
  19 local function raise_conky()
  20     local conky = get_conky()
  21     if conky
  22     then
  23         conky.ontop = true
  24         conky.hidden = false
  25     end
  26 end
  27
  28 local function lower_conky()
  29     local conky = get_conky()
  30     if conky
  31     then
  32         conky.ontop = false
  33         conky.hidden = true
  34     end
  35 end
  36
  37 local function toggle_conky()
  38     local conky = get_conky()
  39     if conky
  40     then
  41         if conky.ontop
  42         then
  43             conky.ontop = false
  44         else
  45             conky.ontop = true
  46         end
  47     end
  48 end
  49
  50 utils.rules.append({
  51     { rule = { class = "Conky" },
  52                properties = { floating = true,
  53                               sticky = true,
  54                               ontop = false,
  55                               hidden = true,
  56                               focusable = true,
  57                               size_hints = {"program_position", "program_size"}
  58                              } },
  59 })
  60
  61 -- add global key
  62 utils.globalkeys.append(awful.key({}, "F4", function () raise_conky() end, function () lower_conky() end))
  63
  64 utils.run_once("conky")