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General

sBrightnessctl

sBrightnessctl is a wrapper for xbacklight and redshift for easy management with a cool Dunst notification as feedback

Usage

  • Increase the brightness by [amount] if specified or the default value otherwise

    $ sBrightnessctl increase [amount]

  • Decrease the brightness by [amount] if specified or the default value otherwise

    $ sBrightnessctl decrese [amount]

  • Set the brightness to 

    $ sBrightnessctl set <value>

  • Print the current brightness (used for polybar)

    $ sBrightnessctl print

  • Lower the brightness to the minimum

    $ sBrightnessctl screensaver

  • Toggle on/off redshift

    $ sBrightnessctl redshift toggle

  • Increase the redshift temperature by [amount] if specified or the default value otherwise

    $ sBrightnessctl redshift increase [amount]

  • Decrease the redshift temperature by [amount] if specified or the default value otherwise

    $ sBrightnessctl redshift decrease [amount]

  • Print the current redshift temperature (used in polybar)

    $ sBrightnessctl redshift print

Configuration

Open sBrightnessctl with your favorite text editor and edit accordignly

restoreRedshift.sh

A simple script that restore the redshift status and temperature.

Usage

$ ./restoreRedshift.sh

Configuration

Not needed yet

sLockscreenctl

sLockscreenctl is a wrapper for i3lock-color which allows easier customization and more flexibility

Usage

  • Lock the screen

    $ sLockscreenctl -l or $ sLockscreenctl --lock

  • Lock the screen and suspend

    $ sLockscreenctl -s or $ sLockscreenctl --suspend

Configuration

  • textColor: Change the color of the clock, date and song name (Default: ffffffAA)

  • font: Change the font of the clock, date and song name (Default: "LatoLight")

  • backgroundType: Choose the background type among (Default: blurAndDim)

    • image: Always show an image as background
    • blur: Slightly blur current view and use it as background
    • blurAndDim: Blur and dim current view and use it as background (recommended)

  • image: Specify the path of the ".png" file to use as background image (will be used only if background type is set to image)

  • blurStrength: Specify the blur stregth (will be used only if background type is set to blur ) (Default: 5)

  • blur2Strength: Specify the blur stregth (will be used only if background type is set to blurAndDim ) (Default: 0x10)

  • dimStrength: Specify the dim stregth (will be used only if background type is set to blurAndDim ) (Default: 60%)

  • indicatorType: Choose how to feedback the user input among (Default: circle) Preview

    • circle: Use a ring
    • bars: Use moving bars

  • indicatorPos: Define the position in pixel (Default: 960:740)

  • timeString: String format for the clock (Default: %H:%M:%S)

  • timePos: Define the position in pixel (Default: 960:540)

  • timeSize: Font size for the clock (Default: 150)

  • dateString: String format for the date (Default: "%A,%d %B")

  • datePos: Define the position in pixel (Default: 960:620)

  • timeSize: Font size for the clock (Default: 30)

  • verifyText: Choose the text to display when checking the password (Default: Verifying...)

  • wrongText: Choose the text to display when typed the wrong password (Default: Wrong!)

  • noInputText: Choose the text to display when the the input field is empty (Default: ...)

  • inputTypeColor: Choose the color for the input feedback when typing(Default: f0544CAA)

  • inputDeleteColor: Choose the color for the input feedback when deleting (Default: ff1010ff)

  • greeterSize: Font size for the greeter (Default: 40)

  • greeterText: Text to show as greeter

  • showSongAsGreeter: Use the playerctl.sh script to show current playing song instead of greeter (will override the greeterText if set to true (Default: true)

Settings for the circle indicator

  • radius: The radius of the ring (Default: 90)

  • ringWidth: The width of the ring (Default: 15)

  • insideColor: Color of the inner circle (Default: 00000000)

  • insideVerifyingColor: Color of the inner circle when verifying the password (Default: 00000000)

  • insideWrongColor: Color of the inner circle when typed the wrong password (Default: 00000000)

  • ringColor: Color of the outer ring (Default: 00000055)

  • ringVerifyingColor: Color of the outer ring when verifying the password (Default: f0544c55)

  • ringWrongColor: Color of the outer ring when typed the wrong password (Default: f0544cff)

  • separatorColor: Color of the separator (Default: f0544cff)

Settings for the bars indicator

  • barDirection: Select in which direction the bars will grow (Default: 2)

    • 0 : only grow downwards
    • 1 : only grow upwards
    • 2 : grow in both direction

  • barMaxHeight: Maximum height the bars can grow (Default: 100)

  • barWidth: The width of each bar (Default: 25)

  • barBaseWidth: The width of the base of the bars (Default: 1)

  • barBaseColor: The color of the base of the bars (Default: 00000000)

  • barStep: Steps of bars (Default: 1)

  • barPeriodicStep: Speed of bars decaying (Default: 10)

  • barPosition: The position in pixel of the bars (Default: 540)

sMicrophonectl

sMicrophonectl is a wrapper for amixer made for easier management and with a cool Dunst notification as feedback

Usage

  • Increase input volume by [amount] if specified or the default value otherwise

    $ sMicrophonectl up [amount]

  • Decrease input volume by [amount] if specified or the default value otherwise

    $ sMicrophonectl down [amount]

  • Toggle mute on/off for the microphone

    $ sMicrophonectl mute

Configuration

Open sMicrophonectl with your favorite text editor and edit accordignly

sVolumectl

sVolumectl is a wrapper for amixer made for easier management and with a cool Dunst notification as feedback

Usage

  • Increase speaker/headphone volume by [amount] if specified or the default value otherwise

    $ sVolumectl up [amount]

  • Decrease speaker/headphone volume by [amount] if specified or the default value otherwise

    $ sVolumectl down [amount]

  • Toggle mute on/off for the speaker/headphone

    $ sVolumectl mute

Configuration

Open sVolumectl with your favorite text editor and edit accordignly

sPlayerctl

sPlayerctl is a wrapper for playerctl made for easier management and with a cool Dunst notification as feedback. Allows custom spotify notifications with also album picture as icon

Usage

  • Toggle between play and pause

    $ sPlayerctl play-pause

  • Stop music

    $ sPlayerctl stop

  • Go to the next song

    $ sPlayerctl next

  • Go to the previous song

    $ sPlayerctl previous

  • Print info of the playing song

    $ sPlayerctl info

  • Select the mpris player you wish to control

    $ sPlayerctl select-player [set {auto|<player-name>}]
    • Examples 
      # Enable automatic player selection
$ sPlayerctl select-player set auto

# Set "spotify" as the player you want to control
$ sPlayerctl select-player set "spotify"

# Use dunst notifications to select the player
$ sPlayerctl select-player

Configuration

Open sPlayerctl with your favorite text editor and edit accordignly

drawBar.sh

drawBar.sh is a script that draw a progress bar with custom characters. Is mainly used with other scripts with the Dunst notification

Usage

  • Draw the bar 
    $ ./drawBar <steps> <length> <drawAsEmpty>

Configuration

Open drawBar.sh with your favorite text editor and edit accordignly

Polybar related

sPolybarctl

sPolybarctl is a wrapper for polybar made for easier management of many polybars and with some cool features.

To see how to add a polybar and other stuff check out the Configuration

Usage

  • Launch polybar

    $ sPolybarctl launch

  • Hide/show a specific polybar

    $ sPolybarctl toggle <polybar-name>

  • Show all polybars

    $ sPolybarctl show

  • Hide the specified polybar

    $ sPolybarctl hide <polybar-name>

  • Show the specified polybar

    $ sPolybarctl show <polybar-name>

  • Hide all polybar

    $ sPolybarctl hide

  • Print the status for the specified polybar (used in polybar as module)

    $ sPolybarctl status <polybar-name>

  • Hide/show the tray window

    $ sPolybarctl toggleTray

  • [WIP] Enable intelli-Hide for the specified polybar. By default you move the mouse on top of the screen to show the polybar otherwise hidden

    $ sPolybarctl autoHide <polybar-name>

  • [WIP] Drag with mouse the specified polybar.

    $ sPolybarctl drag <polybar-name>

  • [WIP] Resize the specified polybar with the mouse.

    $ sPolybarctl resize <polybar-name>

[WIP] autohide-polybar.sh

A wrapper for xdotool used in sPolybarctl

aur_updates.sh

It prints current AUR packages that need to be upgraded

fan.sh

It prints the current fan speed in RPM

todolist.sh

Just a crap script used in a module that create sliding text of the todo list :D

Other

sTodo

Installation

  1. Be sure to make the script executable
$ chmod +x sTodo
  1. (Optional) If you want the Dunst notification make sure to have Dunst and Rofi installed, along side with my drawBar.sh, which also need to be made executable
$ chmod +x drawBar.sh

Usage

  • Show help

    $ sTodo help

  • List things done, to do or deleted with a name search or id

    $ sTodo list [done|todo|deleted] [name|id]
    • Examples 
      # quick list things to do
$ sTodo 

# quick list things to do containing "buy some milk and"
$ sTodo "buy some milk and"

# list things deleted
$ sTodo list deleted

# list things done containing "buy some milk and"
$ sTodo list done "buy some milk and"

  • Add a new todo

    $ sTodo new <name>

  • Mark as done

    $ sTodo do <id>

  • Mark as to do

    $ sTodo undo <id>

  • Mark as deleted

    $ sTodo delete <id>

  • Edit the todo list manually

    $ sTodo edit

  • Show dunst notification popup

    $ sTodo notification [done|todo|deleted]

Configuration

Open sTodo with your favorite text editor and edit accordignly

sBatteryctl

Installation

  1. Be sure to make the script executable
$ chmod +x sBatteryctl
  1. Call this script on a crontab Be sure to read the Arch wiki on Cron to install all the components you need and how to use them

Usage

  • Monitor the battery status (preferably used in a crontab)

    $ sBatteryctl monitor

  • Show current information on the battery

    $ sBatteryctl current

  • Show notification about plugging AC

    $ sBatteryctl plugin

  • Show notification about unplugging AC

    $ sBatteryctl unplug

  • Stop the computer from going in standby with wakelock

    $ sBatteryctl wakelock toggle {on|off}

Configuration

Open sBatteryctl with your favorite text editor and edit accordignly

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