From def68a2dc292a132231554d069440d4f2a491988 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: S0lll0s Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2014 12:45:01 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update documentation to include i3 instructions --- docs/source/overview.rst | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/source/overview.rst b/docs/source/overview.rst index 90a4a791..d846efba 100644 --- a/docs/source/overview.rst +++ b/docs/source/overview.rst @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Python packages * ``pygit2`` * ``mercurial`` * ``psutil`` +* ``i3-py``, `available on github `_. Only used with i3wm bindings and segments. Other applications ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -233,3 +234,19 @@ Add the following to your :file:`~/.config/qtile/config.py`: ), ), ] + +with i3bar replacement +----------------- + +.. note:: Until the patch is done in i3, you will need a custom ``i3bar`` build called ``i3bgbar``. + The source is available `here `_. + +Add the following to your :file:`~/.i3/config`:: + bar { + i3bar_command i3bgbar + + status_command python /path/to/powerline/bindings/i3/powerline-i3.py + font pango:PowerlineFont 12 + } + +where ``i3bgbar`` may be replaced with the path to the custom i3bar binary and ``PowerlineFont`` is any system font with powerline support.