crow_bar

crowbar

Status bar made for BSPWM, focused on ease of use, stability and speed.

Motivation

Generic status bars provide superior customization for the price of complexity, but I need a bar that just works out-of-the-box.

Features

• Listens to BSPWM events directly via Unix socket
• Shows focused desktop window count, no more getting lost in monocle mode
• Urgent desktop support
• All widgets are written in Rust - forget slow scripts
• First class multi-monitor support

Setup

Add this to your bspwmrc:

# Regular BSPWM monitor setup, crowbar will use these as dekstop names
bspc monitor {your-monitor-name} -d web code III IV V VI

# Reset padding (optional, but recommended)
bspc config top_padding 0
bspc config bottom_padding 0

# Start crowbar
crowbar &

Is this for me?

It might be for you if you:

• skipped on BSPWM, because it has no default status bar
• are drowning in semi-working configuration
• need a working status bar, while searching for a nice eww config in /r/unixporn
• always wanted something akin to i3status but for BSPWM

It's probably not for you if you:

• need a systray
• are a big fan of complex customization

Showcase

TODO

• Prepare arch release