total re-write and cleanup. removed all the old stuff and only do one xsetroot output to avoid flashing.

jstat

@@ -4,74 +4,32 @@ pgrep -x "$(basename "$0")" | grep -v $$ >/dev/null && exit 0
 
 xsetroot -name "Loading ..."
 
-while (true); do
+while true; do
+    final_output=""
+
     #set date: 04.03 15:22
-    timedate=$(date +"%m.%d %H:%M")
-
-    ## memory in use
-    #mem=$(free -m | grep Mem | awk '{print $7}')
-
-    ## load average
-    #loadavg=$(cat /proc/loadavg | awk '{print $1 " " $2 " " $3}')
-
-
-    check_mpd() {
-        # check if mpd is playing
-        # if yes, output volume and song
-        check_play=$(mpc status | grep "playing")
-        if [ ! -z "$check_play" ]; then
-            play="[ $(mpc status | head -n 1) ]"
-            ## volume from mopidy, not useful, use master volume below
-            #vol="[$(mpc vol | cut -c 8-)]"
-        else 
-        #otherwise hide it
-            vol=""
-            play=""
-        fi
-    }
-    
-    # function to call to update volume
-    # this is so I don't have to constantly poll it every 0.5
-    set_volume() {
-        ## using pactl was really unreliable
-        #sound_card="$(pactl list sinks short | grep -i audioengine | awk '{print $1}')"
-        #sound_card=3
-        #vol="$(pactl list sinks | grep '^[[:space:]]Volume:' | head -n $sound_card | tail -n 1 | sed -e 's,.* \([0-9][0-9]*\)%.*,\1,')%"
-        vol="$(pulsemixer --get-volume | awk '{print $1}')%"
-    }
-
-    ### mouse charging
-    # get state (eg "charging")
-    #mouse_state="$(upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_hidpp_battery_6 | grep state | awk '{print $2}')"
-    battery_name=$(upower --dump | grep Device.*battery | awk '{print $2}')
-    mouse_state="$(upower -i $battery_name | grep state | awk '{print $2}')"
+    final_output=$(date +"%m.%d %H:%M")
 
     # get charge percentage
-    #mouse_charge="$(upower -i $battery_name | grep percentage | awk '{print $2}')"
-    mouse_charge=$(< /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/capacity)
-    # if the mouse is charging, set state to percentage.  otherwise dont show it ("")
-    if [ $mouse_state == "charging" ] && [ $mouse_state != "discharging" ]; then
-        mouse_status="$mouse_charge%+"
-    else
-        mouse_status="$mouse_charge%"
-    fi
+    if [[ -d "/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0" ]]; then
+        battery_output="$(< /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/capacity)%"
 
-    # volume up/down scripts will SIGHUP this PID
-    # when you receive SIGHUP just run set_volume()
-    trap set_volume SIGHUP
+        # add the + sign if its charging 
+        battery_status=$(< /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/status)
+        if [[ "$battery_status" == "Charging" ]]; then
+            battery_output="${battery_output}+"
+        fi
+        final_output="${battery_output} ${final_output}"
+    fi
 
     ### weather stuff
     wttr_file="/tmp/weather"
     if [[ -s "$wttr_file" ]]; then
         wttr=$(<"$wttr_file")
-        xsetroot -name "$mouse_status $play $vol $wttr $timedate"
-    else
-        # output to status bar
-        xsetroot -name "$mouse_status $play $vol $timedate"
+        final_output="${wttr} ${final_output}"
     fi
 
     # final output to status bar
-    #xsetroot -name "$mouse_status $play $vol $timedate"
-    xsetroot -name "$mouse_status $timedate"
-    sleep 0.5;
+    xsetroot -name "$final_output"
+    sleep 1;
 done