Update keyboard layout widget and small improvements

README.md

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ By default, Simple Awesome uses
 - Improve "leave menu"'s design
 - Modify "start menu", make everything work
 - Make "start menu" and "leave menu" not sticky (they currently stay open and focus even when clicking outside)
+- Replace the os menu with a custom widget
 
 ## Arisu personal todo
 

default_config.lua

@@ -73,10 +73,7 @@ config.keys = {
 -- Hotkeys globally available (through the entire OS, regardless of what's focused)
 config.keys.global_keys = {
     -- Application launcher
-    launcher = {
+    launcher = { { config.keys.modkey }, "space", },
-        { config.keys.modkey },
-        "space",
-    },
 
     --
     -- Media and volume controls
@@ -84,23 +81,32 @@ config.keys.global_keys = {
     --
     media_control = {
         -- Raise volume
-        raiseVolume = "XF86AudioRaiseVolume",
+        raiseVolume = { {}, "XF86AudioRaiseVolume" },
 
         -- Lower volume
-        lowerVolume = "XF86AudioLowerVolume",
+        lowerVolume = { {}, "XF86AudioLowerVolume" },
 
         -- Toggle mute
-        toggleMute = "XF86AudioMute",
+        toggleMute = { {}, "XF86AudioMute" },
 
         -- Toggle Play / Pause
-        playPause = "XF86AudioPlay",
+        playPause = { {}, "XF86AudioPlay" },
 
         -- Next track
-        nextTrack = "XF86AudioNext",
+        nextTrack = { {}, "XF86AudioNext" },
 
         -- Previous track
-        previousTrack = "XF86AudioPrev",
+        previousTrack = { {}, "XF86AudioPrev" },
     },
+
+    -- Keyboard layout
+    keyboard_layout = {
+        -- Switch between layouts
+        switch = { { "Mod1" }, "Shift_L" },
+
+        -- Switch between layouts (alternative)
+        switch_alt = { { "Shift" }, "Alt_L" },
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -108,8 +114,17 @@ config.keys.global_keys = {
 -- Widgets
 --
 config.widgets = {
+    -- Keyboard layout widget
+    keyboard_layout = {
+        enabled = true,
+        layouts = { "fr", "us" },
+        layout_switch_command = "setxkbmap",
+    },
+
     -- Enable/disable the system resources monitoring widget
-    system_resources = true,
+    system_resources = {
+        enabled = true,
+    },
 }
 
 
@@ -135,10 +150,6 @@ config.theme = awful.util.getdir("config") .. "/theme.lua"
 -- Screenshot utility
 config.screenshot_utility_command = "flameshot gui"
 
--- Keyboard layout
-config.kbSwitchCmd = "setxkbmap"
-config.kbLayouts = { "fr", "us" }
-
 -- Run menu
 config.windowSwitcher = "rofi -show window -config " .. awful.util.getdir("config") .. "/assets/rofi/themes/paper-float.rasi"
 

simple/core/hotkey.lua

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ local gears = require("gears")
 local global_keys = {}
 
 function make(hotkey, action, identity)
+    if hotkey == nil then
+        return nil
+    end
+
     local modifiers = hotkey[1]
     local key = hotkey[2]
     return awful.key(modifiers, key, action, identity)

simple/init.lua

@@ -111,10 +111,18 @@ hotkey.registerKeys(media_control.getKeys(config.keys.global_keys.media_control)
 
 -- System resources
 local system_resources_widget
-if config.widgets.system_resources then
+if config.widgets.system_resources.enabled then
     system_resources_widget = require("simple/widgets/system_resources")
 end
 
+-- Keyboard map indicator and switcher
+local keyboard_layout = require("simple/widgets/keyboard_layout")
+local keyboard_layout_widget
+if config.widgets.keyboard_layout.enabled then
+    keyboard_layout_widget = keyboard_layout.widget
+end
+hotkey.registerKeys(keyboard_layout.getKeys(config.keys.global_keys.keyboard_layout))
+
 
 --
 -- Auto start
@@ -133,68 +141,31 @@ end
 --
 -- Launcher (start menu)
 --
-local launcher = awful.widget.launcher({
+local launcher = awful.widget.button({
     image = beautiful.awesome_icon,
-    menu = awful.menu({
-        items = {
-            { "Hotkeys", function() hotkeys_popup.show_help(nil, awful.screen.focused()) end },
-            { "Manual", config.awesome.terminal .. " -e man awesome" },
-            { "Edit config", config.awesome.editor_cmd .. " " .. awesome.conffile },
-            { "Open terminal", config.awesome.terminal }
-        }
-    }),
 })
-
+launcher:buttons(gears.table.join(launcher:buttons(),
-
+    awful.button({}, 1, nil, showAppLauncher)))
--- Keyboard map indicator and switcher
-mykeyboardlayout = awful.widget.keyboardlayout()
-
-kbdlayout = {}
-kbdlayout.cur = 1
-kbdlayout.switch = function()
-    kbdlayout.cur = (kbdlayout.cur % #(config.kbLayouts)) + 1
-    local t = config.kbLayouts[kbdlayout.cur]
-    os.execute(config.kbSwitchCmd .. " " .. t)
-end
 
 shutdown_icon = awesome.load_image(awful.util.getdir("config") .. "/assets/icons/power.svg")
 restart_icon = awesome.load_image(awful.util.getdir("config") .. "/assets/icons/refresh-cw.svg")
 logout_icon = awesome.load_image(awful.util.getdir("config") .. "/assets/icons/log-out.svg")
 lock_icon = awesome.load_image(awful.util.getdir("config") .. "/assets/icons/lock.svg")
 
-shutdownMenu_items = {
+os_menu = awful.widget.launcher({
-    {
-        "Shutdown",
-        function()
-            os.execute('shutdown now')
-        end,
-        shutdown_icon
-    },
-    {
-        "Restart",
-        function()
-            os.execute('shutdown -r now')
-        end,
-        restart_icon
-    },
-    {
-        "Logout",
-        function()
-            awesome.quit()
-        end,
-        logout_icon
-    },
-    {
-        "Lock",
-        function()
-            awful.spawn("xscreensaver-command -lock")
-        end,
-        lock_icon
-    }
-}
-shutdownMenu_launcher = awful.widget.launcher({
     image = beautiful.awesome_icon,
-    menu = awful.menu({ items = shutdownMenu_items })
+    menu = awful.menu({
+        items = {
+            { "Hotkeys", function() hotkeys_popup.show_help(nil, awful.screen.focused()) end },
+            { "Manual", config.awesome.terminal .. " -e man awesome" },
+            { "Edit config", config.awesome.editor_cmd .. " " .. awesome.conffile },
+            { "Open terminal", config.awesome.terminal },
+            { "Lock", function() awful.spawn("xscreensaver-command -lock") end, lock_icon },
+            { "Logout", function() awesome.quit() end, logout_icon },
+            { "Restart", function() os.execute('shutdown -r now') end, restart_icon },
+            { "Shutdown", function() os.execute('shutdown now') end, shutdown_icon },
+        }
+    })
 })
 
 
@@ -332,20 +303,20 @@ awful.screen.connect_for_each_screen(function(s)
         {
             -- Left widgets
             layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
-            mylauncher,
+            launcher,
             s.mytaglist,
             s.mypromptbox,
         },
         s.mytasklist, -- Middle widget
         {
             -- Right widgets
-            matchesScreen(config.system_resources_widget_screens) and system_resources_widget.widget or nil,
             layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
-            mykeyboardlayout,
+            matchesScreen(config.system_resources_widget_screens) and system_resources_widget.widget or nil,
+            keyboard_layout_widget,
             wibox.widget.systray(),
             mytextclock,
             s.mylayoutbox,
-            shutdownMenu_launcher,
+            os_menu,
         },
     }
 end)
@@ -453,11 +424,6 @@ hotkey.registerKeys(awful.key({ config.keys.modkey, }, "s", hotkeys_popup.show_h
     -- Menubar
     awful.key({ config.keys.modkey }, "space", function() os.execute(config.runMenu) end,
         { description = "show the run menu", group = "launcher" }),
-    -- Keyboard layout switch
-    awful.key({ "Mod1" }, "Shift_L", function() kbdlayout.switch() end,
-        { description = "switch keyboard layout" }),
-    awful.key({ "Shift" }, "Alt_L", function() kbdlayout.switch() end,
-        { description = "switch keyboard layout" }),
     -- Flameshot
     awful.key({}, "Print", function() os.execute(config.screenshot_utility_command) end,
         { description = "Take a screenshot using the screenshot utility", group = "utilities" }))

simple/media_control.lua

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ local gears = require("gears")
 local naughty = require("naughty")
 local wibox = require("wibox")
 
+local hotkey = require("simple/core/hotkey")
+
 local config = require("config")
 
 local hasPlayerctl = os.execute("playerctl -v") == true
@@ -183,20 +185,20 @@ end
 function getKeys(config)
     return
         -- Volume control
-        config.raiseVolume ~= nil and awful.key({}, config.raiseVolume, raiseVolume,
+    hotkey.make(config.raiseVolume, raiseVolume,
-            { description = "Raise volume", group = "media control" }) or nil,
+        { description = "Raise volume", group = "media control" }),
-        config.lowerVolume ~= nil and awful.key({}, config.lowerVolume, lowerVolume,
+    hotkey.make(config.lowerVolume, lowerVolume,
-            { description = "Lower volume", group = "media control" }) or nil,
+        { description = "Lower volume", group = "media control" }),
-        config.toggleMute ~= nil and awful.key({}, config.toggleMute, toggleMute,
+    hotkey.make(config.toggleMute, toggleMute,
-            { description = "Toggle mute audio", group = "media control" }) or nil,
+        { description = "Toggle mute audio", group = "media control" }),
 
     -- Media control
-        config.playPause ~= nil and awful.key({}, config.playPause, playPause,
+    hotkey.make(config.playPause, playPause,
-            { description = "Toggle Play / Pause", group = "media control" }) or nil,
+        { description = "Toggle Play / Pause", group = "media control" }),
-        config.nextTrack ~= nil and awful.key({}, config.nextTrack, nextTrack,
+    hotkey.make(config.nextTrack, nextTrack,
-            { description = "Next track", group = "media control" }) or nil,
+        { description = "Next track", group = "media control" }),
-        config.previousTrack ~= nil and awful.key({}, config.previousTrack, previousTrack,
+    hotkey.make(config.previousTrack, previousTrack,
-            { description = "Previous track", group = "media control" }) or nil
+        { description = "Previous track", group = "media control" })
 end
 
 return {

simple/widgets/keyboard_layout.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+local awful = require("awful")
+
+local hotkey = require("simple/core/hotkey")
+
+local config = require("config")
+
+
+local widget = awful.widget.keyboardlayout()
+local layouts = config.widgets.keyboard_layout.layouts
+
+local current_layout_index = 1
+function switchLayout()
+    current_layout_index = (current_layout_index % #(layouts)) + 1
+    os.execute(config.widgets.keyboard_layout.layout_switch_command .. " " .. layouts[current_layout_index])
+end
+
+return {
+    widget = widget,
+    switch = switchLayout,
+    getKeys = function(config)
+        return hotkey.make(config.switch, switchLayout,
+            { description = "switch keyboard layout" }),
+        hotkey.make(config.switch_alt, switchLayout,
+            { description = "switch keyboard layout (alternative)" })
+    end
+}