i3 finetuning

i3/config

@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ floating_modifier $mod
 # start a terminal
 bindsym $mod+Return exec i3-sensible-terminal
 
+# start chromium
+bindsym $mod+BackSpace exec chromium
+
+# screenshot
+bindsym $mod+Delete exec scrot -s
+
 # kill focused window
 bindsym $mod+Shift+x kill
 
@@ -185,5 +191,9 @@ bindsym $mod+c mode "resize"
 # Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
 # finds out, if available)
 bar {
-        status_command i3status --config ~/.config/i3/i3status.conf
+        #status_command i3status --config ~/.config/i3/i3status.conf
+	status_command i3blocks -c ~/.config/i3/i3blocks.conf
+	bindsym button4 workspace next_on_output
+	bindsym button5 workspace prev_on_output
 }
+

i3/i3blocks.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+# i3blocks config file
+#
+# Please see man i3blocks for a complete reference!
+# The man page is also hosted at http://vivien.github.io/i3blocks
+#
+# List of valid properties:
+#
+# align
+# color
+# command
+# full_text
+# instance
+# interval
+# label
+# min_width
+# name
+# separator
+# separator_block_width
+# short_text
+# signal
+# urgent
+
+# Global properties
+#
+# The top properties below are applied to every block, but can be overridden.
+# Each block command defaults to the script name to avoid boilerplate.
+command=/usr/share/i3blocks/$BLOCK_NAME
+separator_block_width=15
+markup=none
+
+# Volume indicator
+#
+# The first parameter sets the step (and units to display)
+# The second parameter overrides the mixer selection
+# See the script for details.
+[volume]
+label=VOL
+#label=♪
+instance=Master
+#instance=PCM
+interval=5
+signal=10
+
+# Memory usage
+#
+# The type defaults to "mem" if the instance is not specified.
+[memory]
+label=MEM
+separator=false
+interval=5
+
+[memory]
+label=SWAP
+instance=swap
+separator=false
+interval=5
+
+# Disk usage
+#
+# The directory defaults to $HOME if the instance is not specified.
+# The script may be called with a optional argument to set the alert
+# (defaults to 10 for 10%).
+[disk]
+label=HOME
+#instance=/mnt/data
+interval=30
+
+# Network interface monitoring
+#
+# If the instance is not specified, use the interface used for default route.
+# The address can be forced to IPv4 or IPv6 with -4 or -6 switches.
+[iface]
+instance=eth0
+color=#00FF00
+interval=10
+separator=false
+
+[bandwidth]
+instance=eth0
+interval=5
+
+# CPU usage
+#
+# The script may be called with -w and -c switches to specify thresholds,
+# see the script for details.
+[cpu_usage]
+label=CPU
+interval=10
+min_width=CPU: 100.00%
+#separator=false
+
+[load_average]
+label=LOAD
+interval=10
+
+
+# Generic media player support
+#
+# This displays "ARTIST - SONG" if a music is playing.
+# Supported players are: spotify, vlc, audacious, xmms2, mplayer, and others.
+#[mediaplayer]
+#instance=spotify
+#interval=5
+#signal=10
+
+# OpenVPN support
+#
+# Support multiple VPN, with colors.
+#[openvpn]
+#interval=20
+
+# Temperature
+#
+# Support multiple chips, though lm-sensors.
+# The script may be called with -w and -c switches to specify thresholds,
+# see the script for details.
+[temperature]
+command=/usr/share/i3blocks/temperature --chip coretemp-isa-0000
+label=TEMP
+interval=5
+
+# Key indicators
+#
+# Add the following bindings to i3 config file:
+#
+# bindsym --release Caps_Lock exec pkill -SIGRTMIN+11 i3blocks
+# bindsym --release Num_Lock  exec pkill -SIGRTMIN+11 i3blocks
+#[keyindicator]
+#instance=CAPS
+#interval=once
+#signal=11
+
+#[keyindicator]
+#instance=NUM
+#interval=once
+#signal=11
+
+[keymap]
+command=~/.config/i3/scripts/keymap
+label=
+interval=1
+
+# Date Time
+#
+[time]
+command=date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
+interval=1
+

i3/scripts/keymap

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+VAR=$(setxkbmap -query | grep layout | awk '{print toupper($2)}')_$(setxkbmap -query | grep variant | awk '{print $2}')
+
+if [[ "${BLOCK_BUTTON}" -eq 1 ]]; then
+	if [[ "$VAR" == "DE_neo" ]] ; then
+		setxkbmap de
+		echo "DE_"
+	elif [[ "$VAR" == "DE_" ]] ; then
+		setxkbmap us
+		echo "US_"
+		exit 0
+	elif [[ "$VAR" == "US_" ]] ; then
+		setxkbmap de neo
+		echo "DE_neo"
+		exit 0
+	fi
+fi
+
+echo $VAR

lock.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+revert() {
+	xset dpms 0 0 0
+}
+trap revert HUP INT TERM
+
+xset dpms 25 25 25
+
+scrot /tmp/screen.png
+convert /tmp/screen.png -scale 10% -scale 1000% /tmp/screen.png
+i3lock -n -f -p win -i /tmp/screen.png
+
+revert
+