Batter widget

Simple and easy-to-install widget for Awesome Window Manager.

This widget consists of:

  • an icon which shows the battery status: Battery Widget

  • a pop-up window, which shows up when you hover over it: Battery Widget

  • a pop-up warning message which appears when battery level is less that 15%: Battery Widget

Installation

This widget uses the output of acpi tool.

  • install acpi tool:
sudo apt-get install acpi

  • clone/copy battery.lua file and battery-icons folder to your ~/home/username/.config/awesome/ folder;

  • include battery.lua and add battery widget to your wibox in rc.lua:

require("battery")
right_layout:add(batteryIcon)

Volume widget

Simple and easy-to-install widget for Awesome Window Manager.

This widget represents the sound level: Volume Widget

Installation

  • clone/copy volume.lua file and volume-icons folder to your ~/home/username/.config/awesome/ folder;

  • change path to the icons in volume.lua:

widget:set_image("/home/<username>/.config/awesome/volume-icons/" .. volumeLevel .. ".png")
  • include volume.lua and add volume widget to your wibox in rc.lua:
require("volume")
right_layout:add(volume_widget)