[SOLVED] i3 colours not working

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[SOLVED] i3 colours not working

Unread post by Titan » Mon Jul 13, 2015 3:45 pm

Hello grillers

Im trying to configure i3, and so far ive got the colours I like but they are only being applied to some elements of the i3 statusbar.
Below is an image of the bar and the 2 config files :
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mvjrd6pjc0rd9 ... t.png?dl=0

Can anyone tell me why the colours only work for some items in the bar?

~/.i3/config

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# This file has been auto-generated by i3-config-wizard(1).
# It will not be overwritten, so edit it as you like.
#
# Should you change your keyboard layout some time, delete
# this file and re-run i3-config-wizard(1).
#

# i3 config file (v4)
#
# Please see http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html for a complete reference!

#startup programs
exec --no-startup-id feh --bg-center /home/modyn/images/alienware.png


#modifier key - set to alt
set $mod Mod1

# Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
# is used in the bar {} block below.
font pango:monospace 8

# This font is widely installed, provides lots of unicode glyphs, right-to-left
# text rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi displays (thanks to pango).
#font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 8

# Before i3 v4.8, we used to recommend this one as the default:
# font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
# The font above is very space-efficient, that is, it looks good, sharp and
# clear in small sizes. However, its unicode glyph coverage is limited, the old
# X core fonts rendering does not support right-to-left and this being a bitmap
# font, it doesn’t scale on retina/hidpi displays.

# Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position
floating_modifier $mod

# start a terminal
bindsym $mod+Return exec urxvt

# kill focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill

# start dmenu (a program launcher)
bindsym $mod+d exec dmenu_run
# There also is the (new) i3-dmenu-desktop which only displays applications
# shipping a .desktop file. It is a wrapper around dmenu, so you need that
# installed.
# bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id i3-dmenu-desktop

# change focus
bindsym $mod+j focus left
bindsym $mod+k focus down
bindsym $mod+l focus up
bindsym $mod+semicolon focus right

# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
bindsym $mod+Left focus left
bindsym $mod+Down focus down
bindsym $mod+Up focus up
bindsym $mod+Right focus right

# move focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+j move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+k move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+l move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+semicolon move right

# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
bindsym $mod+Shift+Left move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+Down move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+Up move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+Right move right

# split in horizontal orientation
bindsym $mod+h split h

# split in vertical orientation
bindsym $mod+v split v

# enter fullscreen mode for the focused container
bindsym $mod+f fullscreen toggle

# change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split)
bindsym $mod+s layout stacking
bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed
bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split

# toggle tiling / floating
bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle

# change focus between tiling / floating windows
bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle

# focus the parent container
bindsym $mod+a focus parent

# focus the child container
#bindsym $mod+d focus child

# switch to workspace
bindsym $mod+1 workspace 1
bindsym $mod+2 workspace 2
bindsym $mod+3 workspace 3
bindsym $mod+4 workspace 4
bindsym $mod+5 workspace 5
bindsym $mod+6 workspace 6
bindsym $mod+7 workspace 7
bindsym $mod+8 workspace 8
bindsym $mod+9 workspace 9
bindsym $mod+0 workspace 10

# move focused container to workspace
bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace 1
bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace 2
bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace 3
bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace 4
bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace 5
bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace 6
bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace 7
bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace 8
bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace 9
bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace 10

# reload the configuration file
bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload
# restart i3 inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade i3)
bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart
# exit i3 (logs you out of your X session)
bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec "i3-nagbar -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit shortcut. Do you really want to exit i3? This will end your X session.' -b 'Yes, exit i3' 'i3-msg exit'"


#########################################################
##	  Customm additions inside this box	       ##
#########################################################
# Screen locking
bindsym Control+mod1+l exec sh /home/modyn/bin/i3lock.sh

# Print screen button on keyboard
bindsym Print exec scrot '%Y-%m-%d-%T_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv $f ~/images'

# Hiding borders on left and right of all windows
hide_edge_borders both

#self-explanatory
focus_follows_mouse yes

# Hide popups/notifications underneath current full screen program. The full-screen program is exempt from this.
popup_during_fullscreen smart

# multi-monitor support for nvidia chip
force_xinerama yes

########################################################


# resize window (you can also use the mouse for that)
mode "resize" {
        # These bindings trigger as soon as you enter the resize mode

        # Pressing left will shrink the window’s width.
        # Pressing right will grow the window’s width.
        # Pressing up will shrink the window’s height.
        # Pressing down will grow the window’s height.
        bindsym j resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym k resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym l resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym semicolon resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt

        # same bindings, but for the arrow keys
        bindsym Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym Down resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym Up resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym Right resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt

        # back to normal: Enter or Escape
        bindsym Return mode "default"
        bindsym Escape mode "default"
}

bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"

# Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
# finds out, if available)
bar {
	colors {
	#Whole colour settings
	background #000000
	statusline #02D2FE
	separator  #0AF7FE       
	
	# Type			Border   Background Font
	focused_workspace	#0AF7EE  #000000    #0AF7EE
	active_workspace	#0AF7EE  #000000    #02D2FE
	inactive_workspace	#5F9ADE  #000000    #5F9ADE
	urgent_workspace	#0AF7FE  #0AF7FE    #000000
	}


# i3bar position
position top

# location of i3status.conf file
 status_command i3status -c ~/.i3/i3status.conf 
}
~/.i3/i3status.conf

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# i3status configuration file.
# see "man i3status" for documentation.

# It is important that this file is edited as UTF-8.
# The following line should contain a sharp s:
# ß
# If the above line is not correctly displayed, fix your editor first!



general {
        colors = true
        interval = 5


}

order += "run_watch DHCP"
order += "wireless _first_"
order += "ethernet _first_"
order += "battery 0"
order += "load"
order += "tztime local"

wireless _first_ {
        format_up = "W: (%quality at %essid) %ip"
        format_down = "W: down"
}

ethernet _first_ {
        # if you use %speed, i3status requires root privileges
        format_up = "E: %ip (%speed)"
        format_down = "E: down"
}

battery 1 {
        format = "%status %percentage %remaining"
}

run_watch DHCP {
        pidfile = "/var/run/dhclient*.pid"
}

run_watch VPN {
        pidfile = "/var/run/vpnc/pid"
}

tztime local {
        format = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
}

load {
        format = "%1min"
}

disk "/" {
        format = "%avail"
}
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Re: i3 colours not working

Unread post by rhowaldt » Mon Jul 13, 2015 4:02 pm

we shall be needing your i3config to determine further. my first guess would just be the syntax somewhere.
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Re: i3 colours not working

Unread post by Titan » Mon Jul 13, 2015 4:05 pm

I will update the first post with the complete files.
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Re: i3 colours not working

Unread post by wuxmedia » Mon Jul 13, 2015 4:44 pm

try something like this in the .i3status.conf:

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general {
        colors = true
        interval = 5
output_format = none

color_good = '#aed49b'
color_degraded = '#bf6382'
color_bad = '#515151'
}
should do something. May want to get rid of the output none though, that kills all the colour :)
gets a bit confusing all the conf files.
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Re: i3 colours not working

Unread post by Titan » Mon Jul 13, 2015 5:38 pm

^ thats brilliant wux, worked like a charm!

although it means i have to wait a whole 1 second for the bar to show up after hitting startx, unlike before where this was instant. :D
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Re: [SOLVED] i3 colours not working

Unread post by rhowaldt » Mon Jul 13, 2015 7:16 pm

that is unacceptable. you need that second!
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Re: [SOLVED] i3 colours not working

Unread post by Titan » Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:16 pm

rhowaldt wrote:that is unacceptable. you need that second!
you are absolutley bloody right, now i have a machine as powerfull as this I will not stand for this! :P
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