Man1 - tint2.1
Table of Contents
- NAME
- DESCRIPTION
- SYNOPSIS
- OPTIONS
- CONFIGURATION
- Table of contents
- Introduction
- Backgrounds and borders
- Gradients
- Gradient types
- Vertical gradient, with color varying from the top edge to the bottom
- Horizontal gradient, with color varying from the left edge to the
- Radial gradient, with color varying from the center to the corner,
- Adding extra color stops (0% and 100% remain fixed, more colors at x%
- Gradient examples
- Panel
- Launcher
- Taskbar / Pager
- Taskbar buttons
- Mouse actions for taskbar buttons
- System Tray
- Clock
- Tooltip
- Battery
- Executor
- Executor samples
- Print the hostname
- Print disk usage for the root partition every 10 seconds
- Button with icon and rich text, executes command when clicked
- Desktop pager with text
- Desktop pager with icon
- Round-trip time to the gateway, refreshed every second
- Memory usage
- Network load
- Button
- Separator
- Example configuration
- AUTHOR
- SEE ALSO
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NAME
tint2 - lightweight panel/taskbar
DESCRIPTION
tint2 is a simple panel/taskbar made for modern X window managers. It was specifically made for Openbox but it should also work with other window managers (GNOME, KDE, XFCE etc.).
Features:
- Panel with taskbar, system tray, clock and launcher icons;
- Easy to customize: color/transparency on fonts, icons, borders and backgrounds;
- Pager like capability: move tasks between workspaces (virtual desktops), switch between workspaces;
- Multi-monitor capability: create one panel per monitor, showing only the tasks from the current monitor;
- Customizable mouse events.
Goals:
- Be unintrusive and light (in terms of memory, CPU and aesthetic);
- Follow the freedesktop.org specifications;
- Make certain workflows, such as multi-desktop and multi-monitor, easy to use.
SYNOPSIS
tint2 [OPTION...]
OPTIONS
-c path_to_config_file
- Specifies which configuration file to use instead of the default.
-v, --version
- Prints version information and exits.
-h, --help
- Display this help and exits.
CONFIGURATION
Table of contents
- Introduction ⟨#introduction⟩
- Backgrounds and borders ⟨#backgrounds-and-borders⟩
- Gradients ⟨#gradients⟩
- Panel ⟨#panel⟩
- Launcher ⟨#launcher⟩
- Taskbar/Pager ⟨#taskbar-pager⟩
- Taskbar buttons ⟨#taskbar-buttons⟩
- Mouse actions for taskbar buttons ⟨#mouse-actions-for-taskbar-buttons⟩
- System tray ⟨#system-tray⟩
- Clock ⟨#clock⟩
- Tooltip ⟨#tooltip⟩
- Battery ⟨#battery⟩
- Executor ⟨#executor⟩
- Button ⟨#button⟩
- Separator ⟨#separator⟩
- Example configuration ⟨#example-configuration⟩
Introduction
These are instructions for configuring tint2 directly by editing its
config file. You may also use instead the graphical interface
tint2conf
.
The first time you run tint2, it will create the config file in
$HOME/.config/tint2/tint2rc
(This applies if you have done a clean
install. Running tint2 in the source directory without doing ’make
install’ will not create the config file.)
You can also specify another file on the command line with the -c
option, e.g.: tint2 -c $HOME/tint2.conf
. This can be used to run
multiple instances of tint2 that use different settings.
If you change the config file while tint2 is running, the command
killall -SIGUSR1 tint2
will force tint2 to reload it.
All the configuration options supported in the config file are listed below. Try to respect as much as possible the order of the options as given below.
Backgrounds and borders
The tint2 config file starts with the options defining background elements with borders:
rounded = number_of_pixels
: the corner radiusborder_width = integer
: the border width in pixelsborder_sides = LRTB
: the sides to draw the border on (left, right, top, bottom). If not specified, all sides are used. (since 0.12.12)background_color = color opacity
color
is specified in hex RGB, e.g. #ff0000 is redopacity
varies from (0 to 100), where 0 is fully transparent, 100 is fully opaque. Note that for a transparent panel you need to enable a desktop compositor (such as compton or compiz).border_color = color opacity
color
is specified in hex RGB, e.g. #ff0000 is redopacity
varies from (0 to 100), where 0 is fully transparent, 100 is fully opaquebackground_color_hover = color opacity
(default: same asbackground_color
) (since 0.12.3)
color
is specified in hex RGB, e.g. #ff0000 is redopacity
varies from (0 to 100), where 0 is fully transparent, 100 is fully opaque. Note that for a transparent panel you need to enable a desktop compositor (such as compton or compiz)border_color_hover = color opacity
(default: same asborder_color
) (since 0.12.3)
color
is specified in hex RGB, e.g. #ff0000 is redopacity
varies from (0 to 100), where 0 is fully transparent, 100 is fully opaquebackground_color_pressed = color opacity
(default: same asbackground_color_hover
) (since 0.12.3)
color
is specified in hex RGB, e.g. #ff0000 is redopacity
varies from (0 to 100), where 0 is fully transparent, 100 is fully opaque. Note that for a transparent panel you need to enable a desktop compositor (such as compton or compiz)border_color_pressed = color opacity
(default: same asborder_color_hover
) (since 0.12.3)
color
is specified in hex RGB, e.g. #ff0000 is redopacity
varies from (0 to 100), where 0 is fully transparent, 100 is fully opaqueborder_content_tint_weight = integer
: Mixes the border color with the content color (for tasks, this is the average color of the window icon). Values must be between 0 (no mixing) and 100 (fully replaces the color). (since 16.0)background_content_tint_weight = integer
: Mixes the background color with the content color (for tasks, this is the average color of the window icon). Values must be between 0 (no mixing) and 100 (fully replaces the color). (since 16.0)
You can define as many backgrounds as you want. For example, the following config defines two backgrounds:
rounded = 1 border_width = 0 background_color = #282828 100 border_color = #000000 0 rounded = 1 border_width = 0 background_color = #f6b655 90 border_color = #cccccc 40
tint2 automatically identifies each background with a number starting from 1 (1, 2, …). Afterwards, you can apply a background to objects (panel, taskbar, task, clock, systray) using the background id, for example:
panel_background_id = 1 taskbar_background_id = 0 task_background_id = 0 task_active_background_id = 2 systray_background_id = 0 clock_background_id = 0
Identifier 0 refers to a special background which is fully transparent, identifier 1 applies the first background defined in the config file etc.
Gradients
(Available since 0.13.0)
Backgrounds also allow specifying gradient layers that are drawn on top of the solid color background.
First the user must define one or more gradients in the config file,
each starting with gradient = TYPE
. These must be added before
backgrounds.
Then gradients can be added by index to backgrounds, using the
gradient_id = INDEX
, gradient_id_hover = INDEX
and
gradient_id_pressed = INDEX
, where INDEX
is the gradient index,
starting from 1.
Gradient types
Gradients vary the color between fixed control points: * vertical gradients: top-to-bottom; * horizontal gradients: left-to-right; * radial gradients: center-to-corners.
The user must specify the start and end colors, and can optionally add
extra color stops in between using the color_stop
option, as explained
below.
Vertical gradient, with color varying from the top edge to the bottom
edge, two colors
gradient = vertical start_color = #rrggbb opacity end_color = #rrggbb opacity
Horizontal gradient, with color varying from the left edge to the
right edge, two colors
gradient = horizontal start_color = #rrggbb opacity end_color = #rrggbb opacity
Radial gradient, with color varying from the center to the corner,
two colors:
gradient = radial start_color = #rrggbb opacity end_color = #rrggbb opacity
Adding extra color stops (0% and 100% remain fixed, more colors at x%
between the start and end control points)
color_stop = percentage #rrggbb opacity
Gradient examples
# Gradient 1: thin film effect gradient = horizontal start_color = #111122 30 end_color = #112211 30 color_stop = 60 #221111 30 # Gradient 2: radial glow gradient = radial start_color = #ffffff 20 end_color = #ffffff 0 # Gradient 3: elegant black gradient = vertical start_color = #444444 100 end_color = #222222 100 # Gradient 4: elegant black gradient = horizontal start_color = #111111 100 end_color = #222222 100 # Background 1: Active desktop name rounded = 2 border_width = 1 border_sides = TBLR background_color = #555555 10 border_color = #ffffff 60 background_color_hover = #555555 10 border_color_hover = #ffffff 60 background_color_pressed = #555555 10 border_color_pressed = #ffffff 60 gradient_id = 3 gradient_id_hover = 4 gradient_id_pressed = 2 [...]
Panel
panel_items = LTSBC
defines the items tint2 will show and the order of those items. Each letter refers to an item, defined as:
L
shows the LauncherT
shows the TaskbarS
shows the Systray (also called notification area)B
shows the Battery statusC
shows the ClockF
adds an extensible spacer (freespace). You can specify more than one. Has no effect ifT
is also present. (since 0.12)E
adds an executor plugin. You can specify more than one. (since 0.12.4)P
adds a push button. You can specify more than one. (since 0.14):
adds a separator. You can specify more than one. (since 0.13.0)For example,
panel_items = STC
will show the systray, the taskbar and the clock (from left to right).
panel_monitor = monitor (all or primary or 1 or 2 or ...)
: Which monitor tint2 draws the panel on
- The first monitor is
1
- Use
panel_monitor = all
to get a separate panel per monitorprimary_monitor_first = boolean (0 or 1)
: Place the primary monitor before all the other monitors in the list. /(since 0.12.4; removed in 1.0, use /=primary= instead)
[](images/panel_padding.jpg)
panel_position = vertical_position horizontal_position orientation
vertical_position
is one of:bottom
,top
,center
horizontal_position
is one of:left
,right
,center
orientation
is one of:horizontal
,vertical
panel_size = width height
width
andheight
can be specified without units (e.g.123
) as pixels, or followed by%
as percentages of the monitor size (e.g.50%
). Use100%
for full monitor width/height. Example:scale_relative_to_dpi = integer
: If set to a non-zero value, HiDPI scaling is enabled. Each panel is visible on a different monitor. Thus each panel has a specific scaling factor. The scaling factor is computed as the ratio between the monitor DPI (obtained from the dimensions in pixels and millimeters from RandR) and a configured reference DPI - this is the DPI for which exising user configs looked normal, for backward compatibility.scale_relative_to_screen_height = integer
: Similar toscale_relative_to_dpi
, except the scaling factor is computed as the ratio between the monitor height andscale_relative_to_screen_height
. The effect is cumulative withscale_relative_to_dpi
, i.e. if both options are present, the factors are multiplied.
# The panel's width is 94% the size of the monitor, the height is 30 pixels: panel_size = 94% 30
panel_shrink = boolean (0 or 1)
: If set to 1, the panel will shrink to a compact size dynamically. (since 0.13)panel_margin = horizontal_margin vertical_margin
: The margins define the distance between the panel and the horizontal/vertical monitor edge. Use0
to obtain a panel with the same size as the edge of the monitor (no margin).
[](images/panel/size/margin.jpg)
panel_padding = horizontal_padding vertical_padding spacing
: Please refer to the image below.
[](images/panel_padding.jpg)
font_shadow = boolean (0 or 1)
panel_background_id = integer
: Which background to use for the panel.wm_menu = boolean (0 or 1)
: Defines if tint2 forwards unhandled mouse events to your window manager. Useful for window managers such as openbox, which display the start menu if you right click on the desktop.panel_dock = boolean (0 or 1)
: Defines if tint2 is placed into the window manager’s dock. For the openbox window manager it is advised to also use a modifier for the moveButton option, otherwise the mouse click is not forwarded to tint2 (in ~/.config/openbox/rc.xml).panel_pivot_struts = boolean (0 or 1)
: Defines if tint2 lies to the window manager about its orientation (horizontal vs vertical) when requesting reserved space with STRUTs (seestrut_policy
below). On some window managers, this allows placing a panel in the middle of the virtual screen, e.g. on the bottom edge of the top monitor in a vertical dual-monitor setup.panel_layer = bottom/normal/top
: Places tint2 into the bottom/normal/top layer. This is helpful for specifying if the panel can be covered by other windows or not. The default is the bottom layer, but with real transparency normal or top layer may be a nice alternative.strut_policy = follow_size/minimum/none
: STRUTs are used by the window manager to decide the size of maximized windows. Note: on multi-monitor (Xinerama) setups, the panel generally must be placed at the edge (not in the middle) of the virtual screen for this to work correctly (though on some window managers, settingpanel_pivot_struts
may work around this limitation).
follow_size
means that the maximized windows always resize to have a common edge with tint2.minimum
means that the maximized windows always expand to have a common edge with the hidden panel. This is useful if theautohide
option is enabled.none
means that the maximized windows use the full screen size.panel_window_name = string
: Defines the name of the panel’s window. Default: ’tint2’. (since 0.12)disable_transparency = boolean (0 or 1)
: Whether to disable transparency instead of detecting if it is supported. Useful on broken graphics stacks. (since 0.12)mouse_effects = boolean (0 or 1)
: Whether to enable mouse hover effects for clickable items. (since 0.12.3)
mouse_hover_icon_asb = alpha (0 to 100) saturation (-100 to 100) brightness (-100 to 100)
Adjusts the icon color and transparency on mouse hover (works onlywhen mouse_effects = 1).` (since 0.12.3)
mouse_pressed_icon_asb = alpha (0 to 100) saturation (-100 to 100) brightness (-100 to 100)
Adjusts the icon color and transparency on mouse press (works onlywhen mouse_effects = 1).` (since 0.12.3)
autohide = boolean (0 or 1)
: Whether to enable panel hiding when the mouse cursor exists the panel.autohide_show_timeout = float
: Show timeout in seconds after the mouse cursor enters the panel. Use ’.’ as decimal separator.autohide_hide_timeout = float
: Hide timeout in seconds after the mouse cursor exits the panel. Use ’.’ as decimal separator.autohide_height = integer
: panel height (width for vertical panels) in hidden mode.
Launcher
launcher_item_app = path_to_application
: Eachlauncher_item_app
must be a file path to a .desktop file following the freedesktop.org specification ⟨http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html⟩. The paths may begin with~
, which is expanded to the path of the user’s home directory. If only a file name is specified, the file is search in the standard application directories ($XDG_DATA_HOME/applications
,~/.local/share/applications
,$XDG_DATA_DIRS/applications
,/usr/local/share/applications
,/usr/share/applications
,/opt/share/applications
).launcher_apps_dir = path_to_directory
: Specifies a path to a directory from which the launcher is loading all .desktop files (all subdirectories are explored recursively). Can be used multiple times. The path may begin with~
, which is expanded to the path of the user’s home directory. (since 0.12)launcher_background_id = integer
: Defines which background to use.launcher_icon_background_id = integer
: Defines which background to use for icons.launcher_padding = horizontal_padding vertical_padding spacing
launcher_icon_size = integer
: The launcher icon size, in pixels.launcher_icon_theme = name_of_theme
: (Optional) Uses the specified icon theme to display shortcut icons. Note that tint2 will detect and use the icon theme of your desktop if you have an XSETTINGS manager running (which you probably do), unlesslauncher_icon_theme_override = 1
.launcher_icon_theme_override = boolean (0 or 1)
: Whetherlauncher_icon_theme
overrides the value obtained from the XSETTINGS manager. (since 0.12)
launcher_icon_asb = alpha (0 to 100) saturation (-100 to 100) brightness (-100 to 100)
Adjusts the icon color and transparency.launcher_tooltip = boolean (0 or 1)
: Whether to show tooltips for the launcher icons.startup_notifications = boolean (0 or 1)
: Whether to show startup notifications when starting applications from the launcher. (since 0.12)
Taskbar / Pager
taskbar_mode = single_desktop/multi_desktop
single_desktop
: Shows a normal taskbar listing the tasks running on the current virtual desktop (also known as ’workspace’);multi_desktop
: Pager like capability. Shows multiple taskbars, one per virtual desktop, with which:
- You can drag-and-drop tasks between virtual desktops;
- You can switch between virtual desktops.
taskbar_hide_if_empty = boolean (0 or 1)
: If enabled, in multi-desktop mode the taskbars corresponding to empty desktops different from the current desktop are hidden. (since 0.13)taskbar_distribute_size = boolean (0 or 1)
: If enabled, in multi-desktop mode distributes between taskbars the available size proportionally to the number of tasks. Default: disabled. (since 0.12)taskbar_padding = horizontal_padding vertical_padding spacing
[](images/taskbar_padding.jpg)
taskbar_background_id = integer
: Which background to usetaskbar_active_background_id = integer
: Which background to use for the taskbar of the current virtual desktop.taskbar_hide_inactive_tasks = boolean (0 or 1)
: If enabled, the taskbar shows only the active task. (since 0.12)taskbar_hide_different_monitor = boolean (0 or 1)
: If enabled, the taskbar shows only the tasks from the current monitor. Useful when running different tint2 instances on different monitors, each one having its own config. (since 0.12)taskbar_hide_different_desktop = boolean (0 or 1)
: If enabled, the taskbar shows only the tasks from the current desktop. Useful to make multi-desktop taskbars more compact, but still allow desktop switching with mouse click. (since 1.0)taskbar_always_show_all_desktop_tasks = boolean (0 or 1)
: Has effect only iftaskbar_mode = multi_desktop
. If enabled, tasks that appear on all desktops are shown on all taskbars. Otherwise, they are shown only on the taskbar of the current desktop. (since 0.12.4)taskbar_sort_order = none/title/center
: Specifies the sort order of the tasks on the taskbar. (since 0.12)
none
: No sorting. New tasks are simply appended at the end of the taskbar when they appear.title
: Sorts the tasks by title.application
: Sorts the tasks by application name. (since 16.3)center
: Sorts the tasks by their window centers.mru
: Shows the most recently used tasks first. (since 0.12.4)lru
: Shows the most recently used tasks last. (since 0.12.4)task_align = left/center/right
: Specifies the alignment of the tasks on the taskbar. Default: left.taskbar_name = boolean (0 or 1)
: Whether to show the virtual desktop name in the taskbar.taskbar_name_padding = padding
: Padding for the virtual desktop name.taskbar_name_background_id = integer
: Which background to use for the desktop name.taskbar_name_font = [FAMILY-LIST] [STYLE-OPTIONS] [SIZE]
: Font configuration for the desktop name.taskbar_name_font_color = color opacity (0 to 100)
: Font color for the desktop name.taskbar_name_active_background_id = integer
: Which background to use for the name of the current desktop.taskbar_name_active_font_color = color opacity (0 to 100)
: Font color for the name of the current desktop.
Taskbar buttons
The following options configure the task buttons in the taskbar:
task_icon = boolean (0 or 1)
: Whether to display the task icon. There is no explicit option to control the task icon size; it depends on the vertical padding set withtask_padding
.task_text = boolean (0 or 1)
: Whether to display the task text.task_centered = boolean (0 or 1)
: Whether the task text is centered.task_tooltip = boolean (0 or 1)
: Whether to show tooltips for tasks.task_thumbnail = boolean (0 or 1)
: Whether to show thumbnail tooltips for tasks. (since 16.0)task_thumbnail_size = width
: Thumbnail size. (since 16.0)task_maximum_size = width height
width
is used with horizontal panels to limit the size of the tasks. Usewidth = 0
to get full taskbar width.height
is used with vertical panels.task_padding = horizontal_padding vertical_padding spacing
urgent_nb_of_blink = integer
: Number of blinks on ’get attention’ events.
[](images/task_padding.jpg)
task_font = [FAMILY-LIST] [STYLE-OPTIONS] [SIZE]
task_font_color = color opacity (0 to 100)
task_icon_asb = alpha (0 to 100) saturation (-100 to 100) brightness (-100 to 100)
Adjust the task icon's color and transparency.task_background_id = integer
: Which background to use for non selected tasks
- For the next 3 options STATUS can be
active
/iconified
/urgent
: :: *task_STATUS_font_color = color opacity (0 to 100)
task_STATUS_icon_asb = alpha (0 to 100) saturation (-100 to 100) brightness (-100 to 100)
Adjusts the task icon's color and transparency.
task_STATUS_background_id = integer
: Which background to use for the task.
Mouse actions for taskbar buttons
The possible mouse events are:
left, middle, right, scroll_up, scroll_down
.
The possible mouse actions are:
none, close, toggle, iconify, shade, toggle_iconify, maximize_restore, desktop_left, desktop_right, next_task, prev_task
.
Use mouse_event = action
to customize mouse actions. Example:
mouse_middle = none mouse_right = close mouse_scroll_up = toggle
mouse_scroll_down = iconify
- The action semantics:
*
none
: Ifwm_menu = 1
is set, the mouse event is forwarded to the window manager. Otherwise it is ignored. *close
: close the task *toggle
: toggle the task *iconify
: iconify (minimize) the task *toggle_iconify
: toggle or iconify the task *maximize_restore
: maximized or minimized the task *shade
shades (collapses) the task * =desktop_left= : send the task to the
desktop on the left *
desktop_right
: send the task to the desktop on the right *next_task
: send the focus to next task *prev_task
send the focus to previous task
System Tray
systray_padding = horizontal_padding vertical_padding spacing
systray_background_id = integer
: Which background to use.systray_sort = ascending/descending/left2right/right2left
: Specifies the sorting order for the icons in the systray: in ascending/descending alphabetical order of the icon title, or always add icons to the right/left (note that withleft2right
orright2left
the order can be different on panel restart).systray_icon_size = max_icon_size
: Set the maximum system tray icon size tonumber
. Set to0
for automatic icon sizing.
systray_icon_asb = alpha (0 to 100) saturation (-100 to 100) brightness (-100 to 100)
Adjust the systray icons color and transparency.systray_monitor = integer (1, 2, ...) or primary
: On which monitor to draw the systray. The first monitor is1
. (since 0.12)systray_name_filter = string
: Regular expression to identify icon names to be hidden. For example,^audacious$
will hide icons with the exact nameaudacious
, whileaud
will hide any icons havingaud
in the name. (since 0.13.1)
Clock
time1_format = %H:%M
: The format used by the first line of the clock.
time1_format
,time2_format
andclock_tooltip
use the ’strftime’ syntax. More info can be found here: ⟨http://www.manpagez.com/man/3/strftime/⟩- To hide the clock, comment
time1_format
andtime2_format
.time1_timezone = :US/Hawaii
time1_timezone
,time2_timezone
andclock_tooltip_timezone
can be used to specify a timezone. If you do not specify a value the system-wide timezone is used. The timezones can usually be found in/usr/share/zoneinfo
. If your timezones are in a different directory, you need to specify the absolute path, e.g.time1_timezone = :/different/zoneinfo/dir/US/Hawaii
Always prepend the timezone with a ’:’time1_font = [FAMILY-LIST] [STYLE-OPTIONS] [SIZE]
time2_format = %A %d %B
time2_timezone = :Europe/Berlin
time2_font = [FAMILY-LIST] [STYLE-OPTIONS] [SIZE]
clock_font_color = color opacity (0 to 100)
clock_padding = horizontal_padding vertical_padding
clock_background_id = integer
: Which background to useclock_tooltip = %a, %d. %b %Y
: Format for the clock’s tooltip.clock_tooltip_timezone = :UTC
clock_lclick_command = text
: Command to execute on left click.clock_rclick_command = text
: Command to execute on right click.clock_mclick_command = text
: Command to execute on middle click. (since 0.12.1)clock_uwheel_command = text
: Command to execute on wheel scroll up. (since 0.12.1)clock_dwheel_command = text
: Command to execute on wheel scroll down. (since 0.12.1)
Tooltip
tooltip_padding = horizontal_padding vertical_padding
tooltip_show_timeout = float
: Delay to show the tooltip in seconds. Use.
as decimal separator.tooltip_hide_timeout = float
: Delay to hide the tooltip in seconds. Use.
as decimal separator.tooltip_background_id = integer
: Which background to use for tooltips. Note that with fake transparency the alpha channel and corner radius options are not respected.tooltip_font_color = color opacity (0 to 100)
tooltip_font = [FAMILY-LIST] [STYLE-OPTIONS] [SIZE]
Battery
battery_hide = never/integer (0 to 100)
: At what battery percentage the battery item is hidden.battery_low_status = integer
: At what battery percentage the low command is executed.battery_low_cmd = xmessage 'tint2: Battery low!'
: Command to execute when the battery is low.battery_full_cmd = notify-send "battery full"
: Command to execute when the battery is full.bat1_font = [FAMILY-LIST] [STYLE-OPTIONS] [SIZE]
bat2_font = [FAMILY-LIST] [STYLE-OPTIONS] [SIZE]
battery_font_color = color opacity (0 to 100)
bat1_format = FORMAT_STRING
: Format for battery line 1. Default: %p. (since 1.0) Format specification:
- %s: State (charging, discharging, full, unknown).
- %m: Minutes left until completely charged/discharged (estimated).
- %h: Hours left until completely charged/discharged (estimated).
- %t: Time left. Shows “hrs:mins” when charging/discharging, or “Ful\” when full.
- %p: Percentage. Includes the % sign.
- %P: Percentage. Without the % sign.
bat2_format = FORMAT_STRING
: Format for battery line 2. Default: %t. (since 1.0)battery_padding = horizontal_padding vertical_padding
battery_background_id = integer
: Which background to use for the battery.battery_tooltip_enabled = boolean (0 or 1)
: Enable/disable battery tooltips. (since 0.12.3)battery_lclick_command = text
: Command to execute on left click. (since 0.12.1)battery_rclick_command = text
: Command to execute on right click. (since 0.12.1)battery_mclick_command = text
: Command to execute on middle click. (since 0.12.1)battery_uwheel_command = text
: Command to execute on wheel scroll up. (since 0.12.1)battery_dwheel_command = text
: Command to execute on wheel scroll down. (since 0.12.1)ac_connected_cmd = text
: Command to execute when the power adapter is plugged in. (since 0.12.3)ac_disconnected_cmd = text
: Command to execute when the power adapter is unplugged. (since 0.12.3)
Executor
execp = new
: Begins the configuration of a new executor plugin. Multiple such plugins are supported; just use multipleE=s in =panel_items
. (since 0.12.4)execp_command = text
: Command to execute. (since 0.12.4)execp_interval = integer
: The command is executed again afterexecp_interval
seconds from the moment it exits. If zero, the command is executed only once. (since 0.12.4)execp_continuous = integer
: If non-zero, the lastexecp_continuous
lines from the output of the command are displayed, everyexecp_continuous
lines; this is useful for showing the output of commands that run indefinitely, such asping 127.0.0.1
. If zero, the output of the command is displayed after it finishes executing. (since 0.12.4)execp_has_icon = boolean (0 or 1)
: Ifexecp_has_icon = 1
, the first line printed by the command is interpreted as a path to an image file. (since 0.12.4)execp_cache_icon = boolean (0 or 1)
: Ifexecp_cache_icon = 0
, the image is reloaded each time the command is executed (useful if the image file is changed on disk by the program executed byexecp_command
). (since 0.12.4)execp_icon_w = integer
: You can useexecp_icon_w
andexecp_icon_h
to resize the image. If one of them is zero/missing, the image is rescaled proportionally. If both of them are zero/missing, the image is not rescaled. (since 0.12.4)execp_icon_h = integer
: Seeexecp_icon_w
. (since 0.12.4)execp_tooltip = text
: The tooltip. If left empty, no tooltip is displayed. If missing, the standard error of the command is shown as a tooltip (an ANSI clear screen sequence can reset the contents, bash:printf '\e[2J'
, C:printf("\x1b[2J");
). If the standard error is empty, the tooltip will show information about the time when the command was last executed. (since 0.12.4)execp_font = [FAMILY-LIST] [STYLE-OPTIONS] [SIZE]
: The font used to draw the text. (since 0.12.4)execp_font_color = color opacity
: The font color. (since 0.12.4)execp_markup = boolean (0 or 1)
: If non-zero, the output of the command is treated as Pango markup, which allows rich text formatting. The format is documented here ⟨https://developer.gnome.org/pygtk/stable/pango-markup-language.html⟩. Note that using this with commands that print data downloaded from the Internet is a possible security risk. (since 0.12.4)execp_background_id = integer
: Which background to use. (since 0.12.4)execp_centered = boolean (0 or 1)
: Whether to center the text. (since 0.12.4)execp_padding = horizontal_padding vertical_padding spacing_between_icon_and_text
(since 0.12.4)execp_monitor = integer (1, 2, ...), primary or all
: On which monitor to draw the executor. The first monitor is1
. (since 17.0)execp_lclick_command = text
: Command to execute on left click. If not defined,execp_command
is executed immediately, unless it is currently running. (since 0.12.4)execp_mclick_command = text
: Command to execute on right click. If not defined,execp_command
is executed immediately, unless it is currently running. (since 0.12.4)execp_rclick_command = text
: Command to execute on middle click. If not defined,execp_command
is executed immediately, unless it is currently running. (since 0.12.4)execp_uwheel_command = text
: Command to execute on wheel scroll up. If not defined,execp_command
is executed immediately, unless it is currently running. (since 0.12.4)execp_dwheel_command = text
: Command to execute on wheel scroll down. If not defined,execp_command
is executed immediately, unless it is currently running. (since 0.12.4)
Executor samples
Print the hostname
execp = new execp_command = hostname execp_interval = 0
Print disk usage for the root partition every 10 seconds
execp = new execp_command = df -h | awk '/\/$/ { print $6 ": " $2 " " $5}' execp_interval = 10
Button with icon and rich text, executes command when clicked
execp = new execp_command = echo /usr/share/icons/elementary-xfce/emblems/24/emblem-colors-blue.png; echo '<span foreground="#7f7">Click</span> <span foreground="#77f">me</span> <span foreground="#f77">pls</span>' execp_has_icon = 1 execp_interval = 0 execp_centered = 1 execp_font = sans 9 execp_markup = 1 execp_font_color = #aaffaa 100 execp_padding = 2 0 execp_tooltip = I will tell you a secret... execp_lclick_command = zenity --info "--text=$(uname -sr)" execp_background_id = 2
Desktop pager with text
execp = new execp_command = xprop -root -spy | awk '/^_NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP/ { print "Workspace " ($3 + 1) ; fflush(); }' execp_interval = 1 execp_continuous = 1
Desktop pager with icon
execp_command = xprop -root -spy | awk -v home="$HOME" '/^_NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP/ { print home "/.config/myPager/" ($3 + 1) ".png\n" ; fflush(); }' execp_interval = 1 execp_has_icon = 1 execp_cache_icon = 1 execp_continuous = 2
Round-trip time to the gateway, refreshed every second
execp = new execp_command = ping -i 1 -c 1 -W 1 -O -D -n $(ip route | grep default | grep via | grep -o '[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*') | awk '/no/ { print "<span foreground=\"#faa\">timeout</span>"; fflush(); }; /time=/ { gsub(/time=/, "", $8); printf "<span foreground=\"#7af\">%3.0f %s</span>\n", $8, $9; fflush(); } ' execp_continuous = 0 execp_interval = 1 execp_markup = 1
Memory usage
# Note the use of "stdbuf -oL" to force the program to flush the output line by line. execp = new execp_command = free -b -s1 | stdbuf -oL awk '/^Mem:/ { printf "Mem: %s %.0f%%\n", $2, 100 * ($2 - $7) / $2 }' | stdbuf -oL numfmt --to=iec-i --field=2 -d' ' execp_interval = 1 execp_continuous = 1
Network load
execp = new execp_command = stdbuf -oL bwm-ng -o csv -t 1000 | stdbuf -oL awk -F ';' '/total/ { printf "Net: %.0f Mb/s\n", ($5*8/1.0e6) }' execp_continuous = 1 execp_interval = 1
Button
button = new
: Begins the configuration of a new button. Multiple such plugins are supported; just use multipleP=s in =panel_items
. (since 0.14)button_icon = text
: Name or path of icon (or empty). (since 0.14)button_text = text
: Text to display (or empty). (since 0.14)button_tooltip = text
: The tooltip (or empty). (since 0.14)button_font = [FAMILY-LIST] [STYLE-OPTIONS] [SIZE]
: The font used to draw the text. (since 0.14)button_font_color = color opacity
: The font color. (since 0.14)button_background_id = integer
: Which background to use. (since 0.14)button_centered = boolean (0 or 1)
: Whether to center the text. (since 0.14)button_padding = horizontal_padding vertical_padding spacing_between_icon_and_text
(since 0.14)button_max_icon_size = integer
: Sets a limit to the icon size. Otherwise, the icon will expand to the edges. (since 0.14)button_lclick_command = text
: Command to execute on left click. If not defined,execp_command
is executed immediately, unless it is currently running. (since 0.14)button_mclick_command = text
: Command to execute on right click. If not defined,execp_command
is executed immediately, unless it is currently running. (since 0.14)button_rclick_command = text
: Command to execute on middle click. If not defined,execp_command
is executed immediately, unless it is currently running. (since 0.14)button_uwheel_command = text
: Command to execute on wheel scroll up. If not defined,execp_command
is executed immediately, unless it is currently running. (since 0.14)button_dwheel_command = text
: Command to execute on wheel scroll down. If not defined,execp_command
is executed immediately, unless it is currently running. (since 0.14)
Separator
separator = new
: Begins the configuration of a new separator. Multiple such plugins are supported; just use multiple:=s in =panel_items
. (since 0.13.0)separator_background_id = integer
: Which background to use. (since 0.13.0)separator_color = color opacity
: The foreground color. (since 0.13.0)separator_style = [empty | line | dots]
: The separator style. (since 0.13.0)separator_size = integer
: The thickness of the separator. Does not include the border and padding. For example, if the style isline
, this is the line thickness; if the style isdots
, this is the dot’s diameter. (since 0.13.0)separator_padding = side_padding cap_padding
: The padding to add to the sides of the separator, in pixels. (since 0.13.0)
Example configuration
See /etc/xdg/tint2/tint2rc.
AUTHOR
tint2 was written by Thierry Lorthiois ⟨lorthiois@bbsoft.fr⟩. It is based on ttm, originally written by Pål Staurland ⟨staura@gmail.com⟩.
This manual page was originally written by Daniel Moerner ⟨dmoerner@gmail.com⟩, for the Debian project (but may be used by others). It was adopted from the tint2 docs.
SEE ALSO
The main website ⟨https://gitlab.com/o9000/tint2⟩ and the wiki page at ⟨https://gitlab.com/o9000/tint2/wikis/home⟩.
This documentation is also provided in HTML and Markdown format in the
system’s default location for documentation files, usually
/usr/share/doc/tint2
or /usr/local/share/doc/tint2
. . .