dotfiles/awesome/notif-center/README.md

Notification Center Widget

A notification center widget for Awesome Window Manager

Screenshot

Demo

Dependencies:

• Awesome Window Manager (git master branch)
• canberra-gtk-play (optional)

Instructions:

• Clone the repo.
• Just copy the notif-center folder to $HOME/.config/awesome/.
• Then require it in your wibox panel.
• For example, let's put it in the top panel of a default rc.lua:

s.mywibox = awful.wibar({ position = "top", screen = s })
	
-- Add widgets to the wibox
s.mywibox.widget = {
	layout = wibox.layout.align.horizontal,
  { -- Left widgets
  	layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
    mylauncher,
    s.mytaglist,
    s.mypromptbox,
  },
  s.mytasklist, -- Middle widget
  { -- Right widgets
  	layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
  	mykeyboardlayout,
  	wibox.widget.systray(),
  	mytextclock,
  	s.mylayoutbox,
  	-- Let's put the notification center button after the layoutbox
  	require('notif-center')
  },
}

• After that, it is recommended to add a request::display signal listener in your rc.lua:
• Add the snippet below:

-- request::display signal listener
naughty.connect_signal('request::display', function(n)
    naughty.layout.box {notification = n}
end)

• For Do not disturb button to work, add the snippet below to the request::display signal listener mentioned above:

-- We will use `destroy_all_notifications()` instead of `suspend()` because suspending naughty will also suspend the notification-center. It's a hackish way to hide the pop-ups, but hey, it's working.

-- Don't display notification pop-ups when the panel is visible and dont disturb mode is enabled.
if _G.panel_visible or _G.dont_disturb then
  naughty.destroy_all_notifications()
end

Extras

You can also add a system sound effects when there is a new notification by installing canberra-gtk-play. Again, after that, add the snippet below inside inside the request::display signal.

-- Add sound effects if it's not do not disturb mode
if not _G.dont_disturb then
  -- Add Sound fx to notif
  -- Depends: canberra-gtk-play
  awful.spawn('canberra-gtk-play -i message', false)
end

Note:

• If you have a problem, try to solve it or just open an issue.
• Putting the widget folder to a different path other than $HOME/.config/awesome may cause some issues. It is because there is some hard-coded paths in some of the files. Tinkering it by yourself is recommended. ;)
• Change the colors of notification panel widget in $HOME/.config/awesome/notif-center/init.lua