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Suggestions for Command-outputs and a little issue with WCM

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Hello, I want to touch some questions about the command-outputs, first I want to share these 3 that I have created:

For those who don't get the sound widget working:

# Volume Level using Pamixer
command_output_2 = pamixer --get-volume-human
command_output_tooltip_2 = printf 'Volume Level'
command_output_period_2 = 5
command_output_icon_2 = speaker
command_output_icon_size_2 = 16

For those who use Connman instead of Network Manager I think you will appreciate it, as the Network Widget is only useful for NM. The | grep -v -E '^ Tethering|^ Type' filter in tooltip is for avoid showing tethering parameters and type of connection (because it already prints the name of the device).

# Connection status using Connman and iwconfig
command_output_3 = connmanctl state | grep 'State =' | awk -F'= ' '{print $2}' | sed -e 's/online/ON/' -e 's/offline/OFF/'
command_output_tooltip_3 = connmanctl technologies | grep -v -E '^  Tethering|^  Type' | sed 's|/net/connman/technology/||g'; iwconfig | grep -E 'ESSID|Signal level'
command_output_period_3 = 10
command_output_icon_3 = atmosphere
command_output_icon_size_3 = 16

wttr.in - this shows current weather of your location based on IP, + 3 cities (edit them) and the phase of the moon:

# WTTR.in
command_output_4 = curl -s http://wttr.in/?format=1
command_output_tooltip_4 = curl -s http://wttr.in/?format=4; curl -s 'wttr.in/{Asuncion,Copenhagen,Berlin}?format=4'; printf 'Moon phase: ' & curl -s http://wttr.in/?format=%m
command_output_period_4 = 3600
command_output_icon_4 =

I also have enabled the sensors command-output that comes in the example.
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Having said this:

  1. I want to report a bug with WCM: when I edit any settings in the Dock, Panel or Background section, the command-output I set (the ones above) are deleted from the configuration, except the sensors one, so I always have to have a backup...

  2. I want to offer suggestions, the command-output have a lot of potential, it would be great to add custom actions, either with:
    Left click - right click - middle click - scroll up - scroll down
    So you could do something like the custom/modules of Waybar, in fact, I remember that someone had already tried it some time ago: https://github.com/WayfireWM/wf-shell/pull/86#issue-831108873 but apparently it was not followed up...

If it could be achieved, I could, for example:

  1. In the pamixer widget, left click to open Pavucontrol, right click to mute, scroll up/down to increase/decrease volume.
  2. connman widget, open connman-gtk by left click.
  3. wttr widget, show terminal with weather forecast in my area by left click or show Berlin forecast for example by right click.

Of course, I want to thank @ammen99 for his work and @NamorNiradnug for his great contributions, just what was needed to not depend on Waybar anymore :D

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by reproducing the WCM behavior while editing the Dock, Panel, or Background sections and inspect how the command-output configuration is handled. Done for the reported bug means existing command-output entries, including the custom examples and sensors entry, remain intact; the click-action suggestions would need a separate scope decision.

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cpp, shell
Domain
desktop, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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