This is an attempt to create an SNI based system tray module for nwg-panel.

Progress:

• [X] dbus watcher
• [X] dbus host
• [X] item
• [X] tray module (showing real app icons)
• [X] wire in DbusmenuGtk3
• [x] cleanup and action any feedback

I think the menu's can be implemented by leveraging the libdbusmenu library. There is example python code in the following two tests:

• https://github.com/AyatanaIndicators/libdbusmenu/blob/master/tests/test-glib-simple-items.py
• https://github.com/AyatanaIndicators/libdbusmenu/blob/master/tests/test-gtk-shortcut-client.py

I'm a front-end developer by day so I apologise in advance for butchering the python language :wink: All feedback welcome!

This addresses #41

hello there whenever i try to launch the panel i get this error i use pipewire if that helps as it looks like its related to audio anything else ill be willing to provide

I'd like to be able to fully replace waybar with nwg-panel. One thing preventing me from doing so is a lack of support for displaying system tray icons.

If you added tray support, that would make nwg-panel a great replacement for other sway panels.

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. A clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...]

As a desktop PC user, I use ddcutil instead of light or brightnessctl to control my display brightness.

Describe the solution you'd like A clear and concise description of what you want to happen.

To be able to use the current brightness slider in the controls module to control brightness for external displays.

Describe alternatives you've considered A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered.

Other than that, I also propose to allow users to choose between light, brightnessctl and ddcutil in the settings, since the current logic automatically chooses by the order of met dependency (light, then brightnessctl, etc.). This would be useful for users who have more than one of the dependencies installed, for example laptop users who also use additional external monitors.

Additional context Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here.

Describe the bug more than one panel

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. open nwg-panel-config
2. Change a setting (eg remove modules on the right)
3. click Save & restart
4. now there should be 2 panels

Expected behavior The current one gets terminated and the new one starts

Screenshots

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• Linux distribution: Arch
• Sway version sway -v: 1.7
• Panel version nwg-panel -v: 0.6.1

Additional context Can provide if needed

Not all sway users rely on the "flaky" exec_always in the sway config.

For example if the app crashes (like it currently does on my machine after a suspend / resume), then nwg-panel is terminated and never comes back.

For users using sway-service this would be a nice addition.

Also this is the required change in the PKGBUILD

diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 26c5832..f698201 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ package() {
   install -D -t "$pkgdir"/usr/share/pixmaps nwg-panel.svg
   install -D -t "$pkgdir"/usr/share/pixmaps nwg-shell.svg
   install -D -t "$pkgdir"/usr/share/applications nwg-panel-config.desktop
+  install -D -t "$pkgdir"/usr/lib/systemd/user/ nwg-panel.service
 }

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I wrote an quick and dirty alertmanager executor, which works fine. However, if I want to refresh it's status, I don't know any other way than waiting for the end of the current interval.

Describe the solution you'd like

I'd like to have an option to force a refresh (a.k.a. force-end the current interval), configurable i.e. via right-click.

This allows the modules root object (the module object directly inheriting a GTK object) to be referenced in CSS (as 'root-' and whatever CSS name was configured for that module).

nwg-panel
Running on sway Display: HDMI-A-1, position: top, layer: bottom, width: 2048, height: 30

** (nwg-panel:156765): WARNING **: 01:46:28.599: gtk-layer-shell v0.5.2 may not work on GTK v3.24.26. If you experience crashes, check https://github.com/wmww/gtk-layer-shell/blob/master/compatibility.md Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/nwg-panel", line 33, in sys.exit(load_entry_point('nwg-panel==0.1.6', 'gui_scripts', 'nwg-panel')()) File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/nwg_panel/main.py", line 281, in main check_key(panel["controls-settings"], "window-width", 0) KeyError: 'controls-settings'

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. My computer (an Apple MacBookPro16,1) has two backlight devices:

$ ls /sys/class/backlight/
acpi_video0  amdgpu_bl0

"acpi_video0" is the one that actually controls my display backlight, while "amdgpu_bl0" does nothing. When nwg-panel calls light, it selects the amd backlight by default, so the brightness slider in my panel's controls menu doesn't do anything.

Describe the solution you'd like

I would like some way to set the backlight device that is used so that I can set it to control the "acpi_video0" backlight. This could probably be done by adding a dropdown menu that lets you select from the outputs of

$ ls /sys/class/backlight`
acpi_video0 
amdgpu_bl0

If a specific backlight is selected, -s sysfs/backlight/<SELECTED_BACKLIGHT> could be added to light's arguments, or -d <SELECTED_BACKLIGHT> to brightnessctl

This dropdown to select device could be located above "output switcher" and to the right of "Brightness" in this screenshot:

Describe alternatives you've considered Alternatively, the slider in the panel's controls thing could be set up to change the brightness of all display backlights in the system.

Additional context

light is called to set brightness here in the code https://github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-panel/blob/97e2cc0ee8e5f050d92a74434978d6bd71496cd2/nwg_panel/tools.py#L432

For example Element and Manuskript. Maybe instead of looking at the icon names which are element and manuskript, the uppercase versions are being used to find icons?

Also if a desktop entry is opened and the icon specified there doesn't exist, taskbar crashes.

Dependencies check: {'light': True, 'brightnessctl': True, 'ddcutil': False, 'pamixer': True, 'pactl': True, 'playerctl': True, 'netifaces': True, 'btmgmt': True, 'wlr-randr': False, 'upower': True, 'swaync': True, 'python-requests': True}
Running on sway
Error loading json: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/user/.local/share/nwg-panel/calendar.json'
executor name: executor-updates
Panel 'top': output: eDP-1, position: top, layer: bottom, width: 1920, height: 30
executor name: executor-cpuav
executor name: executor-cpubar
executor name: executor-temp
executor name: executor-memory
executor name: executor-drives
Panel 'bottom': output: eDP-1, position: bottom, layer: bottom, width: 1920, height: 30

(nwg-panel:34704): Gdk-CRITICAL **: 04:04:29.540: gdk_monitor_get_scale_factor: assertion 'GDK_IS_MONITOR (monitor)' failed

(nwg-panel:34704): Gdk-CRITICAL **: 04:04:29.541: gdk_monitor_get_scale_factor: assertion 'GDK_IS_MONITOR (monitor)' failed

(nwg-panel:34704): Gdk-CRITICAL **: 04:04:29.541: gdk_monitor_get_scale_factor: assertion 'GDK_IS_MONITOR (monitor)' failed

(nwg-panel:34704): Gdk-CRITICAL **: 04:04:29.541: gdk_monitor_get_scale_factor: assertion 'GDK_IS_MONITOR (monitor)' failed

...
``
shift+mod+c reloads as expected, but is required after every resume

The last few weeks I have had quite a bit of trouble getting playerctl to display spotify information. I am able to see my spotify session with "playerctl -p spotify metadata" but the only time the executor displays anything is while watching a youtube video or using lollypop. Previously if this was an issue skipping a song or pausing it on spotify would refresh playerctl but this is no longer sufficient.

Is there some way to edit how the playerctl commands behave? Because if possible I would like to ignore youtube but not the others. Apologies if this is a spotify issue and not an nwg issue, I am just having trouble understanding where the error lies. I know there is a way to ignore certain players, but I don't see anywhere I can change the playerctl commands even reading the config files.

Still loving the shell regardless, thanks!

Hi there,

Firstly thank you for your efforts to date. The project looks great and your additions are really cool.

I would like to request (apologies for asking in an Issues page!) a drop in theme to mimic the default i3status of i3wm.

I am struggling to, for example, show the i3 status style of "desktops in use" "active desktop". And to have the simplistic default line of text to the right to indicate ipv6, wireless, ethernet, battery, disk usage, ram, and date.

I like your project because, unlike i3status, your application indicators work with the desired results.

I know this might seem an odd request - but if this can mimic 100% the design of a default i3status, then many might simply set and forget.

Hope you don't see this as any criticism and just more constructive input towards your great project. Thanks for doing it!

Describe the bug

When I start nextcloud client it freezes the panel immediatly and it takes a very long time until the icon shows up in the panel, then it is responsive again

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Install nextcloud client (3.6.2-1) on Arch Linux.
2. Remove existing .config/Nextcloud folder
3. Start with nextcloud --logfile /tmp/nextcloud.log --logdebug
4. Panel freezes
5. Wait apporx. 3 minutes
6. Icon shows up in panel, and the initial NC window appears

Expected behavior

The icon should show up in the panel shortly after start, and the initial window should appear quickly. The panel should not freeze at any moment.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• Linux distribution: Arch Linux
• Sway version 1.7
• Panel version 0.7.13

Additional context

The log shows messages like System tray is not available, waiting... : nextcloud.log

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Hello, I would like to have more control over css customization to be able to customization panel box left/middle/right and sway workspaces button container for exemple

Describe the solution you'd like All gtx box created should have a property name to able to be access by css selector and to be edited in style.css

Additional context Maybe I have missing some things about how Gtk works and something like that is already done by Gtk

Exemaple of level of customization i would like: https://i.redd.it/6cni5jbtlyw91.jpg https://i.redd.it/207tgukid1t91.png https://i.redd.it/ux7tmqcx2ix91.png https://i.redd.it/fuujqm9q7ox91.png https://i.redd.it/uh5cz1h7wsu91.png