Module: wibox.widget.slider

An interactive mouse based slider widget.

Usage example

Usage:

    wibox.widget {
    bar_shape           = gears.shape.rounded_rect,
    bar_height          = 3,
    bar_color           = beautiful.border_color,
    handle_color        = beautiful.bg_normal,
    handle_shape        = gears.shape.circle,
    handle_border_color = beautiful.border_color,
    handle_border_width = 1,
    value               = 25,
    widget              = wibox.widget.slider,
}

Info:

Constructors

wibox.widget.slider {[args]} Create a slider widget.

Object properties

handle_shape gears.shape The slider handle shape.
handle_color color The slider handle color.
handle_margins table The slider handle margins.
handle_width number The slider handle width.
handle_border_color color The handle border_color.
handle_border_width number The handle border width.
bar_shape gears.shape The bar (background) shape.
bar_height number The bar (background) height.
bar_color color The bar (background) color.
bar_active_color color The bar (active) color.
bar_margins table The bar (background) margins.
bar_border_width number The bar (background) border width.
bar_border_color color The bar (background) border_color.
value number The slider value.
minimum number The slider minimum value.
maximum number The slider maximum value.
children table Get or set the children elements. Inherited from wibox.widget
all_children table Get all direct and indirect children widgets. Inherited from wibox.widget
forced_height number or nil Force a widget height. Inherited from wibox.widget
forced_width number or nil Force a widget width. Inherited from wibox.widget
opacity number The widget opacity (transparency). Inherited from wibox.widget
visible boolean The widget visibility. Inherited from wibox.widget
buttons table The widget buttons. Inherited from wibox.widget

Object methods

:setup {[args]} Set a declarative widget hierarchy description. Inherited from wibox.widget
:add_button (button) Add a new awful.button to this widget. Inherited from wibox.widget
:emit_signal_recursive (signal_name, ...) Emit a signal and ensure all parent widgets in the hierarchies also forward the signal. Inherited from wibox.widget
:emit_signal (name, ...) Emit a signal. Inherited from gears.object
:connect_signal (name, func) Connect to a signal. Inherited from gears.object
:weak_connect_signal (name, func) Connect to a signal weakly. Inherited from gears.object

Signals

widget::layout_changed When the layout (size) change. Inherited from wibox.widget
widget::redraw_needed When the widget content changed. Inherited from wibox.widget
button::press When a mouse button is pressed over the widget. Inherited from wibox.widget
button::release When a mouse button is released over the widget. Inherited from wibox.widget
mouse::enter When the mouse enter a widget. Inherited from wibox.widget
mouse::leave When the mouse leave a widget. Inherited from wibox.widget

Theme variables

beautiful.slider_bar_border_width number The bar (background) border width.
beautiful.slider_bar_border_color color The bar (background) border color.
beautiful.slider_handle_border_color color The handle border_color.
beautiful.slider_handle_border_width number The handle border width.
beautiful.slider_handle_width number The handle width.
beautiful.slider_handle_color color The handle color.
beautiful.slider_handle_shape gears.shape The handle shape.
beautiful.slider_bar_shape gears.shape The bar (background) shape.
beautiful.slider_bar_height number The bar (background) height.
beautiful.slider_bar_margins table The bar (background) margins.
beautiful.slider_handle_margins table The slider handle margins.
beautiful.slider_bar_color color The bar (background) color.
beautiful.slider_bar_active_color color The bar (active) color.


Constructors

wibox.widget.slider {[args]}
Create a slider widget.

Parameters:

  • args table (default {})

Object properties

handle_shape (gears.shape) · 1 signal · 1 theme variable
The slider handle shape.

Usage example

See also:


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Emit signals:

  • property::handle_shape When the handle_shape value changes.
    • self wibox.widget.slider The object which changed (useful when connecting many object to the same callback).
    • new_value shape The new value affected to the property.

Consumed theme variables:

Theme variable Usage
beautiful.slider_handle_shapeFallback when handle_shape isn't set.
handle_color (color) · 1 signal · 1 theme variable
The slider handle color.

Usage example

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Emit signals:

  • property::handle_color When the handle_color value changes.
    • self wibox.widget.slider The object which changed (useful when connecting many object to the same callback).
    • new_value handle_color The new value affected to the property.

Consumed theme variables:

Theme variable Usage
beautiful.slider_handle_colorFallback when handle_color isn't set.
handle_margins (table) · 1 signal · 1 theme variable
The slider handle margins.

Usage example

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Emit signals:

  • property::handle_margins When the handle_margins value changes.
    • self wibox.widget.slider The object which changed (useful when connecting many object to the same callback).
    • new_value margins The new value affected to the property.

Consumed theme variables:

Theme variable Usage
beautiful.slider_handle_marginsFallback when handle_margins isn't set.
handle_width (number) · 1 signal · 1 theme variable
The slider handle width.

Usage example

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Emit signals:

  • property::handle_width When the handle_width value changes.
    • self wibox.widget.slider The object which changed (useful when connecting many object to the same callback).
    • new_value handle_width The new value affected to the property.

Consumed theme variables:

Theme variable Usage
beautiful.slider_handle_widthFallback when handle_width isn't set.
handle_border_color (color) · 1 signal · 1 theme variable
The handle border_color.

Usage example

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Emit signals:

Consumed theme variables:

Theme variable Usage
beautiful.slider_handle_border_colorFallback when handle_border_color isn't set.
handle_border_width (number) · 1 signal · 1 theme variable
The handle border width.
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Emit signals:

Consumed theme variables:

Theme variable Usage
beautiful.slider_handle_border_widthFallback when handle_border_width isn't set.
bar_shape (gears.shape) · 1 signal · 1 theme variable
The bar (background) shape.

Usage example

See also:


Click to display more

Emit signals:

  • property::bar_shape When the bar_shape value changes.
    • self wibox.widget.slider The object which changed (useful when connecting many object to the same callback).
    • new_value shape The new value affected to the property.

Consumed theme variables:

Theme variable Usage
beautiful.slider_bar_shapeFallback when bar_shape isn't set.
bar_height (number) · 1 signal · 1 theme variable
The bar (background) height.

Usage example

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Emit signals:

  • property::bar_height When the bar_height value changes.
    • self wibox.widget.slider The object which changed (useful when connecting many object to the same callback).
    • new_value bar_height The new value affected to the property.

Consumed theme variables:

Theme variable Usage
beautiful.slider_bar_heightFallback when bar_height isn't set.
bar_color (color) · 1 signal · 1 theme variable
The bar (background) color.

Usage example

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Emit signals:

  • property::bar_color When the bar_color value changes.
    • self wibox.widget.slider The object which changed (useful when connecting many object to the same callback).
    • new_value bar_color The new value affected to the property.

Consumed theme variables:

Theme variable Usage
beautiful.slider_bar_colorFallback when bar_color isn't set.
bar_active_color (color) · 1 signal · 1 theme variable
The bar (active) color.

Usage example

Only works when both bar_active_color and bar_color are passed as hex color string

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Emit signals:

Consumed theme variables:

Theme variable Usage
beautiful.slider_bar_active_colorFallback when bar_active_color isn't set.
bar_margins (table) · 1 signal · 1 theme variable
The bar (background) margins.

Usage example

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Emit signals:

  • property::bar_margins When the bar_margins value changes.
    • self wibox.widget.slider The object which changed (useful when connecting many object to the same callback).
    • new_value margins The new value affected to the property.

Consumed theme variables:

Theme variable Usage
beautiful.slider_bar_marginsFallback when bar_margins isn't set.
bar_border_width (number) · 1 signal
The bar (background) border width.
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Emit signals:
bar_border_color (color) · 1 signal · 1 theme variable
The bar (background) border_color.

Usage example

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Emit signals:

Consumed theme variables:

Theme variable Usage
beautiful.slider_bar_border_colorFallback when bar_border_color isn't set.
value (number) · 1 signal
The slider value.

Signal: property::value notify the value is changed.

Usage example

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Emit signals:

  • property::value When the value value changes.
    • self wibox.widget.slider The object which changed (useful when connecting many object to the same callback).
    • new_value value The new value affected to the property.
minimum (number) · 1 signal
The slider minimum value.
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Emit signals:

  • property::minimum When the minimum value changes.
    • self wibox.widget.slider The object which changed (useful when connecting many object to the same callback).
    • new_value minimum The new value affected to the property.
maximum (number) · 1 signal
The slider maximum value.
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Emit signals:

  • property::maximum When the maximum value changes.
    • self wibox.widget.slider The object which changed (useful when connecting many object to the same callback).
    • new_value maximum The new value affected to the property.
children (table) · Inherited from wibox.widget
Get or set the children elements.

Type constraints:

  • children table The children.
all_children (table) · Inherited from wibox.widget
Get all direct and indirect children widgets. This will scan all containers recursively to find widgets Warning: This method it prone to stack overflow id the widget, or any of its children, contain (directly or indirectly) itself.

Type constraints:

  • children table The children.
forced_height (number or nil) · Inherited from wibox.widget
Force a widget height.

Type constraints:

  • height number or nil The height (nil for automatic)
forced_width (number or nil) · Inherited from wibox.widget
Force a widget width.

Type constraints:

  • width number or nil The width (nil for automatic)
opacity (number) · Inherited from wibox.widget
The widget opacity (transparency).

Type constraints:

  • opacity number The opacity (between 0 and 1) (default 1)
visible (boolean) · Inherited from wibox.widget
The widget visibility.
buttons (table) · Inherited from wibox.widget
The widget buttons.

The table contains a list of awful.button objects.

See also:

Object methods

:setup {[args]} · Inherited from wibox.widget
Set a declarative widget hierarchy description. See The declarative layout system

Parameters:

  • args An array containing the widgets disposition
:add_button (button) · Inherited from wibox.widget
Add a new awful.button to this widget.

Parameters:

  • button awful.button The button to add.
:emit_signal_recursive (signal_name, ...) · Inherited from wibox.widget
Emit a signal and ensure all parent widgets in the hierarchies also forward the signal. This is useful to track signals when there is a dynamic set of containers and layouts wrapping the widget.

Parameters:

  • signal_name string
  • ... Other arguments
:emit_signal (name, ...) · Inherited from gears.object
Emit a signal.

Parameters:

  • name string The name of the signal.
  • ... Extra arguments for the callback functions. Each connected function receives the object as first argument and then any extra arguments that are given to emit_signal().
:connect_signal (name, func) · Inherited from gears.object
Connect to a signal.

Parameters:

  • name string The name of the signal.
  • func function The callback to call when the signal is emitted.
:weak_connect_signal (name, func) · Inherited from gears.object
Connect to a signal weakly.

This allows the callback function to be garbage collected and automatically disconnects the signal when that happens.

Warning: Only use this function if you really, really, really know what you are doing.

Parameters:

  • name string The name of the signal.
  • func function The callback to call when the signal is emitted.

Signals

widget::layout_changed · Inherited from wibox.widget
When the layout (size) change. This signal is emitted when the previous results of :layout() and :fit() are no longer valid. Unless this signal is emitted, :layout() and :fit() must return the same result when called with the same arguments.

See also:

widget::redraw_needed · Inherited from wibox.widget
When the widget content changed. This signal is emitted when the content of the widget changes. The widget will be redrawn, it is not re-layouted. Put differently, it is assumed that :layout() and :fit() would still return the same results as before.

See also:

button::press · Inherited from wibox.widget
When a mouse button is pressed over the widget.

Arguments:

  • self table The current object instance itself.
  • lx number The horizontal position relative to the (0,0) position in the widget.
  • ly number The vertical position relative to the (0,0) position in the widget.
  • button number The button number.
  • mods table The modifiers (mod4, mod1 (alt), Control, Shift)
  • find_widgets_result The entry from the result of wibox.drawable:find_widgets for the position that the mouse hit.
    • drawable wibox.drawable The drawable containing the widget.
    • widget widget The widget being displayed.
    • hierarchy wibox.hierarchy The hierarchy managing the widget’s geometry.
    • x number An approximation of the X position that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    • y number An approximation of the Y position that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    • width number An approximation of the width that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    • height number An approximation of the height that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    • widget_width number The exact width of the widget in its local coordinate system.
    • widget_height number The exact height of the widget in its local coordinate system.

See also:

button::release · Inherited from wibox.widget
When a mouse button is released over the widget.

Arguments:

  • self table The current object instance itself.
  • lx number The horizontal position relative to the (0,0) position in the widget.
  • ly number The vertical position relative to the (0,0) position in the widget.
  • button number The button number.
  • mods table The modifiers (mod4, mod1 (alt), Control, Shift)
  • find_widgets_result The entry from the result of wibox.drawable:find_widgets for the position that the mouse hit.
    • drawable wibox.drawable The drawable containing the widget.
    • widget widget The widget being displayed.
    • hierarchy wibox.hierarchy The hierarchy managing the widget’s geometry.
    • x number An approximation of the X position that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    • y number An approximation of the Y position that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    • width number An approximation of the width that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    • height number An approximation of the height that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    • widget_width number The exact width of the widget in its local coordinate system.
    • widget_height number The exact height of the widget in its local coordinate system.

See also:

mouse::enter · Inherited from wibox.widget
When the mouse enter a widget.

Arguments:

  • self table The current object instance itself.
  • find_widgets_result The entry from the result of wibox.drawable:find_widgets for the position that the mouse hit.
    • drawable wibox.drawable The drawable containing the widget.
    • widget widget The widget being displayed.
    • hierarchy wibox.hierarchy The hierarchy managing the widget’s geometry.
    • x number An approximation of the X position that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    • y number An approximation of the Y position that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    • width number An approximation of the width that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    • height number An approximation of the height that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    • widget_width number The exact width of the widget in its local coordinate system.
    • widget_height number The exact height of the widget in its local coordinate system.

See also:

mouse::leave · Inherited from wibox.widget
When the mouse leave a widget.

Arguments:

  • self table The current object instance itself.
  • find_widgets_result The entry from the result of wibox.drawable:find_widgets for the position that the mouse hit.
    • drawable wibox.drawable The drawable containing the widget.
    • widget widget The widget being displayed.
    • hierarchy wibox.hierarchy The hierarchy managing the widget’s geometry.
    • x number An approximation of the X position that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    • y number An approximation of the Y position that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    • width number An approximation of the width that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    • height number An approximation of the height that the widget is visible at on the surface.
    • widget_width number The exact width of the widget in its local coordinate system.
    • widget_height number The exact height of the widget in its local coordinate system.

See also:

Theme variables

beautiful.slider_bar_border_width (number)
The bar (background) border width.
beautiful.slider_bar_border_color (color)
The bar (background) border color.
beautiful.slider_handle_border_color (color)
The handle border_color.
beautiful.slider_handle_border_width (number)
The handle border width.
beautiful.slider_handle_width (number)
The handle width.
beautiful.slider_handle_color (color)
The handle color.
beautiful.slider_handle_shape (gears.shape)
The handle shape.

See also:

beautiful.slider_bar_shape (gears.shape)
The bar (background) shape.

See also:

beautiful.slider_bar_height (number)
The bar (background) height.
beautiful.slider_bar_margins (table)
The bar (background) margins.
beautiful.slider_handle_margins (table)
The slider handle margins.
beautiful.slider_bar_color (color)
The bar (background) color.
beautiful.slider_bar_active_color (color)
The bar (active) color.

Only works when both beautiful.slider_bar_color and beautiful.slider_bar_active_color are hex color strings

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