[Ferature request] add examples. #7

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opened 2022-06-15 09:02:39 +00:00 by dreirund · 1 comment

dreirund commented

2022-06-15 09:02:39 +00:00

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Ahoj,

thanks for this software.

I did not really work out how this exactly works.

I suggest a feature request for the documentation to add examples:

One directory /usr/share/doc/genmonify/examples/ which contains ready-made example configuration,
in the usage section of the README.md one example with a concrete module showing step by step what do to.

For me it is not clear what holds as a valid "module" for genmon; xfce4-genmon-plugin is a plugin which just shows stdout of a command one can specify manually so I can enter any complex command I want in the preferences dialogue of the plugin.

Regards!

Ahoj, thanks for this software. I did not really work out how this exactly works. I suggest a feature request for the documentation to add examples: * One directory `/usr/share/doc/genmonify/examples/` which contains ready-made example configuration, * in the usage section of the [`README.md`](https://github.com/budlabs/genmonify/blob/next/README.md#options) one example with a concrete module showing step by step what do to. For me it is not clear what holds as a valid "module" for genmon; `xfce4-genmon-plugin` is a plugin which just shows `stdout` of a command one can specify manually so I can enter any complex command I want in the preferences dialogue of the plugin. Regards!

budRich commented

2022-06-15 10:10:56 +00:00

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there is a guide (2 steps) and an example in the readme.

One thing I use this for is to display the window title of the active window. Sure i could do this by just adding a command in genmon which would output the active window title. But the problem is that genmon works on a set interval, and i don't want to check for and print the window title every second, that would be wasteful, and also get weird if the title changes faster than than the interval. Instead I have a script that watches for window title/focus change and when that occurs it triggers genmonify -o windowtitle "$title".

there is a guide (2 steps) and an example in the readme. One thing I use this for is to display the window title of the active window. Sure i could do this by just adding a command in genmon which would output the active window title. But the problem is that genmon works on a set interval, and i don't want to check for and print the window title every second, that would be wasteful, and also get weird if the title changes faster than than the interval. Instead I have a script that watches for window title/focus change and when that occurs it triggers `genmonify -o windowtitle "$title"`. ![2022-06-15-12:06:23](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2143465/173802755-65b85af4-6123-4929-bc71-e1ed564a393e.png)