Awesome configs for Ben.

.config/awesome/lain/widget/alsabar.lua

@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 --[[
 
      Licensed under GNU General Public License v2
-      * (c) 2013, Luca CPZ
+      * (c) 2013, Luke Bonham
       * (c) 2013, Rman
 
 --]]
 
-local helpers  = require("lain.helpers")
-local awful    = require("awful")
-local naughty  = require("naughty")
-local wibox    = require("wibox")
-local math     = math
-local string   = string
-local type     = type
-local tonumber = tonumber
+local helpers        = require("lain.helpers")
+local awful          = require("awful")
+local naughty        = require("naughty")
+local wibox          = require("wibox")
+local math           = { modf   = math.modf }
+local string         = { format = string.format,
+                         match  = string.match,
+                         rep    = string.rep }
+local type, tonumber = type, tonumber
 
 -- ALSA volume bar
 -- lain.widget.alsabar
@@ -35,8 +36,6 @@ local function factory(args)
     local settings   = args.settings or function() end
     local width      = args.width or 63
     local height     = args.height or 1
-    local margins    = args.margins or 1
-    local paddings   = args.paddings or 1
     local ticks      = args.ticks or false
     local ticks_size = args.ticks_size or 7
 
@@ -60,12 +59,12 @@ local function factory(args)
     end
 
     alsabar.bar = wibox.widget {
-        color            = alsabar.colors.unmute,
-        background_color = alsabar.colors.background,
         forced_height    = height,
         forced_width     = width,
-        margins          = margins,
-        paddings         = margins,
+        color            = alsabar.colors.unmute,
+        background_color = alsabar.colors.background,
+        margins          = 1,
+        paddings         = 1,
         ticks            = ticks,
         ticks_size       = ticks_size,
         widget           = wibox.widget.progressbar
@@ -114,23 +113,9 @@ local function factory(args)
                 preset.title = preset.title .. " Muted"
             end
 
-            -- tot is the maximum number of ticks to display in the notification
-            -- fallback: default horizontal wibox height
-            local wib, tot = awful.screen.focused().mywibox, 20
-
-            -- if we can grab mywibox, tot is defined as its height if
-            -- horizontal, or width otherwise
-            if wib then
-                if wib.position == "left" or wib.position == "right" then
-                    tot = wib.width
-                else
-                    tot = wib.height
-                end
-            end
-
-            int = math.modf((alsabar._current_level / 100) * tot)
+            int = math.modf((alsabar._current_level / 100) * awful.screen.focused().mywibox.height)
             preset.text = string.format("[%s%s]", string.rep("|", int),
-                          string.rep(" ", tot - int))
+                          string.rep(" ", awful.screen.focused().mywibox.height - int))
 
             if alsabar.followtag then preset.screen = awful.screen.focused() end