using awesome-client

(awesome 3.4.3)
I did a search for awesome-client in the wiki and couldn't find anything.

1. how to update a widget (let's say a text in mytextbox)
2. how to change the color of a tag? let's say make tag 8 red.

I tried something like this but it's the wrong syntax:
echo 0 widget_tell mywibox mytextbox 'test' | awesome-client

thanks!

Re: using awesome-client

You're using the 2.x syntax for awesome-client. Now it executes Lua code
in Awesome's Lua environment. You'd do things like

    echo "mytextbox.text = \"foo\"" | awesome-client

now.

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Layout Help

Re: Layout Help

Michael Pedersen wrote:
> Hi there. New user to awesome, and am trying to figure out something 
> that I just haven't seen anywhere.
>
> I want to construct a specific layout. In particular, this layout will 
> have three windows. The layout will have a window on the right going 
> top to bottom, with two windows on the left side. The end result 
> should look something like this:
>
> win1|Oth
> ------+er
> win2|win
>
> (hopefully that will show up clearly enough to show what I mean).
>
> I know my window classes and instances, but I don't know how to 
> construct this layout. Can it be done? If so, how?
> -- 
> Michael J. Pedersen
> My IM IDs: Jabber/pedersen <at> icelus.tzo.com 
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> <mailto:pedermj022171 <at> hotmail.com>
>

Isn't this already implemented by default? Use your Mod key + Space bar 
to cycle through
all the available layouts.

Best regards

Dayo

Re: Layout Help

Re: Layout Help

On Mon, 1 Feb 2010, Michael Pedersen wrote:

> So, what I'm wanting to do is be able to say to awesome to put the IRC 
> on the left until the IM conversation window appears, and then that 
> moves to bottom left automatically.

> I know it's weird to ponder, but it is what I'm hoping to do.

Not at all, you can see some basic tips here:
http://awesome.naquadah.org/wiki/IM_tips#Gajim

To expand on the above behaviour and do anything more complex you'll 
have to read up on layouts, columns, wfact and mwfact...

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Re: using awesome-client

Gregor Best <gbe <at> ring0.de> writes:

> 
> You're using the 2.x syntax for awesome-client. Now it executes Lua code
> in Awesome's Lua environment. You'd do things like
> 
>     echo "mytextbox.text = \"foo\"" | awesome-client
> 
> now.
> 

thanks, works!

widget problem after resolution change

hi all,

i'm fairly new to awesome and this is my first post.

my problem is, that i have some self-made widgets (mainly textbox type)
with custom mouseclick bindings, but whenever i change my screen
resolution (e.g. for playing old dos/win games) the mousclick events
seem to disappear. 
even after restoring the original resolution nothing happens after 
clicking them. the widgets work just fine, only the mouse
support is affected.

a simple 'awesome.restart' doesnt fix this. i have to log out and back in.

strange stuff

ru
micha

Re: gray window with matlab

This link do help for my case:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1074209

On 02/05/2010 04:38 AM, Yuliang Wang wrote:
> I've tried create a symbolic link to jdk7 or export some kind of 
> variable, but my matlab window is still gray. Is there a solution yet?
>
> -- 
> Sincerely,
> Yuliang Wang

gray window with matlab