From 239dbbb4f5b87110a1b992bbc14c1b1878092d33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Stapelberg Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:47:01 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add documentation for the workspace_bar option --- docs/userguide | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/userguide b/docs/userguide index f4a27743..c8821961 100644 --- a/docs/userguide +++ b/docs/userguide @@ -527,6 +527,26 @@ focus_follows_mouse focus_follows_mouse no ---------------------- +=== Internal workspace bar + +The internal workspace bar (the thing at the bottom of your screen) is very +simple -- it does not provide a way to display custom text and it does not +offer advanced customization features. This is intended because we do not +want to duplicate functionality of tools like +dzen2+, +xmobar+ and so on +(they render bars, we manage windows). Instead, there is an option which will +turn off the internal bar completely, so that you can use a separate program to +display it (see +i3-wsbar+, a sample implementation of such a program): + +*Syntax*: +---------------------- +workspace_bar +---------------------- + +*Examples*: +---------------- +workspace_bar no +---------------- + == List of commands === Manipulating layout