xbattery - works nicely in JWM taskbar <Swallow>
Forum: Programming and Scripting
Topic: xbattery - works nicely in JWM taskbar <Swallow>
started by: john.martzouco
Posted by john.martzouco on Dec. 31 2007,17:03
I found that I was only using Torsmo to keep an eye on my battery and CPU. The xload app gives me enough information about the CPU, and I've adapted and installed < xbattery >.
xbattery is written in Tcl, and I'd like to convert it to MurgaLua so that it's native to DSL.
Can anyone offer up tips about the equivalent commands and flow control structures for Lua? In particular...
1) how to read the apm file?
2) how to get substrings?
3) how to construct the graphical interface?
4) what format images work best with Lua / DSL?
5) how to sleep() in Lua?
Much thanks for any pointers,
J
PS - here's the Tcl code:| Code Sample | #!/bin/wish8.3 -f
#
# xbattery V1.0
#
# Battery and AC power status for X using the kernel's Advanced Power
# Management (APM) BIOS interface.
#
# Author : Roland Barmettler <roli@freestone.ch>
# Last modified : 15.02.97
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Copyright (C) 1997 by Roland Barmettler <roli@freestone.ch>
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Check for the existance of /proc/apm
if { [file exists "/proc/apm"] } \
{
# init variables
set capacity "999%"
set battexists ""
set cap 999
set ac 0
set spacer " "
set batt_xbm_100 "/etc/X11/include/X11/bitmaps/battery_100.xbm"
set batt_xbm_90 "/etc/X11/include/X11/bitmaps/battery_90.xbm"
set batt_xbm_80 "/etc/X11/include/X11/bitmaps/battery_80.xbm"
set batt_xbm_70 "/etc/X11/include/X11/bitmaps/battery_70.xbm"
set batt_xbm_60 "/etc/X11/include/X11/bitmaps/battery_60.xbm"
set batt_xbm_50 "/etc/X11/include/X11/bitmaps/battery_50.xbm"
set batt_xbm_40 "/etc/X11/include/X11/bitmaps/battery_40.xbm"
set batt_xbm_30 "/etc/X11/include/X11/bitmaps/battery_30.xbm"
set batt_xbm_20 "/etc/X11/include/X11/bitmaps/battery_20.xbm"
set batt_xbm_10 "/etc/X11/include/X11/bitmaps/battery_10.xbm"
set batt_xbm_0 "/etc/X11/include/X11/bitmaps/battery_0.xbm"
set ac_power_xbm "/etc/X11/include/X11/bitmaps/ac_power.xbm"
set backg #CFCFCF
set backg_high #00A000
set backg_med #A0A000
set backg_medlow #FF5000
set backg_low #FF0000
# Init X interface
label .bitmap -bitmap @$batt_xbm_100 -bg $backg -relief ridge
label .capacity -textvariable capacity -bg $backg -relief ridge
label .spacer -textvariable spacer -bg $backg
#label .battexists -textvariable battexists -bg $backg
pack .bitmap -anchor n -side top -fill both -expand 1
pack .spacer -anchor s -side right -fill both -expand 1
pack .capacity -anchor s -side right -fill both -expand 1
#pack .battexists -anchor s -side right -fill both -expand 1
while { 1 } \
{
# get info from /proc/apm
set apm_file [open "/proc/apm" r ]
gets $apm_file apm_info
set capacity [string trim [string range "$apm_info" 28 32] " -"]
set battexists [string range "$apm_info" 29 31]
set cap [string trim $capacity "%"]
set cap [string trim $cap " "]
set ac [string index "$apm_info" 17]
# is there a battery installed ?
if { $battexists == "-1%" } \
{
set capacity "No Batt"
}
# are we connected to AC power ?
if { $ac == 1 } \
{
# yes, we are
destroy .bitmap
label .bitmap -bitmap @$ac_power_xbm -bg $backg -relief ridge
pack .bitmap -anchor n -side top -fill both -expand 1
} else \
{
# no, we are running on battery power
destroy .bitmap
if { $cap > 90 } {
label .bitmap -bitmap @$batt_xbm_100 -bg $backg_high -relief ridge
} elseif { $cap > 80 } {
label .bitmap -bitmap @$batt_xbm_90 -bg $backg_high -relief ridge
} elseif { $cap > 70 } {
label .bitmap -bitmap @$batt_xbm_80 -bg $backg_high -relief ridge
} elseif { $cap > 60 } {
label .bitmap -bitmap @$batt_xbm_70 -bg $backg_high -relief ridge
} elseif { $cap > 50 } {
label .bitmap -bitmap @$batt_xbm_60 -bg $backg_med -relief ridge
} elseif { $cap > 40 } {
label .bitmap -bitmap @$batt_xbm_50 -bg $backg_med -relief ridge
} elseif { $cap > 30 } {
label .bitmap -bitmap @$batt_xbm_40 -bg $backg_med -relief ridge
} elseif { $cap > 20 } {
label .bitmap -bitmap @$batt_xbm_30 -bg $backg_medlow -relief ridge
} elseif { $cap > 10 } {
label .bitmap -bitmap @$batt_xbm_20 -bg $backg_medlow -relief ridge
} elseif { $cap > 0 } {
label .bitmap -bitmap @$batt_xbm_10 -bg $backg_low -relief ridge
} else {
label .bitmap -bitmap @$batt_xbm_0 -bg $backg_low -relief ridge
}
# if the battery is really low, use red background colour
if { $cap < 5 } {
destroy .bitmap
label .bitmap -bitmap @$batt_xbm_0 -bg $backg_low -relief ridge
}
pack .bitmap -anchor n -side top -fill both -expand 1
}
update idletasks
close $apm_file
# Sleep for 10 seconds
after 10000
}
} else \
{
label .info -text "No APM BIOS support found !" -relief ridge
button .ok -text "That's too bad" -command exit
pack .info .ok -padx 2m -pady 2m
}
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Posted by lucky13 on Dec. 31 2007,18:56
| Quote | | I found that I was only using Torsmo to keep an eye on my battery and CPU. The xload app gives me enough information about the CPU... |
Man who uses too many tools to monitor battery and CPU runs charge out of battery more quickly...
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