Struct i3monkit::WidgetCollection

pub struct WidgetCollection { /* fields omitted */ }

The collection of widgets

in i3monkit a status bar is abstracted as an widget collection.

To create a i3 bar application with i3monkit, what needs to be done is:

    let bar = WidgetUpdate::new();

    // Add whatever widget to the bar
    bar.push(...);
    ....

    bar.update_loop();

Methods

impl WidgetCollection

pub fn new() -> WidgetCollection

Creates a new widget collection

pub fn push<W: Widget + 'static>(&mut self, widget: W) -> &mut Self

Push a new widget to the collection

pub fn update_loop<T: Write>(&mut self, proto_inst: I3Protocol<T>)

Start the main update loop and drawing the wigets on the i3bar