v1.0 Status Bar ​

Stormy Linux v1.0 Status Bar ​

The status bar used by Stormy Linux the default bar of Qtile. All icons are being imported from the default collection of Qtile icons. Although, recently... Stormy Linux has been leveraging the "Qtile Extras" package, which includes extra modules and scripts that can be used to extend Qtile.

The Menu ​

Stormy Linux uses rofi as its default menu, you can click the Stormy Linux logo at the far left corner in the status bar to access the rofi menu.

Workspace Icons ​

The workspace icons aligned on the left side of the status bar after the Stormy Linux logo indicates what goes on which workspace, eg. VSCode goes on workspace 1, the Vim text editor is linked to mod + F2 and the Home icon is where the welcome screen lives, and can be accessed using mod + F1. There are exactly 14 workspace icons for you to leverage. To know more about workspace icons and how to access them, refer to the shortcut section that contains the keybindings you can use to switch workspaces.

Layout Indicator ​

This icon changes as you use different layouts, by default it is in a tiled state, by a keybinding or clicking on the icon you can easily change the state of the layout.

D-Menu ​

To access the d-menu to spin up applications you want to use, it's as easy as using a specific keybinding, by using mod + r, the d-menu will display next to the layout icon.

Caps and Numlock Indicators ​

This indicator let's you know whether Caps Lock and Num Lock are on or off.

Pomodoro ​

By clicking on the Pomodoro indicator the time will start and will give you one pomodoro of 25 minutes. While the pomodoro counts down, you can click it again to pause or unpause. You can also perform a right click on the pomodoro to reset it.

Window Name ​

This section displays any current windows that you may have open on the selected workspace.

Widgets ​

The widgets on the right side of the status bar after the window name indicate system processes. These widgets currently display system resource usages, these include Network, CPU, RAM, Swap, Temperature, Volume and Date

Logout, Reboot and Shutdown ​

Logout - These icons each perform their own function. The yellow icon is used to perform the logout function, this will log you out of the system and will send you back to the login screen.

Reboot - The reboot icon is highlighted with an orange accent color, clicking on this icon will result in your system performing a reboot.

Shutdown - Clicking the shutdown icon which is highlighted with a red accent color, will perform a full shutdown of your system.