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| -rw-r--r-- | .i3/config | 2 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | .i3/scripts/start_pidgin.sh | 24 |
2 files changed, 25 insertions, 1 deletions
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ bindsym $mod+space exec dmenu_run -b # bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id i3-dmenu-desktop # Misc (minus shift are the focus options) -bindsym $mod+Shift+p exec pidgin +bindsym $mod+Shift+p exec $script/start_pidgin.sh bindsym $mod+Shift+b exec firefox bindsym $mod+Shift+m exec thunderbird diff --git a/.i3/scripts/start_pidgin.sh b/.i3/scripts/start_pidgin.sh new file mode 100755 index 0000000..5fbee02 --- /dev/null +++ b/.i3/scripts/start_pidgin.sh @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +#!/bin/zsh +# +# Start Pidgin and make sure, that the buddylist is shown. +# + +# test for pidgin already running +(( `pgrep -xc pidgin` )) && return + +# start pidgin in background +pidgin & + +# wait for the DBus-Service to be available +# we use '--profile' because it renders nicer output +coproc dbus-monitor --profile "interface=im.pidgin.purple.PurpleInterface" + +while read -p line; do + [[ $line =~ 'UpdateIdle$' ]] && break + # if the blist is automatically shown, we exit + # else we would move the focus, which is bad + [[ $line =~ 'GtkblistUnhiding$' ]] && return +done + +# if we are here, pidgin is running and the blist is not yet visible +exec purple-send-async PurpleBlistSetVisible int32:1 |