Make hide_on_modifier configurable

i3bar/include/common.h

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct rect_t {
 
 #include "queue.h"
 #include "child.h"
+#include "config.h"
 #include "ipc.h"
 #include "outputs.h"
 #include "util.h"

i3bar/include/config.h

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef CONFIG_H_
+#define CONFIL_H_
+
+typedef struct config_t {
+    int hide_on_modifier;
+} config_t;
+
+config_t config;
+
+#endif

i3bar/src/main.c

@@ -53,16 +53,20 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     char *command = NULL;
     char *fontname = NULL;
 
+    /* Definition of the standard-config */
+    config.hide_on_modifier = 0;
+
     static struct option long_opt[] = {
         { "socket",  required_argument, 0, 's' },
         { "command", required_argument, 0, 'c' },
+        { "hide",    no_argument,       0, 'm' },
         { "font",    required_argument, 0, 'f' },
         { "help",    no_argument,       0, 'h' },
         { "version", no_argument,       0, 'v' },
         { NULL,      0,                 0, 0}
     };
 
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "s:c:f:hv", long_opt, &option_index)) != -1) {
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "s:c:mf:hv", long_opt, &option_index)) != -1) {
         switch (opt) {
             case 's':
                 socket_path = expand_path(optarg);
@@ -70,6 +74,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
             case 'c':
                 command = strdup(optarg);
                 break;
+            case 'm':
+                config.hide_on_modifier = 1;
+                break;
             case 'f':
                 fontname = strdup(optarg);
                 break;

i3bar/src/xcb.c

@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ uint32_t get_colorpixel(const char *s) {
  *
  */
 void hide_bars() {
+    if (!config.hide_on_modifier) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     i3_output *walk;
     SLIST_FOREACH(walk, outputs, slist) {
         xcb_unmap_window(xcb_connection, walk->bar);
@@ -84,6 +88,10 @@ void hide_bars() {
  *
  */
 void unhide_bars() {
+    if (!config.hide_on_modifier) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     i3_output           *walk;
     xcb_void_cookie_t   cookie;
     xcb_generic_error_t *err;
@@ -345,6 +353,7 @@ void init_xcb(char *fontname) {
                                                 strlen(fontname),
                                                 fontname);
 
+    if (config.hide_on_modifier) {
         int xkb_major, xkb_minor, xkb_errbase, xkb_err;
         xkb_major = XkbMajorVersion;
         xkb_minor = XkbMinorVersion;
@@ -377,23 +386,24 @@ void init_xcb(char *fontname) {
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
 
+        xkb_io = malloc(sizeof(ev_io));
+        ev_io_init(xkb_io, &xkb_io_cb, ConnectionNumber(xkb_dpy), EV_READ);
+        ev_io_start(main_loop, xkb_io);
+        XFlush(xkb_dpy);
+    }
+
     /* The varios Watchers to communicate with xcb */
     xcb_io = malloc(sizeof(ev_io));
     xcb_prep = malloc(sizeof(ev_prepare));
     xcb_chk = malloc(sizeof(ev_check));
-    xkb_io = malloc(sizeof(ev_io));
 
     ev_io_init(xcb_io, &xcb_io_cb, xcb_get_file_descriptor(xcb_connection), EV_READ);
     ev_prepare_init(xcb_prep, &xcb_prep_cb);
     ev_check_init(xcb_chk, &xcb_chk_cb);
-    ev_io_init(xkb_io, &xkb_io_cb, ConnectionNumber(xkb_dpy), EV_READ);
 
     ev_io_start(main_loop, xcb_io);
     ev_prepare_start(main_loop, xcb_prep);
     ev_check_start(main_loop, xcb_chk);
-    ev_io_start(main_loop, xkb_io);
-
-    XFlush(xkb_dpy);
 
     /* Now we get the atoms and save them in a nice data-structure */
     get_atoms();
@@ -492,8 +502,8 @@ void reconfig_windows() {
             mask = XCB_CW_BACK_PIXEL | XCB_CW_OVERRIDE_REDIRECT | XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK;
             /* Black background */
             values[0] = xcb_screens->black_pixel;
-            /* i3 is not supposed to manage our bar-windows */
+            /* If hide_on_modifier is set, i3 is not supposed to manage our bar-windows */
-            values[1] = 1;
+            values[1] = config.hide_on_modifier;
             /* The events we want to receive */
             values[2] = XCB_EVENT_MASK_EXPOSURE |
                         XCB_EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_PRESS;