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    <p>So the script I have is to have a larger dzen2 outputting conky on the screen when I have less than 3 workspaces open on i3 and shrink it back down when I have more than 3 workspaces open. Here's the script dzresize.py:</p> <pre><code>import subprocess def main(): #gets the number of workspaces from i3 status = subprocess.check_output(["i3-msg", "-t", "get_workspaces"]) #puts status in a list status_list = list(status) #sets name to 0 name = 0 for i in status_list: if i == "name": name +=1 #counts the amount of name in status_list if len(status_list) &lt;=3: #if the workspaces are less than or equal to 3, expands dzen2 with conky output subprocess.check_output(["conky", "-d", "-c", "~/bin/conkyrc_cli|dzen2", "-fg", "#666666", "-bg", "#333333", "-ta", "left", "-w", "725", "-x", "54", "-y", "750"]) else: #if the workspaces are greater than or equal to 3 run the minimal smaller size dzen2 with conky subprocess.check_output(["dzconky.sh"]) main() </code></pre> <p>Here's the output of the scrip:</p> <pre><code>Conky: forked to background, pid is 18519 </code></pre> <p>sample output (if I have 2 workspaces open) for i3-msg -t get_workspaces:</p> <pre><code>i3-msg -t get_workspaces [{"num":1,"name":"1","visible":false,"focused":false,"rect":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":1366,"height":749},"#output":"LVDS1","urgent":false},{"num":2,"name":"2","visible":true,"focused":true,"rect":{"x":0,"y":#0,"width":1366,"height":749},"output":"LVDS1","urgent":false}] </code></pre> <p>Relies on i3, dzen2 and the files ~/bin/conkyrc_cli and ~/bin/dzconky.sh. ~/bin/conkyrc_cli:</p> <pre><code># Conky configuration for Dzen2, to be piped into i3bar ############################################## # Settings ############################################## background no out_to_console yes update_interval 1.0 total_run_times 0 use_spacer none TEXT ^fg(\#6699cc)Processor^fg()^fg(green)${cpu cpu0}.00%^fg()^fg(white)|^fg(\#6699cc)Memory^fg()^fg(green)${memperc}.00%^fg()^fg(white)|^fg(\#6699cc)Root^fg()^fg(green)${fs_used_perc /}.00%^fg()^fg(white)|^fg(\#6699cc)Home^fg()^fg(green)${fs_used_perc /home}.00%^fg()^fg(white)|^fg(\#6699cc)Temperature^fg()^fg(green)${hwmon temp 1}'C^fg()^fg(white)|^fg(\#6699cc)Dn^fg()^fg(green)${downspeedf wlan0}KiB^fg()^fg(white)|^fg(\#6699cc)U^fg()^fg(green)${upspeedf wlan0}KiB^fg() </code></pre> <p>~/bin/dzconky.sh:</p> <pre><code>#!/bin/sh exec conky -d -c "$HOME/bin/conkyrc_cli" | dzen2 -fg "#666666" -bg "#333333" -ta left -w 607 -x 188 -y 750 &amp; exit 0 </code></pre> <p>Edit: updated to code to reflect new changes and new output</p>
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