Mechabar 🤖

 🛜 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Menu

on-click: rofi

on-click-right: nmtui and bluetui

 ⏸️ Logout Menu

on-click: wlogout

A mecha-themed Waybar configuration initially designed for Hyprland, but also compatible with Sway and other Wlroots-based compositors with minimal adjustments. Contributions are welcome, including opening issues, submitting pull requests for bug fixes or enhancements, and adding support for other distributions and compositors through new branches.

Installation (Arch Linux)

Automatic

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/sejjy/mechabar.git
   cd mechabar

2. Run the install script:

   ./install.sh

   This backs up existing folders (waybar, rofi, wlogout) and installs all dependencies, configuration files, and scripts.

Manual

I. Dependencies

• Required:

  sudo pacman -S bluez-utils brightnessctl jq python

  With alternatives:

  sudo pacman -S pipewire ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd wireplumber

• Optional (but recommended):

  yay -S bluetui rofi-lbonn-wayland-git wlogout

Package	Description
bluetui	TUI for managing bluetooth devices
bluez-utils	Development and debugging utilities for the bluetooth protocol stack
brightnessctl	Lightweight brightness control tool
jq	Command-line JSON processor
pipewire	Low-latency audio/video router and processor
python	The Python programming language
rofi-lbonn-wayland-git	A window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement (fork with Wayland support)
ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd	Patched font JetBrains Mono from the nerd fonts library
wireplumber	Session/policy manager implementation for PipeWire
wlogout	Logout menu for Wayland

Important

If you use alternatives, you may need to modify the scripts and configuration files accordingly.

II. Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/sejjy/mechabar.git
   cd mechabar

2. Copy configuration files:

   mkdir -p ~/.config/waybar/
   cp config.jsonc style.css theme.css ~/.config/waybar/

   Rofi:

   mkdir -p ~/.config/rofi
   cp rofi/* ~/.config/rofi/

   Wlogout:

   mkdir -p ~/.config/wlogout
   cp -r wlogout/* ~/.config/wlogout/

3. Setup scripts:

   Waybar-exclusive:

   cd scripts
   mkdir -p ~/.config/waybar/scripts/
   cp bluetooth-menu.sh cpu-temp.sh cpu-usage.sh media-player.py system-update.sh wifi-menu.sh wifi-status.sh ~/.config/waybar/scripts/

   System-wide:

   mkdir -p ~/.local/share/bin/
   cp brightness-control.sh logout-menu.sh volume-control.sh ~/.local/share/bin/

   Make scripts executable:

   chmod +x ~/.config/waybar/scripts/*
   chmod +x ~/.local/share/bin/*

4. Restart Waybar to apply the changes:

   killall waybar
   nohup waybar >/dev/null 2>&1 &

Customization

• You can change the colors in theme.css (for Waybar and Wlogout) and theme.rasi (for Rofi) to match your system theme.
• You can remove existing modules or add new ones from the modules folder. For a complete list of available modules, visit the Waybar Wiki.

Roadmap

Here are some features and improvements planned for future versions:

• Theme switcher
• Install script
• Rofi Bluetooth menu
• Improved logout menu

Credits

• The original files in the modules folder are from prasanthrangan / hyprdots.
• Waybar icons: ryanoasis / nerd-fonts
• Wlogout icons: freepik-company / flaticon-uicons
• Color palette: catppuccin / catppuccin (Mocha)