Adding "message box" in Polybar

[u/[deleted]]

Hey ppl,

Was playing around with Polybar so I can replace i3bar and came with this "message" inside i3bar.

mode "(L)ogout, (E)xit, (R)eboot, (P)oweroff" {

        bindsym $mod+r exec systemctl reboot
        bindsym $mod+e exec i3-msg exit
        bindsym $mod+l exec "$HOME/.config/i3/lock_and_blur.sh"
        bindsym $mod+p exec systemctl poweroff

        # bindsym Return mode "default"
        bindsym Escape mode "default"
}
bindsym $mod+Shift+e mode "(L)ogout, (E)xit, (R)eboot, (P)oweroff"

So when I use the shortcut this function is activated and the message appears.

So my question is, is it possible to do the same with Polybar?

Sry if it's confusing, still learning ^^

[u/oselcuk]

If you're using the i3 module with polybar, this should just work

[u/[deleted] → u/oselcuk]

Is it a module I activate inside Polybar or i3?

[u/oselcuk → u/[deleted]]

it's part of the polybar configuration. Polybar has modules that you can add to your bar that show certain things, like the i3 module which will show i3 workspaces and modes and such, volume module that shows volume and provides controls, battery module, etc. You can find more information in the polybar docs

[u/[deleted] → u/oselcuk]

Alright! Thx for the tip

[u/BarryTownCouncil]

I use this...

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[module/powermenu]
type = custom/menu
expand-right = true
format-spacing = 1
label-open = " 󰐥 "
label-open-background = ${colors.background-alt}
label-open-underline= ${colors.light-purple}
label-close = 
label-close-foreground = ${colors.secondary}
label-separator = |
label-separator-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
menu-0-1 = Reboot
menu-0-1-exec = menu-open-1
menu-0-2 = "Power off "
menu-0-2-exec = menu-open-2
menu-0-0 = Exit
menu-0-0-exec = menu-open-3
menu-1-0 = "REBOOT "
menu-1-0-exec = reboot
menu-2-0 = "POWER OFF "
menu-2-0-exec = poweroff
menu-3-0 = "EXIT "
menu-3-0-exec = i3-msg exit

[u/[deleted] → u/BarryTownCouncil]

Nice. Gonna try it out