dynamic change of status bar setup

asked 2013-07-26 05:04:07 +0000

Anonymous

updated 2013-07-26 05:21:19 +0000

Hi, I've configured two different setups, which I would be able to switch depending on how many monitors are active. Here is the relevant part of my config:

bar {
    output LVDS1
    output LVDS2
    tray_output primary
    status_command i3status
}

bar {
    output VGA1
    output VGA2
}

If I switch off the LVDS output I'd like to see my status bar and tray icons (nm-applet) on VGA and switch them back if both monitors are active again. I tried i3-msg "bar { status_command i3status }", but did not succeed. Can this be achieved (4.5.1)?

Regards,