I've customized the value of color_separator in my /etc/i3status.conf to make it easier to see, but it won't take effect when I restart or reload. Here's what I have exactly:
general {
colors = true
color_separator = "#C400AD"
#color_separator = "#FFFFFF"
interval = 5
}Do I need to move it into ~/.i3/i3status.conf, or something similar?
The color_separator option has no effect, if the output format i3bar is used, which is also the default. The manpage of the current development version of i3status says:
Likewise, you can use the
color_separatordirective to specify the color that will be used to paint the separator bar. The separator is always output in color, even when colors are disabled by thecolorsdirective. This option has no effect whenoutput_formatis set toi3barornone.
Unfortunately the last sentence is still missing in the last released version (2.8).
You can still configure the color of the separator in the color section of the bar configuration in ~/.i3/config (or /etc/i3/config, if you prefer global configurations):
bar {
# [...]
colors {
separator #C400AD
# [...]
}
}@airblader: Thanks for the hint, I entirely forgot about that.
Asked: Nov 27 '14
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Last updated: Nov 28 '14
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Is there a `~/.i3status.conf` or `~/.conf/i3status/config`? These might override `/etc/i3status.conf`. Also, do any other changes in the configuration take affect?
No, there isn't either of those present on my system. Other changes do take effect, I've tinkered with the order and content of items on it before.
@airblader: No, the `#` is not interpreted as start of a comment as it is already quoted with `""`. Besides, this is the way how colors are defined in the manual, so it should be the correct syntax.
Yeah, I noticed that after posting it and deleted my comment. Not quickly enough, apparently :)