From 05b1bdedf9220e636c961c888a8c4f56785d1b68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: MadcowOG Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 01:01:56 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Noted ipc patching in readme --- README.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d9b576b..22a4cf4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -17,5 +17,10 @@ Compile with `make`, install with `make install`, uninstall `make uninstall`. ## Configuration Like most suckless-like software, configuration is done through `src/config.def.h` modify it to your heart's content. dwl-bar is compatible with [someblocks](https://sr.ht/~raphi/someblocks/) for status. +If you want dwl-bar to control dwl (via mouse usage primarily) you may want to apply the `patches/dwl-bar-ipc-1.0.diff` patch. +**However do note that you will also need to apply the [bar-ipc](https://github.com/djpohly/dwl/wiki/bar-ipc) patch for dwl.** + +For more information about patching see the [hacking](https://suckless.org/hacking/) article from suckless. + ## Thanks Thanks to raphi for somebar this project is largely just somebar but in C and a few tweaks to make it similar to dwm. The ipc protocol is also just the ipc patch in somebar's `contrib/`.