commit fb79b899a7d109fc827e0da742d34c61f47df0ad
Author: MrJensK <jens.se@icloud.com>
AuthorDate: Tue Aug 11 20:05:10 2026 +0200
Commit: MrJensK <jens.se@icloud.com>
CommitDate: Tue Aug 11 20:05:10 2026 +0200
update to startmenu.sh to add new features ugs
---
scripts/startmenu.sh | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scripts/startmenu.sh b/scripts/startmenu.sh
index f2148ed..bd0b44b 100755
--- a/scripts/startmenu.sh
+++ b/scripts/startmenu.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
#!/bin/sh
# startmenu module -- dispatched by subcommand:
-# startmenu.sh -> bar text
-# startmenu.sh menu -> popup definition, read once at startup (see
-# README, "Module-declared menus")
+# startmenu.sh -> bar text
+# startmenu.sh menu -> popup definition, read once at
+# startup (see README, "Module-declared
+# menus")
+# startmenu.sh screensaver_status -> "Screensaver: On"/"Off" popup_info
+# row, re-run fresh every time the
+# popup opens
+# startmenu.sh screensaver_on -> re-enable blanking/DPMS (xset)
+# startmenu.sh screensaver_off -> disable blanking/DPMS (xset)
#
# This *is* the start menu -- add, remove or reorder popup_item lines below
# to customize it, no sxbarc editing needed.
mode="${1:-text}"
+self="$0"
+
+# Timeout (seconds) restored by "Turn screensaver on" -- adjust to taste.
+saver_timeout=600
case "$mode" in
menu)
@@ -15,6 +25,25 @@ menu)
echo 'popup_item : "File manager" : "pcmanfm"'
echo 'popup_item : "Web browser" : "firefox"'
echo 'popup_item : "Lock screen" : "slock"'
+ echo "popup_info : \"$self screensaver_status\""
+ echo "popup_item : \"Turn screensaver on\" : \"$self screensaver_on\""
+ echo "popup_item : \"Turn screensaver off\" : \"$self screensaver_off\""
+ ;;
+screensaver_status)
+ t=$(xset q 2>/dev/null | awk '/^ timeout:/{print $2}')
+ if [ "${t:-0}" -gt 0 ] 2>/dev/null; then
+ echo 'Screensaver: On'
+ else
+ echo 'Screensaver: Off'
+ fi
+ ;;
+screensaver_on)
+ xset s "$saver_timeout" "$saver_timeout"
+ xset +dpms
+ ;;
+screensaver_off)
+ xset s off
+ xset -dpms
;;
*)
echo "Start"