GroupBox2 - Beta Testing

[elParaguayo]

Current PR: #311

If you're interested in testing the widget, please install the groupbox2 branch of this repo and add the GroupBox2 widget to your bar.

You should read the documentation which provides a lot of detail as to how the widget works. Docs are available here:
https://qtile-extras.readthedocs.io/en/groupbox2/manual/ref/widgets.html#groupbox2

Areas of feedback requested:

• Bugs!
• Do you like the ability to set rules?
• Is the documentation clear enough? If not, what's missing?
• Line only accepts a single colour. Should we allow multiple colours?
• Line is currently on edge of box. Should its position be adjustable? If so, does it need a different parameter to the margin that is currently used to position the block?
• Image is currently adjusted by margin (similar to block). Should this be changed?
• All other feedback welcome too!

Couple of examples of "advanced" use of this widget showing what's possible:

[holykremowka2137]

Why does it show this? I have GroupBox2 installed and im even using that rn, but its still throwing me this error

[elParaguayo]

You need to:

from qtile_extras.widget.groupbox2 import GroupBoxRule

[holykremowka2137]

well, that was dumb XD thank u

[elParaguayo]

Well, it's not included in any of my examples either...

[TheHighGroundWins]

When using the custom draw function, where would I put the function I wrote?
I put function inside the GroupBox2 class, and yet I keep getting errors that the function is not defined.

[elParaguayo]

The function just goes in your config.

[TheHighGroundWins]

I keep getting this error:

2024-12-21 13:02:08,433 ERROR libqtile loop.py:_handle_exception():L62 Exception in event loop:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/asyncio/events.py", line 88, in _run
    self._context.run(self._callback, *self._args)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/libqtile/core/manager.py", line 992, in f
    func(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/libqtile/bar.py", line 621, in _actual_draw
    self._resize(self._length, self.widgets)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/libqtile/bar.py", line 464, in _resize
    stretchspace = length - sum(i.length for i in widgets if i.length_type != STRETCH)
                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/libqtile/bar.py", line 464, in <genexpr>
    stretchspace = length - sum(i.length for i in widgets if i.length_type != STRETCH)
                                ^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/jc/.config/qtile/qtile_extras/widget/decorations.py", line 1081, in length_get
    length = int(self.calculate_length())
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/jc/.config/qtile/qtile_extras/widget/groupbox2.py", line 959, in calculate_length
    return sum(box.size for box in self.boxes)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/jc/.config/qtile/qtile_extras/widget/groupbox2.py", line 959, in <genexpr>
    return sum(box.size for box in self.boxes)
               ^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/jc/.config/qtile/qtile_extras/widget/groupbox2.py", line 443, in size
    self._prepare()
  File "/home/jc/.config/qtile/qtile_extras/widget/groupbox2.py", line 330, in _prepare
    self._set_formats()
  File "/home/jc/.config/qtile/qtile_extras/widget/groupbox2.py", line 338, in _set_formats
    rules = [rule for rule in self.rules if rule.match(self)]
                                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/jc/.config/qtile/qtile_extras/widget/groupbox2.py", line 219, in match
    matched = self._match(box)
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/jc/.config/qtile/qtile_extras/widget/groupbox2.py", line 196, in _match
    if not self.screen & ScreenRule.UNSET:
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for &: 'ScreenRule' and 'ScreenRule'

When trying to use a custom draw function, could this be due to a wrong version of python being used.

[elParaguayo]

Please post your custom function and your rules.

[TheHighGroundWins]

this is in my config.py

def draw_red_square(box):
    w = 10
    h = 10
    x = (box.size - w) // 2
    y = (box.bar.height - h) // 2
    box.drawer.ctx.rectangle(x, y, w, h)
    box.drawer.set_source_rgb("ff0000")
    box.drawer.ctx.fill()

rules=[
GroupBoxRule(custom_draw=draw_red_square).when(occupied=True)
        ]

I accidentally deleted my config file and had to remake it from a screenshot. I don't know what I did before, but now nothing seems to be happening. So at least no big errors.

I don't seem to have any rules before so I made a new one.

I was testing the example draw function before making my own.