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+Scripts
+=======
+
+In this directory are a few files:
+
+`.`:
+
+* panel -- a wrapper sh script which chains together a perl script and
+  lemonbar, so that a panel can be formed.  Has a crude understanding of job
+  control so that only one instance can be started at any one time.  It will
+  also start conky.
+
+* read_status.pl -- listens on any defined FIFOs from `fvwm3`, and parses the
+  JSON information sent down them.  It formats the information into
+  something which `lemonbar` can understand.  It will also send the conky output
+  to `lemonbar`.
+
+* conkyrc -- example RC file for use with conky.
+
+`./config`
+* Example config(s)
+
+In order to support RandR correctly, a forked version of Lemonbar is needed.
+The version lives on the `ta/keep-output-monitor` see:
+
+https://github.com/ThomasAdam/bar/tree/ta/keep-output-monitor
+
+Compiling this should replace any othe version of `lemonbar` which might be in
+use.
diff --git a/contrib/status/conkyrc b/contrib/status/conkyrc
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+conky.config = {
+	out_to_x = false,
+	out_to_console = true,
+	background = false,
+	update_interval = 60,
+	total_run_times = 0,
+	use_spacer = 'none',
+	default_color = 'ffaf5f',
+	draw_graph_borders = true,
+	short_units = true,
+	use_spacer = 'left',
+	pad_percents = 1
+}
+
+conky.text = [[
+clock:%{r}%{B-}%{U\#00FFFF}%{+u}%{+o} \
+%{r}%{B-}%{U\#00FFFF}%{+u}%{+o} \
+%{B\#4ECC4E}[CPU: ${cpu cpu0 11,12}]%{B-} \
+%{B\#66B2FF}[MEM:  ${mem}]%{B-} \
+%{B\#D68C5A}[AVG:  ${loadavg 1}]%{B-} \
+%{B\#BF4356}[${time %b %d %H:%M:%S}]%{B-}%{-u}%{-o} \
+]]
diff --git a/contrib/status/panel b/contrib/status/panel
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+pfile=${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/fvwm3-panel.pid
+
+[ -f $pfile ] && kill -0 $(<$pfile) && {
+	echo "Already running..."
+	pkill -P $(<$pfile)
+}
+
+echo $$ > $pfile
+
+pipe="$FVWM_STATUS_PIPE"
+
+# Ascertain the DPI value.  Anything over 100 is assumed to be on a HiDPI
+# display, and as such, XFT fonts, and higher font sizes are used.
+this_dpi=$(xdpyinfo | \
+	perl -wane '/resolution:\s+(?:(\d+)x(?:\d+))/ and print $1;')
+
+# Assume we last started conky.  Probably not ideal; we could go down the
+# route of tracking the PID if it's a problem.
+pkill conky
+(conky -d > "$pipe" &)
+
+font_opts=""
+geom_opts="x16"
+[ $this_dpi -gt 100 ] && {
+	font_opts="-f 'Book:pixelsize=25'"
+	geom_opts="x25"
+}
+
+~/read_status.pl | lemonbar -g $geom_opts $font_opts -p -d -B'#0000FF' -u2
diff --git a/contrib/status/read_status.pl b/contrib/status/read_status.pl
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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+#
+# A very crude example how to turn status output from CWM in to something
+# that can be interpreted by lemonbar.
+#
+# https://github.com/LemonBoy/bar
+#
+# Patches improving this script is welcome; I threw it together in about
+# fifteen minutes, there's no support for SIGPIPE or anything like that yet.
+#
+# -- Thomas Adam
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use JSON::XS;
+use IO::Select;
+
+use Data::Dumper;
+
+$| = 1;
+binmode STDOUT, ':encoding(UTF-8)';
+
+my $pipe = $ENV{'FVWM_STATUS_PIPE'};
+# If there are no pipes, that's OK.
+unless (-e $pipe) {
+	warn "No pipe found ($pipe) - exiting.\n";
+	exit;
+}
+
+my %scr_map;
+my $last_clock_line = '';
+my %reply_map;
+
+sub query_xrandr
+{
+	my %lb = (
+		'global_monitor' => {
+			screen => '',
+			data => undef,
+		}
+	);
+
+	open(my $fh, '-|', 'xrandr -q') or die $!;
+	while (my $line = <$fh>) {
+		if ($line =~ /(.*?)\s+connected|connected primary\s*(\d+x\d+\d+\+\d+)\s+/) {
+			my $output = $1;
+			$lb{$output} = {
+				screen  => $output,
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	close($fh);
+
+	return (\%lb);
+}
+
+sub format_output
+{
+	my ($data) = @_;
+        my $skip_all_but_global = 0;
+
+        if (exists $data->{'screens'}->{'global_monitor'} and
+            (exists $scr_map{'global_monitor'} and scalar keys %scr_map >= 1)) {
+
+	    delete $data->{'screens'}->{'global_monitor'};
+            $scr_map{'global_monitor'}->{'screen'} = 0;
+        }
+
+	foreach my $screen  (keys %{ $data->{'screens'} }) {
+		my $extra_msg = '';
+		my $extra_urgent = '';
+		my $msg = "%{Sn$screen}";
+
+		my $scr_h = $data->{'screens'}->{$screen};
+
+		# For the list of desktops, we maintain the sort order based on the
+		# group names being 0 -> 9.
+		foreach my $deskname (
+			sort {
+				$scr_h->{'desktops'}->{$a}->{'number'} <=>
+				$scr_h->{'desktops'}->{$b}->{'number'}
+			} keys %{$scr_h->{'desktops'}})
+		{
+			my $desk_name  = $scr_h->{'desktops'}->{$deskname};
+			my $sym_name   = $desk_name->{'number'};
+			my $is_current = $desk_name->{'is_current'};
+			my $desk_count = $desk_name->{'number_of_clients'};
+			my $is_urgent  = $desk_name->{'is_urgent'} ||= 0;
+			my $is_active  = $desk_name->{'is_active'} ||= 0;
+
+			# If the window is active, give it a differnet colour.
+			if ($is_current) {
+					$msg .= "|%{B#39c488} $sym_name %{B-}";
+
+					$extra_msg .= "%{B#D7C72F}[Scr:$screen][A:$desk_count]%{B-}";
+					# Gather any other bits of information for the _CURRENT_
+					# group we might want.
+					if ($is_urgent) {
+						$extra_urgent = "%{B#FF0000}[U]%{B-}";
+					}
+			} else {
+				if ($is_urgent) {
+						$msg .= "|%{B#b82e2e} $sym_name %{B-}";
+				} elsif ($is_active) {
+					$msg .= "|%{B#007FFF} $sym_name %{B-}";
+
+					# If the deskname is in the active desktops lists then
+					# mark it as being viewed in addition to the currently
+					# active group.
+				} elsif ($desk_count > 0) {
+					# Highlight groups with clients on them.
+					$msg .= "|%{B#004C98} $sym_name %{B-}";
+				} elsif ($desk_count == 0) {
+					# Don't show groups which have no clients.
+					next;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		$msg .= "%{F#FF00FF}|%{F-}$extra_msg$extra_urgent";
+
+		if (defined $scr_h->{'current_client'}) {
+			my $cc = $scr_h->{'current_client'};
+			$msg .= "%{c}%{U#00FF00}%{+u}%{+o}%{B#AC59FF}%{F-}" .
+				"        " . $cc . "        " .  "%{-u}%{-o}%{B-}";
+		}
+		$reply_map{$screen} = $msg;
+	}
+}
+
+sub process_line
+{
+	my ($fifo) = @_;
+	my $msg;
+
+	open (my $pipe_fh, '<', $fifo) or die "Cannot open $fifo: $!";
+
+	my $fifo_local = \*$pipe_fh;
+	my $select = IO::Select->new($fifo_local);
+
+	while (my @ready = $select->can_read()) {
+		foreach my $fd (@ready) {
+			while (my $line = <$pipe_fh>) {
+				chomp $line;
+				if ($line =~ s/^clock://) {
+					$last_clock_line = $line // '';
+				} else {
+					my $json;
+					eval {
+						$json = decode_json($line);
+					};
+					if ($@) {
+						warn "Couldn't parse: <<$line>>\n";
+						next;
+					}
+					format_output(decode_json($line));
+				}
+				foreach my $scr_key (keys %reply_map) {
+					print "$reply_map{$scr_key}$last_clock_line\n";
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+%scr_map = %{ query_xrandr() };
+process_line($pipe);