files

config/waybar/scripts/cava_config

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+[general]
+bars = 6
+
+[output]
+method = raw
+raw_target = /dev/stdout
+data_format = ascii
+ascii_max_range = 7
+# Remove the 'ascii_data_format = box' lines—they don't apply to raw ascii mode.
+
+[input]
+# If it stays as zeros even when music plays, try changing 'pulse' to 'pipewire'
+method = pulse
+source = auto
+

config/waybar/scripts/launch.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+killall -9 waybar
+swaync-client --reload-css
+
+waybar &
+# swaync &

config/waybar/scripts/waybar-cava.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Define the bar icons (same ones in your config)
+icons=(" " "·" "–" "=" "≡" "≡" "≡")
+
+killall -q cava
+# We read the numbers from CAVA and swap them for icons
+cava -p ~/.config/waybar/scripts/cava_config | while read -r line; do
+  output=""
+  # Loop through each digit in the output (e.g., '0', '1', '7')
+  for ((i = 0; i < ${#line}; i++)); do
+    digit="${line:$i:1}"
+    # If it's a number, pick the icon. Otherwise, keep it.
+    if [[ $digit =~ [0-7] ]]; then
+      output+="${icons[$digit]}"
+    # If it's a semicolon or anything else, just skip it
+    else
+      continue
+    fi
+  done
+  echo "$output"
+done