Minor improvments to init & ~/bin scripts, remove numlock from autostarts

home/.config/i3/config

@@ -77,10 +77,16 @@ set $Mon2 HDMI2
 # run with reload
 exec_always --no-startup-id start-compton
 exec_always --no-startup-id al-polybar-session
-exec_always --no-startup-id numlockx on
 exec_always --no-startup-id nitrogen --restore
 exec_always --no-startup-id xrdb -load ~/.Xresources
-exec_always --no-startup-id pkill trayer; trayer --edge bottom --align left --heighttype pixel --height 18 --widthtype request --SetDockType false --expand true --transparent true --alpha 255
+
+# Trayer
+exec_always --no-startup-id pkill trayer; trayer --edge bottom \
+            --align left --heighttype pixel --height 18 --widthtype request \
+            --SetDockType false --expand true --transparent true --alpha 255
+
+# If you have a numpad you may want to enable this
+# exec_always --no-startup-id numlockx on
 
 # run once
 exec --no-startup-id xfsettingsd

home/.config/keypack

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ do_setup() {
     sudo pacman-key --populate archlabs
 }
 
-while ! [[ $(ping -c1 8.8.8.8) ]]; do
+while ! [[ "$(ping -c1 8.8.8.8)" ]]; do
     sleep 1
 done
 

home/.config/openbox/autostart

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 al-compositor --start &
 
 #$HOME/.config/setup &
-# enable numlock, comment out if you dont have a numpad
+# enable numlock, commented out for laptop users
-numlockx on &
+#numlockx on &
 
 # restore wallpaper
 nitrogen --restore &

home/.xprofile

@@ -6,16 +6,21 @@ XDG_CONFIG_HOME=$HOME/.config
 export XDG_CONFIG_HOME
 
 # include ~/bin in path
-export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH
+if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ]; then
+    PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH
+fi
 
 # include sbin in PATH
-if [ -d "/sbin" ] ; then
+if [ -d "/sbin" ]; then
     PATH="/sbin:$PATH"
 fi
-if [ -d "/usr/sbin" ] ; then
+
+# include sbin in PATH
+if [ -d "/usr/sbin" ]; then
     PATH="/usr/sbin:$PATH"
 fi
 
+# launch dbus
 if which dbus-launch >/dev/null && test -z "$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS"; then
-    eval `dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session`
+    eval $(dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session)
 fi

home/bin/start-compton

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 
-if [ "$(pidof compton)" ]; then
+if [[ "$(pidof compton)" ]]; then
     al-compositor --restart
 else
     al-compositor --start

home/bin/toggle-caffeine

@@ -4,15 +4,19 @@ on=""
 off=""
 
 # if the script is passed --toggle
-if [[ $1 == *toggle* ]] && pgrep caffeine &>/dev/null; then
+if [[ "$1" ]]; then
-    killall caffeine && exit 0
+    if [[ "$1" == *toggle* ]] && [[ "$(pidof caffeine)" ]]; then
-elif [[ $1 == *toggle* ]]; then
+        killall caffeine
-    caffeine && exit 0
+    elif [[ "$1" == *toggle* ]]; then
+        caffeine &
+    fi
+    exit 0
 fi
 
+
 while true; do
     # caffeine is running
-    if pgrep caffeine &>/dev/null; then
+    if [[ "$(pidof caffeine)" ]]; then
         echo "%{F#0000FF}$on"
     else
         echo "%{F#FF0000}$off"

home/bin/toggle-compton

@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@
 on=""
 off=""
 
-if [[ $1 == *toggle* ]] && [[ $(pidof compton) ]]; then
+if [[ "$1" ]]; then
-    al-compositor --stop && exit 0
+    if [[ "$1" == *toggle* ]] && [[ "$(pidof compton)" ]]; then
-elif [[ $1 == *toggle* ]]; then
+        al-compositor --stop
-    al-compositor --start && exit 0
+    elif [[ "$1" == *toggle* ]]; then
+        al-compositor --start
+    fi
+    exit 0
 fi
 
 while true; do
-    if [[ $(pidof compton) ]]; then
+    if [[ "$(pidof compton)" ]]; then
         echo "$on"
     else
         echo "%{F#888888}$off"

home/bin/toggle-polybar

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # small script to kill polybar if it is running
 # if it isnt running then start it the default session
-if [[ $(pidof polybar) ]]; then
+if [[ "$(pidof polybar)" ]]; then
     pkill polybar
 else
     al-polybar-session