making awesome more awesome

awesome/module/test.lua

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+-- Load these libraries (if you haven't already)
+local awful = require("awful")
+local gears = require("gears")
+local wibox = require("wibox")
+
+-- Create the box
+local anti_aliased_wibox = wibox({visible = true, ontop = true, type = "normal", height = 100, width = 100})
+
+-- Place it at the center of the screen
+awful.placement.centered(anti_aliased_wibox)
+
+-- Set transparent bg
+anti_aliased_wibox.bg = beautiful.transparent
+
+-- Put its items in a shaped container
+anti_aliased_wibox:setup {
+    -- Container
+    {
+        -- Items go here
+        --wibox.widget.textbox("Hello!"),
+        awful.spawn('urxvt'),
+        -- ...
+        layout = wibox.layout.fixed.vertical
+    },
+    -- The real background color
+    bg = "#111111",
+    -- The real, anti-aliased shape
+    shape = gears.shape.rounded_rect,
+    widget = wibox.container.background()
+}