anybar: misc improvements ref. #118

dwm.c

@@ -4284,6 +4284,10 @@ updatebarpos(Monitor *m)
 
 	for (bar = m->bar; bar; bar = bar->next) {
 		bar->bx = m->wx + x_pad;
+		#if BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH && !BAR_ANYBAR_MANAGE_WIDTH_PATCH
+		if (bar->external)
+			continue;
+		#endif // BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH | BAR_ANYBAR_MANAGE_WIDTH_PATCH
 		bar->bw = m->ww - 2 * x_pad;
 	}
 
@@ -4316,9 +4320,8 @@ updatebarpos(Monitor *m)
 		if (bar->topbar)
 			m->wy = m->wy + bar->bh + y_pad;
 		m->wh -= y_pad + bar->bh;
-	}
-	for (bar = m->bar; bar; bar = bar->next)
 		bar->by = (bar->topbar ? m->wy - bar->bh : m->wy + m->wh);
+	}
 }
 
 void

patch/bar_anybar.c

@@ -3,20 +3,21 @@ managealtbar(Window win, XWindowAttributes *wa)
 {
 	Monitor *m;
 	Bar *bar;
-	int i;
+	int i = 0;
 	if (!(m = recttomon(wa->x, wa->y, wa->width, wa->height)))
 		return;
-	for (i = 0, bar = m->bar; bar && bar->win && bar->next; bar = bar->next, ++i); // find last bar
+	for (bar = m->bar; bar && bar->win && bar->next; bar = bar->next); // find last bar
 	if (!bar) {
 		bar = m->bar = ecalloc(1, sizeof(Bar));
 		bar->topbar = topbar;
 	} else if (bar && bar->win) {
+		i = bar->idx + 1;
 		bar->next = ecalloc(1, sizeof(Bar));
-		#if BAR_ANYBAR_STACK_BARS_PATCH
+		#if BAR_ANYBAR_TOP_AND_BOTTOM_BARS_PATCH
-		bar->next->topbar = topbar;
-		#else
 		bar->next->topbar = !bar->topbar;
-		#endif // BAR_ANYBAR_STACK_BARS_PATCH
+		#else
+		bar->next->topbar = topbar;
+		#endif // BAR_ANYBAR_TOP_AND_BOTTOM_BARS_PATCH
 		bar = bar->next;
 	}
 	bar->external = 1;
@@ -25,12 +26,13 @@ managealtbar(Window win, XWindowAttributes *wa)
 	bar->idx = i;
 	bar->borderpx = 0;
 	bar->win = win;
+	bar->bw = wa->width;
 	bar->bh = wa->height;
 	updatebarpos(m);
 	arrange(m);
 	XSelectInput(dpy, win, EnterWindowMask|FocusChangeMask|PropertyChangeMask|StructureNotifyMask);
 	XMapWindow(dpy, win);
-	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, bar->win, bar->bx, -bar->by, wa->width, bar->bh);
+	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, bar->win, bar->bx, bar->by, bar->bw, bar->bh);
 	arrange(selmon);
 	XChangeProperty(dpy, root, netatom[NetClientList], XA_WINDOW, 32, PropModeAppend,
 		(unsigned char *) &win, 1);

patches.def.h

@@ -229,10 +229,11 @@
  */
 #define BAR_ANYBAR_PATCH 0
 
-/* Anybar option to stack multiple external bars at the top or at the bottom of the monitor
+/* Anybar option to place the next bar depending on previous bar's position (top or bottom) */
- * instead of adding a second bar at the opposite side.
+#define BAR_ANYBAR_TOP_AND_BOTTOM_BARS_PATCH 0
- */
+
-#define BAR_ANYBAR_STACK_BARS_PATCH 0
+/* Anybar option to let dwm manage the width of the bar */
+#define BAR_ANYBAR_MANAGE_WIDTH_PATCH 0
 
 /* This patch adds a border around the status bar(s) just like the border of client windows.
  * https://codemadness.org/paste/dwm-border-bar.patch