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+## Usage
+
+[Read here.](https://github.com/lcpz/lain/wiki/Widgets#usage)
+
+### Description
+
+Shows ALSA volume.
+
+```lua
+local volume = lain.widget.alsa()
+```
+
+## Input table
+
+Variable | Meaning | Type | Default
+--- | --- | --- | ---
+`timeout` | Refresh timeout (in seconds) | integer | 5
+`cmd` | Alsa mixer command | string | "amixer"
+`channel` | Mixer channel | string | "Master"
+`togglechannel` | Toggle channel | string | `nil`
+`settings` | User settings | function | empty function
+
+`cmd` is useful if you need to pass additional arguments to amixer. For instance, you may want to define `cmd = "amixer -c X"` in order to set amixer with card `X`.
+
+`settings` can use the following variables:
+
+Variable | Meaning | Type | Values
+--- | --- | --- | ---
+`volume_now.level` | Volume level | integer | 0-100
+`volume_now.status` | Device status | string | "on", "off"
+
+## Output table
+
+Variable | Meaning | Type
+--- | --- | ---
+`widget` | The widget | `wibox.widget.textbox`
+`channel` | ALSA channel | string
+`update` | Update `widget` | function
+
+## Toggle channel
+
+In case mute toggling can't be mapped to master channel (this happens, for instance, when you are using an HDMI output), define togglechannel as your S/PDIF device. You can get the device ID with `scontents` command.
+
+For instance, if card number is 1 and S/PDIF number is 3:
+
+```shell
+$ amixer -c 1 scontents
+Simple mixer control 'Master',0
+ Capabilities: volume
+ Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
+ Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
+ Limits: 0 - 255
+ Front Left: 255 [100%]
+ Front Right: 255 [100%]
+Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
+ Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
+ Playback channels: Mono
+ Mono: Playback [on]
+Simple mixer control 'IEC958',1
+ Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
+ Playback channels: Mono
+ Mono: Playback [on]
+Simple mixer control 'IEC958',2
+ Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
+ Playback channels: Mono
+ Mono: Playback [on]
+Simple mixer control 'IEC958',3
+ Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
+ Playback channels: Mono
+ Mono: Playback [on]
+```
+
+you have to set `togglechannel = "IEC958,3"`.
+
+## Buttons
+
+If you want buttons, just add the following after your widget in `rc.lua`.
+
+```lua
+volume.widget:buttons(awful.util.table.join(
+ awful.button({}, 1, function() -- left click
+ awful.spawn(string.format("%s -e alsamixer", terminal))
+ end),
+ awful.button({}, 2, function() -- middle click
+ os.execute(string.format("%s set %s 100%%", volume.cmd, volume.channel))
+ volume.update()
+ end),
+ awful.button({}, 3, function() -- right click
+ os.execute(string.format("%s set %s toggle", volume.cmd, volume.togglechannel or volume.channel))
+ volume.update()
+ end),
+ awful.button({}, 4, function() -- scroll up
+ os.execute(string.format("%s set %s 1%%+", volume.cmd, volume.channel))
+ volume.update()
+ end),
+ awful.button({}, 5, function() -- scroll down
+ os.execute(string.format("%s set %s 1%%-", volume.cmd, volume.channel))
+ volume.update()
+ end)
+))
+```
+
+## Keybindings
+
+You can control the widget with keybindings like these:
+
+```lua
+-- ALSA volume control
+awful.key({ altkey }, "Up",
+ function ()
+ os.execute(string.format("amixer set %s 1%%+", volume.channel))
+ volume.update()
+ end),
+awful.key({ altkey }, "Down",
+ function ()
+ os.execute(string.format("amixer set %s 1%%-", volume.channel))
+ volume.update()
+ end),
+awful.key({ altkey }, "m",
+ function ()
+ os.execute(string.format("amixer set %s toggle", volume.togglechannel or volume.channel))
+ volume.update()
+ end),
+awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "m",
+ function ()
+ os.execute(string.format("amixer set %s 100%%", volume.channel))
+ volume.update()
+ end),
+awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "0",
+ function ()
+ os.execute(string.format("amixer set %s 0%%", volume.channel))
+ volume.update()
+ end),
+```
+
+where `altkey = "Mod1"`.
+
+### Muting with PulseAudio
+
+If you are using this widget in conjuction with PulseAudio, add the option `-D pulse` to the muting keybinding, like this:
+
+```lua
+awful.key({ altkey }, "m",
+ function ()
+ os.execute(string.format("amixer -D pulse set %s toggle", volume.togglechannel or volume.channel))
+ volume.update()
+ end),
+```