more beauty in the status bar

.i3/config

@@ -88,22 +88,21 @@ for_window [class="Tor Browser"] floating enable
 bindsym $mod+a focus parent # focus the parent container
 
 # manage workspaces
-# http://fontawesome.io/cheatsheet/
-set $WS1 "1 "
-# fa-globe
-# http://unicode-table.com/en/2328/ KEYBOARD
-set $WS2 "2 "
-# fa-magic
-set $WS3 "3 "
-# fa-terminal
-set $WS4 "4 "
-# fa-envelope
-set $WS5 "5 "
-# fa-code
-set $WS8 "8 "
-# fa-key
-set $WS9 "9 "
-# fa-linux
+# look for icons: https://fontawesome.com/icons?d=gallery
+# firefox - browser is placed on this Workspace
+set $WS1 "1 "
+# git - emacs <3
+set $WS2 "2 "
+# terminal - place for urxvt
+set $WS3 "3 "
+# envelope - thunderbird windows on here
+set $WS4 "4 "
+# code - eclise, intellij IDEs, etc
+set $WS5 "5 "
+# unlock-alt - keepassxc defaults here
+set $WS8 "8 "
+# linux - less often used terminals for background processes
+set $WS9 "9 "
 
 assign [class="^Firefox$"] $WS1
 assign [class="^Eclipse$"] $WS5

.i3/status.conf

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ order += "disk /media/driveBay"
 #order += "run_watch DHCP"
 order += "path_exists VPN"
 #order += "ipv6"
-#order += "wireless wlan0"
 order += "wireless wlp3s0"
 order += "ethernet enp0s25"
 order += "volume master"
@@ -34,11 +33,7 @@ order += "load"
 order += "tztime DE"
 #order += "tztime KG"
 
-wireless wlan0 {
-	format_up = "W: %essid (%quality) %ip"
-	format_down = "W: -"
-}
-
+# look for icons: https://fontawesome.com/icons?d=gallery
 wireless wlp3s0 {
 	format_up = " %essid (%quality) %ip"
 	format_down = " -"
@@ -52,10 +47,10 @@ ethernet enp0s25 {
 
 battery 0 {
 	format = "%status %percentage %remaining"
-	format_down = "∞ PLUG"
+	format_down = ""
 	status_chr = "⚇ CHR"
-	status_bat = "⚡ BAT"
-	status_full = "☻ FULL"
+	status_bat = " "
+	status_full = " "
 	path = "/sys/class/power_supply/BAT%d/uevent"
 	low_threshold = 10
 }
@@ -73,7 +68,7 @@ path_exists VPN {
 }
 
 tztime local {
-	format = "DE %Y-%m-%d (%V) %a %H:%M:%S"
+	format = "%Y-%m-%d (%V) %a %H:%M:%S"
 }
 
 tztime DE {