Switched starting picom from .xprofile to i3 config. Corrected the mic check script for polybar

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/polybar/.config/polybar/scripts/mic-status.sh b/polybar/.config/polybar/scripts/mic-status.sh
index aae580c..b068c27 100755
--- a/polybar/.config/polybar/scripts/mic-status.sh
+++ b/polybar/.config/polybar/scripts/mic-status.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Loops until pactl can successfully connect and find the default source
+while ! pactl get-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ &>/dev/null; do
+    sleep 0.5
+done
+
 # Function to check the default source's mute status
 get_mic_status() {
     # We look for the default source and check its 'Mute' field
@@ -7,7 +12,7 @@ get_mic_status() {
 
     # Convert the volume to percentage
     mic_percentage=$(pactl get-source-volume @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | awk -F'/' '/Volume:/ {print $2}' | xargs)
-    
+
     if [ "$STATUS" = "yes" ]; then
        #echo "  Muted"  # Use your preferred icon/text
        echo "󰍭 $mic_percentage"