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Node Reference Visuals
Visuals draw via Cairo in render.lua. They have no data output. Bindable rows accept wires (source/logic kinds must be in accepts).
Placement: cx, cy = centre; x, y = top-left. Layers dock: draw order, hide (skipped in codegen), lock.
Common bind targets: value, trigger, category, title_label, rotation, opacity-related fields where listed.
| value | bindable — all kinds (numbers auto-format) |
| prefix/suffix/decimals | formatting |
| x, y, align, font, colour, halo | style |
What it does: Single-line readout or caption.
Examples: Fixed title "SYSTEM"; wire CPU % for a live number; wire String Format/String Join for Artist — Title. Halo helps on busy wallpapers
Multi-line block; value bindable (all kinds; newlines separate lines).
Example: Custom Script printing three lines of service status.
Month grid with today highlight, optional outside days, fonts/colours per role.
Example: Side panel on a desktop HUD; pair with Date/Time text above.
| value | bindable numeric |
| min/max, cx, cy, radius, thickness, start/sweep | geometry |
| value_suffix, track/fill, caps, gradients | style |
Example: CPU % or RAM % direct. Partial sweep (270°) for “dashboard” look. Stack Ring Track underneath for chrome.
Discrete lit segments (LED-ring style).
Example: Battery or GPU util in sci-fi HUDs; fewer segments = chunkier look.
Analog dial: zones (ok/warn/danger), ticks, needle, optional value text.
Example: CPU temp after Map Range; warn zone from 60%, danger from 85%. Requires current Studio build with framework text helpers (needle labels).
Horizontal/vertical; solid, segmented, or trapezoid skin; optional critical pulse.
Example: RAM % segmented; disk % with pulse ≥ 90%.
Stylized core gauge with accent / warn / critical behaviour (theme chrome).
Static arc only; no value.
Example: Decorative rings behind Arc Gauge or Radar.
| value | bindable; on when ≥ threshold |
| color_on / color_off, glow, cx, cy, radius |
Example: Wire Hysteresis/Threshold output (0/1); threshold 0.5. Status “disk hot”, “VPN down”, etc.
Per-core bars from ${cpu cpuN} inside the visual; no source nodes required.
Example: 8-core strip with heat-map colours at the bottom of a gaming HUD.
| value | bindable — rolling samples |
| title_label | bindable caption above the frame (text or numbers) |
| width/height, fill, colours | style |
Example: CPU % history; title wired from String Format CPU {value}%.
Compact, borderless; auto_scale fits recent samples.
Example: Dense row of net down/up sparklines without heavy frames.
Up to three series (value_a/b/c), shared min/max, optional title_label.
Example: CPU temp (A) + GPU temp (B); or download + upload. Leave unused series unwired.
Conky ${top} table (rank, name, CPU, MEM) drawn as rows — no source wiring.
Example: Classic sysmon corner; 5 rows, header on.
| mode | circle/image silhouette/star/triangle |
| trigger + threshold | optional gate |
| pulse Hz, alpha min/max, layers | motion |
Example: Always-on soft ring behind a logo; or trigger from CPU ≥ 85 so the glow only appears under load.
Rotating spiral or tick radar.
Example: Idle chrome; rotation_speed_dps negative to reverse.
Concentric rings, sweep beam, optional blips.
Example: Sci-fi/JARVIS centrepiece under a Reactor Gauge.
Dots on rings; trigger scales speed (and slightly radius).
Example: Wire CPU % so orbits speed up under load.
Decorative EQ (not real FFT). trigger raises energy; unbound uses idle energy.
Example: Trigger from Playback Progress or CPU for “alive” chrome near Now Playing.
Phase disc, illumination, next full/new; approximates lunar eclipses (e.g. deep partial 2026-08-27/28, total 2028-12-31/2029-01-01) and solar-eclipse seasons. Southern hemisphere flips the limb. Labels fit inside the bracket box.
Example: Side widget with brackets on; southern_hemisphere for AU/NZ users.
Face, hands, optional digital readout — wall-clock time, not a source wire.
HUD corner frame; arm length/thickness/which corners.
| Node | Role |
|---|---|
| Rectangle | Panels, cards, backdrop chips (fill/stroke, radius, gradient) |
| HLine/VLine | Section dividers, gutters |
| Crosshair | Reticle/radar centre |
| Circle | Full disc, arc, or pie |
| Star/Triangle | Decorative geometry |
Example: Semi-transparent Rectangle behind a cluster of gauges; HLine under a title.
| path | PNG/SVG (copied to images/ on build) |
| size, rotation (bindable) | |
| swap paths by threshold | optional |
Example: Logo; rotation from a Math node for a slow spin. Threshold swaps for temp-based artwork.
| category | bindable category (or constant for preview) |
Example: Wire Weather Category; no image files needed (vector).
Fetches art via playerctl ecosystem; size/position; daemon helper script.
Example: Square art beside Now Playing text.
Font codepoint glyph (Nerd Font/icon font).
| Offset X/Y | Shift whole block |
| Input 1–12 | Bindable (in1…in12; nil if unwired) |
| code | Cairo with cr, W, H, helpers (clamp, lerp, wall_clock, load_image_cached, …) |
Example: Legacy theme body paste; later wire CPU to in1 and prefer tonumber(in1) or safe_number('${cpu}', 0).
Where exposed: on_click_command + click region (x,y,w,h) in canvas pixels. Conky mouse hook runs the shell command (e.g. playerctl play-pause).
Many fill-capable nodes support solid/linear/radial via fill mode + end colour. Sparklines, multi-series lines, and segmented gauges use solid colours only.
| HUD idea | Nodes |
|---|---|
| CPU ring + label | CPU % → Arc Gauge; String Format → Text |
| Smooth needle temp | CPU temp → Smooth → Map Range → Needle Gauge |
| Hot LED without flicker | Temp → Hysteresis → LED Dot |
| Net history | Down + Up → Multi-Series; title_label caption |
| Weather row | Category → Weather Icon; Condition + Temp → Text |
| Now Playing | Album Art + String Join(Artist,Title) + Progress Bar |
| Sci-fi chrome | Ring Track, Radar Sweep, Orbit Field (trigger=CPU), Corner Brackets |