Show pywal changes without having to restart qtile every time after changing wallpaper

[hamensman]

I have this pywal code (https://github.com/dylanaraps/pywal/wiki/Customization#qtile) written into my config and map this (https://github.com/LukeSmithxyz/voidrice/blob/master/.local/bin/setbg) script to a keybind to change my wallpapers.

However, after I change my wallpaper, I have to then restart qtile to see the changes (on, say, the bar). And I don't want to do that every time.

Would I need to write a function which runs the script then restarts qtile? Or can it be done without having to restart qtile at all?

[m-col]

Currently your best bet would be to restart qtile at the end of the script. In the not-so-distant future there will be a function to reload the config without doing a full restart, and this will apply these changes and be a much smoother experience. See #2360 for details, or the code if you want to use it now.

[elParaguayo]

Worth adding that putting lazy.reload() (as per the pywal code linked above) in a function isn't going to do anything as that doesn't actually restart qtile. lazy objects are meant to be attached to keybindings so that they're executed at that point.

[hamensman]

In the not-so-distant future there will be a function to reload the config without doing a full restart, and this will apply these changes and be a much smoother experience.

I very much look forward to that!

[hamensman]

Worth adding that putting lazy.reload() (as per the pywal code linked above) in a function isn't going to do anything as that doesn't actually restart qtile. lazy objects are meant to be attached to keybindings so that they're executed at that point.

So that explains why adding qtile.lazy.restart() to the end of a function I tried writing didn't do anything...

[hamensman]

I found this command which restarts qtile, and added it to the wallpaper script: qtile cmd-obj -o cmd -f restart.

While it more or less does what I want, it's not the smoothest experience. So having a function to reload the config without a full restart would definitely be the most ideal!