make i3bar volume info work with pamixer or amixer

1) change conkyrc file
2) add script that prints a status line follwing this scheme:
    M|U Volume:|<default pa device> [<volume>%]

2 files changed, 40 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/i3/conkyrc.json b/i3/conkyrc.json
index bea7884..ff2c6e2 100644
--- a/i3/conkyrc.json
+++ b/i3/conkyrc.json
@@ -85,16 +85,8 @@ TEXT
 
     ################ Volume ########################
 
-    {"name": "symbol", "color": "\#ffffff", "full_text":
-    ${if_match "${exec pamixer --get-mute}"=="true"}"M"${else}"U"${endif},
-        "separator": false},
-
-    {"name": "card", "color": "\#ffffff", "separator": false,
-        "full_text": "${exec pacmd info | grep 'Default sink' | grep -o '[^.]*$'}"},
-    
-    {"name": "Volume", "color": "\#ffffff", "full_text": 
-        "[${exec pamixer --get-volume}%]"},
-    
+    {"name": "volume status", "color": "\#ffffff", "full_text":
+    "${exec ~/.dotfiles/scripts/audio_status.sh}"},
 
 
     ################# Battery ####################
diff --git a/scripts/audio_status.sh b/scripts/audio_status.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..84a6a01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/audio_status.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+function print_mute {
+   echo -n "M " 
+}
+
+function print_unmute {
+   echo -n "U " 
+}
+
+if type pamixer &>/dev/null
+then
+    if pamixer --get-mute &> /dev/null
+    then
+        print_mute
+    else
+       print_unmute
+   fi
+
+   echo -n $(pacmd info | grep 'Default sink' | grep -o '[^.]*$')
+
+   echo " [$(pamixer --get-volume)%]"
+
+elif type amixer &>/dev/null
+then
+    if [[ "$(amixer sget Master | grep '\[on\]')" == "" ]]
+    then
+        print_mute
+    else
+        print_unmute
+    fi
+
+    echo -n "Volume: "
+
+    echo "[$(amixer sget Master | grep Mono: | sed -e 's/[ \t]*Mono: Playback [0-9]* \[\([0-9]*%\)\].*/\1/')]"
+else
+    echo "please install either pamixer or amixer"
+fi