Add awesome wlan signal strength indicator

polybar/config.ini

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ font-3 = "Material Icons:pixelsize=14;3"
 font-4 = "Fira Sans:size=12;1"
 font-5 = "Fira Mono:size=10;1"
 font-6 = "Weather Icons:size=10;1"
+font-7 = "Material Wifi Signal strength:pixelsize=14;2"
 ;font-3 = unifont:fontformat=truetype:size=8:antialias=false;0
 ;font-4 = siji:pixelsize=10;1
 
@@ -264,25 +265,29 @@ type = internal/network
 interface = wlp5s0
 interval = 3.0
 
-format-connected = <ramp-signal>  <label-connected>
+; %{T8}           select font 8
+; %{F#333}        use a dark foreground colour
+;                icon for "full signal strength" in my font 8
+; %{F}%{T-}       reset foreground colour and font
+; %{O-18}         go back 18 pixels to the left
+; <ramp-signal>   show a signal strength icon
+; This overlays the actual signal strength icon over the dark "full signal" icon
+format-connected = %{T8}%{F#333}%{F}%{T-}%{O-18}<ramp-signal>  <label-connected>
+format-connected-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
 format-connected-underline = #9f78e1
 label-connected = %essid%
-label-connected-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
 
 format-disconnected = <label-disconnected>
 label-disconnected = 
 label-disconnected-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-;format-disconnected = <label-disconnected>
-;format-disconnected-underline = ${self.format-connected-underline}
-;label-disconnected = %ifname% disconnected
-;label-disconnected-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
 
-ramp-signal-0 = 
-ramp-signal-1 = 
-ramp-signal-2 = 
-ramp-signal-3 = 
-ramp-signal-4 = 
-ramp-signal-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
+ramp-signal-0 = " "
+ramp-signal-1 = 
+ramp-signal-2 = 
+ramp-signal-3 = 
+ramp-signal-4 = 
+ramp-signal-font = 8
+ramp-signal-foreground = ${colors.foreground}
 
 [module/eth]
 type = internal/network