Tomaatti for i3 
Tomaatti (Finnish for Tomato / Pomodoro) is a Pomodoro timer which can be integrated into your regular i3 setup.
Installation
TODO
Installation while developing (not for productional use)
python3 setup.py install --prefix ~/.localRequirements
- python 3 (
sudo apt install python3) - i3blocks (
sudo apt install i3blocks) - Tkinter (
sudo apt install python3-tk)
Optional requirements
- Xcompmgr for transparent overlays (
sudo apt install xcompmgr)
Package installation
Tomaatti is distributed through PyPI (the Python Package Index). For installing it, just
type sudo pip install tomaatti for installing it globally or pip install tomaatti --prefix ~/.local
for a local installation. If you chose the local installation, ensure ~/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages is in your PYTHONPATH environment
variable and ~/.local/bin in your PATH environment variable.
i3 / i3bar configuration
Currently the only supported configuration is i3blocks.
i3blocks configuration
This tool was mainly tested with i3blocks and this should be the primary way of using it. Please ensure in your i3 configuration file that you use i3blocks as the block manager for your tool bar:
...
bar {
status_command i3blocks -c ~/.config/i3/i3blocks.conf
...
}
...
If you confirmed that you can run i3blocks, past the following snipped to your i3blocks configuration. This ensures that you can use the pomodoro timer by simply clicking on it in your tool bar:
TODO
[pomodoro]
interval=5
command=tomaattiSince tomaatti uses Tkinter for showing that a work or break period ended, it is recommended to add the following line to your i3 configuration to ensure the notification will be displayed correctly:
for_window [title="(?i)tomaatti" class="(?i)tk"] floating enable move position center urgent
Usage
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Left click | Start and stop the current timer |
| Middle click | Nothing |
| Right click | Switch the timer between work and break period |
FAQ
The warning that a period ended will just show up if I am on a screen with a i3bar
If the i3 bar is not visible, the widgets are not triggered. The way the timer is currently implemented there is no way in showing that the period ended without a query from the i3 bar itself.
The full screen overlay is not transparent and just a black box
If there is no composite manager running, it is not possible to show a transparent image. Either you have to install and start a composite manager or disable the fullscreen overlay.
