Statusbar information for i3 window manager in ubuntu 11.10

Question

I'm having one HELL of a time configuring i3. I love the window manager, but I can't seem to get it to display me some sort of statusbar.

Ive been hacking about with dzen2 in my i3 config file, but to no avail.

Anyone have a simple conf file / instructions to set this up?

All I really want in the i3 bar is:

(left aligned)[workspaces]

(right aligned)[load][vpn yes/no][date][time]

Help?

Answer 1

In case somebody is looking for this, there is now a statusbar integrated with i3, which fits your purposes. More about this here:

• http://i3wm.org/i3status/
• http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_configuring_i3bar

It's simple to configure and the standard config already comes with most of the things the OP is looking for. Highly recommended.