fix calendar widget and set up taskbar layout

desktop-env.sh

@@ -20,14 +20,25 @@ gsettings set org.cinnamon.desktop.wm.preferences mouse-button-modifier "'<Super
 
 # hide annoying super menu icons
 
-# set up taskbar
-
 # startup programs - artha
 mkdir -p $HOME/.config/autostart
 cp ./utils/artha-autostart.desktop $HOME/.config/autostart/artha.desktop
 chmod 755 $HOME/.config/autostart/artha.desktop
 
 # disable calendar widget showing events too
-FP="$HOME/.config/cinnamon/spices/calendar@cinnamon.org/13.json" # why is this 13? doesn't seem very robust
+# 13.json corresponds to the numerical (zero-indexed) position in the
-cat $FP | jq '.["show-events"].value = false' | tee $FP
+# enabled-applets section of `dconf dump /org/cinnamon/`
+FP="$HOME/.config/cinnamon/spices/calendar@cinnamon.org/13.json"
+cat $FP | jq '.["show-events"].value = false' | tee tmp.json && mv tmp.json "$FP"
+
+# set up taskbar (grouped-window-list widget)
+FP="$HOME/.config/cinnamon/spices/grouped-window-list@cinnamon.org/2.json"
+TASKBAR_LAYOUT='[
+    "nemo.desktop",
+    "org.gnome.Terminal.desktop",
+    "brave-browser.desktop",
+    "discord.desktop",
+    "code.desktop"
+]'
+cat $FP | jq --argjson layout "$TASKBAR_LAYOUT" '.["pinned-apps"]["value"] = $layout' | tee tmp.json && mv tmp.json "$FP"
 

main.sh

@@ -60,7 +60,12 @@ echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/nvim-linux-x86_64/bin"' | tee "$HOME/.bashrc" -a
 git clone https://gitea.jovan04.com/evan/neovim-config "$HOME/.config/nvim"
 echo "* install pyright language server (and any other relevant ones)" | tee todo.md -a
 
-# Other editor(s) (TBD)
+# install VS Code
+wget "https://code.visualstudio.com/sha/download?build=stable&os=linux-deb-x64" -O "vs-code-linux-x64.deb"
+echo "code code/add-microsoft-repo boolean true" | sudo debconf-set-selections
+sudo apt-get install -y ./vs-code-linux-x64.deb
+rm ./vs-code-linux-x64.deb
+
 echo "* investigate and install other IDE(s)" | tee todo.md -a
 
 # Brave browser
@@ -71,7 +76,14 @@ echo "* generate new SSH key and add to GitHub?" | tee todo.md -a
 
 # things I'd rather not install but have to
 # Discord (chat)
-echo "* install Discord (chat)" | tee todo.md -a
+wget "https://discord.com/api/download?platform=linux&format=deb" -O "discord-linux.deb"
+sudo apt-get install -y ./discord-linux.deb
+rm ./discord-linux.deb
+
+mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/discord"
+echo '{ "DANGEROUS_ENABLE_DEVTOOLS_ONLY_ENABLE_IF_YOU_KNOW_WHAT_YOURE_DOING": true }' | tee "$HOME/.config/discord/settings.json"
+
+echo "* find discord replacement" | tee todo.md -a
 
 # Zoom (video call)
 echo "* install Zoom (video call)" | tee todo.md -a
@@ -143,13 +155,16 @@ sudo apt-get install -y btop
 ##########################
 source ./user-programs.sh
 
-
 ###########################
 ##  DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT  ##
 ###########################
 # designed & tested on Cinnamon 6.4.8
 source ./desktop-env.sh
 
+######################
+##  REMOVING STUFF  ##
+######################
+source ./removing-stuff.sh
 
 echo "Installation and setup finished. You must log out and log back in for all changes to take effect."
 read -p "Press enter to log out."