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@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ a special workspace that `SUPER+S` toggles.
Colours come from [unified-desktop-theme](../unified-desktop-theme): this repo
holds `conky.conf.in`, and UDT's `bin/udt-palette` renders it into `conky.conf`
using the current scheme's `[conky]` roles. Switching scheme recolours the
-dashboard.
+dashboard. The heading and highlight colours also follow the wallpaper:
+`color1` (headings) takes the accent and `color5` (title icons, bars) the
+accent's next hue on the wheel. UDT's `udt-accent` rewrites those two lines in
+place on every wallpaper change, and
+conky reloads it without a restart.
## Install
@@ -261,8 +265,9 @@ After editing `dashboard.lua` or a widget:
./restart.sh
-Conky never rereads its config and the Lua is symlinked into `~/.config/conky/`,
-so a restart is the whole update path. The script syntax-checks first and
+Conky reloads `conky.conf` and `dashboard.lua` when either is written in
+place, but it caches every widget module it has required, so a widget edit
+only shows after a restart. The script syntax-checks first and
refuses to restart on a Lua error, since the alternative is a blank screen with
no message. Only a change to `conky.conf.in` or the palette needs UDT's
`install.sh` to re-render first.