feat(config): Try to load config.ini (#2324)

* Added .ini extension check to default config

* Added change to changelog and man page

* Added change to changelog and man page

* removed .vscode folder

* removed new lines in changelog

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   [`#956`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/issues/956),
   [`#1871`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/issues/1871),
   [`#2141`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/issues/2141))
-  - `internal/battery`: `format-low`, `label-low`, `animation-low`, `low-at =
-    10`.
+  - `internal/battery`: `format-low`, `label-low`, `animation-low`, `low-at = 10`.
   - `internal/cpu`: `format-warn`, `label-warn`, `warn-percentage = 80`
   - `internal/fs`: `format-warn`, `label-warn`, `warn-percentage = 90`
   - `internal/memory`: `format-warn`, `label-warn`, `warn-percentage = 90`
@@ -35,6 +34,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   speeds are displayed.
 - `internal/xkeyboard`: `%variant%` can be used to parse the layout variant
   ([`#316`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/issues/316))
+- Added .ini extension check to the default config search.
+  ([`#2323`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/issues/2323))
 
 ### Changed
 - Slight changes to the value ranges the different ramp levels are responsible
@@ -62,4 +63,4 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Empty color values are no longer treated as invalid and no longer produce an error.
 
 [Unreleased]: https://github.com/polybar/polybar/compare/3.5.3...HEAD
-[3.5.3]: https://github.com/polybar/polybar/releases/tag/3.5.3
+[3.5.3]: https://github.com/polybar/polybar/releases/tag/3.5.3

doc/man/polybar.5.rst

@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ places in the following order:
 * If the ``-c`` or ``--config`` command line argument is specified, it will use
   the path given there.
 * ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/polybar/config``
+* ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/polybar/config.ini``
 * ``$HOME/.config/polybar/config``
+* ``$HOME/.config/polybar/config.ini``
 
 Syntax
 ------

src/utils/file.cpp

@@ -303,12 +303,23 @@ namespace file_util {
       if (exists(confpath)) {
         return confpath;
       }
+
+      string iniConfPath = confpath.append(".ini");
+      if (exists(iniConfPath)) {
+        return iniConfPath;
+      }
     }
+
     if (env_util::has("HOME")) {
       confpath = env_util::get("HOME") + "/.config/polybar/config";
       if (exists(confpath)) {
         return confpath;
       }
+
+      string iniConfPath = confpath.append(".ini");
+      if (exists(iniConfPath)) {
+        return iniConfPath;
+      }
     }
     return "";
   }