Adding bar_height patch

README.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
 
 ### Changelog:
 
-2020-06-21 - Added floatpos patch
+2020-06-21 - Added floatpos and bar_height patches
 
 2020-06-19 - Added tagothermonitor patch
 
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
    - [awesomebar](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/awesomebar/)
       - enhanced taskbar that allows focus / hiding / unhiding of windows by clicking on the status bar
 
+   - [bar_height](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/bar_height/)
+      - allows the bar height to be explicitly set rather than being derived from font
+
    - [barpadding](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/barpadding/)
       - adds vertical and horizontal space between the statusbar and the edge of the screen
 

config.def.h

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ static const int showbar                 = 0;   /* 0 means no bar */
 static const int showbar                 = 1;   /* 0 means no bar */
 #endif // HOLDBAR_PATCH
 static const int topbar                  = 1;   /* 0 means bottom bar */
+#if BAR_HEIGHT_PATCH
+static const int bar_height              = 0;   /* 0 means derive from font, >= 1 explicit height */
+#endif // BAR_HEIGHT_PATCH
 #if BARPADDING_PATCH
 static const int vertpad                 = 10;  /* vertical padding of bar */
 static const int sidepad                 = 10;  /* horizontal padding of bar */

dwm.c

@@ -3103,7 +3103,11 @@ setup(void)
 	bh = drw->font->h + 2;
 	#else
 	lrpad = drw->fonts->h;
+	#if BAR_HEIGHT_PATCH
+	bh = bar_height ? bar_height : drw->fonts->h + 2;
+	#else
 	bh = drw->fonts->h + 2;
+	#endif // BAR_HEIGHT_PATCH
 	#endif // STATUSPADDING_PATCH
 	updategeom();
 	#if BARPADDING_PATCH

patches.def.h

@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@
  */
 #define AWESOMEBAR_PATCH 0
 
+/* Allows the bar height to be explicitly set rather than being derived from font.
+ * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/bar_height/
+ */
+#define BAR_HEIGHT_PATCH 0
+
 /* This patch adds vertical and horizontal space between the statusbar and the edge of the screen.
  * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/barpadding/
  */