started migrating to polybar because it has many capabilities.

.i3/scripts/polybar_launch.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# Terminate already running bar instances
+killall -q polybar
+
+# Wait until the processes have been shut down
+while pgrep -u $UID -x polybar >/dev/null; do sleep 1; done
+
+polybar top &
+
+
+echo "Bars launched..."

.i3/scripts/shutdown_menu

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ menu=(
   [Hibernate]="systemctl hibernate"
   [Suspend]="systemctl suspend"
   [Halt]="systemctl halt"
-  [Lock]="i3lock --color=${BG_COLOR}"
-  [Logout]="i3-msg exit"
+  [Lock]="~/.i3/scripts/locker.sh"
+  [Logout]="exit"
   [Cancel]="Cancel"
 )