qtile gives me more than dwm. I will try to live with it's quirks.

_desktop/_scripts/sb-network

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+icon='\uf1eb '
+case "$(cat /sys/class/net/w*/operstate 2>/dev/null)" in
+  down) printf "$icon <span background='#770000'>no wifi</span>" ;;
+  up)
+    [ -n "$(ip address show dev wlan0 | grep 'inet ')" ] \
+      && printf "$icon $(iw dev wlan0 info | grep 'ssid ' | cut -d' ' -f2-)" \
+      || printf "$icon <span background='#770000'>no ip</span>"
+esac