diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
index e169f916..20881fe9 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ Workspaces::Workspaces(const std::string &id, const Bar &bar, const Json::Value
     icons_map_.emplace("", "");
   }
 
+  auto config_all_outputs = config_["all-outputs"];
+  if (config_all_outputs.isBool()) {
+    all_outputs_ = config_all_outputs.asBool();
+  }
+
+  auto config_show_special = config_["show-special"];
+  if (config_show_special.isBool()) {
+    show_special_ = config_show_special.asBool();
+  }
+
   box_.set_name("workspaces");
   if (!id.empty()) {
     box_.get_style_context()->add_class(id);
@@ -43,10 +53,12 @@ Workspaces::Workspaces(const std::string &id, const Bar &bar, const Json::Value
   gIPC->registerForIPC("workspace", this);
   gIPC->registerForIPC("createworkspace", this);
   gIPC->registerForIPC("destroyworkspace", this);
+  gIPC->registerForIPC("focusedmon", this);
+  gIPC->registerForIPC("moveworkspace", this);
 }
 
 auto Workspaces::update() -> void {
-  for (int &workspace_to_remove : workspaces_to_remove_) {
+  for (std::string workspace_to_remove : workspaces_to_remove_) {
     remove_workspace(workspace_to_remove);
   }
 
@@ -56,19 +68,14 @@ auto Workspaces::update() -> void {
     create_workspace(workspace_to_create);
   }
 
-  workspaces_to_create_.clear();
-
-  for (std::unique_ptr<Workspace> &workspace : workspaces_) {
-    workspace->set_active(workspace->id() == active_workspace_id);
-
+  for (auto &workspace : workspaces_) {
+    workspace->set_active(workspace->name() == active_workspace_name);
     std::string &workspace_icon = icons_map_[""];
     if (with_icon_) {
       workspace_icon = workspace->select_icon(icons_map_);
     }
-
     workspace->update(format_, workspace_icon);
   }
-
   AModule::update();
 }
 
@@ -76,35 +83,58 @@ void Workspaces::onEvent(const std::string &ev) {
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
   std::string eventName(begin(ev), begin(ev) + ev.find_first_of('>'));
   std::string payload = ev.substr(eventName.size() + 2);
+
   if (eventName == "workspace") {
-    std::from_chars(payload.data(), payload.data() + payload.size(), active_workspace_id);
+    active_workspace_name = payload;
+
   } else if (eventName == "destroyworkspace") {
-    int deleted_workspace_id;
-    std::from_chars(payload.data(), payload.data() + payload.size(), deleted_workspace_id);
-    workspaces_to_remove_.push_back(deleted_workspace_id);
+    workspaces_to_remove_.push_back(payload);
+
   } else if (eventName == "createworkspace") {
-    int new_workspace_id;
-    std::from_chars(payload.data(), payload.data() + payload.size(), new_workspace_id);
-    workspaces_to_create_.push_back(new_workspace_id);
+    const Json::Value workspaces_json = gIPC->getSocket1JsonReply("workspaces");
+    for (auto &workspace_json : workspaces_json) {
+      if (workspace_json["name"].asString() == payload &&
+          (all_outputs() || bar_.output->name == workspace_json["monitor"].asString()) &&
+          (workspace_json["name"].asString().find("special:") != 0 || show_special()))
+        create_workspace(workspace_json);
+    }
+
+  } else if (eventName == "focusedmon") {
+    active_workspace_name = payload.substr(payload.find(",") + 1);
+
+  } else if (eventName == "moveworkspace") {
+    std::string workspace = payload.substr(0, payload.find(","));
+    std::string new_monitor = payload.substr(payload.find(",") + 1);
+    if (all_outputs()) {
+      if (bar_.output->name == new_monitor) {  // TODO: implement this better
+        const Json::Value workspaces_json = gIPC->getSocket1JsonReply("workspaces");
+        for (auto &workspace_json : workspaces_json) {
+          if (workspace_json["name"].asString() == workspace &&
+              bar_.output->name == workspace_json["monitor"].asString())
+            create_workspace(workspace_json);
+        }
+      } else {
+        workspaces_to_remove_.push_back(workspace);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   dp.emit();
 }
 
-void Workspaces::create_workspace(int id) {
-  workspaces_.push_back(std::make_unique<Workspace>(id));
+void Workspaces::create_workspace(const Json::Value &value) {
+  workspaces_.push_back(std::make_unique<Workspace>(value));
   Gtk::Button &new_workspace_button = workspaces_.back()->button();
   box_.pack_start(new_workspace_button, false, false);
   sort_workspaces();
   new_workspace_button.show_all();
 }
 
-void Workspaces::remove_workspace(int id) {
+void Workspaces::remove_workspace(std::string name) {
   auto workspace = std::find_if(workspaces_.begin(), workspaces_.end(),
-                                [&](std::unique_ptr<Workspace> &x) { return x->id() == id; });
+                                [&](std::unique_ptr<Workspace> &x) { return x->name() == name; });
 
   if (workspace == workspaces_.end()) {
-    spdlog::warn("Can't find workspace with id {}", id);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -113,16 +143,13 @@ void Workspaces::remove_workspace(int id) {
 }
 
 void Workspaces::init() {
-  const auto activeWorkspace = WorkspaceDto::parse(gIPC->getSocket1JsonReply("activeworkspace"));
-  active_workspace_id = activeWorkspace.id;
+  active_workspace_name = (gIPC->getSocket1JsonReply("activeworkspace"))["name"].asString();
+
   const Json::Value workspaces_json = gIPC->getSocket1JsonReply("workspaces");
   for (const Json::Value &workspace_json : workspaces_json) {
-    workspaces_.push_back(
-        std::make_unique<Workspace>(Workspace(WorkspaceDto::parse(workspace_json))));
-  }
-
-  for (auto &workspace : workspaces_) {
-    box_.pack_start(workspace->button(), false, false);
+    if ((all_outputs() || bar_.output->name == workspace_json["monitor"].asString()) &&
+        (workspace_json["name"].asString().find("special") != 0 || show_special()))
+      create_workspace(workspace_json);
   }
 
   sort_workspaces();
@@ -136,13 +163,27 @@ Workspaces::~Workspaces() {
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(mutex_);
 }
 
-WorkspaceDto WorkspaceDto::parse(const Json::Value &value) {
-  return WorkspaceDto{value["id"].asInt()};
-}
+Workspace::Workspace(const Json::Value &value) {
+  id_ = value["id"].asInt();
+  name_ = value["name"].asString();
+  monitor_ = value["monitor"].asString();  // TODO:allow using monitor desc
+  windows_ = value["id"].asInt();
+  active_ = 1;
+  is_special_ = 0;
 
-Workspace::Workspace(WorkspaceDto dto) : Workspace(dto.id){};
+  if (name_.find("name:") == 0) {
+    name_ = name_.substr(5);
+  } else if (name_.find("special") == 0) {
+    name_ = id_ == -99 ? name_ : name_.substr(13);
+    is_special_ = 1;
+  }
+  // spdlog::info("\nNew workspace:\n\tid:({})\n\tname:({})\n\tmonitor:({})\n\tspecial:({})\n", id_,
+  // name_, monitor_, is_special_ ? "yes" : "no"); //make less noisy
+
+  button_.add_events(Gdk::BUTTON_PRESS_MASK);
+  button_.signal_button_press_event().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Workspace::handle_clicked),
+                                              false);
 
-Workspace::Workspace(int id) : id_(id) {
   button_.set_relief(Gtk::RELIEF_NONE);
   content_.set_center_widget(label_);
   button_.add(content_);
@@ -161,14 +202,29 @@ void Workspace::update(const std::string &format, const std::string &icon) {
   Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::StyleContext> style_context = button_.get_style_context();
   add_or_remove_class(style_context, active(), "active");
 
-  label_.set_markup(
-      fmt::format(fmt::runtime(format), fmt::arg("id", id()), fmt::arg("icon", icon)));
+  label_.set_markup(fmt::format(fmt::runtime(format), fmt::arg("id", id()),
+                                fmt::arg("name", name()), fmt::arg("icon", icon)));
 }
 
 void Workspaces::sort_workspaces() {
   std::sort(workspaces_.begin(), workspaces_.end(),
-            [](std::unique_ptr<Workspace> &lhs, std::unique_ptr<Workspace> &rhs) {
-              return lhs->id() < rhs->id();
+            [](std::unique_ptr<Workspace> &a, std::unique_ptr<Workspace> &b) {
+              // normal -> named -> special -> named special
+              if (a->id() > 0 && b->id() > 0) {
+                return a->id() < b->id();
+              }
+              if (a->id() < 0 && b->id() < 0) {
+                if ((a->is_special()) ^ (a->is_special())) {
+                  return a->id() > b->id();
+                } else {
+                  return a->id() < b->id();
+                }
+              }
+              if ((a->id() > 0) ^ (b->id() > 0)) {
+                return a->id() > b->id();
+              }
+              spdlog::error("huh!!?");
+              return false;
             });
 
   for (size_t i = 0; i < workspaces_.size(); ++i) {
@@ -193,7 +249,20 @@ std::string &Workspace::select_icon(std::map<std::string, std::string> &icons_ma
   if (default_icon_it != icons_map.end()) {
     return default_icon_it->second;
   }
-
   return icons_map[""];
 }
+
+auto Workspace::handle_clicked(GdkEventButton *bt) -> bool {
+  if (id() > 0) {  // normal
+    system(("hyprctl dispatch workspace " + std::to_string(id()) + " &> /dev/null").c_str());
+  } else if (!is_special()) {  // named normal
+    system(("hyprctl dispatch workspace name:" + name() + " &> /dev/null").c_str());
+  } else if (id() != -99) {  // named special
+    system(("hyprctl dispatch togglespecialworkspace name:" + name() + " &> /dev/null").c_str());
+  } else {  // special
+    system("hyprctl dispatch togglespecialworkspace special &> /dev/null");
+  }
+  return 1;
+}
+
 }  // namespace waybar::modules::hyprland