waybar-sway-workspaces(5)

# NAME

waybar - sway workspaces module

# DESCRIPTION

The *workspaces* module displays the currently used workspaces in Sway.

# CONFIGURATION

Addressed by *sway/workspaces*

*all-outputs*: ++
	typeof: bool ++
	default: false ++
	If set to false, workspaces will only be shown on the output they are on. If set to true all workspaces will be shown on every output.

*format*: ++
	typeof: string ++
	default: {value} ++
	The format, how information should be displayed.

*format-icons*: ++
	typeof: array ++
	Based on the workspace name and state, the corresponding icon gets selected. See *icons*.

*disable-scroll*: ++
	typeof: bool ++
	default: false ++
	If set to false, you can scroll to cycle through workspaces. If set to true this behaviour is disabled.

*disable-click*: ++
	typeof: bool ++
	default: false ++
	If set to false, you can click to change workspace. If set to true this behaviour is disabled.

*smooth-scrolling-threshold*: ++
	typeof: double ++
	Threshold to be used when scrolling.

*disable-scroll-wraparound*: ++
	typeof: bool ++
	default: false ++
	If set to false, scrolling on the workspace indicator will wrap around to the first workspace when reading the end, and vice versa. If set to true this behavior is disabled.

*enable-bar-scroll*: ++
	typeof: bool ++
	default: false ++
	If set to false, you can't scroll to cycle throughout workspaces from the entire bar. If set to true this behaviour is enabled.

*disable-markup*: ++
	typeof: bool ++
	default: false ++
	If set to true, button label will escape pango markup.

*current-only*: ++
	typeof: bool ++
	default: false ++
	If set to true. Only focused workspaces will be shown.

*persistent-workspaces*: ++
	typeof: json (see below) ++
	default: empty ++
	Lists workspaces that should always be shown, even when non-existent

*on-update*: ++
	typeof: string ++
	Command to execute when the module is updated.

*disable-auto-back-and-forth*: ++
	typeof: bool ++
	Whether to disable *workspace_auto_back_and_forth* when clicking on workspaces. If this is set to *true*, clicking on a workspace you are already on won't do anything, even if *workspace_auto_back_and_forth* is enabled in the Sway configuration.

*alphabetical_sort*: ++
	typeof: bool ++
	Whether to sort workspaces alphabetically. Please note this can make "swaymsg workspace prev/next" move to workspaces inconsistent with the ordering shown in Waybar.

warp-on-scroll: ++
	typeof: bool ++
	default: true ++
	If set to false, you can scroll to cycle through workspaces without mouse warping being enabled. If set to true this behaviour is disabled.

*window-rewrite*: ++
	typeof: object ++
	Regex rules to map window class to an icon or preferred method of representation for a workspace's window.
	Keys are the rules, while the values are the methods of representation.
	Rules may specify `class<...>`, `title<...>`, or both in order to fine-tune the matching.

*window-rewrite-default*:
	typeof: string ++
	default: "?" ++
	The default method of representation for a workspace's window. This will be used for windows whose classes do not match any of the rules in *window-rewrite*.

*format-window-separator*: ++
	typeof: string ++
	default: " " ++
	The separator to be used between windows in a workspace.


# FORMAT REPLACEMENTS

*{value}*: Name of the workspace, as defined by sway.

*{name}*: Number stripped from workspace value.

*{icon}*: Icon, as defined in *format-icons*.

*{index}*: Index of the workspace.

*{output}*: Output where the workspace is located.

*{windows}*: Result from window-rewrite

# ICONS

Additional to workspace name matching, the following *format-icons* can be set.

- *default*: Will be shown, when no string matches are found.
- *urgent*: Will be shown, when workspace is flagged as urgent
- *focused*: Will be shown, when workspace is focused
- *persistent*: Will be shown, when workspace is persistent.
- *high-priority-named*: Icons by names will be shown always for those workspaces, independent by state.

# PERSISTENT WORKSPACES

Each entry of *persistent_workspace* names a workspace that should always be shown.
Associated with that value is a list of outputs indicating *where* the workspace should be shown,
an empty list denoting all outputs.

```
"sway/workspaces": {
	"persistent-workspaces": {
		"3": [], // Always show a workspace with name '3', on all outputs if it does not exist
		"4": ["eDP-1"], // Always show a workspace with name '4', on output 'eDP-1' if it does not exist
		"5": ["eDP-1", "DP-2"] // Always show a workspace with name '5', on outputs 'eDP-1' and 'DP-2' if it does not exist
	}
}
```

n.b.: the list of outputs can be obtained from command line using *swaymsg -t get_outputs*

# EXAMPLES

```
"sway/workspaces": {
	"disable-scroll": true,
	"all-outputs": true,
	"format": "{name}: {icon}",
	"format-icons": {
		"1": "",
		"2": "",
		"3": "",
		"4": "",
		"5": "",
		"high-priority-named": [ "1", "2" ],
		"urgent": "",
		"focused": "",
		"default": ""
	}
}
```

```
"sway/workspaces": {
  "format": "<span size='larger'>{name}</span> {windows}",
  "format-window-separator": " | ",
  "window-rewrite-default": "{name}",
  "window-format": "<span color='#e0e0e0'>{name}</span>",
  "window-rewrite": {
    "class<firefox>": "",
    "class<kitty>": "k",
  }
}
```

# Style

- *#workspaces button*
- *#workspaces button.visible*
- *#workspaces button.focused*
- *#workspaces button.urgent*
- *#workspaces button.persistent*
- *#workspaces button.current_output*
- *#workspaces button#sway-workspace-${name}*