## Waybar Waybar is a GTK status bar made specifically for wlroots compositors. To use it, it's recommended to use the AUR package `waybar-hyprland-git`. ### Compiling Manually To compile manually: Clone the source, cd into it, then do: ```bash sed -i 's/zext_workspace_handle_v1_activate(workspace_handle_);/const std::string command = "hyprctl dispatch workspace " + name_;\n\tsystem(command.c_str());/g' src/modules/wlr/workspace_manager.cpp meson --prefix=/usr --buildtype=plain --auto-features=enabled --wrap-mode=nodownload build meson configure -Dexperimental=true build sudo ninja -C build install ``` If you want to use the workspaces module, first, copy the configuration files from `/etc/xdg/waybar/` into `~/.config/waybar/`. Then, in `~/.config/waybar/conf/` replace all the references to `sway/workspaces/` with `wlr/workspaces`. For more info regarding configuration, see [The Waybar Wiki](https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar/wiki). ### Waybar popups render behind the windows In `~/.config/waybar/config`, make sure that you have the `layer` configuration set to `top` and not `bottom`. ### Active workspace doesn't show up Replace `#workspaces button.focus` with `#wroskapces button.active` in `~/.config/style.css`. ### Scroll through workspaces Since there are a lot of configurations from `sway/workspaces` missing, you should deduce some of them by yourself. In the case of scrolling, configure your module this way: ```json "wlr/workspaces": { "format": "{icon}", "on-scroll-up": "hyprctl dispatch workspace e+1", "on-scroll-down": "hyprctl dispatch workspace e-1" }, ``` ### Clicking on workspace doesn't work! On the `wlr/workspaces` module, add `"on-click": "activate"`. That's the purpose of the `sed` command we had to apply before building: the default way to select a workspace by clicking uses the `swaymsg`'s way, furthermore it is required to edit this function to make it work with `hyprctl`. ## Eww In order to use [Eww](https://github.com/elkowar/eww), you first have to install it, either using your distro's package manager, by searching `eww-wayland`, or by manually compiling. In the latter case, you can follow the [instructions](https://elkowar.github.io/eww). ### Configuration After you've successfully installed Eww, you can move onto configuring it. There are a few examples listed in the [Readme](https://github.com/elkowar/eww). We highly recommend you also read through the [Configuration options](https://elkowar.github.io/eww/configuration.html). {{< hint type=important >}} Read [the Wayland section](https://elkowar.github.io/eww/configuration.html#wayland) carefully before asking why your bar doesn't work. {{< /hint >}} ## Hybrid Like Waybar, Hybrid is a GTK status bar mainly focused for wlroots compositors. You can install it from the AUR by the name `hybrid-bar-git`, do note though that it builds the bar from source, so it may take a few minutes. ### Configuration The configuration is done through JSON, more information is available [here](https://github.com/vars1ty/HybridBar).