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waybar-sway-mode - sway mode module

NAME  DESCRIPTION  CONFIGURATION  EXAMPLES  STYLE 

NAME

waybar - sway mode module

DESCRIPTION

The mode module displays the current binding mode of Sway

CONFIGURATION

Addressed by sway/mode

format:

typeof: string

default: {}

The format, how information should be displayed. On {} data gets inserted.

rotate:

typeof: integer

Positive value to rotate the text label (in 90 degree increments).

max-length:

typeof: integer

The maximum length in character the module should display.

min-length:

typeof: integer

The minimum length in characters the module should accept.

align:

typeof: float

The alignment of the label within the module, where 0 is left-aligned and 1 is right-aligned. If the module is rotated, it will follow the flow of the text.

justify:

typeof: string

The alignment of the text within the module’s label, allowing options ’left’, ’right’, or ’center’ to define the positioning.

on-click:

typeof: string

Command to execute when clicked on the module.

on-click-middle:

typeof: string

Command to execute when middle-clicked on the module using mousewheel.

on-click-right:

typeof: string

Command to execute when you right-click on the module.

on-update:

typeof: string

Command to execute when the module is updated.

on-scroll-up:

typeof: string

Command to execute when scrolling up on the module.

on-scroll-down:

typeof: string

Command to execute when scrolling down on the module.

smooth-scrolling-threshold:

typeof: double

Threshold to be used when scrolling.

tooltip:

typeof: bool

default: true

Option to disable tooltip on hover.

menu:

typeof: string

Action that popups the menu.

menu-file:

typeof: string

Location of the menu descriptor file. There need to be an element of type

GtkMenu with id menu

menu-actions:

typeof: array

The actions corresponding to the buttons of the menu.

expand:

typeof: bool

default: false

Enables this module to consume all left over space dynamically.

EXAMPLES

"sway/mode": {

"format": "ï¼ {}",

"max-length": 50

}

STYLE

#mode


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