waybar - niri workspaces module

Addressed by niri/workspacesall-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, index and state, the corresponding icon gets selected. See icons. disable-click: typeof: bool default: false If set to false, you can click to change workspace. If set to true this behaviour is disabled. 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 the active or focused workspace will be shown. on-update: typeof: string Command to execute when the module is updated. expand: typeof: bool default: false Enables this module to consume all left over space dynamically.

The workspaces module displays the currently used workspaces in niri.

"niri/workspaces": { "format": "{icon}", "format-icons": { // Named workspaces // (you need to configure them in niri) "browser": "", "discord": "", "chat": "<b></b>", // Icons by state "active": "", "default": "" } }

{value}: Name of the workspace, or index for unnamed workspaces, as defined by niri. {name}: Name of the workspace for named workspaces. {icon}: Icon, as defined in format-icons. {index}: Index of the workspace on its output. {output}: Output where the workspace is located.

Additional to workspace name matching, the following format-icons can be set. • default: Will be shown, when no string matches are found. • focused: Will be shown, when workspace is focused. • active: Will be shown, when workspace is active on its output.

waybar - niri workspaces module

• #workspacesbutton • #workspacesbutton.focused: The single focused workspace. • #workspacesbutton.active: The workspace is active (visible) on its output. • #workspacesbutton.empty: The workspace is empty. • #workspacesbutton.current_output: The workspace is from the same output as the bar that it is displayed on. • #workspacesbutton#niri-workspace-<name>: Workspaces named this, or index for unnamed workspaces. 2025-02-21 waybar-niri-workspaces(5)