sway-bar
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Updated: 2022-10-14
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NAME
sway-bar - bar configuration file and commands
DESCRIPTION
Sway allows configuring swaybar in the sway configuration file.
COMMANDS
The following commands may only be used in the configuration file.
id <bar_id>
-
Sets the ID of the bar.
swaybar_command <command>
-
Executes custom bar command. Default is swaybar.
The following commands may be used either in the configuration file or at
runtime.
bindcode [--release] <event-code> <command>
-
Executes command when the mouse button has been pressed (or if released
is given, when the button has been released). The buttons can be given as
an event code, which can be obtaining from libinput debug-events. To
disable the default behavior for a button, use the command nop.
bindsym [--release] button[1-9]|<event-name> <command>
-
Executes command when the mouse button has been pressed (or if released
is given, when the button has been released). The buttons can be given as a
x11 button number or an event name, which can be obtained from libinput
debug-events. To disable the default behavior for a button, use the
command nop.
binding_mode_indicator yes|no
-
Enable or disable binding mode indicator. Default is yes.
font <font>
-
Specifies the font to be used in the bar. font should be specified as a
pango font description. For more information on pango font descriptions,
see https://docs.gtk.org/Pango/type_func.FontDescription.from_string.html#description
gaps <all> | <horizontal> <vertical> | <top> <right> <bottom> <left>
-
Sets the gaps from the edge of the screen for the bar. Gaps can either be
set all at once, per direction, or per side. Note that only sides that
touch an edge of the screen can have gaps. For the side that does not
touch an edge of the screen, per-side outer gaps for workspaces may be of
use.
height <height>
-
Sets the height of the bar. Default height (0) will match the font size.
hidden_state hide|show [<bar-id>]
-
Specifies the behaviour of the bar when it is in hide mode. When the
hidden state is hide, then it is normally hidden, and only unhidden by
pressing the modifier key or in case of urgency hints. When the hidden
state is show, then it is permanently visible, drawn on top of the
currently visible workspace. Default is hide.
For compatibility with i3, bar hidden_state hide|show [<bar-id>] is
supported along with the sway only bar <bar-id> hidden_state hide|show
syntax. When using the i3 syntax, if bar-id is omitted, the hidden_state
will be changed for all bars. Attempting to use bar <bar-id1>
hidden_state hide|show <bar-id2> will result in an error due to
conflicting bar ids.
mode dock|hide|invisible|overlay [<bar-id>]
-
Specifies the visibility of the bar. In dock mode, it is permanently
visible at one edge of the screen. In hide mode, it is hidden unless the
modifier key is pressed, though this behaviour depends on the hidden state.
In invisible mode, it is permanently hidden. In overlay mode, it is
permanently visible on top of other windows. (In overlay mode the bar is
transparent to input events.) Default is dock.
For compatibility with i3, bar mode <mode> [<bar-id>] syntax is supported
along with the sway only bar <bar-id> mode <mode> syntax. When using the
i3 syntax, if bar-id is omitted, the mode will be changed for all bars.
Attempting to use bar <bar-id1> mode <mode> <bar-id2> will result in an
error due to conflicting bar ids.
modifier <Modifier>|none
-
Specifies the modifier key that shows a hidden bar. Default is Mod4.
output <output>|*
-
Restrict the bar to a certain output, can be specified multiple times. If
the output command is omitted, the bar will be displayed on all outputs. *
can be given at any point to reset it back to all outputs.
pango_markup enabled|disabled
-
Enables or disables pango markup for status lines. This has no effect on
status lines using the i3bar JSON protocol.
position top|bottom
-
Sets position of the bar. Default is bottom.
separator_symbol <symbol>
-
Specifies the separator symbol to separate blocks on the bar.
status_command <status command>
-
Executes the bar status command with sh -c. Each line of text printed
to stdout from this command will be displayed in the status area of the
bar. You may also use swaybar's JSON status line protocol. See
swaybar-protocol(7) for more information on the protocol
If running this command via IPC, you can disable a running status command by
setting the command to a single dash: swaybar bar bar-0 status_command -
status_edge_padding <padding>
-
Sets the padding that is used when the status line is at the right edge of
the bar. This value will be multiplied by the output scale. The default is
3.
status_padding <padding>
-
Sets the vertical padding that is used for the status line. The default is
1. If padding is 0, blocks will be able to take up the full height of
the bar. This value will be multiplied by the output scale.
strip_workspace_name yes|no
-
If set to yes, then workspace names will be omitted from the workspace
button and only the custom number will be shown. Default is no.
strip_workspace_numbers yes|no
-
If set to yes, then workspace numbers will be omitted from the workspace
button and only the custom name will be shown. Default is no.
unbindcode [--release] <event-code>
-
Removes the binding with the given <event-code>.
unbindsym [--release] button[1-9]|<event-name>
-
Removes the binding with the given <button> or <event-name>.
wrap_scroll yes|no
-
Enables or disables wrapping when scrolling through workspaces with the
scroll wheel. Default is no.
workspace_buttons yes|no
-
Enables or disables workspace buttons on the bar. Default is yes.
workspace_min_width <px> [px]
-
Specifies the minimum width for the workspace buttons on the bar. Default is 0.
This setting also applies to the current binding mode indicator.
TRAY
Swaybar provides a system tray where third-party applications may place icons.
The following commands configure the tray.
tray_bindcode <event-code>
ContextMenu|Activate|SecondaryActivate|ScrollDown|ScrollLeft|ScrollRight|ScrollUp|nop
-
Executes the action when the mouse button has been pressed. The buttons can
be given as an event code, which can be obtained from libinput debug-events.
To disable the default behavior for a button, use the command nop.
tray_bindsym button[1-9]|<event-name>
ContextMenu|Activate|SecondaryActivate|ScrollDown|ScrollLeft|ScrollRight|ScrollUp|nop
-
Executes the action when the mouse button has been pressed. The buttons can
be given as a x11 button number or an event name, which can be obtained
from libinput debug-events. Use the command nop to disable the default
action (Activate for button1, ContextMenu for button2 and SecondaryActivate
for button3).
tray_padding <px> [px]
-
Sets the pixel padding of the system tray. This padding will surround the
tray on all sides and between each item. The default value for px is 2.
tray_output none|<output>|*
-
Restrict the tray to a certain output, can be specified multiple times. If
omitted, the tray will be displayed on all outputs. Unlike i3bar, swaybar
can show icons on any number of bars and outputs without races. * can be
given at any point to reset it to display on all outputs.
icon_theme <name>
-
Sets the icon theme that sway will look for item icons in. This option has
no default value, because sway will always default to the fallback theme,
hicolor.
COLORS
Colors are defined within a colors { } block inside a bar { } block. Colors
must be defined in hex: #RRGGBB or #RRGGBBAA.
background <color>
-
Background color of the bar.
statusline <color>
-
Text color to be used for the statusline.
separator <color>
-
Text color to be used for the separator.
focused_background <color>
-
Background color of the bar on the currently focused monitor output. If not
used, the color will be taken from background.
focused_statusline <color>
-
Text color to be used for the statusline on the currently focused monitor
output. If not used, the color will be taken from statusline.
focused_separator <color>
-
Text color to be used for the separator on the currently focused monitor
output. If not used, the color will be taken from separator.
focused_workspace <border> <background> <text>
-
Border, background and text color for a workspace button when the workspace
has focus.
active_workspace <border> <background> <text>
-
Border, background and text color for a workspace button when the workspace
is active (visible) on some output, but the focus is on another one. You
can only tell this apart from the focused workspace when you are using
multiple monitors.
inactive_workspace <border> <background> <text>
-
Border, background and text color for a workspace button when the workspace
does not have focus and is not active (visible) on any output. This will be
the case for most workspaces.
urgent_workspace <border> <background> <text>
-
Border, background and text color for a workspace button when the workspace
contains a window with the urgency hint set.
binding_mode <border> <background> <text>
-
Border, background and text color for the binding mode indicator. If not used,
the colors will be taken from urgent_workspace.
SEE ALSO
sway(5) swaybar-protocol(7)
Index
- NAME
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- DESCRIPTION
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- COMMANDS
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- TRAY
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- COLORS
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- SEE ALSO
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