hl.dsp.workspace.toggle_special("magic") does not work properly

[Harbdrain]

I have only one line in my config that interacts with special workspaces:

hl.bind(mainMod .. " + S", hl.dsp.workspace.toggle_special("magic"), { submap_universal = true })

The first time I press it, the special workspace opens as intended. If I spawn a window there and press the bind again, the workspace disappears from the screen, but it remains dimmed until I change the focus to another active window. If I create a new window while in this state, it gets created on the special workspace, and the old window reappears as well.

Additionally, if I:
Open a window on the special workspace,
Toggle the special workspace off,
Change focus completely away from it

then trying to toggle it back on will not restore the existing window. The window only reappears after spawning a new one.

2026-05-12.16-01-06.mp4

[vaxerski]

I can't repro this. Does it happen with the default config?

[Harbdrain]

The special workspace in the example configuration works fine, but it helped me narrow down the problem.

This line in my configuration causing this issue. And it happens with any default_name. "test" will have this behaviour too

hl.workspace_rule { workspace = "special:magic", default_name = "" }

Without it everything works fine.

[vaxerski]

why would you add a name to a special workspace?

[Harbdrain]

Mostly because I want it to be displayed in waybar with this name. And at the same time I want human-writable "id" for it to use in config, which is special:magic in my case