workplace switching with -w option

[zimbipw]

When running persway with -w it is impossible to switch workspaces the usual way with $mod+workspace number. It is a bit annoying to grab the mouse just to go to another workspace on a wm designed for keyboard usage.

[johnae]

That doesn't seem right as I'm using the $mod+workspace number to switch. What does your sway config look like, it's likely an issue in the config. You DO get workspace names with a prepended number right? As in: "1: firefox" "2: alacritty" for example?

[johnae]

I don't remember what the config was but I can tell you that this is what my workspace config looks like:

bindsym --to-code Mod4+1 workspace number 1
bindsym --to-code Mod4+2 workspace number 2
bindsym --to-code Mod4+3 workspace number 3
bindsym --to-code Mod4+4 workspace number 4
bindsym --to-code Mod4+5 workspace number 5
bindsym --to-code Mod4+6 workspace number 6
bindsym --to-code Mod4+7 workspace number 7
bindsym --to-code Mod4+8 workspace number 8
bindsym --to-code Mod4+9 workspace number 9

Same for moves:

bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+1 move container to workspace number 1
bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+2 move container to workspace number 2
bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+3 move container to workspace number 3
bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+4 move container to workspace number 4
bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+5 move container to workspace number 5
bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+6 move container to workspace number 6
bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+7 move container to workspace number 7
bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+8 move container to workspace number 8
bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+9 move container to workspace number 9

I might not remember correctly but I believe "workspace number XX" is the key here. i3 supports the same thing.

[zimbipw]

On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 12:52:23PM -0700, John Axel Eriksson wrote: I don't remember what the config was but I can tell you that this is what my workspace config looks like: bindsym --to-code Mod4+1 workspace number 1 bindsym --to-code Mod4+2 workspace number 2 bindsym --to-code Mod4+3 workspace number 3 bindsym --to-code Mod4+4 workspace number 4 bindsym --to-code Mod4+5 workspace number 5 bindsym --to-code Mod4+6 workspace number 6 bindsym --to-code Mod4+7 workspace number 7 bindsym --to-code Mod4+8 workspace number 8 bindsym --to-code Mod4+9 workspace number 9 Same for moves: bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+1 move container to workspace number 1 bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+2 move container to workspace number 2 bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+3 move container to workspace number 3 bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+4 move container to workspace number 4 bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+5 move container to workspace number 5 bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+6 move container to workspace number 6 bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+7 move container to workspace number 7 bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+8 move container to workspace number 8 bindsym --to-code Mod4+Shift+9 move container to workspace number 9 I might not remember correctly but I believe "workspace number XX" is the key here. i3 supports the same thing.

Tis is how it looks in my sway config: Workspaces: # # switch to workspace bindsym $mod+1 workspace 1 bindsym $mod+2 workspace 2 bindsym $mod+3 workspace 3 bindsym $mod+4 workspace 4 bindsym $mod+5 workspace 5 bindsym $mod+6 workspace 6 bindsym $mod+7 workspace 7 bindsym $mod+8 workspace 8 bindsym $mod+9 workspace 9 bindsym $mod+0 workspace 10 # move focused container to workspace bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace 1 bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace 2 bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace 3 bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace 4 bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace 5 bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace 6 bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace 7 bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace 8 bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace 9 bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace 10 and no I don't have a number with -w, attached ascreenshout of how it looks here. Frank

[johnae]

I don't see a screenshot but you might want to try the config I suggested at least and see if it works. As I mentioned I don't have this issue and it's a sway config issue, not an issue with persway.

[zimbipw]

On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 01:58:03PM -0700, John Axel Eriksson wrote: I don't see a screenshot but you might want to try the config I suggested at least and see if it works. As I mentioned I don't have this issue and it's a sway config issue, not an issue with persway.

Yes, that did the job, though still no prepending numbers. attaching the screenshot again. Frank

[zimbipw]

oh, and what I forgot to mention, it might be worth to add a sentence in the Readme on the correct config. KR Frank

[johnae]

I don't see the screenshot but anyway, your issue with not seeing numbers may well be another sway / swaybar config issue. There are config values for stripping numbers etc in sway which you might want to look into anyway.

[Kommynct]

I think waybar support for "icons" should be added somehow.

[johnae]

@Kommynct not sure what you mean wrt persway...?

[johnae]

Closing this via: 259103c