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📊 Waybar & Scripts

This setup uses a custom Waybar configured to act as a floating dock at the bottom of the screen, launched specifically from the ~/.config/waybar2 directory.

📐 Bar Layout

  • Position: Bottom
  • Width: 1360px (Creates a centered, floating dock aesthetic)
  • Height: 34px

Left

  • Custom Launcher: Arch Linux icon. Opens Rofi (modern-dark theme).
  • Sway/Workspaces: Displays 11 persistent workspaces with Font Awesome icons (Terminal, Browser, Files, Code, Chat, Music, Photos, Mail, Key, Toggle, Games).
  • Sway/Mode: Displays the current Scroll layout mode (h/v).

Center

  • Clock: Date, time, and calendar tooltip.
  • Custom Weather: Live weather data via Python script.
  • Tray: System app tray.
  • Custom Notification: SwayNC integration.
  • Temperature, Memory, CPU: Hardware monitors.
  • Battery: Battery percentage and status.
  • Pulseaudio: Volume control.
  • Custom Player: 🎵 Current media playback.
  • Custom Power: Power button. Opens Rofi power menu.

📜 Key Scripts

Located in ~/.config/waybar2/scripts/:

Script Description
powermenu.sh Logout, reboot, and shutdown Rofi menu.
modern-dark.rasi Rofi theme for the power menu.

Located in ~/.config/scroll/scripts/:

Script Description
screenshot_scroll.sh Screenshot utility.