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2configs/desktops/sway/noctalia: bring workspace to current screen on click
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lassulus
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(Mar 20, 2026, 5:06 PM CET)
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2configs/desktops/sway/noctalia.nix
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2configs/desktops/sway/noctalia.nix
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# Patch noctalia-shell to use workspace name instead of number for sway
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# Quickshell's activate() sends "workspace number <num>" which fails for named workspaces (num=-1)
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sway-focus-workspace = pkgs.writeShellScript "sway-focus-workspace" ''
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# Bring a workspace to the currently focused output
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ws="$1"
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current_output=$(${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg -t get_workspaces | ${pkgs.jq}/bin/jq -r '.[] | select(.focused) | .output')
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${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg "workspace $ws, move workspace to output $current_output"
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'';
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# Patch noctalia-shell for sway:
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# - Use workspace name instead of number (activate() sends "workspace number <num>" which fails for named workspaces)
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# - Show all workspaces on all screens (globalWorkspaces)
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# - Bring workspace to current screen on click instead of jumping to its screen
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noctalia-shell-patched = pkgs.noctalia-shell.overrideAttrs (old: {
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postInstall = (old.postInstall or "") + ''
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substituteInPlace $out/share/noctalia-shell/Services/Compositor/SwayService.qml \
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--replace-fail 'workspace.handle.activate();' \
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'Quickshell.execDetached([msgCommand, "workspace", workspace.name]);' \
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'Quickshell.execDetached(["${sway-focus-workspace}", workspace.name]);' \
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--replace-fail 'property bool initialized: false' \
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'property bool globalWorkspaces: true
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property bool initialized: false'