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I ~~hate~~ to be pedantic, but... https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar/blob/6d60c8e02be67bb85bb9b1ea803f2fbcf0722002/src/modules/niri/window.cpp#L3
True... But you get the point!
What point?
waybardepends on gtk-layer-shell/gtk3.ironbardepends on gtk4-layer-shell, which is disappointing since it's implemented in Rust.If there is an option that doesn't incur a GTK or QT dependency, I would like to know about it.
Lots of options in https://github.com/rcalixte/awesome-wayland#widgets-bars-panels-etc though you kinda have to guess if they use GTK or not.
There's https://github.com/greshake/i3status-rust for example?
No tray support or other basic features. Just shows piped output from custom commands, from what I can tell.
Checked out a few other "minimalist" options from the list, and they are similar.
I'm looking for something that has a tray, and supports showing toplevels and workspaces without relying on compositor-specific IPC mechanisms. Something that can replace what comes built-in with Awesome.
i3bar
Not wayland. With x11, you have many options.
Of course waybar is for Wayland, but maybe Wayland isn't the best choice