Get Layer Name

[patrickaldis]

Is there currently a way to get the names of all active layers?

I'm trying to get the layer name for thedunst notification daemon

[famfo]

The layer name for the notification dameon is notifications iirc, you can use swaymsg -t get_tree to get all active layers.

[WillPower3309]

The layer name for the notification dameon is notifications iirc, you can use swaymsg -t get_tree to get all active layers.

I think I'll add this to the README to prevent any more confusion, I know it isn't at all clear :)

[ErikReider]

I think I'll add this to the README to prevent any more confusion, I know it isn't at all clear :)

Just copy/paste the content from the Man page?

[WillPower3309]

I think I'll add this to the README to prevent any more confusion, I know it isn't at all clear :)

Just copy/paste the content from the Man page?

Figure getting layer names could use a section

[patrickaldis]

Maybe I'm missing something. But my tree doesn't contain waybar or dunst, I just assumed it didn't show layers

[ErikReider]

Maybe I'm missing something. But my tree doesn't contain waybar or dunst, I just assumed it didn't show layers

Try using get_outputs instead

[patrickaldis]

Try using get_outputs instead

This shows the connected video outputs and their specs

[ErikReider]

Try using get_outputs instead

This shows the connected video outputs and their specs

Yeah, swaymsg -r -t get_outputs also includes the layer information for each display

[patrickaldis]

Ah yeah, that seems to work great. I don't think it's trivial though.

This is the full command I ended up using:

swaymsg -r -t get_outputs | jq '.[0].layer_shell_surfaces | .[] | .namespace'

Which gives a nice output of:

"wallpaper"
"waybar"
"notifications"

So @famfo remembers correctly :)

If I get time I'll add it to the docs

[WillPower3309]

Added to the README, thanks!