wldash is a convenient dashboard and launcher for Wayland (requires wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1 support), allowing easy access to things like date and time, backlight and volume control.

How to get wldash

Download the latest release from GitHub

To build: git clone https://github.com/kennylevinsen/wldash cd wldash cargo build --release sudo cp target/release/wldash /usr/local/bin/ wldash

Usage

Run wldash print-config to see the current configuration. Use that as template to write a new one to ~/.config/wldash/config.json . The widgets, their size and layout can be configured as well.

To make wldash toggle itself every time it is started, instantiate with wldash start-or-kill .

To run arbitrary command, type ! . To use built-in calculator, type = .

Hint: Try to scroll, left-click and right-click on things.

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