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NAME

yambar - configuration file

DESCRIPTION

A yambar configuration file is a yaml formatted document containing an associative array named bar. You may define other top-level entities and reference them using anchors.

Besides the normal yaml types, there are a couple of yambar specific types that are frequently used:

•
font: this is a comma separated list of fonts in fontconfig format. Example of valid values:
  • Font Awesome 6 Brands
  • Font Awesome 6 Free:style=solid
  • Dina:pixelsize=10:slant=italic
  • Dina:pixelsize=10:weight=bold
•
color: an rgba hexstring; RRGGBBAA. Examples:
  • ffffffff: white, no transparency
  • 000000ff: black, no transparency
  • 00ff00ff: green, no transparency
  • ff000099: red, semi-transparent

FORMAT

Name Type Req Description
height int yes The height of the bar, in pixels (not including border)
location enum yes one of top or bottom
background color yes Background color
monitor string no Monitor to place the bar on. If not specified, the primary monitor will be used
layer string no Layer to put bar on. One of overlay, top, bottom or background. Wayland only. Default: bottom.
left-spacing int no Space, in pixels, added before each module
right-spacing int no Space, in pixels, added after each module
spacing int no Short-hand for setting both left-spacing and right-spacing
left-margin int no Left-side margin, in pixels
right-margin int no Right-side margin, in pixels
margin int no Short-hand for setting both left-margin and right-margin
border associative array no Configures the border around the status bar
border.left-width int no Width of the border on the left side, in pixels
border.right-width int no Width of the border on the right side, in pixels
border.top-width int no Width of the border on the top side, in pixels
border.bottom-width int no Width of the border on the bottom side, in pixels
border.width int no Short-hand for setting border.left/right/top/bottom-width
border.color color no The color of the border
border.left-margin int no Left-side margin, in pixels, from screen edge to bar
border.right-margin int no Right-side margin, in pixels, from screen edge to bar
border.top-margin int no Top margin, in pixels, from screen edge to bar
border.bottom-margin int no Bottom margin, in pixels, from screen edge to bar
border.margin int no Short-hand for setting border.left/right/top/bottom-margin
font font no Default font to use in modules and particles. May also be a comma separated list of several fonts, in which case the first font is the primary font, and the rest fallback fonts. These are yambar custom fallback fonts that will be searched before the fontconfig provided fallback list.
font-shaping enum no Default setting for font-shaping, for use in particles. One of full or none. When set to full (the default), strings will be "shaped" using HarfBuzz. Requires support in fcft.
foreground color no Default foreground (text) color to use
trackpad-sensitivity int no How easy it is to trigger wheel-up and wheel-down on-click handlers. Higher values means you need to drag your finger a longer distance. The default is 30.
left list no Left-aligned modules (see yambar-modules(5))
center list no Center-aligned modules (see yambar-modules(5))
right list no Right-aligned modules (see yambar-modules(5))

EXAMPLES

Top-oriented bar with a single, right-aligned, module: the clock, rendered as a simple string displaying only the time (not date).

bar:


  location: top


  height: 26


  background: 00000066


  right:


    - clock:


        content:


          - string: {text: "{time}"}

FILES

The configuration file is searched for (in this order):

  • $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/yambar/config.yml
  • $HOME/.config/yambar/config.yml

SEE ALSO

yambar-modules(5), yambar-particles(5), yambar-tags(5), yambar-decorations(5)

2024-04-22