Module: Language

The sway/language module displays the current keyboard layout in Sway.

Config

option	typeof	default	description
format	string	{}	The format, how layout should be displayed.
on-click	string		Command to execute when clicked on the module.
on-click-middle	string		Command to execute when you middle clicked on the module using mousewheel.
on-click-right	string		Command to execute when you right clicked on the module.
tooltip-format	string	{}	The format, how layout should be displayed in tooltip.
tooltip	bool	true	Option to disable tooltip on hovever.

Format replacements:

string	replacement
{}	The same as {short}.
{short}	Short name of layout (e.g. "us").
{shortDescription}	Short description of layout (e.g. "en").
{long}	Long name of layout (e.g. "English (Dvorak)").
{variant}	Variant of layout (e.g. "dvorak").
{flag}	Flag of the country.

Example:

"sway/language": {
    "format": "{}",
    "on-click": "swaymsg input type:keyboard xkb_switch_layout next",
},

"sway/language": {
    "format": "{short} {variant}",
}

Style

• #language
• #language.<short>