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Sway workspaces

#sway #workspaces #monitors

3-monitor workspace layout and assignment rules.

Monitor layout

[eDP-1: 1920x1200]  [P24h-10 VTN45266: 2560x1440]  [P24h-10 VTN45265: 2560x1440]
  Laptop (left)           Middle (primary)                  Right
  pos 0,0                 pos 1920,0                        pos 4480,0

Workspace assignments

  • Workspace 1 → Laptop display (eDP-1)
  • Workspaces 2–9 → Middle monitor (Lenovo P24h-10 VTN45266)
  • Workspace 10 → Right monitor (Lenovo P24h-10 VTN45265)

Waybar icons

WorkspaceIcon
1󰌢 (keyboard/laptop)
2(terminal)
3(terminal)
4(terminal)
5(terminal)
6󰆧 (document)
7󰎸 (music)
8󰎻 (music)
9󰎾 (music)
10󰍹 (monitor)

Tips

  • All workspaces are persistent (always visible in bar even when empty): persistent-workspaces: { "1": [], ... "10": [] }

  • If a monitor is disconnected, workspaces fall back to eDP-1 (disp1).