[FEAT]: Briefly showing the workspace name #267

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opened 2026-01-05 14:49:22 +01:00 by adam · 3 comments
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Originally created by @kimagin on GitHub (Nov 20, 2023).

Every time when i get many application opens across different workspaces, sometimes I was wondering which workspace currently am I in and then I have to cycle through all of my workspaces in order to find the window that I'm searching for.

A good solution would be the possibility to hide windows taskbar and replace it with a minimal bar -- something like Polybar to show some basic information as well as the pagination for the workspaces with the current workspace indicated as active.

If that won't be possible, just showing for a brief moment when holding ALT to show what is your current workspace and which workspace is free to move the window to that.

Originally created by @kimagin on GitHub (Nov 20, 2023). Every time when i get many application opens across different workspaces, sometimes I was wondering which workspace currently am I in and then I have to cycle through all of my workspaces in order to find the window that I'm searching for. A good solution would be the possibility to hide windows taskbar and replace it with a minimal bar -- something like [Polybar](https://github.com/polybar/polybar) to show some basic information as well as the pagination for the workspaces with the current workspace indicated as active. If that won't be possible, just showing for a brief moment when holding ALT to show what is your current workspace and which workspace is free to move the window to that.
adam added the enhancement label 2026-01-05 14:49:22 +01:00
adam closed this issue 2026-01-05 14:49:22 +01:00
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@urob commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2023):

My sense is that all of that is already possible. Showing a toast for a few seconds that displays the current workspace should be pretty straightforward via AHK. One could set it up to pop up whenever the workspace changes, or whenever a certain hotkey is pressed. If you are interested I can try to script it down later over the weekend.

For an "always visible" indicator, many users like yasb, which is a minimal taskbar replacement with komorebi support. If you want something even more minimal, you could try komoTray which just adds a status indicator with the current workspace inside the system tray.

@urob commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2023): My sense is that all of that is already possible. Showing a toast for a few seconds that displays the current workspace should be pretty straightforward via AHK. One could set it up to pop up whenever the workspace changes, or whenever a certain hotkey is pressed. If you are interested I can try to script it down later over the weekend. For an "always visible" indicator, many users like [yasb](https://github.com/da-rth/yasb), which is a minimal taskbar replacement with komorebi support. If you want something even more minimal, you could try [komo*Tray*](https://github.com/urob/komotray) which just adds a status indicator with the current workspace inside the system tray.
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@edgimar commented on GitHub (Aug 24, 2024):

This AHK script is available as an executable (or can be compiled), and can be used for briefly displaying text on a monitor.

@edgimar commented on GitHub (Aug 24, 2024): [This AHK script](https://github.com/cy-gh/CuToaster) is available as an executable (or can be compiled), and can be used for briefly displaying text on a monitor.
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@LGUG2Z commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2025):

This is largely handled now by the multiple bars available and the komorebi_client integration for pulling out info like workspace names.

@LGUG2Z commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2025): This is largely handled now by the multiple bars available and the `komorebi_client` integration for pulling out info like workspace names.
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Reference: starred/komorebi#267