[BUG]: Komorebi Bar Conifguration Doesn't Apply On Start #554

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adam · 2026-01-05T14:51:30+01:00

adam commented

2026-01-05 14:51:30 +01:00

Originally created by @xidsyed on GitHub (Jan 3, 2025).

Summary

Problem

komorebi.bar.json defines some offset and size configuration that don't apply on komorebic start --whkd --bar.

Running the following command also doesnt seem to fix the problem
Stop-Process -name komorebi-bar; Start-Process komorebi-bar -windowstyle hidden

Work Around:

Open the file in any editor and save it again

Screenshot / Video

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8cd76809-caf1-4913-afc8-5c8a977a6744

Version Information

OS Name: Microsoft Windows 11 Home
OS Version: 10.0.22631 N/A Build 22631

komorebic 0.1.32
tag:v0.1.32
commit_hash:4b9d8114
build_time:2025-01-01 19:37:02 +00:00
build_env:rustc 1.83.0 (90b35a623 2024-11-26),stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc

Komorebi Configuration

{
  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/v0.1.29/schema.bar.json",
  "monitor": {
    "index": 0,
    "work_area_offset": {
      "left": 0,
      "top": 30,
      "right": 0,
      "bottom": 30
    }
  },
  "position": {
    "start": {
      "x": 0,
      "y": -10
    },
    "end": {
      "x": 1920,
      "y": 45
    }
  },
  "font_size": 11,
  "font_family": "Cascadia Code",
  "theme": {
    "palette": "Base16",
    "name": "Chalk",
    "accent": "Base0F"
  },
  "left_widgets": [
    {
      "Komorebi": {
        "workspaces": {
          "enable": true,
          "hide_empty_workspaces": true
        },
        "layout": {
          "enable": true
        },
        "focused_window": {
          "enable": false,
          "show_icon": false
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "right_widgets": [
    {
      "Media": {
        "enable": true
      }
    },
    {
      "Storage": {
        "enable": false
      }
    },
    {
      "Memory": {
        "enable": true
      }
    },
    {
      "Network": {
        "enable": false,
        "data_refresh_interval": 1,
        "show_total_data_transmitted": false,
        "show_network_activity": false
      }
    },
    {
      "Date": {
        "enable": true,
        "format": "DayDateMonthYear"
      }
    },
    {
      "Time": {
        "enable": true,
        "format": {
          "Custom": "%H:%M %p"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Battery": {
        "enable": true,
        "data_refresh_interval": 60
      }
    }
  ]
}


{
  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/v0.1.28/schema.json",
  "app_specific_configuration_path": "$Env:USERPROFILE/applications.json",
  "window_hiding_behaviour": "Cloak",
  "cross_monitor_move_behaviour": "Insert",
  "default_workspace_padding": 1,
  "default_container_padding": 1,
  "transparency": false,
  "border": true,
  "border_width": 0,
  "border_style": "System",
  "border_implementation": "Windows",
  "border_colours": {
    "single": "#a6856e",
    "stack": "#a6856e",
    "monocle": "#fc585e",
    "unfocused": "#000000"
  },
  "stackbar": {
    "label": "Title",
    "height": 32,
    "mode": "OnStack",
    "tabs": {
      "width": 220,
      "focused_text": "#a6856e",
      "unfocused_text": "#383838",
      "background": "#000000",
      "font_size": 28,
      "font_family": "Consolas"
    }
  },
  "monitors": [
    {
      "workspaces": [
        {
          "name": "1 Code",
          "layout": "BSP",
          "workspace_rules": [
            {
              "id": "idea64.exe",
              "kind": "Exe"
            },
            {
              "id": "studio64.exe",
              "kind": "Exe"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "2 Notes",
          "layout": "BSP",
          "workspace_rules": [
            {
              "id": "Obsidian.exe",
              "kind": "Exe"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "3 Web",
          "layout": "BSP"
        },
        {
          "name": "4 Comm",
          "layout": "BSP",
          "workspace_rules": [
            {
              "id": "WhatsApp Beta",
              "kind": "Title",
              "matching_strategy": "Equals"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "5 AI",
          "layout": "BSP",
          "initial_workspace_rules": [
            {
              "id": "ChatGPT App",
              "kind": "Title",
              "matching_strategy": "StartsWith"
            },
            {
              "id": "Perplexity App",
              "kind": "Title",
              "matching_strategy": "StartsWith"
            },
            {
              "id": "Claude",
              "kind": "Title",
              "matching_strategy": "StartsWith"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "6 Media",
          "layout": "BSP"
        },
        {
          "name": "7 Social",
          "layout": "BSP"
        },
        {
          "name": "8 Flow",
          "layout": "BSP"
        },
        {
          "name": "9 FLow",
          "layout": "BSP"
        },
        {
          "name": "0 Swap",
          "layout": "BSP",
          "workspace_rules": [
            {
              "id": "edit_komorebi",
              "kind": "Title",
              "matching_strategy": "Contains"
            }
          ]

        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "ignore_rules": [
    {
      "id": "Voice call ‎- WhatsApp Beta",
      "kind": "Title",
      "matching_strategy": "Equals"
    }
  ]
}

Hotkey Configuration

.shell powershell

# Reload whkd configuration
# alt + o                 : taskkill /f /im whkd.exe && start /b whkd # if shell is cmd
alt + o                 : taskkill /f /im whkd.exe; Start-Process whkd -WindowStyle hidden # if shell is pwsh / powershell
# alt + shift + o         : komorebic reload-configuration
alt + shift + b 		: Stop-Process -name komorebi-bar; Start-Process komorebi-bar -windowstyle hidden 

# App shortcuts - these require shell to be pwsh / powershell
# The apps will be focused if open, or launched if not open
# alt + f                 : if ($wshell.AppActivate('Firefox') -eq $False) { start firefox }
# alt + b                 : if ($wshell.AppActivate('Chrome') -eq $False) { start chrome }

alt + q                 : komorebic close
alt + m                 : komorebic minimize

# Focus windows
alt + h                 : komorebic focus left
alt + j                 : komorebic focus down
alt + k                 : komorebic focus up
alt + l                 : komorebic focus right
# alt + ctrl + oem_4      : komorebic cycle-focus previous # oem_4 is [
# alt + ctrl + oem_6      : komorebic cycle-focus next # oem_6 is ]

# Move windows
alt + shift + h         : komorebic move left
alt + shift + j         : komorebic move down
alt + shift + k         : komorebic move up
alt + shift + l         : komorebic move right
alt + shift + return    : komorebic promote

# Stack windows
alt + shift + oem_4 	: komorebic stack left
alt + ctrl + oem_4		: komorebic stack down
alt + ctrl + oem_6		: komorebic stack up
alt + shift + oem_6		: komorebic stack right
alt + oem_1             : komorebic unstack # oem_1 is ;
alt + oem_4             : komorebic cycle-stack previous # oem_4 is [
alt + oem_6             : komorebic cycle-stack next # oem_6 is ]

# Resize
alt + oem_plus          : komorebic resize-axis horizontal increase
alt + oem_minus         : komorebic resize-axis horizontal decrease
alt + shift + oem_plus  : komorebic resize-axis vertical increase
alt + shift + oem_minus : komorebic resize-axis vertical decrease

# Manipulate windows
alt + shift + d         : komorebic toggle-float
alt + d         		: komorebic toggle-monocle

# Window manager options
alt + shift + r         : komorebic retile
alt + shift + p 		: komorebic toggle-pause
alt + shift + m         : komorebic manage

# Layouts
alt + x                 : komorebic flip-layout horizontal
alt + y                 : komorebic flip-layout vertical

# Workspaces
alt + 1                 : komorebic focus-workspace 0
alt + 2                 : komorebic focus-workspace 1
alt + 3                 : komorebic focus-workspace 2
alt + 4                 : komorebic focus-workspace 3
alt + 5                 : komorebic focus-workspace 4
alt + 6                 : komorebic focus-workspace 5
alt + 7                 : komorebic focus-workspace 6
alt + 8                 : komorebic focus-workspace 7
alt + 9                 : komorebic focus-workspace 8
alt + 0                 : komorebic focus-workspace 9

# Move windows across workspaces
alt + shift + 1         : komorebic move-to-workspace 0
alt + shift + 2         : komorebic move-to-workspace 1
alt + shift + 3         : komorebic move-to-workspace 2
alt + shift + 4         : komorebic move-to-workspace 3
alt + shift + 5         : komorebic move-to-workspace 4
alt + shift + 6         : komorebic move-to-workspace 5
alt + shift + 7         : komorebic move-to-workspace 6
alt + shift + 8         : komorebic move-to-workspace 7
alt + shift + 9         : komorebic move-to-workspace 8
alt + shift + 0         : komorebic move-to-workspace 9

# Launch Apps
ctrl + alt + c 			: Start-Process chrome.exe

Output of komorebic check

Looking for configuration files in C:\Users\mmsye

Found komorebi.json; this file can be passed to the start command with the --config flag

Found C:\Users\mmsye.config\whkdrc; key bindings will be loaded from here when whkd is started, and you can start it automatically using the --whkd flag

Originally created by @xidsyed on GitHub (Jan 3, 2025). ### Summary ## Problem `komorebi.bar.json` defines some offset and size configuration that don't apply on `komorebic start --whkd --bar`. Running the following command also doesnt seem to fix the problem `Stop-Process -name komorebi-bar; Start-Process komorebi-bar -windowstyle hidden` ## Work Around: Open the file in any editor and save it again ## Screenshot / Video https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8cd76809-caf1-4913-afc8-5c8a977a6744 ### Version Information OS Name: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OS Version: 10.0.22631 N/A Build 22631 komorebic 0.1.32 tag:v0.1.32 commit_hash:4b9d8114 build_time:2025-01-01 19:37:02 +00:00 build_env:rustc 1.83.0 (90b35a623 2024-11-26),stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc ### Komorebi Configuration ```json { "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/v0.1.29/schema.bar.json", "monitor": { "index": 0, "work_area_offset": { "left": 0, "top": 30, "right": 0, "bottom": 30 } }, "position": { "start": { "x": 0, "y": -10 }, "end": { "x": 1920, "y": 45 } }, "font_size": 11, "font_family": "Cascadia Code", "theme": { "palette": "Base16", "name": "Chalk", "accent": "Base0F" }, "left_widgets": [ { "Komorebi": { "workspaces": { "enable": true, "hide_empty_workspaces": true }, "layout": { "enable": true }, "focused_window": { "enable": false, "show_icon": false } } } ], "right_widgets": [ { "Media": { "enable": true } }, { "Storage": { "enable": false } }, { "Memory": { "enable": true } }, { "Network": { "enable": false, "data_refresh_interval": 1, "show_total_data_transmitted": false, "show_network_activity": false } }, { "Date": { "enable": true, "format": "DayDateMonthYear" } }, { "Time": { "enable": true, "format": { "Custom": "%H:%M %p" } } }, { "Battery": { "enable": true, "data_refresh_interval": 60 } } ] } { "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/v0.1.28/schema.json", "app_specific_configuration_path": "$Env:USERPROFILE/applications.json", "window_hiding_behaviour": "Cloak", "cross_monitor_move_behaviour": "Insert", "default_workspace_padding": 1, "default_container_padding": 1, "transparency": false, "border": true, "border_width": 0, "border_style": "System", "border_implementation": "Windows", "border_colours": { "single": "#a6856e", "stack": "#a6856e", "monocle": "#fc585e", "unfocused": "#000000" }, "stackbar": { "label": "Title", "height": 32, "mode": "OnStack", "tabs": { "width": 220, "focused_text": "#a6856e", "unfocused_text": "#383838", "background": "#000000", "font_size": 28, "font_family": "Consolas" } }, "monitors": [ { "workspaces": [ { "name": "1 Code", "layout": "BSP", "workspace_rules": [ { "id": "idea64.exe", "kind": "Exe" }, { "id": "studio64.exe", "kind": "Exe" } ] }, { "name": "2 Notes", "layout": "BSP", "workspace_rules": [ { "id": "Obsidian.exe", "kind": "Exe" } ] }, { "name": "3 Web", "layout": "BSP" }, { "name": "4 Comm", "layout": "BSP", "workspace_rules": [ { "id": "WhatsApp Beta", "kind": "Title", "matching_strategy": "Equals" } ] }, { "name": "5 AI", "layout": "BSP", "initial_workspace_rules": [ { "id": "ChatGPT App", "kind": "Title", "matching_strategy": "StartsWith" }, { "id": "Perplexity App", "kind": "Title", "matching_strategy": "StartsWith" }, { "id": "Claude", "kind": "Title", "matching_strategy": "StartsWith" } ] }, { "name": "6 Media", "layout": "BSP" }, { "name": "7 Social", "layout": "BSP" }, { "name": "8 Flow", "layout": "BSP" }, { "name": "9 FLow", "layout": "BSP" }, { "name": "0 Swap", "layout": "BSP", "workspace_rules": [ { "id": "edit_komorebi", "kind": "Title", "matching_strategy": "Contains" } ] } ] } ], "ignore_rules": [ { "id": "Voice call ‎- WhatsApp Beta", "kind": "Title", "matching_strategy": "Equals" } ] } ``` ### Hotkey Configuration ``` .shell powershell # Reload whkd configuration # alt + o : taskkill /f /im whkd.exe && start /b whkd # if shell is cmd alt + o : taskkill /f /im whkd.exe; Start-Process whkd -WindowStyle hidden # if shell is pwsh / powershell # alt + shift + o : komorebic reload-configuration alt + shift + b : Stop-Process -name komorebi-bar; Start-Process komorebi-bar -windowstyle hidden # App shortcuts - these require shell to be pwsh / powershell # The apps will be focused if open, or launched if not open # alt + f : if ($wshell.AppActivate('Firefox') -eq $False) { start firefox } # alt + b : if ($wshell.AppActivate('Chrome') -eq $False) { start chrome } alt + q : komorebic close alt + m : komorebic minimize # Focus windows alt + h : komorebic focus left alt + j : komorebic focus down alt + k : komorebic focus up alt + l : komorebic focus right # alt + ctrl + oem_4 : komorebic cycle-focus previous # oem_4 is [ # alt + ctrl + oem_6 : komorebic cycle-focus next # oem_6 is ] # Move windows alt + shift + h : komorebic move left alt + shift + j : komorebic move down alt + shift + k : komorebic move up alt + shift + l : komorebic move right alt + shift + return : komorebic promote # Stack windows alt + shift + oem_4 : komorebic stack left alt + ctrl + oem_4 : komorebic stack down alt + ctrl + oem_6 : komorebic stack up alt + shift + oem_6 : komorebic stack right alt + oem_1 : komorebic unstack # oem_1 is ; alt + oem_4 : komorebic cycle-stack previous # oem_4 is [ alt + oem_6 : komorebic cycle-stack next # oem_6 is ] # Resize alt + oem_plus : komorebic resize-axis horizontal increase alt + oem_minus : komorebic resize-axis horizontal decrease alt + shift + oem_plus : komorebic resize-axis vertical increase alt + shift + oem_minus : komorebic resize-axis vertical decrease # Manipulate windows alt + shift + d : komorebic toggle-float alt + d : komorebic toggle-monocle # Window manager options alt + shift + r : komorebic retile alt + shift + p : komorebic toggle-pause alt + shift + m : komorebic manage # Layouts alt + x : komorebic flip-layout horizontal alt + y : komorebic flip-layout vertical # Workspaces alt + 1 : komorebic focus-workspace 0 alt + 2 : komorebic focus-workspace 1 alt + 3 : komorebic focus-workspace 2 alt + 4 : komorebic focus-workspace 3 alt + 5 : komorebic focus-workspace 4 alt + 6 : komorebic focus-workspace 5 alt + 7 : komorebic focus-workspace 6 alt + 8 : komorebic focus-workspace 7 alt + 9 : komorebic focus-workspace 8 alt + 0 : komorebic focus-workspace 9 # Move windows across workspaces alt + shift + 1 : komorebic move-to-workspace 0 alt + shift + 2 : komorebic move-to-workspace 1 alt + shift + 3 : komorebic move-to-workspace 2 alt + shift + 4 : komorebic move-to-workspace 3 alt + shift + 5 : komorebic move-to-workspace 4 alt + shift + 6 : komorebic move-to-workspace 5 alt + shift + 7 : komorebic move-to-workspace 6 alt + shift + 8 : komorebic move-to-workspace 7 alt + shift + 9 : komorebic move-to-workspace 8 alt + shift + 0 : komorebic move-to-workspace 9 # Launch Apps ctrl + alt + c : Start-Process chrome.exe ``` ### Output of komorebic check Looking for configuration files in C:\Users\mmsye Found komorebi.json; this file can be passed to the start command with the --config flag Found C:\Users\mmsye.config\whkdrc; key bindings will be loaded from here when whkd is started, and you can start it automatically using the --whkd flag

adam added the bug label 2026-01-05 14:51:30 +01:00

adam closed this issue

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adam commented

2026-01-05 14:51:31 +01:00

@arijit-gogoi commented on GitHub (Jan 5, 2025):

I am having this bug too.

Another workaround is just touch C:\Users\name\.config\komorebi\komorebi.bar.json.

@arijit-gogoi commented on GitHub (Jan 5, 2025): I am having this bug too. Another workaround is just `touch C:\Users\name\.config\komorebi\komorebi.bar.json`.

adam commented

2026-01-05 14:51:31 +01:00

@CtByte commented on GitHub (Jan 5, 2025):

I do not know if it's related, but when you execute the stop command you do not stop the bar and when you execute the start command, you start a new bar, end up having 2 bars running at the same time.

@CtByte commented on GitHub (Jan 5, 2025): I do not know if it's related, but when you execute the `stop` command you do not stop the bar and when you execute the `start` command, you start a new bar, end up having 2 bars running at the same time.

adam commented

2026-01-05 14:51:31 +01:00

@xidsyed commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2025):

komorebic stop --bar
you need to add a bar argument to stop the bar.

@xidsyed commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2025): `komorebic stop --bar` you need to add a `bar` argument to stop the bar.

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Reference: starred/komorebi#554