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keybind-mode

Current keybind-mode indicator for modal compositors.

Add it to your layout with keybind-mode:

toml
[[bar.layout]]
monitor = "*"
right = ["keybind-mode"]

General

FieldTypeDefaultDescription
formatstring"{{ mode }}"Format string for the label.
icon-namestring"ld-layers-symbolic"Symbolic icon name.
auto-hideboolfalseAutomatically hide module when no mode is active.
border-showboolfalseDisplay border around button.
icon-showbooltrueDisplay module icon.
label-showbooltrueDisplay text label.
label-max-lengthu320Max label characters before truncation with ellipsis. Set to 0 to disable.
More about format

Placeholders

  • {{ mode }} - Current keybind mode name (shows "default" when inactive)

Examples

  • "{{ mode }}" - "resize"
  • "Mode: {{ mode }}" - "Mode: resize"
  • "[{{ mode }}]" - "[resize]"

Colors

FieldTypeDefaultDescription
border-colorColorValue"blue"Border color token.
icon-colorColorValue"auto"Icon foreground color.
icon-bg-colorColorValue"blue"Icon container background color token.
label-colorColorValue"blue"Label text color token.
button-bg-colorColorValue"bg-surface-elevated"Button background color token.

Click actions

FieldTypeDefaultDescription
left-clickClickAction""Action on left click.
right-clickClickAction""Action on right click.
middle-clickClickAction""Action on middle click.
scroll-upClickAction""Action on scroll up.
scroll-downClickAction""Action on scroll down.

Default configuration

toml
[modules.keybind-mode]
format = "{{ mode }}"
icon-name = "ld-layers-symbolic"
auto-hide = false
border-show = false
border-color = "blue"
icon-show = true
icon-color = "auto"
icon-bg-color = "blue"
label-show = true
label-color = "blue"
label-max-length = 0
button-bg-color = "bg-surface-elevated"
left-click = ""
right-click = ""
middle-click = ""
scroll-up = ""
scroll-down = ""

Released under the MIT License.