Smart App Opener
- I use
SUPER-O to launch my Obsidian vault on workspace 4. - This little script allows me to always open Obsidian with the same key combination, even if it’s already running or moved to a different workspace.
Create the script
nvim ~/.config/hypr/scripts/open.sh
#!/bin/bash
if [ -z "$1" ] || [ -z "$2" ]; then
exit 1
fi
PROGRAM="$1"
TARGET_WORKSPACE="$2"
IS_RUNNING=$(hyprctl clients -j | jq -e \
--arg prog "$PROGRAM" \
'.[] | select(.class == $prog)' >/dev/null && echo yes)
if [ "$IS_RUNNING" != "yes" ]; then
hyprctl dispatch exec "[workspace $TARGET_WORKSPACE] $PROGRAM"
exit 0
fi
WORKSPACE=$(hyprctl clients -j | jq -r \
--arg prog "$PROGRAM" \
'.[] | select(.class == $prog) | .workspace.id' | head -n 1)
[ -n "$WORKSPACE" ] && hyprctl dispatch workspace "$WORKSPACE"
Make it executable
chmod +x ~/.config/hypr/scripts/open.sh
Bind the script in hyprland.conf
nvim ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
- You can use this script with any application. Just pass the app and the desired workspace number.
$open = ~/.config/hypr/scripts/open.sh
bind = SUPER, O, exec, $open obsidian 4
bind = SUPER, A, exec, $open anki 5
Lock screen and enable English layout at the same time.
- I use waylock. Replace it with your desired locker.
# .config/hypr/hypridle.conf
# Define a command to switch to the English keyboard layout
$english_layot = hyprctl switchxkblayout keyd-virtual-keyboard 0
general {
lock_cmd = $english_layot; pidof waylock || $waylock_start
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