waybar-niri-language(5)

# NAME

waybar - niri language module

# DESCRIPTION

The *language* module displays the currently selected language in niri.

# CONFIGURATION

Addressed by *niri/language*

*format*: ++
	typeof: string ++
	default: {} ++
	The format, how information should be displayed.

*format-<lang>* ++
	typeof: string++
	Provide an alternative name to display per language where <lang> is the language of your choosing. Can be passed multiple times with multiple languages as shown by the example below.

*menu*: ++
	typeof: string ++
	Action that popups the menu.

*menu-file*: ++
	typeof: string ++
	Location of the menu descriptor file. There need to be an element of type GtkMenu with id *menu*

*menu-actions*: ++
	typeof: array ++
	The actions corresponding to the buttons of the menu.

*expand*: ++
	typeof: bool ++
	default: false ++
	Enables this module to consume all left over space dynamically.

# FORMAT REPLACEMENTS

*{short}*: Short name of layout (e.g. "us"). Equals to {}.

*{shortDescription}*: Short description of layout (e.g. "en").

*{long}*: Long name of layout (e.g. "English (Dvorak)").

*{variant}*: Variant of layout (e.g. "dvorak").

# EXAMPLES

```
"niri/language": {
	"format": "Lang: {long}",
	"format-en": "AMERICA, HELL YEAH!",
	"format-tr": "As bayrakları"
}
```

# STYLE

- *#language*

Additionally, a CSS class matching the current layout's short name is added to the widget. This
allows per-language styling, for example:

```
#language.us { color: #00ff00; }
#language.de { color: #ff0000; }
#language.fr { color: #0000ff; }
```