Compositor

sway tray status - Swaybar Tool

A while ago I was testing sway as a wayland compositor. The goal was to make the switch to wayland for my daily work. Unfortunately, this didn’t quite work out. I have the feeling, that wayland isn’t quite there yet. A lot of things work, but it still feels cumbersome at times. Anyway, while testing sway, I noticed that the tray wasn’t working. When looking for the reason I stumbled upon the planned swaybar tray features. A bit disheartened I thought about what are the essential things I need. The most important things for me are battery information and the current date and time.
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