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masterofhtml

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[SOLVED] Hyprland loads into workspace 2 not 1

I am running hyprland on arch linux, and using gnome. When i log in, i have kitty, firefox,spotify as exec-once in workspace 1,2,3 respectively. But i automatically get sent to firefox(workspace 2) instead of kitty(workspace 1),

I am just wondering if there is a way i can change this.

Let me know if any file outputs are required as i am new to the forums

Hyprland.conf:
https://pastebin.com/40A9c6qQ

Last edited by masterofhtml (2025-02-08 11:11:20)

mackin_cheese

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Re: [SOLVED] Hyprland loads into workspace 2 not 1

post your whole hyprland conf in a pastebin so we can see what's in it

ewaller

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Re: [SOLVED] Hyprland loads into workspace 2 not 1

How about

exec-once = sleep 1 && hyprctl dispatch workspace 1

in your hyperland.conf

Edit: BTW, I've not actually tried that

Last edited by ewaller (2025-02-07 21:34:09)

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masterofhtml

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Re: [SOLVED] Hyprland loads into workspace 2 not 1

ok, i have added the hyprland.conf file, i will try  @ewaller workaround now

masterofhtml

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Re: [SOLVED] Hyprland loads into workspace 2 not 1

thank you, that has worked

ewaller

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Re: [SOLVED] Hyprland loads into workspace 2 not 1

Extra bonus points if you decode how that command works

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masterofhtml

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Re: [SOLVED] Hyprland loads into workspace 2 not 1

i mean, i know that exec-once ... executes once, and im assuming sleep 1 just waits for 1 second

hyprctl dispatch workspace 1 im not too sure but hyprctl hyprcontrol? and dispatch is like go to? and then workspace 1 is fine

masterofhtml

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Re: [SOLVED] Hyprland loads into workspace 2 not 1

but anyway, thank you for your help

ewaller

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Re: [SOLVED] Hyprland loads into workspace 2 not 1

You got most of it.  You might want to look at the hyprctl man page, you can do some cute things with it

hyprctl - Utility for controlling parts of Hyprland from a CLI or a script

dispatch is a subcommand of hyprctl

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masterofhtml

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Re: [SOLVED] Hyprland loads into workspace 2 not 1

ah right makes sense