plain text, living desktop · lab 07/27

Waybar Habitat

Cultivate a tiny Linux status bar. Add useful creatures, move them into place, and see the config grow underneath. Then release a gremlin and practise diagnosing it.

~/dotfiles/waybar/config.jsonc ● ● ●

// a desktop you can explain
chloe@omarchy $ waybar --reload
habitat healthy · 6 modules awake
chloe@omarchy $

A status bar should answer a glance, not conduct an interrogation.

01 · population

Choose the inhabitants

Toggle modules and nudge them through the bar. The preview and config update instantly.

02 · climate

Tune the habitat

A little personal context is the difference between “a Linux desktop” and your Linux desktop.

Workspace names Clock format Accent Breathing room 9px

✓ Config parses cleanly. The habitat is calm.

03 · field notes

Your generated config

This little desktop garden was inspired by Jon’s Trying out Omarchy Linux with Claude Code, where editable text files made AI feel like a sysadmin sitting beside him.