Nothing appears after following sway instructions from readme

[bashfulrobot]

Hi there.

I followed the instructions in your readme, but when I switch workspaces in sway, I do not see the overlay.

• I exec the sov binary here in my config
• starting here you can see my keybindings
• and below we can see sov running.

THoughts?

❯ sudo ps aux | grep sov
dustin      5308  0.0  0.0  10180  3584 ?        S    10:45   0:00 sh -c rm -f /tmp/sovpipe && mkfifo /tmp/sovpipe && tail -f /tmp/sovpipe | sov -t 500
dustin      5311  0.0  0.0  10124  2432 ?        S    10:45   0:00 tail -f /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      5312  0.0  0.0   8232  4736 ?        S    10:45   0:00 sov -t 500
dustin      9621  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9624  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9626  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9628  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9632  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9635  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9637  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9639  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9641  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9644  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9646  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9648  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9650  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9653  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9655  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9657  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9661  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9664  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9666  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin      9668  0.0  0.0  10048  3584 ?        S    10:50   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
dustin     11429  0.0  0.0   8652  6400 pts/16   S+   10:54   0:00 /nix/store/71jzy8l7bqkw64fn4gnldrr248vqi2ly-ripgrep-14.1.0/bin/rg sov

[unennhexium]

Hi, I have the exact same problem and the exact same sudo ps aux | grep sov output.

I also tried the configuration from the SwayOS repository (completely replacing mine one with the one presented there), and in this case everything works as expected.

I have no idea why this happens on the same machine: the only difference is in the Sway's configuration file, I do not override the binds that write to the pipe anywhere. It seems that the only difference is in some applications and the order in which they are launched.

I tried to place everything in the similar order as in the SwayOS configuration: first bindings, then launching the program, but this did not help.

I would welcome any suggestions.

[unennhexium]

@bashfulrobot Have you found any solution? Sorry to mention you additionally. I brazenly hope to speed up the resolving my problem through your attention and time.

[milgra]

Hi, what happens when you send "1" to the pipe file?

echo 1 > "/tmp/sovpipe"

If nothing then it is probably a config/layout issue. To debug that start sovc directly from the terminal with the -v switch.

[unennhexium]

@milgra I have no respond, i.e. the terminal waits for the sending to complete. I stop waiting by pressing ^C.

[unennhexium]

Here is the output with fresh boot without any shortcut associated with sov pressed before.
First echo does nothing, every further send hangs and I press ^C to interrupt.
ps shows that sov isn't running:

❯ sudo ps aux | grep sov
[sudo] password for user:
user        4096  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:15   0:00 sh -c rm -f /tmp/sovpipe && mkfifo /tmp/sovpipe && tail -f /tmp/sovpipe | sov --timeout=200 --holdkey=65515
user        4100  0.0  0.0  17056  1832 ?        S    02:15   0:00 tail -f /tmp/sovpipe
user        6108  0.0  0.0   8024  6048 pts/0    S+   02:16   0:00 rg sov
❯ echo 1 > "/tmp/sovpipe"
❯ sudo ps aux | grep sov
user        6416  0.0  0.0   8024  6152 pts/0    S+   02:16   0:00 rg sov
❯ echo 1 > "/tmp/sovpipe"
^C%                                                                                                  

[unennhexium]

I tried to debug and got the following

ERROR  No HTML description                                                                    02:51:02:438377 ../src/kinetic_ui/ku_gen_html.c : 102
ERROR  Empty CSS descriptor                                                                   02:51:02:438394 ../src/kinetic_ui/ku_css.c : 159

I have an empty ~/.config/sov directory. After removing it, I end up with working sov but broken layout. Sending 1 on pipe works well in this case and shows sov panel as expected.

Debug output

❯ rm -f /tmp/sovpipe && \
    mkfifo /tmp/sovpipe && \
    tail -f /tmp/sovpipe | \
                       sov \
             --timeout=200 \
           --holdkey=65515 -v
Sway Overview v0.94 by Milan Toth ( www.milgra.com )
If you like this app try :
- Wayland Control Panel ( github.com/milgra/wcp)
- Visual Music Player (github.com/milgra/vmp)
- Multimedia File Manager (github.com/milgra/mmfm)
- SwayOS (swayos.github.io)
Games :
- Brawl (github.com/milgra/brawl)
- Cortex ( github.com/milgra/cortex )
- Termite (github.com/milgra/termite)
DEBUG  Set log level to DEBUG                                                                  ../src/mt_core/mt_log.c : 172

style path    : /home/user/.config/sov

css path      : /home/user/.config/sov/html/main.css

html path     : /home/user/.config/sov/html/main.html

image path    : /home/user/.config/sov/img

ratio         : 200

anchor        :

margin        : 0

timeout       : 0

columns       : 4

holdkey       : 65515

use_name      : false

DEBUG  xdg output handle logical size, 1920 1080 for monitor 0                                 ../src/kinetic_ui/ku_connector_wayland.c : 1498

DEBUG  Found workspace, name: 1:Web num : 1 output : eDP-1                                     ../src/sov/tree.c : 153

DEBUG  Found workspace, name: 2:Files num : 2 output : eDP-1                                   ../src/sov/tree.c : 153

DEBUG  Found workspace, name: 3:Media num : 3 output : eDP-1                                   ../src/sov/tree.c : 153

DEBUG  Found window, appid null title milgra/sov: An overlay that shows schemas for all workspaces to make navigation in sway easier. - Google Chrome 44 0 1876 1080                       02:47:06:800328 ../src/sov/tree.c : 220

DEBUG  Found window, appid Alacritty title rm -f /tmp/sovpipe && mkfifo /tmp/sovpipe && tail -f /tmp/sovpipe | sov    -v 503 152 1038 628                                                   ../src/sov/tree.c : 220

DEBUG  Found window, appid thunar title .config - Thunar 44 0 959 1080                         ../src/sov/tree.c : 220

DEBUG  Found window, appid sublime_text title sway - ~/.config/sway/08_sov - Sublime Text (UNREGISTERED) 1003 0 917 1080                                                                    ../src/sov/tree.c : 220

DEBUG  Found window, appid null title Spotify Free 44 0 938 1080                               ../src/sov/tree.c : 220

DEBUG  Found window, appid telegram-desktop_telegram-desktop title 982 0 938 1080                                                                                           ../src/sov/tree.c : 220

DEBUG  Creating layer for eDP-1 : workspaces 3 cols 4 rows 1 ratio 200 width 136 height 45     ../src/sov/sov.c : 111

DEBUG  Drawing layer eDP-1 : workspaces 3 cols 4 rows 1 ratio 200                              ../src/sov/sov.c : 157

DEBUG  adding row row0                                                                         ../src/sov/gen.c : 151

[unennhexium]

And this is debug output with working sov without broken layout. As I mentioned in my first message, only sway configuration file changed.

Font looks broken in tiles headings, but I see the rectangles.

Sending 1/0 on pipe is stuck in this case. But ps shows that sov is running and there is no errors in debug output.

Debug output

❯ rm -f /tmp/sov && mkfifo /tmp/sov && tail -f /tmp/sov | sov -v -t 200 -k 65515
Sway Overview v0.94 by Milan Toth ( www.milgra.com )
If you like this app try :
- Wayland Control Panel ( github.com/milgra/wcp)
- Visual Music Player (github.com/milgra/vmp)
- Multimedia File Manager (github.com/milgra/mmfm)
- SwayOS (swayos.github.io)
Games :
- Brawl (github.com/milgra/brawl)
- Cortex ( github.com/milgra/cortex )
- Termite (github.com/milgra/termite)
DEBUG  Set log level to DEBUG                                                                03:06:44:812296 ../src/mt_core/mt_log.c : 172

style path    : /home/user/.config/sov

css path      : /home/user/.config/sov/html/main.css

html path     : /home/user/.config/sov/html/main.html

image path    : /home/user/.config/sov/img

ratio         : 8

anchor        :

margin        : 0

timeout       : 200

columns       : 5

holdkey       : 65515

use_name      : false

DEBUG  xdg output handle logical size, 1920 1080 for monitor 0                               03:06:44:827001 ../src/kinetic_ui/ku_connector_wayland.c : 1498

DEBUG  Found workspace, name: 1:Web num : 1 output : eDP-1                                   03:09:49:755437 ../src/sov/tree.c : 153

DEBUG  Found workspace, name: 2:Files num : 2 output : eDP-1                                 03:09:49:755518 ../src/sov/tree.c : 153

DEBUG  Found workspace, name: 3:Media num : 3 output : eDP-1                                 03:09:49:755554 ../src/sov/tree.c : 153

DEBUG  Found window, appid Alacritty title user@LAPTOP-PC:~ 503 152 1038 628                 03:09:49:756672 ../src/sov/tree.c : 220

DEBUG  Found window, appid null title milgra/sov: An overlay that shows schemas for all workspaces to make navigation in sway easier. - Google Chrome 0 0 1920 1080                      03:09:49:756771 ../src/sov/tree.c : 220

DEBUG  Found window, appid thunar title sway - Thunar 0 0 843 1080                           03:09:49:756849 ../src/sov/tree.c : 220

DEBUG  Found window, appid sublime_text title sway - ~/.config/sway/__config - Sublime Text (UNREGISTERED) 843 0 1077 1080                                                               03:09:49:756911 ../src/sov/tree.c : 220

DEBUG  Found window, appid null title Spotify Free 0 0 960 1080                              03:09:49:756965 ../src/sov/tree.c : 220

DEBUG  Found window, appid telegram-desktop_telegram-desktop title                           03:09:49:757005 ../src/sov/tree.c : 220

DEBUG  Creating layer for eDP-1 : workspaces 3 cols 5 rows 1 ratio 8 width 1320 height 175   03:09:49:757065 ../src/sov/sov.c : 111

DEBUG  Drawing layer eDP-1 : workspaces 3 cols 5 rows 1 ratio 8                              03:09:49:758305 ../src/sov/sov.c : 157

DEBUG  adding row row0                                                                       03:09:49:759524 ../src/sov/gen.c : 151

Console session recap

❯ echo 1 > "/tmp/sovpipe"
❯ echo 1 > "/tmp/sovpipe"
^C%
❯ sudo ps aux | grep sov
[sudo] password for user:
user       10467  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:30   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10469  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:30   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10474  0.0  0.0   2868  1520 ?        S    02:30   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10479  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:30   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10481  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:30   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10483  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10599  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10604  0.0  0.0   2868  1516 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10606  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10611  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10613  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10615  0.0  0.0   2868  1520 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10620  0.0  0.0   2868  1520 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11137  0.0  0.0   2868  1520 ?        S    02:32   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11143  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:33   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11148  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:33   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11926  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:35   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11928  0.0  0.0   2868  1520 ?        S    02:35   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11933  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:35   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11935  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:35   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       21823  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    03:06   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sov
user       21828  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    03:06   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sov
user       22014  0.0  0.0  17056  1836 pts/2    S+   03:06   0:00 tail -f /tmp/sov
user       22015  0.0  0.0   8356  4468 pts/2    S+   03:06   0:00 sov -v -t 200 -k 65515
user       22518  0.0  0.0   8028  6040 pts/1    S+   03:07   0:00 rg sov
❯ echo 0 > "/tmp/sovpipe"
^C%
❯ sudo ps aux | grep sov
user       10467  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:30   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10469  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:30   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10474  0.0  0.0   2868  1520 ?        S    02:30   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10479  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:30   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10481  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:30   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10483  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10599  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10604  0.0  0.0   2868  1516 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10606  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10611  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10613  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10615  0.0  0.0   2868  1520 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10620  0.0  0.0   2868  1520 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11137  0.0  0.0   2868  1520 ?        S    02:32   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11143  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:33   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11148  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:33   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11926  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:35   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11928  0.0  0.0   2868  1520 ?        S    02:35   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11933  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:35   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11935  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:35   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       21823  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    03:06   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sov
user       21828  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    03:06   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sov
user       22014  0.0  0.0  17056  1836 pts/2    S+   03:06   0:00 tail -f /tmp/sov
user       22015  0.0  0.0   8356  4468 pts/2    S+   03:06   0:00 sov -v -t 200 -k 65515
user       22611  0.0  0.0   8028  6004 pts/1    S+   03:07   0:00 rg sov
❯ echo 1 > "/tmp/sovpipe"
^C%
❯ sudo ps aux | grep sov
user       10467  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:30   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10469  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:30   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10474  0.0  0.0   2868  1520 ?        S    02:30   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10479  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:30   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10481  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:30   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10483  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10599  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10604  0.0  0.0   2868  1516 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10606  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10611  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10613  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10615  0.0  0.0   2868  1520 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       10620  0.0  0.0   2868  1520 ?        S    02:31   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11137  0.0  0.0   2868  1520 ?        S    02:32   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11143  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:33   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11148  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:33   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11926  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:35   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11928  0.0  0.0   2868  1520 ?        S    02:35   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11933  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    02:35   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       11935  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?  re    S    02:35   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sovpipe
user       21823  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    03:06   0:00 sh -c echo 1 > /tmp/sov
user       21828  0.0  0.0   2868  1524 ?        S    03:06   0:00 sh -c echo 0 > /tmp/sov
user       22014  0.0  0.0  17056  1836 pts/2    S+   03:06   0:00 tail -f /tmp/sov
user       22015  0.0  0.0   8356  4468 pts/2    S+   03:06   0:00 sov -v -t 200 -k 65515
user       22643  0.0  0.0   8024  6040 pts/1    S+   03:08   0:00 rg sov

[trinitronx]

I have an empty ~/.config/sov directory. After removing it, I end up with working sov but broken layout. Sending 1 on pipe works well in this case and shows sov panel as expected.

This hints at some issue with the main.html and/or main.css file. I recently discovered that there are a few bugs with sov's kinetic UI code parsing the html and css files (#65, #66).

For example, the CSS parser doesn't like semicolons ; inside comments (e.g.: // foo; or /* foo; bar */). The side-effect of this is that sov displays as if it's fully transparent.

Also, sov will currently segfault if the ~/.config/sov directory exists but if the main.html file is not found under html/main.html. There are likely other parsing issues that can cause either a segfault or invisible sov overlay which can be triggered by invalid main.css or main.html.

If ~/.config/sov isn't found, then /usr/share/sov/html/main.{css,html} are used as fallback. If these files are also not as expected due to syntax errors or contents that trigger a parser bug, then sov will likely not display or have layout issues.

Maybe try starting with the default files from here, and test if it works with these default configs. Then you can try slowly customizing them to your liking, or introducing small changes from your original configs until a bug is triggered.