[GH-ISSUE #1028] Can't toggle the popup for a custom module via the IPC #4535

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opened 2026-05-23 00:54:06 +01:00 by JakeStanger · 2 comments

JakeStanger commented

2026-05-23 00:54:06 +01:00

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Originally created by @postsolar on GitHub (Jun 3, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/1028

Describe the bug

#1022

To reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Add module custom

    {
      "type": "custom",
      "name": "xxxx",
      "bar": [
        {
          "type": "bindmode"
        }
      ],
      "popup": [
        {
          "type": "label",
          "name": "xxxy",
          "label": "A\nB\nC\n"
        }
      ]
    }

Try toggling the popup via the IPC

$ ironbar bar hyprbar show-popup custom
error
Module has no popup functionality
$ ironbar bar hyprbar show-popup xxxx
error
Module has no popup functionality
$ ironbar bar hyprbar show-popup xxxy
error
Invalid module name

Expected behavior

Popup shows up

System information:

Distro: NixOS
Compositor: Hyprland
Ironbar version: 0.16.1 b674d9b44b

Configuration

Config

Styles

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Originally created by @postsolar on GitHub (Jun 3, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/1028 **Describe the bug**  #1022 **To reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Add module `custom` ```json { "type": "custom", "name": "xxxx", "bar": [ { "type": "bindmode" } ], "popup": [ { "type": "label", "name": "xxxy", "label": "A\nB\nC\n" } ] } ``` 2. Try toggling the popup via the IPC ```console $ ironbar bar hyprbar show-popup custom error Module has no popup functionality $ ironbar bar hyprbar show-popup xxxx error Module has no popup functionality $ ironbar bar hyprbar show-popup xxxy error Invalid module name ``` **Expected behavior**  Popup shows up **System information:** - Distro: NixOS - Compositor: Hyprland - Ironbar version: 0.16.1 b674d9b44bedc67b189ef04a74577240dc885309 **Configuration**  <details><summary>Config</summary> ``` ``` </details> <details><summary>Styles</summary> ```css ``` </details> **Additional context**  **Screenshots**

JakeStanger

2026-05-23 00:54:06 +01:00

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JakeStanger commented

2026-05-23 00:54:06 +01:00

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@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Jun 22, 2025):

I think the problem here is possibly that bindmode itself doesn't have a popup and its forwarding through to that.

Try wrapping it in a button with an on_click handler to open the popup, this works for me:

{
  "name": "hyprbar",
  "start": [
    {
      "type": "custom",
      "name": "xxxx",
      "bar": [
        {
          "type": "button",
          "on_click": "popup:toggle",
          "widgets": [
            {
              "type": "bindmode"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "popup": [
        {
          "type": "label",
          "name": "xxxy",
          "label": "A\nB\nC\n"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Then:

ironbar bar hyprbar show-popup xxxx

@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Jun 22, 2025): I think the problem here is possibly that `bindmode` itself doesn't have a popup and its forwarding through to that. Try wrapping it in a button with an `on_click` handler to open the popup, this works for me: ```json { "name": "hyprbar", "start": [ { "type": "custom", "name": "xxxx", "bar": [ { "type": "button", "on_click": "popup:toggle", "widgets": [ { "type": "bindmode" } ] } ], "popup": [ { "type": "label", "name": "xxxy", "label": "A\nB\nC\n" } ] } ] } ``` Then: ```bash ironbar bar hyprbar show-popup xxxx ```

JakeStanger commented

2026-05-23 00:54:06 +01:00

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@postsolar commented on GitHub (Jun 22, 2025):

Awesome, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you. My usecase is resolved now so I guess I'll close it now.

@postsolar commented on GitHub (Jun 22, 2025): Awesome, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you. My usecase is resolved now so I guess I'll close it now.