Unlock workspaces beyond 10

[pmpinto]

Currently, if you want to create/jump to a workspace number 12, you need to do it via the command line with:

hyprctl dispatch workspace 12

This works. Just like it would work for workspace number 1, 2, etc.

But if you want the workspace 12, or 32, you lack the keys in the keyboard to rely on shortcuts such as SUPER + $NUM.
Hyprland's submaps could work—haven't tested yet. But there are a bunch of other workspace-related bindings that need to be discussed.

Personally, my make shift solution was creating a create-workspace script:

#!/bin/bash
ghostty --title="WorkspacePrompt" -e bash -c '
  read -p "Enter workspace number: " num
  if [[ "$num" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
      hyprctl dispatch workspace "$num"
  fi
'

And then a bind like:

bindd = SUPER CTRL, EQUAL, Create workspace, exec, $HOME/dotfiles/scripts/create-workspace

And also a windowrule just so it prompts with a floating window:

windowrulev2 = float, title:WorkspacePrompt
windowrulev2 = size 400 200, title:WorkspacePrompt

So what happens when I press SUPER + CTRL + = is that a new, and small, terminal window is opened asking for a workspace number. I enter 12 and press enter and jump to workspace 12. Or 32, or whatever.

This serves the purpose of unlocking workspaces beyond a certain point, but I believe this requires extra thought and maturity.

How would you approach this?

[pmpinto]

One other option could be relying on a prompt tool such as walker. Walker should be able to work as input with --inputonly, according to their documentation. But from my tests, it always lists the apps installed when launched with walker --inputonly. The idea would be to gather the workspace number from walker and then inject it in the hyprctl command.

I personally use vicinae instead of walker. It also works with dmenu. But lacks an input option such as walker.

But again, these considerations would solve the prompt issue. But not the rest bindings Omarchy already has in place.