hyprbars: buttons visible but not responding to clicks on Hyprland 0.54.2

[simonbcn]

Description

Hyprbars buttons are rendered correctly and visible in the title bar, but clicking on them does nothing — no command is executed.

Steps to reproduce

1. Install hyprbars via hyprpm
2. Configure buttons in hyprland.conf:

plugin {
    hyprbars {
        bar_height = 20
        bar_buttons_alignment = right
        bar_button_size = 14
        bar_precedence_over_border = true

        hyprbars-button = rgb(ff5555), 14, X, notify-send "test" "clicked"
        hyprbars-button = rgb(ffb86c), 14, F, hyprctl dispatch fullscreen 0
        hyprbars-button = rgb(50fa7b), 14, T, hyprctl dispatch togglefloating
    }
}

3. Reload Hyprland
4. Click on any button in the title bar

Expected behavior

The command associated with the button is executed.

Actual behavior

Nothing happens. No notification, no command output. Even notify-send does not fire.

Additional notes

• hyprctl plugins list confirms the plugin is loaded correctly.
• Tested with ASCII icons and Nerd Font glyphs — same result.

Environment

• Hyprland: 0.54.2
• hyprbars: installed via hyprpm from hyprwm/hyprland-plugins

[pes2013ndoatr-star]

Tengo el mismo problema luego de la ultima actualización de Arch en EndeavourOS y encontre en otra red social usuarios con el mismo problema.

[SHASHANKADASH]

I am facing this issue as well.

[naupa-lol]

I Have the same problem.

[Salix0v0]

I Have the same problem with mouse input.
However, when using touchpad, double click trigger single click event and click four times can tigger double click event.

[anmoti]

I can confirm this issue. Here are my findings after testing multiple versions.

Environment:

• OS: CachyOS (cachyos-extra-v3 repository packages)
• Plugin: hyprbars only (no other plugins enabled)
• Hyprland versions tested: 0.53.3, 0.54.0, 0.54.1, 0.54.2

Results:

Version	Button clicks work?
0.53.3	✅ Works correctly
0.54.0	❌ Not working
0.54.1	❌ Not working
0.54.2	❌ Not working

Additional finding (as mentioned by @Salix0v0):

I can reproduce the same workaround behavior with a touchpad:

• Double tap on a button → behaves like a single mouse click (triggers the button action once)
• Quadruple tap on a button → behaves like a double mouse click

With a regular mouse, no amount of clicking triggers any response at all.

[anmoti]

This issue was fixed in Hyprland 0.54.3 on my system.

[simonbcn]

And when that version will be released?

[NezarecSh]

im on hyprland 0.55.2 and i just migrated to hyprland.lua and now im facing the same issue again. buttons arent clickable

[anmoti]

@NezarecSh
It works fine on hyprland 0.55.2 (though the font size gets messed up when I move the window to another monitor)
Here is my hyprland dotfiles.
https://github.com/anmoti/dotfiles/blob/20386be8d53de0acaebc2d7a7898801b088aefba/dot_config/hypr/plugins/hyprbars.lua

[NezarecSh]

@NezarecSh It works fine on hyprland 0.55.2 (though the font size gets messed up when I move the window to another monitor) Here is my hyprland dotfiles. https://github.com/anmoti/dotfiles/blob/20386be8d53de0acaebc2d7a7898801b088aefba/dot_config/hypr/plugins/hyprbars.lua

i wont lie, i ditched everything that broke in hyprland 0.55.2 and replaced it with quickshell. i made my own much better quickshell version of hyprbars that appears only when you hover over the top of a window. its working perfectly and im very proud of it :D

[anmoti]

i wont lie, i ditched everything that broke in hyprland 0.55.2 and replaced it with quickshell. i made my own much better quickshell version of hyprbars that appears only when you hover over the top of a window. its working perfectly and im very proud of it :D

That sounds awesome!
I might give it a try.