Modifying qtile config to work on either X11 or wayland.

.config/qtile/README.org

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 * Table of Contents :toc:
 - [[#about-this-config][About This Config]]
 - [[#imports][Imports]]
+- [[#helper-flags-for-x11wayland][Helper Flags For X11/Wayland]]
 - [[#variables][Variables]]
 - [[#custom-functions][Custom Functions]]
 - [[#keybindings][Keybindings]]
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@
 - [[#layouts][Layouts]]
 - [[#default-settings-for-all-widgets][Default Settings For All Widgets]]
 - [[#widgets][Widgets]]
+  - [[#system-tray-widget][System Tray Widget]]
+  - [[#the-rest-of-the-widgets][The Rest of the Widgets]]
 - [[#screens][Screens]]
 - [[#some-important-functions][Some Important Functions]]
 - [[#drag-floating-layouts][Drag Floating Layouts]]
@@ -74,6 +77,13 @@ import colors
 
 #+END_SRC
 
+* Helper Flags For X11/Wayland
+#+begin_src python
+IS_WAYLAND = qtile.core.name == "wayland"
+IS_X11 = qtile.core.name == "x11"
+
+#+end_src
+
 * Variables
 Just some variables I am setting to make my life easier.
 
@@ -394,8 +404,21 @@ extension_defaults = widget_defaults.copy()
 * Widgets
 This is the bar (the panel) and the widgets within the bar.
 
+** System Tray Widget
+This will be a different widget depending on if we are logging into the X11 session or the Wayland session.
+
 #+begin_src python
-def init_widgets_list():
+def tray_widget():
+    if IS_WAYLAND:
+        return widget.StatusNotifier(padding=6)
+    else:
+        return widget.Systray(padding=6)
+
+#+end_src
+
+** The Rest of the Widgets
+#+begin_src python
+def init_widgets_list(include_tray=True):
     widgets_list = [
         widget.Spacer(length = 8),
         widget.Image(
@@ -510,11 +533,14 @@ def init_widgets_list():
                  ## Uncomment for time only
                  format = "%I:%M %p",
                  ),
-        # DISABLE Systray if using Wayland!!!
-        widget.Systray(padding = 6), 
-        widget.Spacer(length = 8),
+    ]
+
+    if include_tray:
+        widgets_list.extend([
+            tray_widget(),
+            widget.Spacer(length=8),
+        ])
 
-        ]
     return widgets_list
 
 #+end_src
@@ -652,9 +678,12 @@ Executes a bash script (autostart.sh) which launches programs for autostart.
 #+begin_src python
 @hook.subscribe.startup_once
 def start_once():
-    home = os.path.expanduser('~')
-    subprocess.call([home + '/.config/qtile/autostart-x11'])
-
+    home = os.path.expanduser("~")
+    if IS_WAYLAND:
+        subprocess.call([home + "/.config/qtile/autostart-wayland"])
+    else:
+        subprocess.call([home + "/.config/qtile/autostart-x11"])
+        
 #+end_src
 
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