Modifying qtile config to work on either X11 or wayland.

.config/qtile/config.py

@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ from libqtile.config import Click, Drag, Group, Key, KeyChord, Match, Screen
 from libqtile.lazy import lazy
 import colors
 
+IS_WAYLAND = qtile.core.name == "wayland"
+IS_X11 = qtile.core.name == "x11"
+
 mod = "mod4"              # Sets mod key to SUPER/WINDOWS
 myTerm = "alacritty"      # My terminal of choice
 myBrowser = "brave"       # My browser of choice
@@ -273,7 +276,13 @@ widget_defaults = dict(
 
 extension_defaults = widget_defaults.copy()
 
-def init_widgets_list():
+def tray_widget():
+    if IS_WAYLAND:
+        return widget.StatusNotifier(padding=6)
+    else:
+        return widget.Systray(padding=6)
+
+def init_widgets_list(include_tray=True):
     widgets_list = [
         widget.Spacer(length = 8),
         widget.Image(
@@ -388,11 +397,14 @@ 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
 
 def init_widgets_screen1():
@@ -503,8 +515,11 @@ wl_input_rules = None
 
 @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"])
 
 # XXX: Gasp! We're lying here. In fact, nobody really uses or cares about this
 # string besides java UI toolkits; you can see several discussions on the