Bar Position Questions

[gagebug2008-art]

Hi, I am new to quickshell and have some questions. how does this work?
anchors {
top: barPosition !== "bottom"
bottom: barPosition !== "top"
left: barPosition !== "right"
right: barPosition !== "left"
}
why isnt it just true or false? I feel like that would be easier

[localtradings]

Hi, that part is basically making the anchors change depending on where the bar is placed.

For example:

top: barPosition !== "bottom"
bottom: barPosition !== "top"
left: barPosition !== "right"
right: barPosition !== "left"

This means:

• if the bar is at the bottom, don’t anchor it to the top
• if the bar is at the top, don’t anchor it to the bottom
• if the bar is on the right, don’t anchor it to the left
• if the bar is on the left, don’t anchor it to the right

So it is still using true or false, but instead of writing them manually, the value is calculated from barPosition.

For example, if:

barPosition: "top"

then this becomes:

top: true
bottom: false
left: true
right: true

That makes the panel stick to the top, left, and right sides, which creates a top bar.

If it was just hardcoded as true or false, the layout would only work for one position. This way, the same code works for top, bottom, left, and right bar positions.

[Axenide]

Exactly this. Using just a boolean would anchor to a single side, without extending the bar to the other adjacent ones.