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gps module

gps module for gpsd.

$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/waybar/config
Per user configuration file

libgps lives in:

1.
/usr/lib/libgps.so or /usr/lib64/libgps.so
2.
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libgps.pc or /usr/lib64/pkgconfig/libgps.pc
3.
/usr/include/gps

format:
typeof: string
default: {glyph}
The text format.

tooltip:
typeof: bool
default: true
Option to disable tooltip on hover.

tooltip-format:
typeof: string
default: Games running: {glyph}
The text format of the tooltip.

interval:
typeof: integer
default: 5
The interval in which the GPS information gets polled (e.g. current speed).

Significant updates (e.g. the current fix mode) are updated immediately.

hide-disconnected:
typeof: bool
default: true
Defines if the module should be hidden if there is no GPS receiver.

hide-no-fix:
typeof: bool
default: false
Defines if the module should be hidden if there is no GPS fix.

{mode}: Fix mode

{status}: Technology used for GPS fix. Not all GPS receivers report this.

{latitude}: Latitude, decimal degrees. Can be NaN.

{latitude_error}: Latitude uncertainty, meters. Can be NaN.

{longitude}: Longitude, decimal degrees. Can be NaN.

{longitude_error}: Longitude uncertainty, meters. Can be NaN.

{altitude_hae}: Altitude, height above ellipsoid, meters. Can be NaN.

{altitude_msl}: Longitude, MSL, meters. Can be NaN.

{altitude_error}: Altitude uncertainty, meters. Can be NaN.

{speed}: Speed over ground, meters/sec. Can be NaN.

{speed_error}: Speed uncertainty, meters/sec. Can be NaN.

{climb}: Vertical speed, meters/sec. Can be NaN.

{climb_error}: Vertical speed uncertainty, meters/sec. Can be NaN.

{satellites_visible}: Number of satellites visible from the GPS receiver.

{satellites_used}: Number of satellites used for the GPS fix.

"gps": {
	"format": "{mode}",
	"format-disabled": "", // an empty format will hide the module
	"format-no-fix": "No fix",
	"format-fix-3d": "{status}",
	"tooltip-format": "{mode}",
	"tooltip-format-no-fix": "{satellites_visible} satellites visible",
	"tooltip-format-fix-2d": "{satellites_used}/{satellites_visible} satellites used",
	"tooltip-format-fix-3d": "Altitude: {altitude_hae}m",
	"hide-disconnected": false
}

  • #gps
  • #gps.disabled Applied when GPS is disabled.
  • #gps.fix-none Applied when GPS is present, but there is no fix.
  • #gps.fix-2d Applied when there is a 2D fix.
  • #gps.fix-3d Applied when there is a 3D fix.