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| #!/usr/bin/sh | |
| # This version uses feh. Much cleaner. | |
| # Fetch data, I prefer primary, but you can edit these to your liking. | |
| if [ $XDG_SESSION_TYPE = "wayland" ]; then | |
| data="${1:-$(wl-paste -p)}" | |
| elif [ $XDG_SESSION_TYPE = "x11" ]; then | |
| data="${1:-$(xclip -o)}" | |
| fi | |
| # If there's no data, exit | |
| [ -e $data ] && exit 1 | |
| # I like to have some sort of border, so I use convert (from imagemagick) | |
| qrencode -s 5 -o - "$data" | convert -bordercolor black -border 8 png:- png:- | feh -x --class floating - | |
| # Assumes "for_window [class="floating"] floating enable" in the i3 config file | |
| # or "for_window [class="floating"] floating enable" in sway config |
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| #!/usr/bin/sh | |
| # This version uses sxiv. | |
| # Hard dependencies: | |
| # qrencode | |
| # xclip | |
| # i3 specific stuff requires | |
| # xdotool | |
| # wmctrl | |
| # i3-msg | |
| data=$1 | |
| [[ -z $data ]] && data=$(xclip -o) | |
| # Create temp image and open it "in the background" with sxiv | |
| imagepath=$(mktemp /tmp/qr.XXXX) | |
| imagedata=$(qrencode -s 5 -o $imagepath "$data") | |
| # IF YOU ARE NOT USING i3, uncomment the two lines below and comment everything else below that | |
| # sxiv "$imagepath" | |
| # rm "$imagepath" | |
| # Set the classname (not name as man page suggests) to a unique identifier | |
| sxiv -N qrviewer $imagepath & | |
| ## Wait for the window to open and grab its window ID | |
| winid='' | |
| while : ; do | |
| winid=$(xdotool search --classname qrviewer) | |
| [[ -z "${winid}" ]] || break | |
| done | |
| # Focus the window we found | |
| wmctrl -ia "${winid}" | |
| # Make it float | |
| i3-msg floating enable > /dev/null; | |
| # Move it to the center for good measure | |
| i3-msg move position center > /dev/null; | |
| rm $imagepath |
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I finally needed this on wayland myself, so I added you fix. Thanks