---
name: "waybar-idle-inhibitor"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "waybar"
version: "0.15.0-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/waybar-idle-inhibitor"
---

# waybar-idle-inhibitor(5)

idle\_inhibitor module

## NAME

waybar - idle\_inhibitor module

## DESCRIPTION

The **idle\_inhibitor** module can inhibit the idle behavior such as screen blanking, locking, and screensaver, also known as "presentation mode".

## CONFIGURATION

**format**: \
 typeof: string \
 The format, how the state should be displayed.

**format-icons**: \
 typeof: array \
 Based on the current state, the corresponding icon gets selected.

**rotate**: \
 typeof: integer \
 Positive value to rotate the text label (in 90 degree increments).

**max-length**: \
 typeof: integer \
 The maximum length in character the module should display.

**min-length**: \
 typeof: integer \
 The minimum length in characters the module should accept.

**align**: \
 typeof: float \
 The alignment of the label within the module, where 0 is left-aligned and 1 is right-aligned. If the module is rotated, it will follow the flow of the text.

**justify**: \
 typeof: string \
 The alignment of the text within the module's label, allowing options 'left', 'right', or 'center' to define the positioning.

**on-click**: \
 typeof: string \
 Command to execute when clicked on the module. A click also toggles the state

**on-click-middle**: \
 typeof: string \
 Command to execute when middle-clicked on the module using mousewheel.

**on-click-right**: \
 typeof: string \
 Command to execute when you right-click on the module.

**on-update**: \
 typeof: string \
 Command to execute when the module is updated.

**on-scroll-up**: \
 typeof: string \
 Command to execute when scrolling up on the module.

**on-scroll-down**: \
 typeof: string \
 Command to execute when scrolling down on the module.

**smooth-scrolling-threshold**: \
 typeof: double \
 Threshold to be used when scrolling.

**start-activated**: \
 typeof: bool \
 default: **false** \
 Whether the inhibit should be activated when starting waybar.

**timeout**: \
 typeof: double \
 The number of minutes the inhibition should last.

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

**tooltip-format-activated**: \
 typeof: string \
 This format is used when the inhibit is activated.

**tooltip-format-deactivated**: \
 typeof: string \
 This format is used when the inhibit is deactivated.

**menu**: \
 typeof: string \
 Action that popups the menu. Cannot be "on-click".

**menu-file**: \
 typeof: string \
 Location of the menu descriptor file. There need to be an element of type

GtkMenu with id **menu**

**menu-actions**: \
 typeof: array \
 The actions corresponding to the buttons of the menu.

**expand**: \
 typeof: bool \
 default: false \
 Enables this module to consume all left over space dynamically.

## FORMAT REPLACEMENTS

**{status}**: status (**activated** or **deactivated**)

**{icon}**: Icon, as defined in **format-icons**

## EXAMPLES

```
"idle_inhibitor": {
	"format": "{icon}",
	"format-icons": {
		"activated": "",
		"deactivated": ""
	},
	"timeout": 30.5
}
```

## STYLE

- •

  **#idle\_inhibitor**

- •

  **#idle\_inhibitor.activated**

- •

  **#idle\_inhibitor.deactivated**