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local/share/sway/scripts/help.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+set -x
+# toggles the help wrapper state
+
+VISIBILITY_SIGNAL=30
+QUIT_SIGNAL=31
+LOCKFILE="$HOME/.local/help_disabled"
+
+if [ "$1" = "--toggle" ]; then
+    if [ -f "$LOCKFILE" ]; then
+        rm "$LOCKFILE"
+    else
+        touch "$LOCKFILE"
+    fi
+    # toggles the visibility
+    pkill -U $USER -f -${VISIBILITY_SIGNAL} 'nwg-wrapper.*-s help.sh'
+
+else
+    # makes sure no "old" wrappers are mounted (on start and reload)
+    pkill -U $USER -f -${QUIT_SIGNAL} 'nwg-wrapper.*-s help.sh'
+    # mounts the wrapper to all outputs
+    for output in $(swaymsg -t get_outputs --raw | jq -r '.[].name'); do
+        # sets the initial visibility
+        if [ -f "$LOCKFILE" ]; then
+            VISIBILITY="--invisible"
+        else
+            VISIBILITY="--no-invisible"
+        fi
+        nwg-wrapper ${VISIBILITY} -o "$output" -sv ${VISIBILITY_SIGNAL} -sq ${QUIT_SIGNAL} -s help.sh -p left -a end &
+    done
+fi