From 3a405c0520d397ecb1d99cdbafec57805531049b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ivan Malison <IvanMalison@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 02:47:12 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] hyprland: restore mod+backslash workspace toggle

---
 dotfiles/config/hypr/hyprland.conf            | 15 ++++-
 .../config/hypr/scripts/workspace-back.sh     | 13 ++++
 .../config/hypr/scripts/workspace-history.sh  | 60 +++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 dotfiles/config/hypr/scripts/workspace-back.sh
 create mode 100755 dotfiles/config/hypr/scripts/workspace-history.sh

diff --git a/dotfiles/config/hypr/hyprland.conf b/dotfiles/config/hypr/hyprland.conf
index 7a850c4e..bdc516c6 100644
--- a/dotfiles/config/hypr/hyprland.conf
+++ b/dotfiles/config/hypr/hyprland.conf
@@ -185,6 +185,15 @@ misc {
     disable_hyprland_logo = true
 }
 
+# =============================================================================
+# BINDS OPTIONS
+# =============================================================================
+binds {
+    # Keep workspace history so "previous" can toggle back reliably.
+    allow_workspace_cycles = true
+    workspace_back_and_forth = true
+}
+
 # =============================================================================
 # WINDOW RULES
 # =============================================================================
@@ -348,7 +357,8 @@ bind = $mainMod SHIFT, Space, hy3:changegroup, opposite
 # Create specific group types
 bind = $mainMod, H, hy3:makegroup, h
 bind = $mainMod SHIFT, V, hy3:makegroup, v
-bind = $mainMod CTRL, Space, fullscreen, 0
+# Mod+Ctrl+Space mirrors Mod+Space (tabs instead of fullscreen)
+bind = $mainMod CTRL, Space, hy3:changegroup, toggletab
 
 # Change group type (cycle h -> v -> tab)
 bind = $mainMod, slash, hy3:changegroup, h
@@ -442,7 +452,7 @@ bind = $mainMod CTRL, 0, movetoworkspacesilent, 10
 bind = $mainMod CTRL, 0, workspace, 10
 
 # Workspace cycling (like XMonad's cycleWorkspaceOnCurrentScreen)
-bind = $mainMod, backslash, workspace, previous
+bind = $mainMod, backslash, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/workspace-back.sh
 
 # Go to next empty workspace (like XMonad's moveTo Next emptyWS)
 bind = $hyper, E, workspace, empty
@@ -540,6 +550,7 @@ bind = $mainMod, mouse_up, workspace, e-1
 # Start Hyprland session target for systemd user services (e.g., waybar)
 exec-once = systemctl --user import-environment WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE
 exec-once = systemctl --user start hyprland-session.target
+exec-once = ~/.config/hypr/scripts/workspace-history.sh
 
 # Scratchpad applications (spawn on demand via keybinds)
 # exec-once = [workspace special:element silent] element-desktop
diff --git a/dotfiles/config/hypr/scripts/workspace-back.sh b/dotfiles/config/hypr/scripts/workspace-back.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..94caf7bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/config/hypr/scripts/workspace-back.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+runtime_dir="${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/run/user/$(id -u)}"
+state_dir="${runtime_dir}/hypr"
+prev_file="${state_dir}/prev-workspace"
+
+prev="$(cat "${prev_file}" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+if [[ -z "${prev}" ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+hyprctl dispatch workspace "${prev}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
diff --git a/dotfiles/config/hypr/scripts/workspace-history.sh b/dotfiles/config/hypr/scripts/workspace-history.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..396b4d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/config/hypr/scripts/workspace-history.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+runtime_dir="${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/run/user/$(id -u)}"
+sig="${HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE:-}"
+if [[ -z "$sig" ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+sock="${runtime_dir}/hypr/${sig}/.socket2.sock"
+state_dir="${runtime_dir}/hypr"
+last_file="${state_dir}/last-workspace"
+prev_file="${state_dir}/prev-workspace"
+
+mkdir -p "${state_dir}"
+
+# Initialize current workspace to avoid empty state.
+if command -v hyprctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  cur_id="$(hyprctl activeworkspace -j | jq -r '.id' 2>/dev/null || true)"
+  if [[ -n "${cur_id}" && "${cur_id}" != "null" ]]; then
+    echo "${cur_id}" > "${last_file}"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Wait for the event socket to be ready.
+while [[ ! -S "${sock}" ]]; do
+  sleep 0.2
+done
+
+nc -U "${sock}" | while read -r line; do
+  case "${line}" in
+    workspace*">>"*)
+      payload="${line#*>>}"
+      # Handle workspacev2 payloads: id,name
+      if [[ "${payload}" == *","* ]]; then
+        ws_id="${payload%%,*}"
+        ws_name="${payload#*,}"
+      else
+        ws_id="${payload}"
+        ws_name="${payload}"
+      fi
+
+      # Ignore special/negative workspaces.
+      if [[ "${ws_id}" =~ ^- ]] || [[ "${ws_name}" == special:* ]]; then
+        continue
+      fi
+
+      ws_ident="${ws_name}"
+      if [[ -z "${ws_ident}" ]]; then
+        ws_ident="${ws_id}"
+      fi
+
+      prev="$(cat "${last_file}" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+      if [[ -n "${prev}" && "${ws_ident}" != "${prev}" ]]; then
+        echo "${prev}" > "${prev_file}"
+      fi
+      echo "${ws_ident}" > "${last_file}"
+      ;;
+  esac
+done