Allow negative values for x-margin/y-margin in config file #711

VKint commented 2025年11月28日 11:39:44 +01:00

Pre-checks

• The fuzzel.ini
  and fuzzel man pages.

• Changelog
  of newer and unreleased features

Do similar tools already implement this feature?

No response

Describe your feature request

Negative margins work via CLI (--y-margin=-32) but not in the config file. The config file rejects them with:

invalid integer value, or outside range 0-4294967295

This would be useful for positioning over exclusive zones - e.g., appearing at the true top of the screen instead of below a bar like waybar

### Pre-checks - [x] The [fuzzel.ini](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel/src/branch/master/doc/fuzzel.ini.5.scd) and [fuzzel](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel/src/branch/master/doc/fuzzel.1.scd) man pages. - [x] [Changelog](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel/src/branch/master/CHANGELOG.md#unreleased) of newer and unreleased features ### Do similar tools already implement this feature? _No response_ ### Describe your feature request Negative margins work via CLI (--y-margin=-32) but not in the config file. The config file rejects them with: > invalid integer value, or outside range 0-4294967295 This would be useful for positioning over exclusive zones - e.g., appearing at the true top of the screen instead of below a bar like waybar

markstos commented 2025年12月01日 02:43:21 +01:00

Not only do negative y margins work via the CLI, it appears that they eventually wrap around, so that huge values are treated like a zero:

 echo 'test' | fuzzel --anchor=bottom --lines 1 --prompt 'Test' --dmenu --y-margin=-1000000000000000000000000

Supporting negative margins seems OK, although we should have some reasonable limit on it.

Not only do negative y margins work via the CLI, it appears that they eventually wrap around, so that huge values are treated like a zero: ``` echo 'test' | fuzzel --anchor=bottom --lines 1 --prompt 'Test' --dmenu --y-margin=-1000000000000000000000000 ``` Supporting negative margins seems OK, although we should have some reasonable limit on it.