[BUG] Reloaded config not applying

[andreyyao]

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• I have searched through the existing closed and open issues for eww and made sure this is not a duplicate
• I have specifically verified that this bug is not a common user error
• I am providing as much relevant information as I am able to in this bug report (Minimal config to reproduce the issue for example, if applicable)

Description of the bug

I am following the quickstart guide from the documentation and encountered the issue of changes to the configuration not applying to the displayed widget.

Here is my configuration file at $HOME/.config/eww.yuck:

(defwindow example
           :monitor 0
           :geometry (geometry :x "0%"
                               :y "10px"
                               :width "99%"
                               :height "30px"
                               :anchor "top center")
           :exclusive true
   "Hello world")

If I run ./eww daemon; ./eww open example, the widget shows up as expected

The issue:

However, when I make any changes to the config file, for example by changing "Hello world" to "test", the displayed widget doesn't change at all. I also tried changing the height, width, etc., to no avail. I tried fixing this issue by manually calling ./eww reload, but still nothing in the displayed widget changes.

I called ./eww logs can confirmed that eww thinks it was reloading the config file:

 2025-02-08T20:16:42.184Z INFO  eww::ipc_server > IPC server initialized
 2025-02-08T20:16:45.411Z INFO  eww::app        > Opening window example as 'example'
 2025-02-08T20:16:51.727Z INFO  eww::app        > Reloading windows
 2025-02-08T20:16:51.754Z INFO  eww::app        > Opening window example as 'example'
 2025-02-08T20:16:51.755Z INFO  eww::server     > Reloaded config successfully
 2025-02-08T20:16:54.225Z INFO  eww::app        > Reloading windows
 2025-02-08T20:16:54.253Z INFO  eww::app        > Opening window example as 'example'
 2025-02-08T20:16:54.254Z INFO  eww::server     > Reloaded config successfully

After rebooting my system, the issue persists. I also tried reloading sway config, but that didn't help either. Since eww thinks it reloaded the config, I believe the issue is with displaying the updated widget.

Temporary workaround:

Restarting the eww daemon by ./eww kill; ./eww daemon; ./eww open example renders the updated widget.

Reproducing the issue

No response

Expected behaviour

Eww displaying the updated widget.

Additional context

No response

Platform and environment

• OS: Arch Linux x86_64
• Kernel: Linux 6.13.1-arch1-1
• WM: Sway 1.10.1 (Wayland)
• Shell: fish 3.7.1
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7700S

I made sure to build with cargo build --release --no-default-features --features=wayland

[andreyyao]

Edit: The issue disappeared when I used the eww package from the Arch AUR. I am still leaving it open for now because it's weird it didn't work when compiled from the source from this repo.

[wioo]

I would guess commit b6b7bc8 broke eww reloading.

I have reverted to 593a4f4, before all the latest changes.

[gh0stzk]

Hello, with last commit if i update the css, the widget upload the config without a problem, but the widget doesnt close as the video shows:

412645363-f5d2b592-ae94-4b86-b2f9-5228d9ece510.mp4

[Flat]

Hello, with last commit if i update the css, the widget upload the config without a problem, but the widget doesnt close as the video shows:
412645363-f5d2b592-ae94-4b86-b2f9-5228d9ece510.mp4

Pretty sure 29fa158 is the cause of this. It fixes reloading, but opens a new window and does not close the old one.

[gh0stzk]

Hello, with last commit if i update the css, the widget upload the config without a problem, but the widget doesnt close as the video shows:
412645363-f5d2b592-ae94-4b86-b2f9-5228d9ece510.mp4

Pretty sure 29fa158 is the cause of this. It fixes reloading, but opens a new window and does not close the old one.

Yep.. hope the author of the PR fix it..