diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6f7092e..0be5f80 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 name = "bar-ws-monitor"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "niri-ipc",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "swayipc",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -864,16 +864,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-segmentation",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "niri-ipc"
-version = "25.2.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "01515d0a7e73f1f3bd0347100542c4c3f6ebc280688add12e7ed2af4c35af4fb"
-dependencies = [
- "serde",
- "serde_json",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "num-traits"
 version = "0.2.18"
@@ -1004,9 +994,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.94"
+version = "1.0.81"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a31971752e70b8b2686d7e46ec17fb38dad4051d94024c88df49b667caea9c84"
+checksum = "3d1597b0c024618f09a9c3b8655b7e430397a36d23fdafec26d6965e9eec3eba"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
@@ -1299,18 +1289,18 @@ checksum = "94143f37725109f92c262ed2cf5e59bce7498c01bcc1502d7b9afe439a4e9f49"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.219"
+version = "1.0.209"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5f0e2c6ed6606019b4e29e69dbaba95b11854410e5347d525002456dbbb786b6"
+checksum = "99fce0ffe7310761ca6bf9faf5115afbc19688edd00171d81b1bb1b116c63e09"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.219"
+version = "1.0.209"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5b0276cf7f2c73365f7157c8123c21cd9a50fbbd844757af28ca1f5925fc2a00"
+checksum = "a5831b979fd7b5439637af1752d535ff49f4860c0f341d1baeb6faf0f4242170"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1319,9 +1309,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.140"
+version = "1.0.128"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "20068b6e96dc6c9bd23e01df8827e6c7e1f2fddd43c21810382803c136b99373"
+checksum = "6ff5456707a1de34e7e37f2a6fd3d3f808c318259cbd01ab6377795054b483d8"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
  "memchr",
@@ -1459,10 +1449,32 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "13c2bddecc57b384dee18652358fb23172facb8a2c51ccc10d74c157bdea3292"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.100"
+name = "swayipc"
+version = "3.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b09a44accad81e1ba1cd74a32461ba89dee89095ba17b32f5d03683b1b1fc2a0"
+checksum = "daa5d19f881f372e225095e297072e2e3ee1c4e9e3a46cafe5f5cf70f1313f29"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "swayipc-types",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "swayipc-types"
+version = "1.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e487a656336f74341c70a73a289f68d9ba3cab579ba776352ea0c6cdf603fcda"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "syn"
+version = "2.0.65"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d2863d96a84c6439701d7a38f9de935ec562c8832cc55d1dde0f513b52fad106"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
diff --git a/common.nix b/common.nix
index 9c8005f..c72d791 100644
--- a/common.nix
+++ b/common.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ with builtins; {
       prusa-slicer
       wget
       git
-      hyfetch
+      neofetch
       pciutils
       zip
       unzip
diff --git a/modules/desktop-environment/home/niri/binds.nix b/modules/desktop-environment/home/niri/binds.nix
index 563a4dc..0dd7e0c 100644
--- a/modules/desktop-environment/home/niri/binds.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop-environment/home/niri/binds.nix
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@
     "Mod+BracketLeft".action.consume-or-expel-window-left = [];
     "Mod+BracketRight".action.consume-or-expel-window-right = [];
     "Mod+F".action.maximize-column = [];
-    "Mod+Shift+F".action.expand-column-to-available-width = [];
-    "Mod+Ctrl+F".action.fullscreen-window = [];
+    "Mod+Shift+F".action.fullscreen-window = [];
     "Mod+C".action.center-column = [];
     "Mod+Minus".action.set-column-width = "-5%";
     "Mod+Equal".action.set-column-width = "+5%";
diff --git a/modules/desktop-environment/home/niri/default.nix b/modules/desktop-environment/home/niri/default.nix
index 27f6645..7dea436 100644
--- a/modules/desktop-environment/home/niri/default.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop-environment/home/niri/default.nix
@@ -28,9 +28,17 @@
 
     window-rules = [
       # TODO: privacy screen rules
+      # {
+      #   geometry-corner-radius = let val = 1.; in {
+      #     bottom-left = val;
+      #     bottom-right = val;
+      #     top-left = val;
+      #     top-right = val;
+      #   };
+      #   clip-to-geometry = true;
+      # }
     ];
 
-    # fix electron apps not doing wayland
     environment.ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT = "auto";
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/desktop-environment/home/niri/style.nix b/modules/desktop-environment/home/niri/style.nix
index d9d9a61..538a7e4 100644
--- a/modules/desktop-environment/home/niri/style.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop-environment/home/niri/style.nix
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@
         hide-when-single-tab = true;
         active.color = "#5bcefa";
         inactive.color = "#3c3836";
-        gap = 2;
-        width = 5;
-        corner-radius= 3;
+        gap = 1;
+        width = 3;
         position = "left";
         gaps-between-tabs = 0;
       };
diff --git a/modules/desktop-environment/home/panels/eww/configDir/bottomBar/workspaces.yuck b/modules/desktop-environment/home/panels/eww/configDir/bottomBar/workspaces.yuck
index 96e37a5..4c5495f 100644
--- a/modules/desktop-environment/home/panels/eww/configDir/bottomBar/workspaces.yuck
+++ b/modules/desktop-environment/home/panels/eww/configDir/bottomBar/workspaces.yuck
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
     :class "workspaces"
     (for workspace in workspaces
       (button
-        :style "border-bottom: 4px solid ${workspace.color}"
-        :class "${workspace.active ? "focused" : 0}"
+        :class "${workspace.urgent ? "urgent" : ""} ${workspace.focused ? "focused" : 0}"
         :onclick "swaymsg workspace ${workspace.name}"
-        (label :text "${workspace.idx}")
+        (label :text "${workspace.name}")
       )
     )
   )
diff --git a/programs/bar-ws-monitor/Cargo.toml b/programs/bar-ws-monitor/Cargo.toml
index f7c7ec4..5c1a1f6 100644
--- a/programs/bar-ws-monitor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/programs/bar-ws-monitor/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 serde = { version = "1.0.209", features = [ "derive" ] }
 serde_json = "1.0.127"
-niri-ipc = "25.2.0"
+swayipc = "3.0.2"
diff --git a/programs/bar-ws-monitor/src/main.rs b/programs/bar-ws-monitor/src/main.rs
index 23cfb6e..b911272 100644
--- a/programs/bar-ws-monitor/src/main.rs
+++ b/programs/bar-ws-monitor/src/main.rs
@@ -1,87 +1,28 @@
 use core::panic;
-use std::{collections::HashMap, io::Write};
 
-use niri_ipc::{
-    socket::Socket,
-    state::{EventStreamState, EventStreamStatePart},
-    Request, Response, Workspace,
-};
 use serde::Serialize;
+use swayipc::{Connection, Event, EventType, Fallible, Workspace, WorkspaceChange};
 
-// gruvbox colors
-const COLORS: [[&str; 2]; 7] = [
-    ["#458588", "#83a598"], // blue
-    ["#b16286", "#d3869b"], // purple
-    ["#689d6a", "#8ec07c"], // aqua
-    ["#97971a", "#b8bb26"], // green
-    ["#d79921", "#fabd2f"], // yellow
-    ["#d65d0e", "#fe8019"], // orange
-    ["#cc241d", "#fb4934"], // red
-];
+fn main() -> Fallible<()> {
+    let mut con = Connection::new()?;
+    let mut workspaces: Vec<WsData> = con
+        .get_workspaces()?
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|ws| ws.into())
+        .collect();
+    println!("{}", serde_json::ser::to_string(&workspaces).unwrap());
 
-fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
-    let mut state = EventStreamState::default();
-    let sock = Socket::connect()?;
-    let mut func = sock.send(Request::EventStream).and_then(|it| match it {
-        (Ok(Response::Handled), func) => Ok(func),
-        _ => unreachable!(),
-    })?;
-
-    while let Ok(ev) = (func)() {
-        // check only relevant later, only done here to avoid a clone
-        let ev_is_ws_related = matches!(
-            &ev,
-            niri_ipc::Event::WorkspacesChanged { .. }
-                | niri_ipc::Event::WorkspaceActivated { .. }
-                | niri_ipc::Event::WorkspaceActiveWindowChanged { .. }
-        );
-
-        // apply event to state
-        state.apply(ev);
-
-        if ev_is_ws_related {
-            let mut workspaces = state
-                .workspaces
-                .workspaces
-                .values()
-                .map(|it| it.clone())
-                .collect::<Vec<Workspace>>();
-            workspaces.sort_by(|a, b| a.idx.cmp(&b.idx));
-            workspaces.sort_by(|a, b| {
-                a.output
-                    .clone()
-                    .expect("unreachable")
-                    .to_lowercase()
-                    .cmp(&b.output.clone().expect("unreachable").to_lowercase())
-            });
-
-            let output_colors_lut = workspaces
-                .iter()
-                .map(|it| it.output.clone().expect("unreachable"))
-                .fold(Vec::new(), |mut acc, it| {
-                    if !acc.contains(&it) {
-                        acc.push(it);
-                    }
-                    acc
-                })
-                .into_iter()
-                .enumerate()
-                .map(|(idx, val)| (val, &COLORS[idx]))
-                .collect::<HashMap<String, &[&str; 2]>>();
-
-            let results = workspaces
-                .iter()
-                .map(|ws| WsData {
-                    color: output_colors_lut[&ws.output.clone().expect("unreachable")]
-                        [if ws.is_active { 1 } else { 0 }],
-                    idx: ws.idx,
-                    focused: ws.is_focused,
-                    active: ws.is_active,
-                })
-                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-
-            println!("{}", serde_json::to_string(&results).unwrap());
-        }
+    for ev in con.subscribe([EventType::Workspace])? {
+        // the lazy/ugly solution!
+        // we create a new connection and request workspaces again and again and again
+        // TODO: properly handle events one by one
+        let mut con = Connection::new()?;
+        workspaces = con
+            .get_workspaces()?
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|ws| ws.into())
+            .collect();
+        println!("{}", serde_json::ser::to_string(&workspaces).unwrap());
     }
 
     Ok(())
@@ -89,8 +30,24 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
 struct WsData {
-    color: &'static str,
-    idx: u8,
+    name: String,
     focused: bool,
-    active: bool,
+    urgent: bool,
+}
+
+impl From<Workspace> for WsData {
+    fn from(
+        Workspace {
+            name,
+            focused,
+            urgent,
+            ..
+        }: Workspace,
+    ) -> Self {
+        WsData {
+            name,
+            focused,
+            urgent,
+        }
+    }
 }