Help ~~ How do I always open an app a certain way

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Help ~~ How do I always open an app a certain way. For example: I want to make waypapel always open as a floating window, in the center and 60%. I’m using: hyprctl version
Hyprland 0.54.3 built from branch v0.54.3 at commit 521ece463c4a9d3d128670688a34756805a4328f clean (version: bump to 0.54.3).
Date: Fri Mar 27 18:17:50 2026
Tag: v0.54.3, commits: 7014

Libraries:
Hyprgraphics: built against 0.5.1, system has 0.5.1
Hyprutils: built against 0.13.0, system has 0.13.1
Hyprcursor: built against 0.1.13, system has 0.1.13
Hyprlang: built against 0.6.8, system has 0.6.8
Aquamarine: built against 0.11.0, system has 0.11.0

Version ABI string: 521ece463c4a9d3d128670688a34756805a4328f_aq_0.11_hu_0.13_hg_0.5_hc_0.1_hlg_0.6
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And windowrulev2 is deprecated, I read the wiki but I doesnt undestenadt

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I don’t know the class for waypanel, you should probably run something like:

sleep 4 && hyprctl clients

in your terminal, and open waypanel to know for sure.

But using the old hyprland.conf format, what you’re describing would be:

windowrule {
  name = "waypanel"
  match:class = ^(waypanel)$ # `^` matches the start of the line, `$` the end, that's why this is an *exact* match
  float = on
  center = on
  size = 60% 60%
}

with lua:

hl.window_rule({
  name = "waypanel",
  match = {
    class = "waypanel"
  },
  float = on
  center = on
  size = 60% 60%
})

I’m really new to hyprland too, so excuse me if I’m wrong.