linux

Sway

→ Display manager

Based on Wayland, it only works on:

• gdm
• sddm
• It's also possible to not use DM at all

→ Terminal

→ foot

• url mode: ctrl-shift-o: will tag each one with a alphabet letter, then <letter> will open the link

→ Menu

• ~~rofi, change the theme rofi-theme-selector~~
• wofi + python script for windows
• swayr: An urgent-first/most-recently-used window switcher for sway & swayrbar, a status_command for swaybar
• fuzzel

should likely move to swayr + fuzzel

→ automate keys / mouse

• wtype

→ Bar

• waybar
• modules documentation
• needed: sudo apt-get install -y fonts-font-awesome

→ Notifications

• mako

→ Copy/paste

• copyQ

→ copy/paste

• wl-copy

→ Image display

• swayimg

→ Screens

• wlr-randr instead of xrandr

• it's also possible to configure it as outputs

• graphical setup of outputs

→ Keyboards and mouse

Get the device list:

swaymsg -t get_inputs

Then configure each one:

input "6127:24704:Lite-On_Tech_Lenovo_USB_Travel_Keyboard_with_Ultra_Nav" {
    xkb_layout "us"
    xkb_variant altgr-intl
    xkb_options caps:escape,ctrl:swap_lalt_lctl,lv3:ralt_alt,lv3:switch
}

input "6127:24704:Lite-On_Tech_Lenovo_USB_Travel_Keyboard_with_Ultra_Nav_Mouse" {
        dwt enabled
        natural_scroll disabled
        middle_emulation enabled
        scroll_button 274
        scroll_method on_button_down
}

→ Disable touchpad

# Toggle touchpad on/off with Caps Lock key
bindsym Caps_Lock exec swaymsg "input 'type:touchpad' events toggle"

This will disable the standard Caps Lock function so it only works as a modifier:

input * {
    xkb_options caps:none
}

→ Scripting with python

• interesting script here

→ Tools list

• list of Wayland tools

→ get tree

swaymsg -t get_tree

→ switch next/previous window

• i3-back, works on sway too