https://github.com/difrex/swaymgr

Sway autotiling manager
https://github.com/difrex/swaymgr

sway swaywm tiling

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Sway autotiling manager

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/difrex/swaymgr
• Owner: Difrex
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2020-01-23T08:09:46.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-03-12T11:36:32.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-21T20:06:57.704Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: sway, swaywm, tiling
• Language: Go
• Size: 1.99 MB
• Stars: 22
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# swaymgr

The [Swaywm](https://github.com/swaywm/sway) autotiling manager.

This project adds a autotiling feature to the SwayWM based on the [gosway](https://github.com/Difrex/gosway) IPC library.

## Install

### Build

You need a Go installed in your system.

```sh

git clone https://github.com/Difrex/swaymgr.git

cd swaymgr/swaymgr

go get -v

go build -o ~/.local/bin/swaymgr .

```

### From AUR

**swaymgr** package is available in the Arch Linux AUR. Install it with the favorite tool.

## Configure

* Autostart swaymgr

  Add this to the config:

  ```

  exec --no-startup-id swaymgr

  ```

* Set keybindings for changing layouts setup

```

bindsym --to-code $mod+Alt+s exec swaymgr -s 'set spiral'

bindsym --to-code $mod+Alt+l exec swaymgr -s 'set left'

bindsym --to-code $mod+Alt+m exec swaymgr -s 'set manual'

```

## Commands

Commands can be sended to the control socket by the `-s` option.

* *get layout* -- returns information about current focused workspace in the JSON format

  ```

  swaymgr -s 'get layout' | jq

  {

      "name": "2:",

      "layout": "spiral",

      "managed": true

  }

  ```

* *set spiral* -- mark workspace as managed and set it to the spiral windows placement

  ```

  swaymgr -s 'set spiral'

  ```

* *set left* -- mark workspace as managed and set it to the left windows placement

  ```

  swaymgr -s 'set left'

  ```

* *set manual* -- mark workspace as unmanaged

  ```

  swaymgr -s 'set manual'

  ```

## Known issues

* Only spiral layout is working fine.

* Left layout is buggy.