Kudos on the 1.0 release!
I'll install it on my machine tonight to give it a spin, so far I've mostly been using xfce but been wanting to try out a tiling WM for some time :)
Sway 1.0
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#12Are we able to change window position yet? One of the thing keeping me on X is the simple drop-down terminal, which I'm told is impossible on Wayland because Wayland does not allow its applications to control the window position.
We have designed a new Wayland protocol for this kind of apps: https://github.com/swaywm/wlr-protocols/blob/master/unstable...
So yes, it's possible. I'm not aware of any existing drop-down terminal using the protocol yet.
Re: Sway 1.0
#13This is huge news. Sway is absolutely incredible, it puts macOS, built by Apple's army of engineers and dump trucks of money to shame in its simplicity, stability, and efficiency. If you want the best of the best DE, look no further. If you're on the fence about trying a tiling windows manager, I say, give it a shot for a single week and you'll never look back. Invest a few hours in a sway config file that will serve you for years.
Also, migrating from i3 is super easy and painless. Really a seamless upgrade experience. If you've been holding off upgrading to Wayland, now is the time, Sway is absolutely ready.
By the way, you should donate. These people absolutely deserve your money.
Re: Sway 1.0
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
It'll be noticably snappier. https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki/Differences-from-i3
Do people experience noticeable lag on i3 on modern hardware?
It's more of a problem with Xorg, which does not do things atomically - leading to tearing and other problems which are absent on Sway. We also work at a level where we can orchestrate atomic updates of your entire layout as many windows are affected by a single update.
Re: Sway 1.0
#15For a long time Xorg/i3 user, are there visible improvements when switching to Wayland/sway?
It'll be noticably snappier. https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki/Differences-from-i3
Does "everything else" work with wayland? Like is the compositor the only thing I need to get most applications running without too much hassle?
Disclaimer: I haven't read up anything on wayland and don't know too much about how X or it's mechanics work
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#16This is huge news. Sway is absolutely incredible, it puts macOS, built by Apple's army of engineers and dump trucks of money to shame in its simplicity, stability, and efficiency. If you want the best of the best DE, look no further. If you're on the fence about trying a tiling windows manager, I say, give it a shot for a single week and you'll never look back. Invest a few hours in a sway config file that will serve…
Why should you (upgrade from i3/X)? What's the benefit?
Re: Sway 1.0
#17Are global hotkeys supported?
Yes, you setup global hotkeys in your Sway config file.
Re: Sway 1.0
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
It'll be noticably snappier. https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki/Differences-from-i3
Do people experience noticeable lag on i3 on modern hardware?
Maybe not lag, but I've experienced screen tearing with some drivers, though it completely went away when I started using glamor: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Glamor/
Re: Sway 1.0
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
It'll be noticably snappier. https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki/Differences-from-i3
Does "everything else" work with wayland? Like is the compositor the only thing I need to get most applications running without too much hassle? Disclaimer: I haven't read up anything on wayland and don't know too much about how X or it's mechanics work
Yep, most applications should Just Werk.
Re: Sway 1.0
#20This is huge news. Sway is absolutely incredible, it puts macOS, built by Apple's army of engineers and dump trucks of money to shame in its simplicity, stability, and efficiency. If you want the best of the best DE, look no further. If you're on the fence about trying a tiling windows manager, I say, give it a shot for a single week and you'll never look back. Invest a few hours in a sway config file that will serve…
> it puts macOS, built by Apple's army of engineers and dump trucks of money to shame
I don't really think they're designed for the same purpose or audience, so I don't think it shames the Apple engineers.