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Sway 1.0-beta.1 release highlights

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Re: Sway 1.0-beta.1 release highlights

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Post by reacharavindh »

I'm a sysadmin who works with Linux on the servers and does not have the interest or know-how with window managers. Is there a easy way to try Sway? Like a pre-built OS distribution or VM?

I'm imagining something like Debian/Fedora/Ubuntu - Sway edition..

The desktop side of Linux makes me feel like I'm lost in the city where I live. Am I missing easy instructions to try this somewhere?

(No snark of any kind intended. Based on comments, I think this must be an amazing open source project. I'm just wondering how I can get myself started to see what it really is...)

Re: Sway 1.0-beta.1 release highlights

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Post by uluyol »

ntxy wrote: post #5

"You can also now do crazy stuff like having multiple mice with multiple cursors, and linking keyboards, mice, drawing tablets, and touchscreens to each other arbitrarily. You can now have your dvorak keyboard for normal use and a second qwerty keyboard for when your coworker comes over for a pair programming session. You can even give your coworker the ability to focus and type into separate windows from what you’re…

Yes, Peter Hutterer (who now works on Xorg and libinput) developed Multi-Pointer X. Link below:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-Pointer_X

Re: Sway 1.0-beta.1 release highlights

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Post by Sir_Cmpwn »

sz4kerto wrote: post #12

:( What can I do with my desktop? Replacing my nvidia card is hardly an option but I want Sway.

You can use the nouveau driver, which is supported and works well. Or you could sell your card and get an AMD one. If not, there's nothing wrong with sticking to i3+X11 until a more convenient time.

Re: Sway 1.0-beta.1 release highlights

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Post by ddevault »

pmoriarty wrote: post #9
ntxy wrote: post #5

"You can also now do crazy stuff like having multiple mice with multiple cursors, and linking keyboards, mice, drawing tablets, and touchscreens to each other arbitrarily. You can now have your dvorak keyboard for normal use and a second qwerty keyboard for when your coworker comes over for a pair programming session. You can even give your coworker the ability to focus and type into separate windows from what you’re…

"You can now have your dvorak keyboard for normal use and a second qwerty keyboard for when your coworker comes over for a pair programming session" Well over a decade ago, I had multiple keyboards with different layouts hooked up to my linux laptop, and could use both of them at the same time with no problem. I'm not sure why this is supposed to be so novel.

We had to start everything over again from scratch on Wayland. It's not novel for Linux desktops in general, but it is novel for Wayland.

Re: Sway 1.0-beta.1 release highlights

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Post by ddevault »

peatmoss wrote: post #10

Slightly OT, but I hope you’ll indulge: The main thing keeping me from trying i3 and by extension Sway, is that I got used to a mostly default set of Xmonad keybinding and I’ve been too lazy to figure out how to configure i3/Sway to work like Xmonad. Has anyone here gotten their i3 to behave like Xmonad? How is it? Care to share your config / tips for getting it rolling?

Check out waymonad, it uses the same underlying technology which powers sway:

https://github.com/waymonad/waymonad

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Post by AnIdiotOnTheNet »

sz4kerto wrote: post #12

:( What can I do with my desktop? Replacing my nvidia card is hardly an option but I want Sway.

Unfortunately that's the world we live in. You can either keep your nvidia card and have the best hardware, or you can vote with your wallet and have a lack-luster experience. Pretty much been the story of using Linux Desktop for a long time.

Re: Sway 1.0-beta.1 release highlights

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Post by Sir_Cmpwn »

nicois wrote: post #2

Looks interesting, though the installation documentation needs a bit of love. The PPA is quite out of date and the install from source instructions aren't super easy to follow.

We don't show favoritism to any downstream distros, so sway packages for any particular distro are maintained by users of that distribution. Unfortunately, the state of the Ubuntu port isn't great, this would be a great place for you to volunteer as a representative of your distro :)

I would also like to hear more detail about where you ran into issues with the source installation instructions.

Re: Sway 1.0-beta.1 release highlights

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Post by AnIdiotOnTheNet »

ntxy wrote: post #5

"You can also now do crazy stuff like having multiple mice with multiple cursors, and linking keyboards, mice, drawing tablets, and touchscreens to each other arbitrarily. You can now have your dvorak keyboard for normal use and a second qwerty keyboard for when your coworker comes over for a pair programming session. You can even give your coworker the ability to focus and type into separate windows from what you’re…

Multiple mice was supported by the Amiga. IIRC the Amiga version of Lemmings utilized it for two-player mode.
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