SwayFX is a fork of Sway.
This fork was developed on the basis that Sway is restricted to only include the functionality that existed in i3. The fork ditches the simple wlr_renderer, and replaces it with an fx_renderer, capable of rendering with fancy GLES2 effects. This, along with a couple of minor changes, expands sway’s featureset to include the following:
This is free and open source software.
Features in addition to Sway:
- Blur.
- Anti-aliased rounded corners, borders, and titlebars.
- Shadows.
- Dim unfocused windows.
- Per application saturation control: Allows the user to set the saturation (Digital Vibrance) for specific applications. Great for some FPS games.
- Scratchpad treated as minimize: Allows docks, or panels with a taskbar, to correctly interpret minimize / unminimize requests (thanks to LCBCrion).
Website: github.com/wlrfx/swayfx
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Developer: William McKinnon
License: MIT License
SwayFX is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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