layman
a layout management framework for sway/i3 (by frap129)
dwl
dwm for Wayland - ARCHIVE: development has moved to Codeberg (by djpohly)
| layman | dwl | |
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| 2 | 46 | |
| 34 | 1,950 | |
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| 1.3 | 8.9 | |
| 6 months ago | 10 months ago | |
| Python | C | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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layman
Posts with mentions or reviews of layman.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-27.
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Master and Stack setup
If you want Master stack on sway there is Layman https://github.com/frap129/layman Sway is more documented and easier to configure.
- layman: A programmable layout manager
dwl
Posts with mentions or reviews of dwl.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-11.
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How to patch dwl?
Patching autostart:
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steamvr now working on DWL
If any of you have attempted to use SteamVR with DWL then you probably ran into the same issue I did. It doesn't have support for DRM leasing, so it can't actually show an image on the headset.
- [Arch Linux] Migrer vers Wayland
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[Q] Lightweight Linux for Low-End Gaming
DWL
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Can someone recommend a compositor to me?
Have you checked DWL which is DWM for Wayland? I haven't tried it yet so I can't say anything more.
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Master and Stack setup
There's a python script called stacki3 that works both on i3wm and sway. There is also a dwm clone for wayland called dwl.
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I actually use linux because its objectively better
I currently use dwl which is much, much lighter than i3 and suits my needs. On my laptop I just don't have a window manager of any kind installed, I can get by with lynx and the TTY.
- Ideas for system compositor
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Help needed with Wayland (riverwm and dwl) on Void Linux
I wanted to try two wayland compositors out (specifically dwl and river) and cannot for the life of me seem to get it working properly. I am currently doing this inside a VirtualBox vm.
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dwl > ~/dwltags not updat the file
[0] https://github.com/djpohly/dwl
What are some alternatives?
When comparing layman and dwl you can also consider the following projects:
dotfiles - Arch Linux sway/i3 setup on a System76 Oryx Pro 7
sway - i3-compatible Wayland compositor
swayinfo - Some goodies for use in Sway and i3 wm
river - [mirror] A dynamic tiling Wayland compositor
persway - Petite Puppeteer of Pandemonium - your very own Sway IPC Imp
dwm - Luke's build of dwm
stacki3 - Stack layout for i3/sway wm
wayfire - A modular and extensible wayland compositor
leftwm - A tiling window manager for Adventurers
autotiling - Script for sway and i3 to automatically switch the horizontal / vertical window split orientation
qtile - :cookie: A full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written and configured in Python (X11 + Wayland)