Is there some app that lets you launch a simple text overlay?

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  • mako

    A lightweight Wayland notification daemon

    I guess some standard notifications app like https://github.com/emersion/mako doesn't suffice, as it isn't related to a window?

  • pyrofi

    Wrapper for Rofi menus that helps you to build hierarchical menus

    I see that there is a python rodi/wofi utility called https://github.com/astynax/pyrofi

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  • nwg-wrapper

    Wrapper to display a script output or a text file content on the desktop in sway or other wlroots-based compositors

  • Sway-PreviewKeys

    Program for showing Sway window manager's key bindings associated with a mode

  • gtk-layer-shell

    A library to create panels and other desktop components for Wayland using the Layer Shell protocol

    Here an example with GTK and python https://github.com/wmww/gtk-layer-shell/blob/master/examples/simple-example.py

  • dotfiles

    Here's a way to get a well-organised menu of sway commands: https://gitlab.com/wef/dotfiles/-/blob/master/bin/sway-menu

  • eww

    ElKowars wacky widgets

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