Is there a way to minimize windows/tasks?

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  • Most commonly, the scratchpad is used as a "minimize." There is an open issue to treat it as an actual minimize in terms of wlroots, which it currently does not do and, the issue states, can cause a crash when trying to un-minimize applications that are currently hidden on the scratchpad. You can see the github issue for more info here. There is also a patch available (link in the issue discussion) that adds the minimize functionality if you're willing to compile it yourself. I have not tested it since I don't use a taskbar and just throw unused windows into another workspace until I need them. SwayFX, a fork that was just released, which I'm currently running for the window decorations has this patch already applied.

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  • Most commonly, the scratchpad is used as a "minimize." There is an open issue to treat it as an actual minimize in terms of wlroots, which it currently does not do and, the issue states, can cause a crash when trying to un-minimize applications that are currently hidden on the scratchpad. You can see the github issue for more info here. There is also a patch available (link in the issue discussion) that adds the minimize functionality if you're willing to compile it yourself. I have not tested it since I don't use a taskbar and just throw unused windows into another workspace until I need them. SwayFX, a fork that was just released, which I'm currently running for the window decorations has this patch already applied.

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