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1.8 KiB
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60 lines
1.8 KiB
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kiwmi
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A client controlled Wayland compositor.
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Configuration
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Configuration languages are confusing. They are neither flexible nor easy to use. Moreover, they add significant complexity to the program itself.
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kiwmi listens to a socket and offers a basic client, kiwmic, to communicate with kiwmi, similarly to how bspwm works.
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This allows the user to write the configuration in any langauge, e.g. as a bash script, which allows for high flexibility.
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kiwmi handles almost nothing on it's own, and instead it emits events, to which the client can subscribe and react accordingly.
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This allows for 100% flexibility and customizability, while requiring little overhead effort.
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New user configurations will be linked as they are created, to help new users get started.
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kiwmi will end up being configured by a monolithic frontend, or collection of small scripts.
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A small (probably) Python library may be created to aid creating a monolithic frontend.
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*WARNING*: Right now you shouldn't run kiwmi from a TTY, as you won't be able to exit it.
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Dependencies
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- https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots[wlroots]
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- meson (build)
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- ninja (build)
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- git (build, optional, to fetch the version)
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Building
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Make sure all dependencies are installed.
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Run:
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----
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$ meson build
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$ ninja -C build
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----
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Install with:
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# ninja -C build install
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----
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Contribution
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You want to contribute? Great!
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Future requests, bug reports and PRs are always welcome.
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Note that pull requests without a valid issue are ignored to decrease the amount of duplicate work.
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Also read link:CONTRIBUTING.adoc[CONTRIBUTING.adoc].
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If anything is unclear, feel free to contact me.
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If you don't program but want to contribute to kiwmi, spread the word about kiwmi and star the repo.
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