| 
					
				 | 
			
			
				@@ -8,199 +8,152 @@ _Expect iterative changes over the following months while fine-tuning happens on 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				 ## sway 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-Create a `sway` branch to test building a minimal install with a brand new window manager and removing xorg packages! 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+- verify fix for alacritty config loads gvm/bash_profile without requiring redundant sourcing 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+- double-check whether exit command properly, and fully, terminates our sway session (eg. we can safely reload sway) 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-Disable all GUI packages to build a "minimal" install. 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-We'll take that image and triple check package dependency chains for sway and applications to run on it 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+--- 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+When I eventually break down and buy elden ring, try these? 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	PROTON_NO_FSYNC=1 WINE_FULLSCREEN_FSR=1 mangohud gamemoderun %command% 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-This will likely require significant refinement, as I'll need to test configurations on real hardware to validate multi-monitor behavior. 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+May need other steps for ultrawide support? 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-Further, it will require some time to get used to it, but from rudimentary tests I have been able to run every game of interest on it, and with significantly increased performance! 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+https://github.com/gurrgur/er-patcher 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-References: 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	./er-patcher -r 144 -uavc -- env <above command> 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://www.fosskers.ca/en/blog/wayland 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Sway#Manage_Sway-specific_daemons_with_systemd 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Sway#Application_launchers 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://github.com/swaywm/sway/issues/1174 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRIGYUWQfYU 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWgZrES4t3U 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki#program-launchers 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://github.com/lyfeyaj/sublime-text-imfix 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://www.reddit.com/r/swaywm/comments/eksf1p/steam_now_fully_works_under_sway/ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-Installed packages: 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+--- 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	sway 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	alacritty 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	wofi 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	waybar 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	xorg-xwayland 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	xorg-xlsclients 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	qt5-wayland 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	glfw-wayland 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	grim 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	slurp 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	xdg-desktop-portal-wlr 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	libpipewire02 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	ttf-font-awesome 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	wl-clipboard 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	lxsession-gtk3 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+- figure out how to modify aur package installation to occur under new user rather than temporary user 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+- add new aur packages to the installation 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- cmst (sway/wayland friendly connman management) 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- wev (_need to verify necessity?_) 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-Next create a config for sway: 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+- investigate `poweralertd` and `batsignal` to setup low battery alerts with `mako` 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- _This is important for laptops_ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	mkdir -p ~/.config/sway 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	cp /etc/sway/config ~/.config/sway/config 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+- continue to refine `notes/sway.md` to account for the lack of obvious world-knowledge 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-_I'm still tinkering with one using `wofi` for `$menu` and waybar, but it's not nearly ready._ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+- Test SteamVR 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- Setup two new base stations for 4-station setup 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- Reconfigure steam vr utils software 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+		- Make sure all 4 base stations connect 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+		- Make sure all 4 base stations shutdown 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+		- Make sure audio transitions to and from 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- try Beat Saber 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- try No Man's Sky 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-Migrate as many hotkeys from `rc.xml` as possible to sway config 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-Added to `~/.bash_profile`: 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+## better temperature scripts 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	export MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	export SDL_VIDEODRIVER="wayland" 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+Write a script to grab temperatures to replace the temperature module in waybar with custom commands... 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-_The `SDL_VIDEODRIVER` is for steam, and may break in many games, so I'll need to add overrides for incompatible titles using `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11` in steam launch commands, or if more games fail than no I can invert my setup so I add the override for games that I know work with wayland._ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+_This is because configuring temperatures is hardware dependent and the waybar has unintelligent defaults and anti-agnostic configuration!_ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-Switch to waybar in sway config (_this is a massive improvement over the default_): 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+Example that matters? 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	bar { 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-		swaybar_command waybar 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+for amd cpu: `k10temp` followed by `tctl` 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+for intel cpu: `coretemp` followed by `package id 0` 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+for amd gpu `amdgpu` followed by `edge` 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+for nvidia we need to use `nvidia-smi` and parse that instead, but that also means if `nvidia-smi` does not exist we have to back out! 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+_For this we will want to have an `exec-if` that checks for results 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+_There may be cases where there is no GPU, so when no sensors appear can we have the custom module omitted?_ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+For gpu temperatures: 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+- `amdgpu`, followed by `edge` 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+_This may not exist for laptops, may differ for nvidia, and may also differ depending on the driver._ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+Samples: 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	"custom/cputemp": { 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+		"format": "{}°C", 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+		"interval": "3", 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+		"exec": "/usr/local/bin/temps cpu", 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+		"exec-if": "/usr/local/bin/temps cpu can" 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	} 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	"custom/gputemp": { 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+		"format": "GPU: {}°C", 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+		"interval": "3", 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+		"exec": "/usr/local/bin/temps gpu", 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+		"exec-if": "/usr/local/bin/temps gpu can" 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				 	} 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-_I need to research how to fully customize waybar, because it has a **lot** of data and could be refined!_ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-I need to test wayland native alternatives to `urxvt` and `pcmanfm`; one recommendation is `alacritty` as a `urxvt` replacement, and `pcmanfm-gtk3` is supposedly wayland-compatible without xwayland.  Needs to be tested. 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+## scratchpad experiment 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-I also need to test a base install with **no** GUI packages and manually installing the sway dependencies to ensure a minimal build. 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+I would like to be able to selectively deal with applications send to scratchpad. 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-Add logic to sway config that starts sway-session target: 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+Getting an ordered list is a starting point. 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	exec_always "systemctl --user import-environment; systemctl --user start sway-session.target" 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+Probably replacing `scratchpad show` with an `exec`. 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+New `/usr/local/bin/alacrittyq` with `$mod+tilde` toggle: 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-_Delete legacy userspace service files, and edit/change others for sway-session compatibility._ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	#!/bin/bash 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-Create new systemd service files for: 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	# @todo: query swaymsg get_tree for alacrittyq 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	# if not exists launch 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	# if exists 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	# if hidden in scratchpad show 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	# if shown hide in scratchpad 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	alacritty --class "alacrittyq" 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- update-desktop-database (oneshot) 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- xdg-user-dirs-update (oneshot) 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- gtk3-settings (oneshot) 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+- investigate dedicated identity for an alacritty window to selectively target for scratchpad persistent terminal via mod+tilde 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-_Verify whether we can delete `.Xdefaults` and `.Xresources`, as both should be legacy xorg specific; eg. urxvt._ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-Replace `/usr/local/bin/screenshot`: 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+## workspace restoration 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	grim -o $(swaymsg -t get_outputs | jq -r '.[] | select(.focused) | .name') "$(xdg-user-dir PICTURES)/screenshots/$(date +'%Y%m%d_%H%M%S%N.png')" 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+It may be possible to write an IPC connected utility to save and restore workspaces 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-Replace `/usr/local/bin/screenshot-selection`: 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+_This tool would need to know when to save, and to intelligently restore only once when applications are first launched._ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	dimensions=$(slurp 2>/dev/null) 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-		grim -g "$dimensions" "$(xdg-user-dir PICTURES)/screenshots/$(date +'%Y%m%d_%H%M%S%N.png')" 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	else 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-		grim -g "$(swaymsg -t get_tree | jq -j '.. | select(.type?) | select(.focused).rect | "\(.x),\(.y) \(.width)x\(.height)"')" "$(xdg-user-dir PICTURES)/screenshots/$(date +'%Y%m%d_%H%M%S%N.png')" 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	fi 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+It would need to have a way to pull wayland equivalents for the content mentioned in this issue: 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-Replace `/usr/local/bin/wallpaper`: 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+- https://github.com/swaywm/sway/issues/1005 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	#!/bin/bash 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				  
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	# set sane defaults 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	[ -z "$wallpaper_sleep_for" ] && wallpaper_sleep_for="180" 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	[ -z "$wallpaper_path" ] && wallpaper_path="$(xdg-user-dir PICTURES)/wallpaper" 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	mkdir -p "$wallpaper_path" 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				- 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	# validate wallpaper path 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	[ $(find "$wallpaper_path" -type f | wc -l) -gt 0 ] || exit 1 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				- 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	# there can be only one 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	while [ $(ps aux | grep -v 'grep' | grep -c "$0") -gt 2 ]; do 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-		kill $(ps aux | grep -v 'grep' | grep -v $$ | grep "$0" | awk '{print $2}') &> /dev/null 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	done 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				- 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	# infinitely change wallpaper 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	while true; do 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-		sway_outputs=( $(swaymsg -t get_outputs | jq -r '.[].name') ) 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-		for op in "${sway_outputs[@]}"; do 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-			wp="$(find $wallpaper_path -type f | sort -R | tail -1)" 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-			swaymsg "output $op bg $wp" fit \#001E27 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-		done 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-		sleep $wallpaper_sleep_for 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	done 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				- 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- research firefox auto-configuration _or_ copying configuration files (_eg. if plain text can add to dot-files_): 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-autoconfig 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- verify if it remembers workspaces when re-opened 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				- 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- test/fix multimedia keys for volume change support (_may require actual hardware; would also consider popup icons?_) 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- https://www.reddit.com/r/swaywm/comments/bwwxg0/xf86_audio_keys/ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				- 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- add `yad` to packages as a wayland-native `zenity` alternative 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- add messages to waybar for battery 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- add messages to pash for volume changes? 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				- 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- install `cmst` from aur and try it out as an option for wifi support 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/cmst/ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				- 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- investigate using `scratchpad` feature of `sway` for persistent terminal with toggle hotkey 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- investigate creating workspace affinities for things like fullscreen games so it automates placement/movement 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				- 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- set sway config to load userspace `.d` directory for custom settings 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- touchpad-specific configuration; we may be able to add a default if we can identify ideal settings... 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- display-specific configuration 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				- 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- on real hardware I'll need to test/refine sway config hotkeys for better navigation 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- test creating workspace "affinity" for games and videos etc... so they open into a desirable placement? 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- multi-monitor support and configuration; I'll need hotkeys that move applications between displays 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-		- supposedly each monitor is treated as a separate workspace, so this might work well 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-			- https://www.reddit.com/r/swaywm/comments/gr7yvt/assigning_workspaces_to_specific_outputs/ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-			- https://fedoramagazine.org/how-to-setup-multiple-monitors-in-sway/ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-			- https://www.reddit.com/r/swaywm/comments/ftuiqa/is_it_possible_to_set_my_starting_workspace/ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- test left/right arrow navigation; both changing workspaces and also displays 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-		- _can this be used for all workspaces or only numbered?_ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-		- _Does it loop?_ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				- 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				- 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-### testing 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				- 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- sway launched without any issues 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- waybar is awesome, basically replaces both tint2 AND conky at the same time 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- can we resize and adjust what is displayed? 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- can we add cmst and launch from right click? 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- can we auto-hide/show with modifier keys so fullscreen apps work? 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- wofi is very fast and very clean, but it seems to be pulling from `.desktop` and not raw command line 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- can we disable history so when it cannot find something it doesn't launch the last thing it had? 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- _figure out how to add and run raw cli commands and we'd be set!_ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- can use mod+d for apps and mod+space for terminal commands! 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- I can also load a custom css to style it very nicely 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- alacritty is fast and works great so far, need to test unicode character support, but if so it might be time... 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- _can possibly dump `.Xdefaults`?_ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- firefox ran without xwayland, so it's native!! Woohoo! 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- wine, and specifically genshin, ran natively without using xwayland?  Holy shit! 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- sublime text loaded and is wayland native (eg. no xlsclients) 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- Resolution was resolved, but adaptive sync only works with display port not hdmi sadly 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- _genshin now perfectly launches filling the screen without waybar, so maybe it's a non-issue?_ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- used mozilla gum_test to verify webcam, mic, and screen sharing worked 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-- I should also investigate get_inputs to see what config options I have there! 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-	- _namely for mouse and touchpad fine-tuning defaults; if they aren't already_ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				- 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2016/10/28/what-comes-after-iptables-its-successor-of-course-nftables 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://wiki.nftables.org/wiki-nftables/index.php/Main_differences_with_iptables 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://wiki.nftables.org/wiki-nftables/index.php/Moving_from_iptables_to_nftables 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://ungleich.ch/en-us/cms/blog/2018/08/18/iptables-vs-nftables/ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://github.com/swaywm/sway/issues/3319 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/config.in 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://github.com/jdonofrio728/swaywm-bg-changer/blob/master/swaywm-bg-changer 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://github.com/jdonofrio728/swaywm-bg-changer 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://www.reddit.com/r/swaywm/comments/ehqsuw/autochanging_background_for_sway/ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://github.com/swaywm/sway/issues/5006 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Polkit 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://forums.centos.org/viewtopic.php?t=70139 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki/GTK-3-settings-on-Wayland 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://www.reddit.com/r/swaywm/comments/epp0r4/unable_to_configure_the_cursor_theme/ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				-https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/x_resources 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+## hidpi check 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+Previously I stopped caring because hidpi is erratic and glitchy, but I'm curious if sway might be smarter than openbox... 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+- test hidpi configuration 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- `output * scale 2` 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- also targeted output scaling for HDTV but not ultrawide 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+- Verify hidpi behavior of applications is not poor: 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- firefox (many different websites?) 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- mpv 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- pcmanfm 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- steam 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- discord 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+- _Remember to take some screenshots before and after to indicate visible changes?_ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+## firefox automated configuration 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+- investigate firefox configuration 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- [auto-configuration?](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-autoconfig) 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- add mimetypes to bypass godawful save dialog (eg. hanlders.json in `~/.mozilla`, but unique profile path?) 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- how to make it remember workspaces when restoring tabs (_probably not possible, so using tab manager addon_) 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+## data cleanup 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+Utilize my old rig to cleanup and organize my data across my old HDD's 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+- Uninstall everything that is taking up disk space 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- games 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- videos 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- music 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+	- data 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+- disable transmission (_we should not be downloading more content on this box_) 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+Since this machine is separate/independent I can happily deal with long running processes and filling the disks to the brim while going through my files... 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+ 
			 | 
		
	
		
			
				 | 
				 | 
			
			
				+At the end I want to be able to eliminate a huge amount of data that I don't need anymore, and any redundant copies of data as well... 
			 |