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I have no idea how to use SwayWM (lemmy.world)

submitted 21 hours ago by TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to c/linux@programming.dev

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I've been suggested to use a tiling window manager like Sway since it allows for controlling windows with hotkeys, but I'm having trouble getting started. I installed it in Fedora and tried logging back in with SwayFX (since it has features like blurring) but after I'm just shown a wallpaper with a top bar, the top left shows a 1 and the top right shows the time. I don't know what to do there. I tried looking up guides but didn't find anything, can you link me some if you know of any?

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[–] Zistack@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Sway is basically i3 but for Wayland, so guides for i3 may be somewhat helpful for you.

The man page is probably also worth a read: https://man.archlinux.org/man/sway.5

Short version: Sway/i3 doesn't merely allow you to control your WM via hotkeys, it requires you to. Unless you know/have configured the hotkeys for opening a terminal or an application launcher, you won't be able to do anything. As such, you are looking for a guide on how to configure Sway, rather than on how to use it. Once you know how to configure Sway, actually using it should be immediately obvious.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 1 points 20 hours ago

i remember in one case sway didn't autogen its config for me, so I had to get it myself