nwg-shell-config

This program is a part of the [nwg-shell](https://nwg-piotr.github.io/nwg-shell) project. **Nwg-shell-config** utility provides a graphical user interface for configuring [sway](https://github.com/swaywm/sway) and [Hyprland](https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland) Wayland compositors in nwg-shell. [](https://repology.org/project/nwg-shell-config/versions) ## Program window tabs ### Screen settings (common) - desktop style (preset) selection - night light settings (user location, day/night color temperature, gamma) - help window (key binding cheat sheet) settings - update notification tray icon settings - other system tray icons on/off switches ### Autotiling (sway) - workspaces for autotiling to work on - split depth limit - split width, height ### Keyboard (sway) - system-wide or per device keyboard settings: layout, repeat settings, CapsLock & NumLock settings ### Pointer device (sway) - system-wide or per device pointer device settings: acceleration, scroll & other ### Touchpad (sway) - system-wide or per device touchpad settings: acceleration, scroll & tap behaviour ### General settings (Hyprland) - window tiling layout selection (dwindle/Master) - window border settings - window gaps settings ### Dwindle layout (Hyprland) - split settings - smart resizing ### Master layout (Hyprland) - split settings ### Input devices (Hyprland) - keyboard layout & other settings - mouse sensitivity, acceleration & other settings - touchpad scroll factor & other settings ### Miscellaneous (Hyprland) - disable Hyprland logo/background - DMPS behavior - focus settings ### Idle & Lock screen (common) - screen locker selection: swaylock / gtklock, the latter on sway only - lock screen background source (local wallpapers / unsplash.com images) - screen locker timeouts ### Gtklock (sway) - modules settings (userinfo, powerbar, playertl) - commands settings (reboot, power off, suspend, logout) - time format - idle timeout ### Applications (common) For key bindings to work properly, you need to select some default applications, and those are: - terminal - file manager - text editor - web browser ### Backup (common) - You'll find a backup / restore utility here. It allows to pack all nwg-shell-related configs into a `.tar.gz` file, and install them back from it. ### System info (common) - This tab gathers and displays some basic system info, including installed OS, Wayland compositor and nwg-shell-related packages versions. ### Desktop styles submenu (common) It allows to select per-preset app settings for: - application drawer - dock - exit menu - notifications - gtklock (sway only) ## Translation tool In the window footer you'll find the nwg-shell-translate button, in case you'd like to help at [translations](https://nwg-piotr.github.io/nwg-shell/contribution#translations). ## Other tools The nwg-shell-config module / package is also a home for several other utilities and scripts: - `nwg-autotiling`: a version of the [autotiling](https://github.com/nwg-piotr/autotiling) script modified for better integration w/ nwg-shell - `nwg-autotranslate`: during first run it translates panel and exit menu labels into user's locale - if we have this language - `nwg-lock`: provides communication between the shell and the screen the locker of your choice - `nwg-update-indicator`: a script responsible for the system update tray indicator (Arch and Venom Linux only so far) - `nwg-screenshot-applet`: provides the tray icon and menu, that executes the `/usr/local/bin/screenshot` script with appropriate arguments. - `nwg-shell-help`: provides the keyboard shortcuts help window, together with the system tray icon