Wayland

A developer's hand on an ergonomic keyboard, with a screen in the background showing a Sway config file with a line highlighted, demonstrating a fix for keyboard layouts.

Fix Sway's Flaky Keyboard Layout Switching for Good

Fix flaky Sway keyboard layout switching for good. This guide details a robust fix using Mod4+space and swaymsg input type:keyboard for xkb_layout.

A successful demonstration of custom keyboard shortcuts launching dedicated AI web apps in the Sway Tiling Window Manager.

Supercharge Your Sway Workflow: Instant AI Hotkeys

Learn how to create instant keyboard shortcuts in the Sway Wayland compositor for AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini, maximizing productivity on Arch Linux.

Two professionals reviewing perfect configuration code generated by an AI model.

AI-Driven Sway Configs: Code Llama Solved My Wayland Headaches

I detail my struggle with complex Wayland/Sway config files and how I used Code Llama and Ollama to automate, debug, and generate my perfect Linux desktop setup. A must-read for DevOps and advanced Linux users.

Two developers successfully using wf-recorder and slurp to capture a specific area of a Sway/Wayland desktop from the terminal.

GUI-less Screen Capture: The wf-recorder/slurp Guide for Sway

Dive into the terminal-only method for perfect screen recording on Arch Linux and Sway/Wayland. Learn to use wf-recorder and slurp for selected-area video capture.

Two developers proudly displaying a high-quality GIF screencast created via `wf-recorder` and `ffmpeg` on Arch Linux.

Mastering Terminal GIF Screencasts on Arch Linux Sway

I mastered creating high-quality, lightweight GIFs from screen recordings on my Arch Linux Sway/Wayland setup, using terminal tools wf-recorder and optimized ffmpeg commands.

Developers celebrating a functional Wayland terminal workflow with Sway, Grim, and Slurp.

FEH to SWAYIMG: Mastering Visual Workflow on Sway/Wayland

My deep dive into moving from X11’s FEH to Wayland-native SWAYIMG on Arch Linux. Learn the Grim + Slurp terminal method for clean, fast screen capture.