WaylandMaker - wlmaker

A Wayland compositor inspired by Window Maker.

Key features:

• Compositor for windows in stacking mode.
• Supports multiple workspaces.
• Appearance inspired by Window Maker, following the look and feel of NeXTSTEP.
• Easy to use, lightweight, low gimmicks and fast.
• Dock and clip, to be extended for dockable apps.

How it looks, running in a window using the default theme:

Current status

Early access: Wayland Maker covers elementary compositor functionality on single-monitor output. Please report what's missing or broken!

See here for a detailed list of implemented or planned features, or the roadmap for what's planned for the upcoming versions.

Highlights for current version (0.7.1):

• new Support for copy-paste and middle-click paste.
• new Read keyboard configuration from /etc/default/keyboard.
• new DockApps for monitoring CPU, Memory and Network.
• new wlmtool, eliminating the need for depending on wmmenugen.
• new Various bug fixes (#438, #439, #444).
• new Builds with wlroots 0.18, 0.19 and 0.20.
• Support for multiple outputs, configuable through wlr-output-management-unstable-v1 protocol (eg. wlr-randr, wdisplays).
• Root menu can be generated from XDG repository (#90, eg. wmmenugen), and can be navigated by keyboard.
• Screen saver support, through ext-session-lock-v1 and idle-inhibit-unstable-v1 protocols.
• Hot corners with configurable actions, default to 'lock' or 'inhibit' locking.
• Configurable through plist text files: base configuration, style, root menu and docks & workspaces.
• wlr layer shell support (wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1), fully implemented & tested.
• Appearance matches Window Maker: Decorations, dock, clip.
• Support for Wayland XDG shell (mostly complete. Bug reports welcome).
• Initial support for X11 applications (positioning and specific modes are missing). Use --start_xwayland argument to enable XWayland, it's off by default.
• Prototype DockApps (apps/wlmclock, apps/wlmeyes).

All the details?

See http://phkaeser.github.io/wlmaker for:

• How to configure wlmaker.
• Startup options.
• Supported Wayland protocols.

Build & use it!

• From source: Please follow the detailed build instructions for a step-by-step guide.

• Once compiled, see the these instructions on how to run Wayland Maker in a window or standalone, and to configure it for your needs.

• Alternatively, use a pre-built package:

  

Contributing

Contributions, help and bug reports are highly welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for details, and code of conduct for more.

License

Apache 2.0; see LICENSE for details.