sway/contrib/inactive-windows-transparency.py
2021-02-25 16:30:34 +01:00

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#!/usr/bin/python
# This script requires i3ipc-python package (install it from a system package manager
# or pip).
# It makes inactive windows transparent. Use `transparency_val` variable to control
# transparency strength in range of 0…1 or use the command line argument -o.
import argparse
import i3ipc
import signal
import sys
import re
from functools import partial
def on_window_focus(not_focused_opacity, focused_opacity, focused_regex, ipc, event):
global prev_focused
global prev_workspace
focused = event.container
workspace = ipc.get_tree().find_focused().workspace().num
if focused.id != prev_focused.id: # https://github.com/swaywm/sway/issues/2859
if isinstance(focused.app_id, str) and re.match(focused_regex, focused.app_id):
focused.command("opacity " + focused_opacity)
else:
focused.command("opacity 1")
if workspace == prev_workspace:
prev_focused.command("opacity " + not_focused_opacity)
prev_focused = focused
prev_workspace = workspace
def restore_opacity(ipc):
for workspace in ipc.get_tree().workspaces():
for w in workspace:
w.command("opacity 1")
ipc.main_quit()
sys.exit(0)
if __name__ == "__main__":
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="This script allows you to set the transparency of unfocused windows in sway."
)
parser.add_argument(
"--opacity",
"-o",
type=str,
default="0.80",
help="set unfocused window opacity value in range 0...1",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--focused-opacity",
"-f",
type=str,
default="1.00",
help="set focused window opacity value in range 0...1",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--focused-appid",
type=str,
default=".*",
help="set focused window opacity only for app_ids which match this regexp",
)
args = parser.parse_args()
ipc = i3ipc.Connection()
prev_focused = None
prev_workspace = ipc.get_tree().find_focused().workspace().num
for window in ipc.get_tree():
if window.focused:
prev_focused = window
else:
window.command("opacity " + args.opacity)
for sig in [signal.SIGINT, signal.SIGTERM]:
signal.signal(sig, lambda signal, frame: restore_opacity(ipc))
ipc.on("window::focus", partial(on_window_focus, args.opacity, args.focused_opacity, args.focused_appid))
ipc.main()