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Konstantin Pospelov 3cb86e4a2a input/seat: check only the last output workspace on focus
`seat_set_workspace_focus()` contains two references to the "last
workspace":
- `last_workspace` is the last focused workspace on all outputs.
- `new_output_last_ws` is the last focused workspace on the new
  workspace output.

They are the same when using a single output, but with multiple outputs
they can diverge: `last_workspace` will be the focused workspace on the
previous output, `new_output_last_ws` will be the previously focused
workspace on the current output.

This confusion seems to have led to #9139 when `last_workspace` was used
instead of `new_output_last_ws`.

However, we can safely drop `last_workspace` and use
`new_output_last_ws` for everything that `seat_set_workspace_focus()`
does:
- Calling `node_set_dirty()` on the new output.
- Calling `wlr_ext_workspace_handle_v1_set_active()` on the last
  workspace (this fixes #9139).
- Skip `workspace_consider_destroy()` on `last_workspace`, since the
  other output still has it focused.

This commit also renames `new_output_last_ws` to `last_workspace` to
keep the name simple.
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sway is an i3-compatible Wayland compositor. Read the FAQ. Join the IRC channel (#sway on irc.libera.chat).

Release Signatures

Releases are signed with E88F5E48 and published on GitHub.

Installation

From Packages

Sway is available in many distributions. Try installing the "sway" package for yours.

Compiling from Source

Check out this wiki page if you want to build the HEAD of sway and wlroots for testing or development.

Install dependencies:

  • meson *
  • wlroots
  • wayland
  • wayland-protocols *
  • pcre2
  • json-c
  • pango
  • cairo
  • gdk-pixbuf2 (optional: additional image formats for system tray)
  • swaybg (optional: wallpaper)
  • scdoc (optional: man pages) *
  • git (optional: version info) *

* Compile-time dep

Run these commands:

meson setup build/
ninja -C build/
sudo ninja -C build/ install

Configuration

If you already use i3, then copy your i3 config to ~/.config/sway/config and it'll work out of the box. Otherwise, copy the sample configuration file to ~/.config/sway/config. It is usually located at /etc/sway/config. Run man 5 sway for information on the configuration.

Running

Run sway from a TTY or from a display manager.