sway/contrib/inactive-windows-transparency.py
gibbz00 a5cab2bb5d contrib/inactive-windows-transparency: Add active window opacity
Opacity of active window can now be set with the -a or --active-ocacity
flag. Previous inactive opacity flag (-o) has changed to -i or
--inactive-opacity. Change will break for users using the old flag.
2022-10-03 15:38:15 +02:00

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#!/usr/bin/python
# This script requires i3ipc-python package (install it from a system package manager or pip).
# Use with --help flag for usage isntructions.
import argparse
import i3ipc
import signal
import sys
from functools import partial
def on_window_focus(args, ipc, event):
global prev_focused
focused_workspace = ipc.get_tree().find_focused()
if focused_workspace == None:
return
focused = event.container
# on_window_focus not called only when focused is changed,
# but also when a window is moved
if focused.id != prev_focused.id:
focused.command("opacity " + args.active_opacity)
prev_focused.command("opacity " + args.inactive_opacity)
prev_focused = focused
def remove_opacity(ipc):
tree = ipc.get_tree()
for workspace in tree.workspaces():
for window in workspace:
window.command("opacity 1")
for window in tree.scratchpad():
window.command("opacity 1")
ipc.main_quit()
sys.exit(0)
if __name__ == "__main__":
default_inactive_opacity = "0.80"
default_active_opacity = "1.0"
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="This script allows you to set the transparency of focused and unfocused windows in sway."
)
parser.add_argument(
"--inactive-opacity",
"-i",
type=str,
default=default_inactive_opacity,
help="value between 0 and 1 denoting opacity for inactive windows",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--active-opacity",
"-a",
type=str,
default=default_active_opacity,
help="value between 0 and 1 denoting opacity for active windows",
)
args = parser.parse_args()
ipc = i3ipc.Connection()
prev_focused = None
for window in ipc.get_tree():
if window.focused:
prev_focused = window
else:
window.command("opacity " + args.inactive_opacity)
for sig in [signal.SIGINT, signal.SIGTERM]:
signal.signal(sig, lambda signal, frame: remove_opacity(ipc))
ipc.on("window::focus", partial(on_window_focus, args))
ipc.main()