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# Waybox
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A \*box-style (minimalist) Wayland compositor modeled largely on Openbox (WIP)
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### Goals
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The main goal of this project is to provide a similar feel to \*box-style window managers but on Wayland
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### Contributing
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[Details on
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contributing.](https://github.com/wizbright/waybox/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
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### Dependencies
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* [Meson](https://mesonbuild.com/) or [muon](http://muon.build)
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* [Wayland](https://wayland.freedesktop.org/)
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* [libevdev](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libevdev/)
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* [libinput](http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libinput)
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* [libxml2](http://xmlsoft.org/)
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* [wlroots](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/)
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* [xkbcommon](https://xkbcommon.org/)
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### Build instructions
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```
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meson setup build
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cd build
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ninja
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```
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After that, you should have an executable as waybox/waybox
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For those who don't want to use a Python-based build system, it's also possible
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to use muon instead of Meson.
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### Screenshots
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### Useful Programs
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Because \*box-style compositors are minimalist, most functionality is left to external programs. As such, Waybox only functions as a box in which you can put whatever you need. Here are some useful programs to complement Waybox if you desire:
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* Panel: You can use [Waybar](https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar) or [yambar](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar), similar to tint2 or fbpanel in Openbox or Fluxbox.
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* Dock: You can use [Cairo Dock](https://www.glx-dock.org/) just like you did on Openbox. There's also a [port with Wayland-specific enhancements](https://github.com/dkondor/cairo-dock-core/) that you may want to try. A much more compact option is [LavaLauncher](https://sr.ht/~leon_plickat/LavaLauncher/), but it's much harder to configure.
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* Wallpaper utility: There are various utilities to set your wallpaper, each with their own advantages, including [wpaperd](https://github.com/danyspin97/wpaperd) (can select a random wallpaper from a directory), [swaybg](https://github.com/swaywm/swaybg) (can set the background color as well well as a wallpaper), and [hyprpaper](https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprpaper) (can change the wallpaper dynamically during runtime through IPC).
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* Notification client: [mako](https://wayland.emersion.fr/mako/)
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* [wl-clipboard](https://wayland.emersion.fr/mako/): Access the clipboard in scripts (also used by [neovim](https://neovim.io/))
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* Screenshots: [grim](https://git.sr.ht/~emersion/grim) and [slurp](https://github.com/emersion/slurp)
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* Screen recording: [wf-recorder](https://github.com/ammen99/wf-recorder)
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* Menu support: [rofi-wayland](https://github.com/lbonn/rofi)
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### Contact
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I can be found as wiz on Rizon and wizbright on Libera.
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Join [#waybox](https://libera.chat/guides/connect) for discussion
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