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# swas config  —  ~/.config/swas/config
# One key=value per line. '#' starts a comment. Blank lines are ignored.
# Every key here also works on the command line (key=value or --key=value);
# command-line values win over the file. See `swas --help` for the full list.
# The values below are the built-in defaults, so this file changes nothing
# until you edit it.

# --- window ---
width=900
height=900
fullscreen=1     # cover the screen as a borderless overlay (0 = 900x900 window)
close_on_focus_loss=0   # 1 = quit when the window loses focus (dmenu-style)

# --- ring layout & paging ---
slots=11          # wide, easy-to-hit slots across the TOP arc
arc=240           # degrees of the ring used for apps (rest = paging zone)
radius=0.44       # wheel size, as a fraction of the shorter screen side
y_offset=0.10     # nudge the wheel down (apps sit up top, so this centers it)
page_ms=110       # base ms per paged step at the SLOW end. Bigger = calmer
                  # start. Paging eases in: slow where you enter the bottom
                  # zone, fast toward straight-down.

# --- rendering ---
ssaa=2            # full-scene supersampling 1..4 (smooths edges). alias: aa
animate=1         # subtle settle animation when the search results change
anim_ms=90        # its duration (0 or animate=0 to turn it off)
icons=1           # show .desktop icons if found (PNG/SVG/JPG/BMP)
icon_px=46        # icon size (before ui_scale)

# --- text ---
ui_scale=1.0      # master text size. 1.3 = bigger, 0.85 = smaller.
                  # aliases: font_scale, text_scale
label_px=24       # app labels on the wheel   (all four are multiplied by
title_px=25       # selected app name (center)  ui_scale, so tweak one or all)
search_px=20      # the text you type (search box)
count_px=20       # the "3 / 42" counter
# By default swas uses your desktop's configured font (via fontconfig).
# Set a .ttf path or a family name to override, e.g. font=JetBrains Mono
# font=/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf
font_px=50        # glyph atlas height; the sharpness ceiling for big text

# --- dropping an app onto a workspace ---
# Drag an app out of the wheel and let go over a workspace: it starts there,
# and the wheel stays open. Needs swov on PATH — it supplies the workspace
# list and moves the window once it appears.
drop=1            # 0 = off, the wheel then only launches
drop_shrink=0.55  # how small the wheel goes while you drag
drop_size=132     # how wide the wheel is while you drag, in pixels. It is
                  # scaled, not redrawn, so it looks the same, just small.
                  # 0 = use drop_shrink as a fraction of the screen instead
drop_bg=0d1117d9  # a disc behind the wheel while it is small, so it does not
                  # get lost over the overview. Alpha 00 for none
drop_corner=center  # where it sits while dragging: center, top-left,
                  # top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right. Letting go over the
                  # wheel cancels wherever it is
drop_ms=130       # how long that takes
drop_px=10        # movement before a press turns into a drag
drop_assign=1     # the app is assigned to its workspace before it opens, so
                  # sway puts it there as it maps. Set 0 if a toolkit comes
                  # out the wrong size: it then opens on the workspace you
                  # are on — where it can see the output and its scale — and
                  # is moved afterwards
drop_focus=0      # 1 = also switch to that workspace
drop_close_here=0 # the wheel stays open after every drop, so you can keep
                  # filling workspaces. 1 = close when you drop on the
                  # workspace you are on, where the app would otherwise
                  # open behind the wheel
overview=0        # 1 = draw swov behind the wheel and drop onto the real
                  # workspaces instead of the plain tiles. Needs sway rules:
                  #   no_focus [app_id="swov-backdrop"]
                  #   for_window [app_id="swov-backdrop"] floating enable, border none
overview_debug=0  # 1 = print the conversation with the backdrop to stderr
# swov=swov       # the binary to ask (a path works too)

# --- launching / ordering ---
# swas logs every app you launch to the history file below and shows the
# most-recently-opened ones first. This is the default (center_first=1     # the app you used last sits at the top of the arc, and
                  # distance from the top is how long ago you used it: second
                  # to the right, third to the left, fourth to the right, and
                  # so on. Past the end of the history the rest carry on
                  # outwards in alphabetical order.
                  # 0 = fill the arc from the left, oldest layout
sort=recent).
sort=recent       # recent = most-recently-opened first (DEFAULT) | alpha = A-Z
launcher=sh       # sh = run Exec= ; gtk-launch = launch by desktop id
terminal=xterm    # used for Terminal=true entries when launcher=sh
# history=~/.cache/swas/history   # the opened-apps log (auto-created)

# which apps show / in what order (an id is the .desktop filename without
# the extension; run `swas --list` to see them):
# dirs=~/.local/share/applications:/usr/share/applications
# include=firefox,code,gimp     # show ONLY these ids, in this exact order
# exclude=htop,xterm            # hide these (matches id OR Name)

# --- colors: #rrggbb or #rrggbbaa ---
# bg alpha < ff => transparent window background (needs a compositor)
bg=0d111700
ring=1e2733f2
ring2=26313ff2
hl=cb9b00ff        # highlighted slot
text=e8e8e8ff      # normal slot text
hltext=141414ff    # text on the highlighted slot
center=0d1117e6    # hub disc (keep some alpha so search text stays legible)
accent=89afc4ff    # typed query text + active paging chevrons
dim=5a6b7aff       # hints / counters / idle chevrons