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Hi my name is Drew,

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and I am the maintainer of Sway,

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a tiling Wayland compositor.

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Sway is compatible with the i3 window manager.

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It uses the same configuration syntax

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and supports most software that is designed for i3.

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The difference is that sway uses Wayland instead of Xorg.

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Wayland is the next generation

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of display servers

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for Linux and related operating systems.

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It is more efficient, more secure

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and easier for developers to work with.

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Let's take a quick tour

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of some of the features of sway.

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If you are familiar with i3,

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some of this might not be new to you.

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I'll start by opening my web browser.

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[sound of clicking keyboard]

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Sway will arrange it,

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to use all of the available space.

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If I open more windows,

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Sway will rearrange things accordingly.

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I can move between these with the keyboard.

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I can ask Sway to arrange them vertically,

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horizontally,

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tabbed,

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or stacked.

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[sound of clicking keyboard]

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I can change their sizes with the keyboard too.

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[sound of clicking keyboard]

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I can also split windows

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into containers of several windows.

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[sound of clicking keyboard]

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So far I haven't touched the mouse.

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If I wanted to, though,

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I can use it to manipulate these windows.

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[various background noises]

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It is also possible to take windows

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outside the tiling area

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and manipulate them entirely with the mouse.

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[various background noises and some keyboard clicks]

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Sway also includes features

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you may recognize from prominent i3 forks,

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such as gaps.

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[sound of clicking keyboard]

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Also included are compatible equivalents

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from important i3 programs

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like swaybar,

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[sound of clicking keyboard]

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swaylock,

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[sound of clicking keyboard]

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and swaymsg,

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as well as some programs unique to sway

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such as swaygrab.

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[sound of clicking keyboard]

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We only scratched the surface

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of what Sway could do.

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We have lots of great docs

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that will help you learn more.

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Today Sway supports almost all

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of i3s features.

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Give it a shot!