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sway: numbered screen switching with per-slot marks (mod4+F1-F9)
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lassulus
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(Aug 22, 2026, 3:23 PM CEST)
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2configs/desktops/sway/default.nix
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# Switch screens by number. mod+F<n> focuses the screen bound to slot n:
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# the output assigned via mod+ctrl+F<n> while one exists (so a bound
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# screen stays reachable after hot-plug renumbering), else the nth
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# output by position (1 = primary, 2 = first secondary, ...).
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# mod+ctrl+F<n> binds the currently focused screen to slot n.
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screenSwitch = pkgs.writeShellApplication {
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name = "sway-screen-switch";
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runtimeInputs = [
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pkgs.sway
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pkgs.jq
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pkgs.coreutils
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pkgs.libnotify
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];
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text = ''
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MARKS="$HOME/.config/sway-screen-marks"
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mkdir -p "$MARKS"
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if [ "$1" = "mark" ]; then
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SLOT="$2"
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CURRENT=$(swaymsg -r -t get_outputs | jq -r '.[] | select(.focused == true) | .name')
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if [ -n "$CURRENT" ]; then
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echo "$CURRENT" > "$MARKS/$SLOT"
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notify-send "Screen" "F$SLOT -> $CURRENT" 2>/dev/null
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fi
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exit 0
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fi
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MARKED=$(cat "$MARKS/$1" 2>/dev/null || true)
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if [ -n "$MARKED" ]; then
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swaymsg focus output "$MARKED"
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exit 0
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fi
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swaymsg -r -t get_outputs | jq -r 'sort_by(.x, .y) | .[].name' | sed -n "''${1}p" | while read -r TARGET; do
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[ -n "$TARGET" ] && swaymsg focus output "$TARGET"
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done
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'';
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};
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# mod+F<n> = switch to screen slot n, mod+ctrl+F<n> = bind current screen to slot n.
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screenBindings = lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (
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lib.map
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(n: ''
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bindsym $mod+F${toString n} exec ${lib.getExe screenSwitch} ${toString n}
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bindsym $mod+ctrl+F${toString n} exec ${lib.getExe screenSwitch} mark ${toString n}
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'')
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in
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{
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# Make goto-workspace available system-wide for workspace switching
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bindsym $mod+Tab exec ${pkgs.sway-overfocus}/bin/sway-overfocus split-rw group-rw split-dw group-dw
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bindsym $mod+Escape workspace back_and_forth
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# Focus primary output
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bindsym $mod+F1 exec ${
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lib.getExe (
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pkgs.writeShellApplication {
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name = "focus-primary-output";
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runtimeInputs = [
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pkgs.sway
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pkgs.jq
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];
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text = ''
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PRIMARY=$(swaymsg -r -t get_outputs | jq -r 'sort_by(.x, .y) | .[0].name')
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swaymsg focus output "$PRIMARY"
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}
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)
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}
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# Cycle through secondary outputs
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bindsym $mod+F2 exec ${
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lib.getExe (
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pkgs.writeShellApplication {
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name = "cycle-secondary-outputs";
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runtimeInputs = [
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pkgs.jq
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pkgs.gnugrep
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pkgs.coreutils
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];
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text = ''
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OUTPUTS=$(swaymsg -r -t get_outputs | jq -r 'sort_by(.x, .y)')
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PRIMARY=$(echo "$OUTPUTS" | jq -r '.[0].name')
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CURRENT=$(echo "$OUTPUTS" | jq -r '.[] | select(.focused == true).name')
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SECONDARIES=$(echo "$OUTPUTS" | jq -r '.[1:] | .[].name')
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if [ -z "$SECONDARIES" ]; then
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exit 0
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fi
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if [ "$CURRENT" = "$PRIMARY" ]; then
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# Focus first secondary
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NEXT=$(echo "$SECONDARIES" | head -n1)
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# Find next secondary in the list
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NEXT=$(echo "$SECONDARIES" | grep -A1 "^$CURRENT$" | tail -n1)
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# If we're at the end, wrap to first secondary
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if [ "$NEXT" = "$CURRENT" ]; then
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NEXT=$(echo "$SECONDARIES" | head -n1)
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fi
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fi
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swaymsg focus output "$NEXT"
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}
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)
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}
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# Screen switching: mod+F<n> jumps to screen n (1 = primary, 2 = first
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# secondary, ...), mod+ctrl+F<n> marks the current screen as the target.
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# While a mark exists, any mod+F<n> jumps to the marked screen.
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${screenBindings}
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# screenlock (random live video/image from ~/wallpaper via swaylock-plugin)
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bindsym $mod+F11 exec ${lib.getExe' pkgs.systemd "systemctl"} --user start lock.target