From 18fe157743966a5d35f32ddaf05547330c6cec35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "nni.dev" Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:27:37 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] patch-added: swapmons fixed: key-bindings conflict fixed: whitespaces, improved: README fixed: typos && refactor: patch --- patches/swapmons/README.md | 25 ++++++++++ patches/swapmons/swapmons_v0.1.patch | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 93 insertions(+) create mode 100644 patches/swapmons/README.md create mode 100644 patches/swapmons/swapmons_v0.1.patch diff --git a/patches/swapmons/README.md b/patches/swapmons/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..881f8f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/patches/swapmons/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +### Description +This patch is for dual-monitor setups (and can be extended for more monitors). It swaps the active client on Monitor-A with the active client on Monitor-B while preserving original tags of the swapped clients. + +Example 1: Monitor-A and Monitor-B are both displaying only tag [1]. + The active clients on each monitor has only tag [1] associated. + `swapmon` will simply move the focused client on Monitor-A to Monitor-B and vice versa. + Both monitors will still only display tag [1]. + The active clients will still only have tag [1] associated and will each be visible on the monitor to which it was swapped. + +Example 2: Monitor-A is displaying only tag [2]. + Monitor-B is displaying only tag [1]. + The active client on Monitor-A has only tag [2] associated. + The active client on Monitor-B has only tag [1] associated. + `swapmon` will move the active client from Monitor-A to Monitor-B BUT the client will still be associated with tag [2] only and will not be visible since Monitor-B is displaying only tag [1]. + Similarly, the active client on Monitor-B will be moved to Monitor-A but the client will still be associated with tag [1] and will not be visible since Monitor-A is displaying only tag [2]. + +If a client is associated with more than one tag, it will retain all of its associated tags when it is moved to another monitor by `swapmon`. + +The reason I preserve tags is that I usually stick to the same ones to stay organized, so it really helps. +### Download +- dwl-0.8: [swapmons-0.8.patch](/dwl/dwl-patches/raw/branch/main/patches/swapmons/swapmons_v0.1.patch) + +### Authors - latest at top +- [nni_dev](https://codeberg.org/nni001) +- anni_19_ [dwl Discord](https://discord.gg/jJxZnrGPWN) diff --git a/patches/swapmons/swapmons_v0.1.patch b/patches/swapmons/swapmons_v0.1.patch new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2a72572 --- /dev/null +++ b/patches/swapmons/swapmons_v0.1.patch @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +From 5a134ae84949b36336d268f73ae14e9254356e03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 +From: "nni.dev" +Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:56:30 +0530 +Subject: [PATCH] patch: swaps client from Mon A to Mon B while preserving tags + +--- + config.def.h | 2 ++ + dwl.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ + 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+) + +diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h +index 8a6eda0..21dd3d7 100644 +--- a/config.def.h ++++ b/config.def.h +@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ static const Key keys[] = { + { MODKEY, XKB_KEY_period, focusmon, {.i = WLR_DIRECTION_RIGHT} }, + { MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, XKB_KEY_less, tagmon, {.i = WLR_DIRECTION_LEFT} }, + { MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, XKB_KEY_greater, tagmon, {.i = WLR_DIRECTION_RIGHT} }, ++ { MODKEY, XKB_KEY_x, swapmon, {.i = WLR_DIRECTION_LEFT} }, ++ { MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, XKB_KEY_x, swapmon, {.i = WLR_DIRECTION_RIGHT} }, + TAGKEYS( XKB_KEY_1, XKB_KEY_exclam, 0), + TAGKEYS( XKB_KEY_2, XKB_KEY_at, 1), + TAGKEYS( XKB_KEY_3, XKB_KEY_numbersign, 2), +diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c +index e14ad43..3dfa3ff 100644 +--- a/dwl.c ++++ b/dwl.c +@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ static void destroykeyboardgroup(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data); + static Monitor *dirtomon(enum wlr_direction dir); + static void focusclient(Client *c, int lift); + static void focusmon(const Arg *arg); ++static void swapmon(const Arg *arg); + static void focusstack(const Arg *arg); + static Client *focustop(Monitor *m); + static void fullscreennotify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data); +@@ -1556,6 +1557,29 @@ focusmon(const Arg *arg) + focusclient(focustop(selmon), 1); + } + ++void ++swapmon(const Arg *arg) ++{ ++ Client *c1 = focustop(selmon); ++ Monitor *m2 = dirtomon(arg->i); ++ Client *c2 = focustop(m2); ++ ++ if (!c1 || m2 == selmon) ++ return; ++ ++ /* Move Client to monitor 2 */ ++ setmon(c1, m2, c1->tags); ++ ++ /* If monitor2 has active client, move to monitor1 */ ++ if (c2) { ++ setmon(c2, selmon, c2->tags); ++ } ++ /*Keep Focus on the last active monitor*/ ++ focusclient(c1, 1); ++ arrange(selmon); ++ arrange(m2); ++} ++ + void + focusstack(const Arg *arg) + { +-- +2.55.0 +