Samuel Onoja
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Resolve light, dark and automatic appearance centrally and publish live theme snapshots to native surfaces and the appearance portal. Add paired preset families, custom theme imports, accessibility transforms and contrast-safe transitions. Refine the Settings gallery and Auto controls, move overrides under advanced customization, and share palette-aware switches and circular slider thumbs. Document configuration and include theme licenses and integration coverage.
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Ferese handbook
Ferese is a Linux Wayland desktop with scrolling columns, tree tiling, floating windows, and a shared theme for its desktop tools.
Get started
- Install Ferese, or try a nested preview.
- Choose Light, Dark, or Auto in Control Center. Open Settings for theme files and presets.
- Use the configuration reference for shortcuts, gestures, window rules, and displays.
Default shortcuts
Super is usually the Windows key. All these shortcuts can be changed in Settings.
| Control | Action |
|---|---|
| Super + Enter | Open a terminal |
| Super + H / J / K / L | Focus left / down / up / right |
| Super + F | Maximize the window |
| Super + Shift + F | Toggle fullscreen |
| Super + Tab | Open overview |
| Super + M | Switch scrolling / tree layout |
| Print Screen | Capture the active monitor and open Satty |
| Super + Shift + S | Select a screenshot area |
| Super + Shift + E | Ask to log out |
| Super + left-button drag | Move a floating window |
| Super + right-button drag | Resize a floating window |
| Three-finger swipe up / down | Next / previous workspace |
| Three-finger swipe left / right | Focus the window to the right / left |
| Login shortcut guide | Appears at login; disable in Settings → Shortcuts |
See all shortcuts and mouse actions, including Super-drag to move and Super-right-drag to resize floating windows.
Desktop guides
- Desktop widgets: clocks and sticky notes.
- Notifications: history and Do Not Disturb.
- Lock screen: appearance, automatic locking, and display sleep.
- Screen sharing and recording: share an app or display, or save a video.
- Desktop portals: integration with applications.
Use Settings or edit ~/.config/ferese/config.kdl. Changes reload automatically;
invalid edits keep the last working configuration.
Troubleshooting
See logs and recovery. feresectl exit
ends the session immediately; feresectl request-logout asks for confirmation.
Report problems in the issue tracker. Include reproduction steps, whether Ferese ran as a nested preview or a direct session, and relevant logs. Contributors can start with Development.