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# Ferese
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Ferese is an experimental Wayland scrolling compositor written in Rust with
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Smithay. The current implementation includes the original tree layout,
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workspaces, and timestamp-driven animated geometry. The specification now makes
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scrolling columns the default and retains tree tiling as an optional mode. DRM
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multi-output and native interoperability are being completed before that layout
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transition in the
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[window-manager specification](docs/ferese-window-manager-spec.md).
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## Development
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Install the native dependencies required by Smithay's winit and GLES backends,
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then run:
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```bash
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cargo run -p ferese
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```
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Pass a client and its arguments after `--` to launch it inside Ferese:
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```bash
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cargo run -p ferese -- foot
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```
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Set `RUST_LOG=ferese=debug` for detailed compositor logging.
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Text-input-v3 is available to applications by default. Input-method-v2 is
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hidden unless the session explicitly opts in, because an input method can
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request privileged keyboard access. Enable it only when launching a trusted
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IME for the session:
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```bash
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FERESE_ENABLE_INPUT_METHOD=1 cargo run -p ferese
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```
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`Ctrl+Alt+Escape` always releases an active client shortcut inhibitor.
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Screen capture is hidden by default. A session that has already made an
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explicit capture-policy decision can expose screencopy-v1 to its clients with:
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```bash
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FERESE_ENABLE_SCREENCOPY=1 cargo run -p ferese
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```
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The current M5 implementation supports one-shot output and region capture into
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ARGB8888 shared-memory buffers. Captures currently include Ferese's software
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cursor even when a client does not request a cursor overlay; cursor-free
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capture remains part of the M5 interoperability acceptance work.
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### Direct DRM session
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Run the hardware backend from a spare TTY, outside another graphical session:
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```bash
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RUST_LOG=ferese=debug cargo run -p ferese -- --backend=drm -- foot
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```
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Do not run that command from a terminal inside the active desktop: the direct
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backend requests control of the seat and primary DRM device. Use
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Ctrl+Alt+F1–F12 to switch virtual terminals.
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M4 validation requires the direct session to:
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- start `foot` and render the same animated tiling workload as the nested path;
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- retain keyboard and pointer input;
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- pause when switching away and redraw after switching back; and
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- log page-flip timing and any missed presentation deadlines on the reference
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integrated GPU.
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The direct path currently targets one connected output. Multi-output hotplug is
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part of M5.
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