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by Ordoviz 2207 days ago
I am not the author of dwl. Since dwl is based on wlroots (just like the popular Sway) it already supports making screenshots using grim[1] and screencasts using wf-recorder[2].

You can try out dwl from within your current WM. The default modkey is Alt. If you want to use the Super key, change `#define MODKEY WLR_MODIFIER_ALT` in `config.h` to `#define MODKEY WLR_MODIFIER_LOGO` and recompile. The default terminal emulator is kitty but you can change `termcmd` to alacritty if you want.

Currently, only native Wayland applications run on it. You can enable experimental Wayland support for Firefox with `MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1`, see Running programs natively under Wayland in Sway Wiki[3].

Do not hover over the edges of windows – this will crash dwl.

[1]: https://github.com/emersion/grim [2]: https://github.com/ammen99/wf-recorder [3]: https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki/Running-programs-nativel...