[REQUEST] Proper support for sway and wlroots-compatible compositors

[AZMCode]

Currently the application only creates a window in wayland, and it is displayed as a regular window, not the desktop background.
Other background applications for wlroots-compatible compositors, like swaybg, use the wlr_layer_shell protocol (using the 'wallpaper' namespace), to properly set the window as the desktop background.

[AZMCode]

#111 would be covered by this

[AZMCode]

There is a library called gtk-layer-shell which allows you to call this interface through python.
Here's an example that could be adapted to fit into this

[jeffshee]

Hi @AZMCode, thanks for bringing this to my attention. I wasn't aware of wlr_layer_shell protocol or the gtk-layer-shell library that you had mentioned. Hmm, interesting...

I'm considering giving gtk4-layer-shell a try. If it works as intended for most things, we can begin rewriting Hidamari in GTK4! This could be an exciting new direction. 😎

[AZMCode]

In any case while porting hidamari to GTK4 is plausible and probably for the best, gtk-layer-shell offers versions of the library for both GTK-3 and GTK-4, so that porting Hidamari to GTK-4 is probably outside the scope of this issue. Opening a new issue to track the porting of Hidamari to GTK-4 is probably for the best.

[AZMCode]

I'd love to work on a patch to add the GTK-3 version myself, but I've been having som e trouble getting the development environment set up. If you could please drop some instructions on how to build from source, it would be deeply appreciated.

[jeffshee]

Ok, but please give me some time, and I'll try to write the docs in this weekend!
Meanwhile, you can take a look at the AUR pkgbuild for some hint:
https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/PKGBUILD?h=hidamari

Build for Flatpak is more difficult to setup. Sometimes I couldn't get the vlc working properly, it's getting fragile and hard to maintain... Also, it takes so long to build the vlc module... (don't mind, just some rants)

[AZMCode]

Got it. I understand it's time consuming to do this, and this is volunteer work, so take your time. I'll do my best to hammer out a solution in my own spare time.

[jeffshee]

Docs for building is available here!
https://github.com/jeffshee/hidamari/blob/master/docs/development.md

[jeffshee]

Hi, I personally don't use venv (or any other virtual environment) for this project. Instead, I always build the project and run it as a Flatpak. I've updated the development docs mentioned earlier to include a setup guide for Flatpak. You might want to check it if you have any troubles in building the project. Also, feel free to reach out to me and ask me questions on the Discord server!

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[AZMCode]

Thanks, I'll keep it in mind