Configuration
Miscellaneous
Advanced settings for XWayland, focus behavior, and system integration.
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
xwayland_persistence | 1 | Keep XWayland running even when no X11 apps are open (reduces startup lag). |
syncobj_enable | 0 | Enable drm_syncobj timeline support (helps with gaming stutter/lag). Requires restart. |
adaptive_sync | 0 | Enable Variable Refresh Rate (VRR/FreeSync/G-Sync). |
allow_tearing | 0 | Global tearing control: 0 (Disable), 1 (Enable), 2 (Fullscreen only). |
allow_lock_transparent | 0 | Allow the lock screen to be transparent. |
allow_shortcuts_inhibit | 1 | Allow shortcuts to be inhibited by clients. |
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
focus_on_activate | 1 | Automatically focus windows when they request activation. |
sloppyfocus | 1 | Focus follows the mouse cursor. |
warpcursor | 1 | Warp the cursor to the center of the window when focus changes via keyboard. |
cursor_hide_timeout | 0 | Hide the cursor after N seconds of inactivity (0 to disable). |
cursor_size | 24 | Set cursor size. |
cursor_theme | - | Set cursor theme. |
drag_tile_to_tile | 0 | Allow dragging a tiled window onto another to swap their positions. |
axis_bind_apply_timeout | 100 | Timeout (ms) for detecting consecutive scroll events for axis bindings. |
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
focus_cross_monitor | 0 | Allow directional focus to cross monitor boundaries. |
exchange_cross_monitor | 0 | Allow exchanging clients across monitor boundaries. |
focus_cross_tag | 0 | Allow directional focus to cross into other tags. |
view_current_to_back | 1 | Toggling the current tag switches back to the previously viewed tag. |
scratchpad_cross_monitor | 0 | Share the scratchpad pool across all monitors. |
single_scratchpad | 1 | Only allow one scratchpad (named or standard) to be visible at a time. |
circle_layout | - | A comma-separated list of layouts switch_layout cycles through. |
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
enable_floating_snap | 0 | Snap floating windows to edges or other windows. |
snap_distance | 30 | Max distance (pixels) to trigger floating snap. |
no_border_when_single | 0 | Remove window borders when only one window is visible on the tag. |
inhibit_regardless_of_visibility | 0 | Allow invisible clients (e.g., background audio players) to inhibit idle. |
