desko: switch to sway compositor

helpers/gui/sway.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+ 
+# docs: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Sway
+{
+  programs.sway = {
+    # we configure sway with home-manager, but this enable gets us e.g. opengl and fonts
+    enable = true;
+  };
+  # TODO: should be able to use SDDM to get interactive login
+  services.greetd = {
+    enable = true;
+    settings = rec {
+      initial_session = {
+        command = "${pkgs.sway}/bin/sway";
+        user = "colin";
+      };
+      default_session = initial_session;
+    };
+  };
+
+}
+

helpers/home-manager-gen-colin.nix

@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@
     };
   };
 
+  # home.pointerCursor = {
+  #   package = pkgs.vanilla-dmz;
+  #   name = "Vanilla-DMZ";
+  # };
+
   # taken from https://github.com/srid/nix-config/blob/705a70c094da53aa50cf560179b973529617eb31/nix/home/i3.nix
   xsession.windowManager.i3 = lib.mkIf (gui == "i3") (
   let
@@ -180,6 +185,27 @@
     };
   });
 
+  wayland.windowManager.sway = lib.mkIf (gui == "sway") {
+    enable = true;
+    wrapperFeatures.gtk = true;
+    config = {
+      terminal = "${pkgs.kitty}/bin/kitty";
+    };
+    # TODO: this might not be necessary (try deleting this and the numix-cursor package)
+    extraConfig = ''
+      seat seat0 xcursor_theme Numix-Cursor 18
+    '';
+    # extraConfig = ''
+    #   seat seat0 xcursor_theme "Vanilla-DMZ" 32
+    # '';
+    # extraSessionCommands = ''
+    #   export XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland
+    #   export XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=sway
+    #   export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway
+    # '';
+  };
+
+
   programs.firefox = lib.mkIf (gui != null) {
     enable = true;
 
@@ -275,10 +301,21 @@
     pkgs.inkscape
     pkgs.libreoffice-fresh  # XXX colin: maybe don't want this on mobile
     pkgs.mesa-demos
+    pkgs.numix-cursor-theme
     pkgs.tdesktop  # broken on phosh
     pkgs.vlc  # works on phosh
     pkgs.xterm  # broken on phosh
   ] else [])
+  ++ (if gui == "sway" then
+  [
+    # TODO: move this to helpers/gui/sway.nix?
+    pkgs.swaylock
+    pkgs.swayidle
+    pkgs.wl-clipboard
+    pkgs.mako # notification daemon
+    pkgs.alacritty # TODO: switch to kitty (in sway config)
+    pkgs.dmenu # TODO: switch to wofi (in sway config)
+  ] else [])
   ++ (if gui != null && system == "x86_64-linux" then
   [
     # x86_64 only

machines/desko/default.nix

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
     ./../../helpers/universal
     ./../../helpers/hardware-x86_64.nix
     # ./../../helpers/gui/gnome.nix
-    ./../../helpers/gui/i3.nix
+    #./../../helpers/gui/i3.nix
+    ./../../helpers/gui/sway.nix
     ./fs.nix
   ];
 
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@
     inherit pkgs lib;
     system = "x86_64-linux";
     # gui = "gnome";
-    gui = "i3";
+    # gui = "i3";
+    gui = "sway";
     extraPackages = [
       pkgs.electrum
     ];