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Niri 25.11 Lands with a New Alt-Tab Switcher, True Maximize (linuxiac.com)

submitted 1 month ago by cm0002@lemmy.cafe to c/linux@programming.dev

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Three months after its previous 25.08 release, Niri, a Wayland compositor known for its scrollable-tiling layout, where windows are arranged in columns on an infinite strip, rolls out a new 25.11 version, bringing many improvements.

The headline feature is the new Alt-Tab switcher, developed through multiple design iterations. It shows large live previews, fades long window titles, and properly masks windows blocked from screencasts.

Because Niri users often work with many terminal windows, the switcher operates on windows rather than applications, and it uses a debounce delay so that transient focus changes don’t pollute the recent-windows list. It can also scope switching to the current workspace or monitor.

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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm really considering switching. I'm currently using PaperWM with Gnome, and since this is the spiritual successor to that (honestly amazing) project, it has some more modern decisions versus Mutter.

[–] rozodru@pie.andmc.ca 11 points 1 month ago

I use Niri and I love it. makes my workflow so much better and I don't even worry about workspaces anymore.

[–] hallettj@leminal.space 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm very glad I switched. One of the little improvements: IIRC last time I checked PaperWM didn't have bindings to set a window to a specified width. It only had a cycle width option. With Niri I have shortcuts to set a window to ¼, ⅓, ½, ⅔, or ¾ of the screen width.

There are lots of other improvements. One of my favorites is the dynamic screen cast target.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago

Yes, I checked recently, and cycling widths is the only option, currently. Furthermore, there's no way to set a default initial size, so some of my windows, like my Terminal emu, start at a small size. They're not unusable, but it sometimes cuts info off, and it would be nice to have them start at a specific size without forcing them to stay that size (i.e. as it does with winprops).

Y'all are doing a good job selling it!