Sway allows for configuration of devices within the sway
configuration file. To obtain a list of available device identifiers, run
swaymsg -t get_inputs. Settings can also be applied to all input
devices by using the wildcard, *, in place of
<identifier> in the commands below. In addition, the settings
can be applied to a type of device, by using type:<input_type>
in place of <identifier>.
In the configuration file, settings with a more specific selector
take precedence over more general ones: <identifier> >
type:<input_type> > *. When executing input commands,
however, the settings are applied to all matching input devices! This means
that type:<input_type> can override previously set
<identifier> settings, even though in a configuration file they
would take precedence. Similarly * can override both
<identifier> and type:<input_type> settings, if
applied later.
Tip: If the configuration settings do not appear to be taking
effect, you could try using * instead of <identifier>.
If it works with the wildcard, try using a different identifier from
swaymsg -t get_inputs until you find the correct input device.
Current available input types are:
- touchpad
- pointer
- keyboard
- touch
- tablet_tool
- tablet_pad
- switch
Note: The type configurations are applied as the devices appear
and get applied on top of the existing device configurations.
input <identifier> repeat_delay
<milliseconds>
Sets the amount of time a key must be held before it
starts repeating.
input <identifier> repeat_rate <characters per
second>
Sets the frequency of key repeats once the repeat_delay
has passed.
For more information on these xkb configuration options, see
xkeyboard-config(7).
input <identifier> xkb_file <file_name>
Sets all xkb configurations from a complete .xkb file.
This file can be dumped from xkbcomp $DISPLAY keymap.xkb. This setting
overrides xkb_layout, xkb_model, xkb_options, xkb_rules, and xkb_variant
settings.
input <identifier> xkb_layout <layout_name>
Sets the layout of the keyboard like
us or
de.
Multiple layouts can be specified by separating them with
commas.
input <identifier> xkb_model <model_name>
Sets the model of the keyboard. This has an influence for
some extra keys your keyboard might have.
input <identifier> xkb_options <options>
Sets extra xkb configuration options for the keyboard.
Multiple options can be specified by separating them with
commas.
input <identifier> xkb_rules <rules>
Sets files of rules to be used for keyboard mapping
composition.
input <identifier> xkb_switch_layout
<index>|next|prev
Changes the active keyboard layout to <index>
counting from zero or to next or previous layout on the list. If there is no
next or previous layout, this command hops to the other end of the list.
This can be used when multiple layouts are configured with
xkb_layout. A list of layouts you can switch between can be obtained
with swaymsg -t get_inputs.
input <identifier> xkb_variant <variant>
Sets the variant of the keyboard like dvorak or
colemak.
The following commands may only be used in the configuration
file.
input <identifier> xkb_capslock enabled|disabled
Initially enables or disables CapsLock on startup, the
default is disabled.
input <identifier> xkb_numlock enabled|disabled
Initially enables or disables NumLock on startup, the
default is disabled.
input <identifier> tool_mode <tool>
<absolute|relative>
Sets whether movement of a tablet tool should be treated
as absolute or relative; the default is absolute.
Valid values for <tool> are currently
"pen", "eraser", "brush", "pencil",
"airbrush", and the wildcard *, which matches all
tools.
Mouse and lens tools ignore this setting and are always treated as
relative.
input <identifier> map_to_output
<identifier>
Maps inputs from this device to the specified output.
Only meaningful if the device is a pointer, touch, or drawing tablet device.
The wildcard * can be used to map the input device to the
whole desktop layout.
input <identifier> map_to_region <X> <Y>
<width> <height>
Maps inputs from this device to the specified region of
the global output layout. Only meaningful if the device is a pointer, touch,
or drawing tablet device.
input <identifier> map_from_region <X1xY1>
<X2xY2>
Ignores inputs from this device that do not occur within
the specified region. Can be in millimeters (e.g. 10x20mm 20x40mm) or the
fraction of the full available space in terms of 0..1 (e.g. 0.5x0.5 0.7x0.7).
Not all devices support millimeters. Only meaningful if the device is not a
keyboard and provides events in absolute terms (such as a drawing tablet or
touch screen - most pointers provide events relative to the previous frame).
Commonly used to maintain the aspect ratio of the input device and
screen. Cropping a 16:10 input region to match a 16:9 display can use 0x0
1x0.9 as the argument.
input <identifier> accel_profile adaptive|flat
Sets the pointer acceleration profile for the specified
input device.
input <identifier> calibration_matrix <6
space-separated floating point values>
Sets the calibration matrix.
input <identifier> click_method
none|button_areas|clickfinger
Changes the click method for the specified device.
input <identifier> clickfinger_button_map lrm|lmr
Specifies which button mapping to use for clickfinger.
lrm treats 1 finger as left click, 2 fingers as right click, and 3
fingers as middle click. lmr treats 1 finger as left click, 2 fingers
as middle click, and 3 fingers as right click.
input <identifier> drag enabled|disabled
Enables or disables tap-and-drag for specified input
device.
input <identifier> drag_lock enabled|disabled
Enables or disables drag lock for specified input
device.
input <identifier> dwt enabled|disabled
Enables or disables disable-while-typing for the
specified input device.
input <identifier> dwtp enabled|disabled
Enables or disables disable-while-trackpointing for the
specified input device.
input <identifier> events
enabled|disabled|disabled_on_external_mouse|toggle
[<toggle-modes>]
Enables or disables send_events for specified input
device. Disabling send_events disables the input device.
The toggle option cannot be used in the config. If no
toggle modes are listed, all supported modes for the device will be toggled
through in the order: enabled, disabled_on_external_mouse, disabled, (loop
back). If toggle modes are listed, they will be cycled through, defaulting
to the first mode listed if the current mode is not in the list. They will
also not be checked to see if they are supported for the device and may
fail.
input <identifier> left_handed enabled|disabled
Enables or disables left handed mode for specified input
device.
input <identifier> middle_emulation
enabled|disabled
Enables or disables middle click emulation.
input <identifier> natural_scroll
enabled|disabled
Enables or disables natural (inverted) scrolling for the
specified input device.
input <identifier> pointer_accel [<-1|1>]
Changes the pointer acceleration for the specified input
device.
input <identifier> rotation_angle <angle>
Sets the rotation angle of the device to the given
clockwise angle in degrees. The angle must be between 0.0 (inclusive) and
360.0 (exclusive).
input <identifier> scroll_button
disable|button[1-3,8,9]|<event-code-or-name>
Sets the button used for scroll_method on_button_down.
The button can be given as an event name or code, which can be obtained from
libinput debug-events, or as a x11 mouse button
(button[1-3,8,9]). If set to disable, it disables the scroll_method
on_button_down.
input <identifier> scroll_button_lock
enabled|disabled
Enables or disables scroll button lock for specified
input device.
input <identifier> scroll_factor <floating point
value>
Changes the scroll factor for the specified input device.
Scroll speed will be scaled by the given value, which must be
non-negative.
input <identifier> scroll_method
none|two_finger|edge|on_button_down
Changes the scroll method for the specified input
device.
input <identifier> tap enabled|disabled
Enables or disables tap for specified input device.
input <identifier> tap_button_map lrm|lmr
Specifies which button mapping to use for tapping.
lrm treats 1 finger as left click, 2 fingers as right click, and 3
fingers as middle click. lmr treats 1 finger as left click, 2 fingers
as middle click, and 3 fingers as right click.
Configure options for multiseat mode.
A seat is a collection of input devices that act
independently of each other. Seats are identified by name and the default
seat is seat0 if no seats are configured. While sway is running,
- (hyphen) can be used as an alias for the current seat. Each seat
has an independent keyboard focus and a separate cursor that is controlled
by the pointer devices of the seat. This is useful for multiple people using
the desktop at the same time with their own devices (each sitting in their
own "seat"). The wildcard character, *, can also be used in
place of <identifier> to change settings for all seats.
Tip: If the configuration settings do not appear to be taking
effect, you could try using * instead of <identifier>.
If it works with the wildcard, try using a different identifier from
swaymsg -t get_seats until you find the correct seat.
seat <name> attach <input_identifier>
Attach an input device to this seat by its input
identifier. A special value of "*" will attach all devices to the
seat.
seat <seat> cursor move|set <x> <y>
Move specified seat's cursor relative to current position
or wrap to absolute coordinates (with respect to the global coordinate space).
Specifying either value as 0 will not update that coordinate.
Deprecated: use the virtual-pointer Wayland protocol instead.
seat <seat> cursor press|release
button[1-9]|<event-name-or-code>
Simulate pressing (or releasing) the specified mouse
button on the specified seat. The button can either be provided as a button
event name or event code, which can be obtained from
libinput
debug-events, or as an x11 mouse button (button[1-9]). If using
button[4-7], which map to axes, an axis event will be simulated, however
press and
release will be ignored and both will occur.
Deprecated: use the virtual-pointer Wayland protocol instead.
seat <name> fallback true|false
Set this seat as the fallback seat. A fallback seat will
attach any device not explicitly attached to another seat (similar to a
"default" seat).
seat <name> hide_cursor <timeout>|when-typing
[enable|disable]
Hides the cursor image after the specified event
occurred.
If timeout is specified, then the cursor will be hidden
after timeout (in milliseconds) has elapsed with no activity on the
cursor. A timeout of 0 (default) disables hiding the cursor. The minimal
timeout is 100 and any value less than that (aside from 0), will be
increased to 100.
If when-typing is enabled, then the cursor will be hidden
whenever a key is pressed.
Be aware that this setting can interfere with input handling in
games and certain types of software (Gimp, Blender etc) that rely on
simultaneous input from mouse and keyboard.
seat <name> idle_inhibit <sources...>
Sets the set of input event sources which can prevent the
seat from becoming idle, as a space separated list of source names. Valid
names are "keyboard", "pointer", "touchpad",
"touch", "tablet_pad", "tablet_tool", and
"switch". The default behavior is to prevent idle on any
event.
seat <name> keyboard_grouping none|smart
Set how the keyboards in the seat are grouped together.
Currently, there are two options. none will disable all keyboard
grouping. This will make it so each keyboard device has its own isolated
state. smart will group the keyboards in the seat by their keymap and
repeat info. This is useful for when the keyboard appears as multiple separate
input devices. In this mode, the effective layout is synced between the
keyboards in the group. The default is smart. To restore the behavior
of older versions of sway, use none.
seat <name> pointer_constraint
enable|disable|escape
Enables or disables the ability for clients to capture
the cursor (enabled by default) for the seat. This is primarily useful for
video games. The "escape" command can be used at runtime to escape
from a captured client.
seat <name> shortcuts_inhibitor
enable|disable|activate|deactivate|toggle
Enables or disables the ability of clients to inhibit
keyboard shortcuts for the seat. This is primarily useful for virtualization
and remote desktop software. Subcommands enable and disable
affect whether future inhibitors are honoured by default, i.e. activated
automatically, the default being enable. When used at runtime,
disable also disables any currently active inhibitors. activate,
deactivate and toggle are only usable at runtime and change the
state of a potentially existing inhibitor on the currently focused window.
This can be used with the current seat alias (-) to affect only the
currently focused window of the current seat. Subcommand deactivate is
particularly useful in an --inhibited bindsym to escape a state
where shortcuts are inhibited and the client becomes uncooperative. It is
worth noting that whether disabled or deactivated inhibitors are removed is
entirely up to the client. Depending on the client it may therefore be
possible to (re-)activate them later. Any visual indication that an inhibitor
is present is currently left to the client as well.
seat <name> xcursor_theme <theme>
[<size>]
Override the system default XCursor theme. The default
seat's (seat0) theme is also used as the default cursor theme in
XWayland, and exported through the XCURSOR_THEME and
XCURSOR_SIZE environment variables.