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minus-squaretreesoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·6 days agoIs it bottom layer in wayland terminology (the one for bars and stuff)? In that case I think gtk4-layer-shell is the answer.
minus-squareheartbreaker@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·6 days agoI meant as in keep the always on the bottom/background (or at least move it to the back on launch). I tried gtk4-layer-shell, but unfortunately, it doesn’t support some desktop environments (like GNOME).
minus-squarekewjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·6 days agokwin supports this, gnome from my perspective is more about a cohesive experience you either love or don’t
minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·6 days agowhy do you want to hide the window from the user in such a bizarre way? what’s the purpose?
minus-squaremacniel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up13·6 days agoThe age of pop-under ads were truly the dark times.
minus-squareArcka@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 days agoRight? Why not just let the user position it where they want it? This seems like it can only be nefarious.
minus-squareZiglin (it/they)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoHaving a program that draws pretty things as a wallpaper.
minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoaren’t there better ways for that in most window managers?
minus-squaremeekah@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 days agoI guess stuff like desktop widgets might be a candidate. Not sure if there’s a specific framework for those, though
minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agobut that’s already a thing! ok, on kde, no idea about others
minus-squaretyler@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·6 days agoIsn’t this what conky does? Puts it on the root layer?
Is it bottom layer in wayland terminology (the one for bars and stuff)? In that case I think gtk4-layer-shell is the answer.
I meant as in keep the always on the bottom/background (or at least move it to the back on launch). I tried gtk4-layer-shell, but unfortunately, it doesn’t support some desktop environments (like GNOME).
kwin supports this, gnome from my perspective is more about a cohesive experience you either love or don’t
why do you want to hide the window from the user in such a bizarre way? what’s the purpose?
The age of pop-under ads were truly the dark times.
Right? Why not just let the user position it where they want it? This seems like it can only be nefarious.
Having a program that draws pretty things as a wallpaper.
aren’t there better ways for that in most window managers?
I guess stuff like desktop widgets might be a candidate. Not sure if there’s a specific framework for those, though
but that’s already a thing!
ok, on kde, no idea about others
Isn’t this what conky does? Puts it on the root layer?