• Using sdl2 for rendering just text, is overkill
• Find a more lightweight alternative
• Is there any better way of showing current-layer information?
• Maybe some sway prompt using ipc?

• Configuration

  • List of registered apps that have specific layers
    • Currently getting from file system (~/.config/keyboard/apps/*)
    • Get from config file?
  • Aliases and patterns for application names

• Refactor the code

• Don't rely on swaymsg, make universal

  • Now using swayipc
  • Make it work on other than sway?

• Whitelist/blacklist

• Make the overlay a compile time feature

• Fork kanata and apply the logging patches

1. You have a main layer, this will be used by default.
2. You have a ~/.config/keyboard/apps/org.telegram.desktop layer. When telegram is focused it sends the window name (org.telegram.desktop in this case) to kanata. Kanata switches to this layer. NOTE: If it can't find the corresponding file in /apps it fallbacks to the default layer (main)

• Create a file and include it in your kanata configuration
  • NOTE: The name of the file should match what sway returns

Dependencies:

• SDL2 for the overlay window, optional (todo)

git clone https://github.com/veyxov/qanata
cd qanata/
cargo run -- --port 7070

You can use the provided flake.nix to setup all build- and run-time dependencies:

1. Enable Flakes in your Nix configuration.
2. Add direnv to your profile: nix profile install nixpkgs#direnv
3. cd into the directory where you have cloned this directory.
4. Allow use of .envrc: direnv allow
5. After the dependencies have been installed, your shell will now have all of the necessary development dependencies.

./run_stats.sh --file path/to/kanata/log

# Current format: actual_key_presses|layer|resulting_key_press

• Panics if there are no windows in current workspace (when the wallpaper is visible)
• Overheats the CPU when sway is locked; Fixed in commit