From 7ca859a6ea292caf27b5c4536c329f9552681f96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Martin Larsson <larssonmartin1998@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2025 19:23:35 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add py script for opacity on unfocused windows

---
 sway/sway_unfocused_effects.py | 88 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 88 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 sway/sway_unfocused_effects.py

diff --git a/sway/sway_unfocused_effects.py b/sway/sway_unfocused_effects.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e440c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sway/sway_unfocused_effects.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# This script requires the i3ipc-python package.
+# It makes inactive windows semi-transparent and focused windows fully opaque.
+
+import i3ipc
+import signal
+import sys
+
+# --- Configuration ---
+UNFOCUSED_OPACITY = 0.875  # Opacity for unfocused windows (0.0 to 1.0)
+FOCUSED_OPACITY = 1.0     # Opacity for focused windows (should generally be 1.0)
+# --- End Configuration ---
+
+ipc = i3ipc.Connection()
+prev_focused_win_id = None
+
+def set_opacity(win_container, opacity_value):
+    """Safely sets opacity for a window container."""
+    if win_container:
+        win_container.command(f'opacity {opacity_value}')
+
+def initialize_opacities():
+    """Sets initial opacity for all windows based on focus state."""
+    global prev_focused_win_id
+    try:
+        for window in ipc.get_tree().leaves(): # Iterate over actual windows
+            if window.focused:
+                set_opacity(window, FOCUSED_OPACITY)
+                prev_focused_win_id = window.id
+            else:
+                set_opacity(window, UNFOCUSED_OPACITY)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error during initialization: {e}")
+
+
+def on_window_focus(ipc_connection, event):
+    """Handles window focus changes to adjust opacity."""
+    global prev_focused_win_id
+    
+    try:
+        focused_window = event.container
+        
+        if focused_window:
+            # Set newly focused window to full opacity
+            set_opacity(focused_window, FOCUSED_OPACITY)
+
+            # Set previously focused window (if it exists and is different) to unfocused opacity
+            if prev_focused_win_id is not None and prev_focused_win_id!= focused_window.id:
+                # Find the previously focused window by its ID
+                prev_window_node = ipc_connection.get_tree().find_by_id(prev_focused_win_id)
+                if prev_window_node: # Check if previous window still exists
+                    set_opacity(prev_window_node, UNFOCUSED_OPACITY)
+            
+            prev_focused_win_id = focused_window.id
+        elif prev_focused_win_id is not None: # Current focus is not a window (e.g., empty workspace)
+            # Ensure the last focused window becomes unfocused if focus is lost to non-window
+            prev_window_node = ipc_connection.get_tree().find_by_id(prev_focused_win_id)
+            if prev_window_node:
+                set_opacity(prev_window_node, UNFOCUSED_OPACITY)
+            prev_focused_win_id = None # No window is currently focused
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error in on_window_focus: {e}")
+
+
+def signal_handler(sig, frame):
+    """Gracefully exits on SIGINT or SIGTERM."""
+    print("Opacity script exiting...")
+    # Optional: Reset all opacities to 1.0 on exit
+    try:
+        for window in ipc.get_tree().leaves():
+            set_opacity(window, 1.0)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error resetting opacities on exit: {e}")
+    finally:
+        ipc.main_quit()
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal_handler)
+
+    initialize_opacities()
+    ipc.on("window::focus", on_window_focus)
+    # Consider also listening to "window::close" to update prev_focused_win_id if it closes.
+    # ipc.on("window::close", on_window_close) # Example, implementation needed
+    ipc.main()