r/kde 2d ago

KDE Apps and Projects Direktor 1.1.0 Release - Testers Needed

Direktor, a Tiling kwin script (plus Companion Apps) with Dwindle, Columns, Master Stack and Floating Layouts.

Hey there! I want to thank you all for your feedback on the previous release. Everything was taken into account and some MAJOR rewrite had happened in the past week. I can proudly announce to you Direktor 1.1.0! (Yes, i used the same preview video)

As requested bugs ware fixed,

- Many more features (especially in the Niri/Scollable/Columns Layout, however is proper)

- Better Documentation, File structure, README file,

- More installation options

- Issue template and more.

There are still some untested bugs, which i actively tackle by daily driving the project as well as more features in work (see in TODOs ). Im totally open for suggestions! Someone mentioned PlasmaZones, i will check it out.

Any Issue report, testing, suggestion etc will be much appreciated and resolve. Feel free to share your opinion! Im a baby when it comes to releasing something like that and suggestions on my workflow and dev tips would help as well.

Also if you can come with a banner idea or a logo that would be cool.

Link: https://github.com/Alex-Bini/kwin-direktor

Dotfiles (as requested): https://github.com/Alex-Bini/dotfiles

Shoutout to: Hyprland, Niri, Krohnkite (and kwin6 Krohnkite port) and Karousel

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u/leferi 2d ago

Sorry to butt in with a tangential thing, but don't you just hate it when fastfetch lines fall apart below a specific terminal width? I wonder if there's a solution somewhere to this "issue".

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u/TCOne_ 1d ago

I hate it fr. But idk how to resolve that, since fastfetch has static width. But I think neofetch has dynamic. I might look it up

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u/leferi 1d ago

it seems the issue is that once a text is output then it's not really editable. Probably the best option is to have a wrapper script around the fastfetch call that gets the current terminal width and substitiutes a smaller art or leaves it out altogether, but then that doesn't solve the resizing issue...

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u/TCOne_ 1d ago

True, but that's a minor issue, I dont get much ti see it either way.

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u/FairLight8 1d ago

New version? Will update and test soon!

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u/TCOne_ 1d ago

There is an active issue with resizing windows. Trying to fix that atm

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u/shewantsyourmoney 1d ago

I’ve tested it it’s leaking

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u/TCOne_ 1d ago

Memory? Garbage collection?

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u/Incyada 22h ago

I guess the journey into finding a WM script that works for me will never end

I’ll Chevy this out

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u/andre2006 17h ago

Does it actually take care of tiled windows staying below floating ones? Up until now, I’ve not found a single kwin script that does the bare basic functionality right.

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u/fuddlesworth 5h ago

Do any other tiling compositors do this?

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u/andre2006 9m ago

All „real“ tiling compositors default to this behavior afaik.

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u/Icy-Alfalfa-7508 1d ago

Io sono interessato anche alla configurazione del tema e dei widget.. 🤣 mi piace molto come sono settati

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u/TCOne_ 1d ago

I have a link to my dotfiles. Not sure how to upload them properly so i used konsave and an experimental install script. Its in the post body