elkowar/eww
Eww
Eww is a declarative framework for creating custom graphical desktop widgets and status bars on Linux. It functions as a desktop widget toolkit that operates independently of the window manager, allowing users to define interface elements through a dedicated configuration language and style them using a cascading stylesheet system.
The project utilizes a client-server daemon architecture to manage the lifecycle of these components, ensuring that state is maintained across the desktop environment. By leveraging a reactive state binding system, the interface updates automatically in response to system events or external data sources.
The framework provides a comprehensive set of tools for desktop customization, including a socket-based message bus that enables external scripts to trigger updates or state changes. Rendering is handled through a graphical toolkit that draws windows directly onto the desktop surface, supporting both X11 and Wayland environments.
Features
- Desktop Customization Frameworks - Provides a framework for building personalized desktop widgets and interface elements.
- Declarative UI Frameworks - Provides a declarative framework for building dynamic, state-driven desktop interfaces.
- Custom Widget Frameworks - Acts as a toolkit for creating custom graphical widgets that operate independently of the window manager.
- Desktop Environment Customizers - Functions as a customization tool for managing the lifecycle and rendering of Linux desktop widgets.
- Desktop Interface Toolkits - Serves as a GTK-based toolkit for building custom desktop widgets using declarative configuration.
- Desktop Development - Facilitates the development of independent graphical interface elements for desktop environments.
- Reactive Data Binding - Synchronizes widget properties with data sources using a reactive observer pattern.
- Status Bars and Panels - Highly customizable widget system.
- Desktop Shells - Widget framework for creating custom status bars.
- Desktop Utilities - Provides a persistent background utility for managing and rendering widgets on Wayland and X11 environments.
- Declarative Component Architectures - Defines interface structure and layout through a declarative domain-specific language.
- Component Lifecycle Management - Manages the lifecycle of graphical components through a background process that maintains state.
- Cross-Platform Desktop Toolkits - Utilizes a cross-platform graphical toolkit to render windows and widgets on the desktop surface.
- Desktop Environment Components - Handles the opening, closing, and state-driven updates of desktop widgets via a background process.
- CSS Styling - Applies visual styles to graphical components using a cascading stylesheet system.
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