This program allow us to control the mouse from keyboard that's why it is called keyboard driven virtual pointer
I was looking for keyboard driven virtual pointer for long time especially for wayland. As i already know keynav keyboard driven virtual pointer which support X server.
Today i stumble across warpd and when i find out it supports wayland i should defintely want to try out.
To install in debian or ubuntu, I followed the below steps
First clone the warpd repo
git clone https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd.git
Install the dependency
sudo apt install libcairo2-dev libxkbcommon-dev libwayland-dev
Go into the directory
cd warpdCompile the warpd for wayland
PLATFORM=wayland makeInstall warpd
sudo make install
To use in sway, use the following line in sway config
# warpd hotkeys bindsym Mod4+Mod1+x exec warpd --hint bindsym Mod4+Mod1+c exec warpd --normal bindsym Mod4+Mod1+v exec warpd --grid
That's it
to invoke warpd use Window key(mod4) + ALT (mod1) with the shortcuts
Things like about warpd
- Normal mode is great i can control the mouse using vim key bindings (hjkl) and use (m,.) for left click, middle click and right click
- Hint and normal mode provides overlay that will help to narrow down the area where the mouse needs to be placed.
Need to explore
- Drag and drop workflow
- I still don't understand it, need to spend more time in it.
- Customization using configuration file
- It can be customized so i want to customize it little bit.