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docs: describe switcher previews, clicks and overview interplay

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@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ NeferWL reads `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/neferwl/config` (or `~/.config/neferwl/config`).
4444 | `mouse.accel-profile` | `adaptive` | `adaptive`: faster moves go further; `flat`: constant speed |
4545 | `mouse.left-handed` | `off` | Swaps the left and right mouse buttons |
4646 | `cursor.hide-after` | `5s` | Hides the pointer cursor after this long without motion; the next motion shows it. 100ms to 1h, or `off` |
47-| `animations` | `off` | **Experimental.** `on` animates changes; `off` makes every change instant and the three-finger swipe no longer follows the fingers: swipe landings, scrolling, workspace switches, window moves and resizes, drag drops, workspaces sent to another monitor, the overview, windows opening and closing, the stash showing and hiding, the focus pulse |
47+| `animations` | `off` | **Experimental.** `on` animates changes; `off` makes every change instant and the three-finger swipe no longer follows the fingers: swipe landings, scrolling, workspace switches, window moves and resizes, drag drops, workspaces sent to another monitor, the overview and the column switcher cards, windows opening and closing, the stash showing and hiding, the focus pulse |
4848 | `animations.speed` | `normal` | Speed of every spring (not the focus pulse): `slow`, `normal` or `fast` (a view move lands in about 260, 180 or 130 ms), or a number relative to `normal`, from `0.1` (10× slower) to `10` (10× faster) |
4949 | `focus.follow-move` | `off` | Follow a column moved to another workspace |
50-| `focus.animation` | `pulse` | Focus indicator on a window that keeps the focus for 150 ms: `pulse` (brief rise and fall) or `off`. Skipped for fullscreen windows, a window alone outside panels (e.g. a maximized column), the overview and a window focused as it opens. Off while `animations = off` |
50+| `focus.animation` | `pulse` | Focus indicator on a window that keeps the focus for 150 ms: `pulse` (brief rise and fall) or `off`. Skipped for fullscreen windows, a window alone outside panels (e.g. a maximized column), the overview, the column switcher cards and a window focused as it opens. Off while `animations = off` |
5151 | `focus.effect` | `screen` | What the focus indicator draws: `screen` brightens the window slightly, visible on black too. HDR (PQ) client content is not brightened on HDR outputs |
5252 | `focus.strength` | `0.04` | Peak of the focus effect, `0.01` to `0.2`: black reaches about 10/255 at `0.04` |
5353 | `workspace.<name>.*` | none | Named workspaces are outside the numbered list; use the overview to show an occupied one, or a `workspace <name>` bind to show it and toggle back |
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ Cascade supports dropping onto tiles, but not gap insertion or edge scrolling du
250250 | `toggle-floating` | Make the focused tile a [free floating window](#free-floating-windows) at its current size, centred; on a floating window, send it back to its former place in the columns (a native dialog becomes a new column). Does nothing on a stashed or fullscreen window |
251251 | `toggle-stash-visible` | Hide the stash and give the focus back to the tiles, or show it again with the focus on its selected window. Native dialogs stay as they are. Over a fullscreen window, shows the stash on top with the focus; the window stays fullscreen behind (composed, so no direct scanout while the stash shows) and is back when the stash hides or the focus leaves it. `toggle-window-stash` or `toggle-fullscreen` on a stashed window there leaves that fullscreen for it. New windows never join or show over it; the fullscreen window's own dialogs show above it |
252252 | `toggle-overview` | Open the [overview](#overview), or close it on the selected window |
253-| `switch-column-next` | Switch to the column used before this one on the workspace. Hold Cmd and press again to go further back; after a short hold a strip of cards shows the columns, most recent first, and releasing Cmd focuses the selected one. Escape cancels; clicking a card picks it. A maximized column hands its maximization to the target. A workspace capture session pauses while the strip shows, as in the overview |
253+| `switch-column-next` | Switch to the column used before this one on the workspace. Hold Cmd and press again to go further back; after a short hold a strip of cards shows the columns, most recent first, and releasing Cmd focuses the selected one. Escape cancels; clicking a card picks it, and a click elsewhere cancels and is not passed to windows. A click before the cards show cancels and acts as usual. A maximized column hands its maximization to the target. A workspace capture session pauses while the strip shows, as in the overview |
254254 | `switch-column-prev` | The same, in the opposite direction |
255255 | `maximize-column` | Toggle full usable width for the focused column, preserving gaps and its saved width; in fixed overflow, other columns are hidden until focus moves or it is toggled off. On a window that made itself fullscreen (e.g. a Wine app at monitor size), it first returns the window to its column |
256256 | `cycle-column-width` | Step through `layout.presets`. In fixed overflow, toggle the focused column to `max-columns - 1` cells in place; the other columns stack on each side in the last cell. One column is expanded at a time |
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ Each workspace's [stash](#stash), hidden or not, shows as a pile of cards on the
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315315 A four-finger swipe up opens the overview, or hides the [stash](#stash) when it is shown, and a swipe down closes the overview on the selection (with the overview closed, a swipe down shows or hides the stash), whatever `touchpad.natural-scroll` says. Two-finger scrolling belongs to applications and never navigates the overview; previews do not accept application input. In a vertical overview, three fingers move the selection during the gesture, following `touchpad.natural-scroll`: horizontally, a short distance selects the next app and further movement repeats at a longer distance; vertically, one step per gesture selects a stack card or changes workspace. Inside a selected stash pile, vertical movement browses its cards and horizontal movement enters or leaves the pile. Lifting resets the gesture without an extra step; cancellation keeps selections already made. A Cascade overview follows the fingers instead (see [Cascade](#cascade)). The mouse wheel moves one step per notch, following `mouse.natural-scroll`. Three-finger navigation, the wheel and keyboard navigation share the same pile boundaries.
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317-Return or a click on a front tile or peeking card commits it; card changes remain provisional until then. `close-window` targets the selected preview. Move-to-workspace binds (`move-column-to-workspace*`, `move-window-to-workspace*`) move the selected preview at once and keep the overview open; with `focus.follow-move`, the selection follows it. Escape does not undo a move, and the row that received the window keeps it focused. A selected stash card, or a row with no preview, does not move. Other window mutation binds (moving within the row, resizing, maximizing, fullscreen and stash toggles) and moving a workspace to another monitor are disabled while the overview is open. Workspace and monitor navigation, launch and quit binds remain active.
317+Return or a click on a front tile or peeking card commits it; card changes remain provisional until then. `close-window` targets the selected preview. Move-to-workspace binds (`move-column-to-workspace*`, `move-window-to-workspace*`) move the selected preview at once and keep the overview open; with `focus.follow-move`, the selection follows it. Escape does not undo a move, and the row that received the window keeps it focused. A selected stash card, or a row with no preview, does not move. Other window mutation binds (moving within the row, resizing, maximizing, fullscreen and stash toggles), moving a workspace to another monitor and `switch-column-next` / `switch-column-prev` are disabled while the overview is open. Workspace and monitor navigation, launch and quit binds remain active.
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319319 ### Default binds
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@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ NeferWL reads `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/neferwl/config` (or `~/.config/neferwl/config`).
44 | `mouse.accel-profile` | `adaptive` | `adaptive`: faster moves go further; `flat`: constant speed |44 | `mouse.accel-profile` | `adaptive` | `adaptive`: faster moves go further; `flat`: constant speed |
45 | `mouse.left-handed` | `off` | Swaps the left and right mouse buttons |45 | `mouse.left-handed` | `off` | Swaps the left and right mouse buttons |
46 | `cursor.hide-after` | `5s` | Hides the pointer cursor after this long without motion; the next motion shows it. 100ms to 1h, or `off` |46 | `cursor.hide-after` | `5s` | Hides the pointer cursor after this long without motion; the next motion shows it. 100ms to 1h, or `off` |
47-| `animations` | `off` | **Experimental.** `on` animates changes; `off` makes every change instant and the three-finger swipe no longer follows the fingers: swipe landings, scrolling, workspace switches, window moves and resizes, drag drops, workspaces sent to another monitor, the overview, windows opening and closing, the stash showing and hiding, the focus pulse |47+| `animations` | `off` | **Experimental.** `on` animates changes; `off` makes every change instant and the three-finger swipe no longer follows the fingers: swipe landings, scrolling, workspace switches, window moves and resizes, drag drops, workspaces sent to another monitor, the overview and the column switcher cards, windows opening and closing, the stash showing and hiding, the focus pulse |
48 | `animations.speed` | `normal` | Speed of every spring (not the focus pulse): `slow`, `normal` or `fast` (a view move lands in about 260, 180 or 130 ms), or a number relative to `normal`, from `0.1` (10× slower) to `10` (10× faster) |48 | `animations.speed` | `normal` | Speed of every spring (not the focus pulse): `slow`, `normal` or `fast` (a view move lands in about 260, 180 or 130 ms), or a number relative to `normal`, from `0.1` (10× slower) to `10` (10× faster) |
49 | `focus.follow-move` | `off` | Follow a column moved to another workspace |49 | `focus.follow-move` | `off` | Follow a column moved to another workspace |
50-| `focus.animation` | `pulse` | Focus indicator on a window that keeps the focus for 150 ms: `pulse` (brief rise and fall) or `off`. Skipped for fullscreen windows, a window alone outside panels (e.g. a maximized column), the overview and a window focused as it opens. Off while `animations = off` |50+| `focus.animation` | `pulse` | Focus indicator on a window that keeps the focus for 150 ms: `pulse` (brief rise and fall) or `off`. Skipped for fullscreen windows, a window alone outside panels (e.g. a maximized column), the overview, the column switcher cards and a window focused as it opens. Off while `animations = off` |
51 | `focus.effect` | `screen` | What the focus indicator draws: `screen` brightens the window slightly, visible on black too. HDR (PQ) client content is not brightened on HDR outputs |51 | `focus.effect` | `screen` | What the focus indicator draws: `screen` brightens the window slightly, visible on black too. HDR (PQ) client content is not brightened on HDR outputs |
52 | `focus.strength` | `0.04` | Peak of the focus effect, `0.01` to `0.2`: black reaches about 10/255 at `0.04` |52 | `focus.strength` | `0.04` | Peak of the focus effect, `0.01` to `0.2`: black reaches about 10/255 at `0.04` |
53 | `workspace.<name>.*` | none | Named workspaces are outside the numbered list; use the overview to show an occupied one, or a `workspace <name>` bind to show it and toggle back |53 | `workspace.<name>.*` | none | Named workspaces are outside the numbered list; use the overview to show an occupied one, or a `workspace <name>` bind to show it and toggle back |
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ Cascade supports dropping onto tiles, but not gap insertion or edge scrolling du
250 | `toggle-floating` | Make the focused tile a [free floating window](#free-floating-windows) at its current size, centred; on a floating window, send it back to its former place in the columns (a native dialog becomes a new column). Does nothing on a stashed or fullscreen window |250 | `toggle-floating` | Make the focused tile a [free floating window](#free-floating-windows) at its current size, centred; on a floating window, send it back to its former place in the columns (a native dialog becomes a new column). Does nothing on a stashed or fullscreen window |
251 | `toggle-stash-visible` | Hide the stash and give the focus back to the tiles, or show it again with the focus on its selected window. Native dialogs stay as they are. Over a fullscreen window, shows the stash on top with the focus; the window stays fullscreen behind (composed, so no direct scanout while the stash shows) and is back when the stash hides or the focus leaves it. `toggle-window-stash` or `toggle-fullscreen` on a stashed window there leaves that fullscreen for it. New windows never join or show over it; the fullscreen window's own dialogs show above it |251 | `toggle-stash-visible` | Hide the stash and give the focus back to the tiles, or show it again with the focus on its selected window. Native dialogs stay as they are. Over a fullscreen window, shows the stash on top with the focus; the window stays fullscreen behind (composed, so no direct scanout while the stash shows) and is back when the stash hides or the focus leaves it. `toggle-window-stash` or `toggle-fullscreen` on a stashed window there leaves that fullscreen for it. New windows never join or show over it; the fullscreen window's own dialogs show above it |
252 | `toggle-overview` | Open the [overview](#overview), or close it on the selected window |252 | `toggle-overview` | Open the [overview](#overview), or close it on the selected window |
253-| `switch-column-next` | Switch to the column used before this one on the workspace. Hold Cmd and press again to go further back; after a short hold a strip of cards shows the columns, most recent first, and releasing Cmd focuses the selected one. Escape cancels; clicking a card picks it. A maximized column hands its maximization to the target. A workspace capture session pauses while the strip shows, as in the overview |253+| `switch-column-next` | Switch to the column used before this one on the workspace. Hold Cmd and press again to go further back; after a short hold a strip of cards shows the columns, most recent first, and releasing Cmd focuses the selected one. Escape cancels; clicking a card picks it, and a click elsewhere cancels and is not passed to windows. A click before the cards show cancels and acts as usual. A maximized column hands its maximization to the target. A workspace capture session pauses while the strip shows, as in the overview |
254 | `switch-column-prev` | The same, in the opposite direction |254 | `switch-column-prev` | The same, in the opposite direction |
255 | `maximize-column` | Toggle full usable width for the focused column, preserving gaps and its saved width; in fixed overflow, other columns are hidden until focus moves or it is toggled off. On a window that made itself fullscreen (e.g. a Wine app at monitor size), it first returns the window to its column |255 | `maximize-column` | Toggle full usable width for the focused column, preserving gaps and its saved width; in fixed overflow, other columns are hidden until focus moves or it is toggled off. On a window that made itself fullscreen (e.g. a Wine app at monitor size), it first returns the window to its column |
256 | `cycle-column-width` | Step through `layout.presets`. In fixed overflow, toggle the focused column to `max-columns - 1` cells in place; the other columns stack on each side in the last cell. One column is expanded at a time |256 | `cycle-column-width` | Step through `layout.presets`. In fixed overflow, toggle the focused column to `max-columns - 1` cells in place; the other columns stack on each side in the last cell. One column is expanded at a time |
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ Each workspace's [stash](#stash), hidden or not, shows as a pile of cards on the
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315 A four-finger swipe up opens the overview, or hides the [stash](#stash) when it is shown, and a swipe down closes the overview on the selection (with the overview closed, a swipe down shows or hides the stash), whatever `touchpad.natural-scroll` says. Two-finger scrolling belongs to applications and never navigates the overview; previews do not accept application input. In a vertical overview, three fingers move the selection during the gesture, following `touchpad.natural-scroll`: horizontally, a short distance selects the next app and further movement repeats at a longer distance; vertically, one step per gesture selects a stack card or changes workspace. Inside a selected stash pile, vertical movement browses its cards and horizontal movement enters or leaves the pile. Lifting resets the gesture without an extra step; cancellation keeps selections already made. A Cascade overview follows the fingers instead (see [Cascade](#cascade)). The mouse wheel moves one step per notch, following `mouse.natural-scroll`. Three-finger navigation, the wheel and keyboard navigation share the same pile boundaries.315 A four-finger swipe up opens the overview, or hides the [stash](#stash) when it is shown, and a swipe down closes the overview on the selection (with the overview closed, a swipe down shows or hides the stash), whatever `touchpad.natural-scroll` says. Two-finger scrolling belongs to applications and never navigates the overview; previews do not accept application input. In a vertical overview, three fingers move the selection during the gesture, following `touchpad.natural-scroll`: horizontally, a short distance selects the next app and further movement repeats at a longer distance; vertically, one step per gesture selects a stack card or changes workspace. Inside a selected stash pile, vertical movement browses its cards and horizontal movement enters or leaves the pile. Lifting resets the gesture without an extra step; cancellation keeps selections already made. A Cascade overview follows the fingers instead (see [Cascade](#cascade)). The mouse wheel moves one step per notch, following `mouse.natural-scroll`. Three-finger navigation, the wheel and keyboard navigation share the same pile boundaries.
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317-Return or a click on a front tile or peeking card commits it; card changes remain provisional until then. `close-window` targets the selected preview. Move-to-workspace binds (`move-column-to-workspace*`, `move-window-to-workspace*`) move the selected preview at once and keep the overview open; with `focus.follow-move`, the selection follows it. Escape does not undo a move, and the row that received the window keeps it focused. A selected stash card, or a row with no preview, does not move. Other window mutation binds (moving within the row, resizing, maximizing, fullscreen and stash toggles) and moving a workspace to another monitor are disabled while the overview is open. Workspace and monitor navigation, launch and quit binds remain active.317+Return or a click on a front tile or peeking card commits it; card changes remain provisional until then. `close-window` targets the selected preview. Move-to-workspace binds (`move-column-to-workspace*`, `move-window-to-workspace*`) move the selected preview at once and keep the overview open; with `focus.follow-move`, the selection follows it. Escape does not undo a move, and the row that received the window keeps it focused. A selected stash card, or a row with no preview, does not move. Other window mutation binds (moving within the row, resizing, maximizing, fullscreen and stash toggles), moving a workspace to another monitor and `switch-column-next` / `switch-column-prev` are disabled while the overview is open. Workspace and monitor navigation, launch and quit binds remain active.
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