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Make the screensaver engage properly when idle #8738

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Keep focus on the screensaver after launching it
pablohc Aug 28, 2026
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Close open panels before the screensaver takes over
pablohc Aug 28, 2026
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10 changes: 7 additions & 3 deletions bin/omarchy-launch-screensaver
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Expand Up @@ -49,7 +49,13 @@ wait_for_screensaver_window() {
done
}

for m in $(hyprctl monitors -j | jq -r '.[] | .name'); do
# Spawn on every monitor, saving the focused one for last: the last window to
# map keeps focus, and omarchy-screensaver exits whenever it is not the active
# window, so focus has to end on a screensaver terminal. Restoring focus to
# the previously focused window instead kills the freshly launched screensaver
# about a second after it opens, leaving a windowed flash instead of a
# screensaver.
for m in $(hyprctl monitors -j | jq -r --arg focused "$focused" 'sort_by(.name == $focused) | .[].name'); do
hypr_focus_monitor "$m"

case $terminal in
Expand All @@ -69,5 +75,3 @@ for m in $(hyprctl monitors -j | jq -r '.[] | .name'); do

wait_for_screensaver_window
done

hypr_focus_monitor "$focused"