From 428488f11ddc6ebd91fc2c36f5ea5131f6338d53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kenji <kenji@hakase>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:36:10 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] feat(hyprland): improve gaming experience and workspace
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- Implemented a modular gaming configuration with a local games list.
- Added dynamic window rules for games: monitor 0, dedicated 'gaming' workspace, fullscreen, immediate mode, and stayfocused.
- Enabled 'allow_tearing' to support immediate mode for reduced latency.
- Created a dedicated 'name:gaming' workspace bound to monitor 0 with a 'SUPER+G' shortcut.
- Enabled 'workspace_back_and_forth' for intuitive workspace toggling.
---
 apps/hyprland/hypr/binds.nix   |  3 ++
 apps/hyprland/hypr/general.nix |  1 +
 modules/home/gaming.nix        | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 3 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/hyprland/hypr/binds.nix b/apps/hyprland/hypr/binds.nix
index 964492e..026e4f2 100644
--- a/apps/hyprland/hypr/binds.nix
+++ b/apps/hyprland/hypr/binds.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {pkgs, ...}: {
   # TODO: implement a way to show binds, preferably use vicinae.
   wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings = {
+    binds = {
+      workspace_back_and_forth = true;
+    };
     bindel = [
       ", XF86MonBrightnessUp, exec, ddcutil setvcp 10 + 10"
       ", XF86MonBrightnessDown, exec, ddcutil setvcp 10 - 10"
diff --git a/apps/hyprland/hypr/general.nix b/apps/hyprland/hypr/general.nix
index df01278..0e8621e 100644
--- a/apps/hyprland/hypr/general.nix
+++ b/apps/hyprland/hypr/general.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
       gaps_in = 5;
       gaps_out = 15;
       layout = "dwindle";
+      allow_tearing = true;
     };
     decoration = {
       rounding = 0;
diff --git a/modules/home/gaming.nix b/modules/home/gaming.nix
index 2699c00..bbf2e8e 100644
--- a/modules/home/gaming.nix
+++ b/modules/home/gaming.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,30 @@
-{pkgs, ...}: {
+{
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  myConfig,
+  ...
+}: let
+  games = [
+    "Deadlock"
+  ];
+
+  # Generate monitor rules for each game in the config
+  gameRules =
+    lib.flatten (map (game: [
+        "monitor 0, title:^(${game})$"
+        "workspace name:gaming, title:^(${game})$"
+        "fullscreen, title:^(${game})$"
+        "immediate, title:^(${game})$"
+        "stayfocused, title:^(${game})$"
+        
+        "monitor 0, class:^(${game})$"
+        "workspace name:gaming, class:^(${game})$"
+        "fullscreen, class:^(${game})$"
+        "immediate, class:^(${game})$"
+        "stayfocused, class:^(${game})$"
+      ])
+      games);
+in {
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
     protonup-qt
     protontricks
@@ -19,6 +45,10 @@
   };
 
   wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings = {
+    workspace = [
+      "name:gaming, monitor:0, default:true"
+    ];
+
     exec-once = [
       "[workspace special:steam silent] uwsm app -- steam"
     ];
@@ -26,24 +56,29 @@
     bindd = [
       "SUPER, T, Toggle Steam, togglespecialworkspace, steam"
       "SUPER SHIFT, T, Move to Steam Special Workspace, movetoworkspace, special:steam"
+      "SUPER, G, Switch to Gaming Workspace, workspace, name:gaming"
     ];
 
-    windowrulev2 = [
-      # --- STEAM RULES ---
-      "workspace special:steam silent, class:^(steam)$"
-      "noinitialfocus, class:^(steam)$"
-      "suppressevent activate, class:^(steam)$"
+    windowrulev2 =
+      [
+        # --- STEAM RULES ---
+        "workspace special:steam silent, class:^(steam)$"
+        "noinitialfocus, class:^(steam)$"
+        "suppressevent activate, class:^(steam)$"
 
-      # --- GAMING RULES ---
-      "fullscreen, class:^steam_app_\d+$"
-      "monitor 0, class:^steam_app_\d+$"
-      "workspace 1, class:^steam_app_\d+$"
+        # --- GAMING RULES ---
+        "fullscreen, class:^steam_app_\d+$"
+        "monitor 0, class:^steam_app_\d+$"
+        "workspace name:gaming, class:^steam_app_\d+$"
+        "immediate, class:^steam_app_\d+$"
+        "stayfocused, class:^steam_app_\d+$"
 
-      "fullscreen, class:^(gamescope)$"
-      "fullscreen, class:^(lutris)$"
-      "fullscreen, class:^(heroic)$"
-      "fullscreen, class:^wine-.*$"
-      "fullscreen, title:^Wine .*$"
-    ];
+        "fullscreen, class:^(gamescope)$"
+        "fullscreen, class:^(lutris)$"
+        "fullscreen, class:^(heroic)$"
+        "fullscreen, class:^wine-.*$"
+        "fullscreen, title:^Wine .*$"
+      ]
+      ++ gameRules;
   };
 }