Provided by: sway_1.4-2_amd64 
NAME
sway-output - output configuration commands for sway
DESCRIPTION
You may combine output commands into one, like so:
output HDMI-A-1 mode 1920x1080 pos 1920 0 bg ~/wallpaper.png stretch
You can get a list of output names with swaymsg -t get_outputs. You may also match any output by using
the output name "*". Additionally, "-" can be used to match the focused output by name and "--" can be
used to match the focused output by its identifier.
Some outputs may have different names when disconnecting and reconnecting. To identify these, the name
can be substituted for a string consisting of the make, model and serial which you can get from swaymsg
-t get_outputs. Each value must be separated by one space. For example:
output "Some Company ABC123 0x00000000" pos 1920 0
COMMANDS
output <name> mode|resolution|res [--custom] <WIDTHxHEIGHT>[@<RATE>[Hz]]
Configures the specified output to use the given mode. Modes are a combination of width and height
(in pixels) and a refresh rate that your display can be configured to use. For a list of available
modes for each output, use swaymsg -t get_outputs.
To set a custom mode not listed in the list of available modes, use --custom. You should probably
only use this if you know what you're doing.
Examples:
output HDMI-A-1 mode 1920x1080
output HDMI-A-1 mode 1920x1080@60Hz
output <name> position|pos <X> <Y>
Places the specified output at the specific position in the global coordinate space. The cursor may
only be moved between immediately adjacent outputs. If scaling is active, it has to be considered
when positioning. For example, if the scaling factor for the left output is 2, the relative position
for the right output has to be divided by 2. The reference point is the top left corner so if you
want the bottoms aligned this has to be considered as well.
Example:
output HDMI1 scale 2
output HDMI1 pos 0 1020 res 3200x1800
output eDP1 pos 1600 0 res 1920x1080
Note that the left x-pos of eDP1 is 1600 = 3200/2 and the bottom y-pos is 1020 + (1800 / 2) = 1920 =
0 + 1920
output <name> scale <factor>
Scales the specified output by the specified scale factor. An integer is recommended, but fractional
values are also supported. If a fractional value are specified, be warned that it is not possible to
faithfully represent the contents of your windows - they will be rendered at the next highest integer
scale factor and downscaled. You may be better served by setting an integer scale factor and
adjusting the font size of your applications to taste. HiDPI isn't supported with Xwayland clients
(windows will blur).
output <name> scale_filter linear|nearest|smart
Indicates how to scale application buffers that are rendered at a scale lower than the output's
configured scale, such as lo-dpi applications on hi-dpi screens. Linear is smoother and blurrier,
nearest (also known as nearest neighbor) is sharper and blockier. Setting "smart" will apply nearest
scaling when the output has an integer scale factor, otherwise linear. The default is "smart".
output <name> subpixel rgb|bgr|vrgb|vbgr|none
Manually sets the subpixel hinting for the specified output. This value is usually auto-detected, but
some displays may misreport their subpixel geometry. Using the correct subpixel hinting allows for
sharper text. Incorrect values will result in blurrier text. When changing this via swaymsg, some
applications may need to be restarted to use the new value.
output <name> background|bg <file> <mode> [<fallback_color>]
Sets the wallpaper for the given output to the specified file, using the given scaling mode (one of
"stretch", "fill", "fit", "center", "tile"). If the specified file cannot be accessed or if the image
does fill the entire output, a fallback color may be provided to cover the rest of the output.
fallback_color should be specified as #RRGGBB. Alpha is not supported.
output <name> background|bg <color> solid_color
Sets the background of the given output to the specified color. color should be specified as #RRGGBB.
Alpha is not supported.
output <name> transform <transform> [clockwise|anticlockwise]
Sets the background transform to the given value. Can be one of "90", "180", "270" for rotation; or
"flipped", "flipped-90", "flipped-180", "flipped-270" to apply a rotation and flip, or "normal" to
apply no transform. If a single output is chosen and a rotation direction is specified (clockwise or
anticlockwise) then the transform is added or subtracted from the current transform.
output <name> disable|enable
Enables or disables the specified output (all outputs are enabled by default).
output <name> toggle
Toggle the specified output.
output <name> dpms on|off
Enables or disables the specified output via DPMS. To turn an output off (ie. blank the screen but
keep workspaces as-is), one can set DPMS to off.
output <name> max_render_time off|<msec>
When set to a positive number of milliseconds, enables delaying output rendering to reduce latency.
The rendering is delayed in such a way as to leave the specified number of milliseconds before the
next presentation for rendering.
The output rendering normally takes place immediately after a presentation (vblank, buffer flip,
etc.) and the frame callbacks are sent to surfaces immediately after the rendering to give surfaces
the most time to draw their next frame. This results in slightly below 2 frames of latency between
the surface rendering and committing new contents, and the contents being shown on screen, on
average. When the output rendering is delayed, the frame callbacks are sent immediately after
presentation, and the surfaces have a small timespan (1 / (refresh rate) - max_render_time) to render
and commit new contents to be shown on the next presentation, resulting in below 1 frame of latency.
To set this up for optimal latency:
1. Launch some full-screen application that renders continuously, like glxgears.
2. Start with max_render_time 1. Increment by 1 if you see frame drops.
To achieve even lower latency, see the max_render_time surface property in sway(5).
Note that this property has an effect only on backends which report the presentation timestamp and
the predicted output refresh rate—the DRM and the Wayland backends. Furthermore, under the Wayland
backend the optimal max_render_time value may vary based on the parent compositor rendering timings.
SEE ALSO
sway(5) sway-input(5)
2020-02-17 sway-output(5)