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Package request: wideriver

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Description

Package name

wideriver

Package homepage

https://github.com/alex-courtis/wideriver

Description

This package's goal is to provide more advanced tiling for the river wayland compositor.
This would be used more than the default (rivertile) because it has features that the original doesn't.
Such as multiple layouts, per-tag, smart-gaps, etc.

Does the requested package meet the package requirements?

Compiled

Is the requested package released?

Yes

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the Void package requirements and the wideriver project at its package homepage, including its released source and build instructions. Confirm the package metadata, source version, and build/install behavior meet those requirements; done means wideriver is available as a working Void package.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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