bug(niri dynamic cast): some times the screen cast gets sheared for some random app
Author: HyperAfnanCreated Aug 5, 2026Updated Sep 13, 2026
Labelsnvidiaarea:screencasting
As the title of the issue says: The screen cast gets sheared for some random app some times it is working perfectly but sometimes its casting shears
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/af2222a4-a5ab-4f0d-8c60-52e6b5e12106
Configworkspace "1"
workspace "2"
workspace "3"
workspace "4"
workspace "5"
workspace "6"
workspace "7"
workspace "8"
workspace "9"
environment {
__GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME "nvidia"
}
input {
keyboard {
xkb { }
numlock
}
touchpad {
tap
natural-scroll
accel-speed 0.5
}
mouse {
accel-speed 1
accel-profile "flat"
}
trackpoint { }
}
/-output "eDP-1" {
mode "[email protected]"
scale 2
transform "normal"
position x=1280 y=0
}
layout {
gaps 12
center-focused-column "never"
preset-column-widths {
proportion 0.33333
proportion 0.5
proportion 0.66667
}
default-column-width { proportion 0.5; }
border {
width 2
active-color "#89b4fa"
inactive-color "#313244"
}
shadow {
softness 30
spread 5
offset x=0 y=5
color "#0007"
}
focus-ring {
off
}
}
spawn-at-startup "waybar"
spawn-at-startup "awww-daemon"
spawn-at-startup "swaync"
spawn-at-startup "/home/afnan/Projects/lumi/build/lumi"
spawn-at-startup "/usr/lib/polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1"
screenshot-path "~/Pictures/Screenshots/Screenshot from %Y-%m-%d %H-%M-%S.png"
window-rule {
geometry-corner-radius 14
clip-to-geometry true
}
window-rule {
match app-id="org.pwmt.zathura"
open-maximized true
default-column-width { proportion 0.5; }
}
window-rule {
match app-id=r#"^org\.wezfurlong\.wezterm$"#
default-column-width {}
}
window-rule {
match app-id="Waydroid"
open-maximized-to-edges false
open-floating true
default-column-width { proportion 0.35; }
default-window-height { proportion 0.9; }
}
window-rule {
match app-id=r#"firefox$"# title="^Picture-in-Picture$"
open-floating true
}
/-window-rule {
geometry-corner-radius 12
clip-to-geometry true
}
binds {
Mod+Shift+Slash { show-hotkey-overlay; }
Mod+T hotkey-overlay-title="Open a Terminal: ghostty" { spawn "ghostty"; }
Mod+D hotkey-overlay-title="Run an Application: fuzzel" { spawn "fuzzel"; }
Mod+b hotkey-overlay-title="Run an Application: zen" { spawn "zen-browser"; }
Mod+n hotkey-overlay-title="Run an Application: qutebrowser" { spawn "qutebrowser"; }
Super+Alt+L hotkey-overlay-title="Lock the Screen: swaylock" { spawn "swaylock"; }
Super+Alt+S allow-when-locked=true hotkey-overlay-title=null { spawn-sh "pkill orca || exec orca"; }
XF86AudioRaiseVolume allow-when-locked=true { spawn-sh "wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 0.1+ -l 1.0"; }
XF86AudioLowerVolume allow-when-locked=true { spawn-sh "wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 0.1-"; }
XF86AudioMute allow-when-locked=true { spawn-sh "wpctl set-mute @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ toggle"; }
XF86AudioMicMute allow-when-locked=true { spawn-sh "wpctl set-mute @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SOURCE@ toggle"; }
XF86AudioPlay allow-when-locked=true { spawn-sh "playerctl play-pause"; }
XF86AudioStop allow-when-locked=true { spawn-sh "playerctl stop"; }
XF86AudioPrev allow-when-locked=true { spawn-sh "playerctl previous"; }
XF86AudioNext allow-when-locked=true { spawn-sh "playerctl next"; }
XF86MonBrightnessUp allow-when-locked=true { spawn "brightnessctl" "--class=backlight" "set" "+10%"; }
XF86MonBrightnessDown allow-when-locked=true { spawn "brightnessctl" "--class=backlight" "set" "10%-"; }
Mod+O repeat=false { toggle-overview; }
Mod+Q repeat=false { close-window; }
Mod+Left { focus-column-left; }
Mod+Down { focus-window-down; }
Mod+Up { focus-window-up; }
Mod+Right { focus-column-right; }
Mod+H { focus-column-left; }
Mod+J { focus-window-down; }
Mod+K { focus-window-up; }
Mod+L { focus-column-right; }
Mod+Ctrl+Left { move-column-left; }
Mod+Ctrl+Down { move-window-down; }
Mod+Ctrl+Up { move-window-up; }
Mod+Ctrl+Right { move-column-right; }
Mod+Ctrl+H { move-column-left; }
Mod+Ctrl+J { move-window-down; }
Mod+Ctrl+K { move-window-up; }
Mod+Ctrl+L { move-column-right; }
Mod+Home { focus-column-first; }
Mod+End { focus-column-last; }
Mod+Ctrl+Home { move-column-to-first; }
Mod+Ctrl+End { move-column-to-last; }
Mod+Shift+Left { focus-monitor-left; }
Mod+Shift+Down { focus-monitor-down; }
Mod+Shift+Up { focus-monitor-up; }
Mod+Shift+Right { focus-monitor-right; }
Mod+Shift+H { focus-monitor-left; }
Mod+Shift+J { focus-monitor-down; }
Mod+Shift+K { focus-monitor-up; }
Mod+Shift+L { focus-monitor-right; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Left { move-column-to-monitor-left; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Down { move-column-to-monitor-down; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Up { move-column-to-monitor-up; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Right { move-column-to-monitor-right; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+H { move-column-to-monitor-left; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+J { move-column-to-monitor-down; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+K { move-column-to-monitor-up; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+L { move-column-to-monitor-right; }
Mod+Page_Down { focus-workspace-down; }
Mod+Page_Up { focus-workspace-up; }
Mod+U { focus-workspace-down; }
Mod+I { focus-workspace-up; }
Mod+Ctrl+Page_Down { move-column-to-workspace-down; }
Mod+Ctrl+Page_Up { move-column-to-workspace-up; }
Mod+Ctrl+U { move-column-to-workspace-down; }
Mod+Ctrl+I { move-column-to-workspace-up; }
Mod+Shift+Page_Down { move-workspace-down; }
Mod+Shift+Page_Up { move-workspace-up; }
Mod+Shift+U { move-workspace-down; }
Mod+Shift+I { move-workspace-up; }
Mod+WheelScrollDown cooldown-ms=150 { focus-workspace-down; }
Mod+WheelScrollUp cooldown-ms=150 { focus-workspace-up; }
Mod+Ctrl+WheelScrollDown cooldown-ms=150 { move-column-to-workspace-down; }
Mod+Ctrl+WheelScrollUp cooldown-ms=150 { move-column-to-workspace-up; }
Mod+WheelScrollRight { focus-column-right; }
Mod+WheelScrollLeft { focus-column-left; }
Mod+Ctrl+WheelScrollRight { move-column-right; }
Mod+Ctrl+WheelScrollLeft { move-column-left; }
Mod+Shift+WheelScrollDown { focus-column-right; }
Mod+Shift+WheelScrollUp { focus-column-left; }
Mod+Ctrl+Shift+WheelScrollDown { move-column-right; }
Mod+Ctrl+Shift+WheelScrollUp { move-column-left; }
Mod+1 { focus-workspace 1; }
Mod+2 { focus-workspace 2; }
Mod+3 { focus-workspace 3; }
Mod+4 { focus-workspace 4; }
Mod+5 { focus-workspace 5; }
Mod+6 { focus-workspace 6; }
Mod+7 { focus-workspace 7; }
Mod+8 { focus-workspace 8; }
Mod+9 { focus-workspace 9; }
Mod+Ctrl+1 { move-column-to-workspace 1; }
Mod+Ctrl+2 { move-column-to-workspace 2; }
Mod+Ctrl+3 { move-column-to-workspace 3; }
Mod+Ctrl+4 { move-column-to-workspace 4; }
Mod+Ctrl+5 { move-column-to-workspace 5; }
Mod+Ctrl+6 { move-column-to-workspace 6; }
Mod+Ctrl+7 { move-column-to-workspace 7; }
Mod+Ctrl+8 { move-column-to-workspace 8; }
Mod+Ctrl+9 { move-column-to-workspace 9; }
Mod+BracketLeft { consume-or-expel-window-left; }
Mod+BracketRight { consume-or-expel-window-right; }
Mod+Comma { consume-window-into-column; }
Mod+Period { expel-window-from-column; }
Mod+R { switch-preset-column-width; }
Mod+Shift+R { switch-preset-window-height; }
Mod+Ctrl+R { reset-window-height; }
Mod+F { maximize-column; }
Mod+Shift+F { fullscreen-window; }
Mod+Ctrl+F { expand-column-to-available-width; }
Mod+C { center-column; }
Mod+Ctrl+C { center-visible-columns; }
Mod+Minus { set-column-width "-10%"; }
Mod+Equal { set-column-width "+10%"; }
Mod+Shift+Minus { set-window-height "-10%"; }
Mod+Shift+Equal { set-window-height "+10%"; }
Mod+V { toggle-window-floating; }
Mod+Shift+V { switch-focus-between-floating-and-tiling; }
Mod+W { toggle-column-tabbed-display; }
Print { spawn "sh" "-c" "/home/afnan/.local/bin/niri-mshot";}
Ctrl+Print { screenshot-screen; }
Alt+Print { screenshot-window; }
Mod+Shift+Print { spawn-sh "niri msg action set-dynamic-cast-window"; }
Mod+Escape allow-inhibiting=false { toggle-keyboard-shortcuts-inhibit; }
Mod+Shift+E { quit; }
Ctrl+Alt+Delete { quit; }
Mod+Shift+P { power-off-monitors; }
Mod+Ctrl+Shift+F { toggle-windowed-fullscreen; }
}
System Information
- niri version: niri 26.04 (8ed0da4)
- Distro: Linux archlinux 7.1.5-arch1-2 x86_64 GNU/Linux
- GPU: Nvidia RTX 4050 6gb and Intel Raptor Lake-S UHD Graphics @ 1.45 GHz
- CPU: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13450HX (12+4)
Source: niri-wm/niri