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  1. zachlatta revised this gist Sep 25, 2020. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 0 deletions.
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    From https://github.com/any1/wayvnc/issues/7#issuecomment-657092231

    ~swaymsg create_ouput~

    ~swaymsg output "HEADLESS-1" resolution 1920x1080~

    ~wayvnc -o HEADLESS-1 0.0.0.0~

    Then connect using a VNC client on the iPad. I haven't totally figured out how to get latency really low yet, but I got something working!
  2. zachlatta created this gist Sep 25, 2020.
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    *** Using iPad as external monitor on Sway

    From https://github.com/any1/wayvnc/issues/7#issuecomment-657092231

    ~swaymsg create_ouput~
    ~swaymsg output "HEADLESS-1" resolution 1920x1080~
    ~wayvnc -o HEADLESS-1 0.0.0.0~

    Then connect using a VNC client on the iPad. I haven't totally figured out how to get latency really low yet, but I got something working!

    /From <2020-09-25 Fri 11:10> when working in Vermont./