True Animations enable = false mode

[devgizzo]

I would like the animations enabled=false mode to be changed so that switching between full screen / maximized apps renders the next screen state in a video buffer and then switches instantly. Currently the screen flashes some partial animation rendering even with animations turned off. I use most applications in full screen / maximized mode and switch between them with keyboard shortcuts.

If there is a work around that fixes this already I would like to know.

Found some old issues and discussions about this #683

Let Grok look into it, says the video buffer is flushed even in incomplete states even with animations disabled. But there of course might be a reason for this.

[vaxerski]

it can't be instant because the app has to re-render itself and that's not instant

[vaxerski]

HL no-animations is still not as perfect as the Sway layout transactions experience.

FWIW, #11770 drastically improves things so there should be no flashes anymore

[tekstryder]

Ha, yes, I mention exactly that below.
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[tekstryder]

To be clearer... even with #11770 (I'm on git 0.51.0.r58.g76d9987) and animations disabled I still see brief flashes of the background image if it's set (force_default_wallpaper = 0) when opening / closing tiled windows.

• Drastically improved? Yes for sure! Thank you.
• "Flawless" in regard to this particular subject vs Sway? Nope

EDIT: Picked up today's commits as well. I like the new version info.

Hyprland 0.51.0 built from branch main at commit 5ba2d2217b649c4ca2db7e3f383b3f6af6e70d65 dirty (compositor: make wl_surface::frame follow pending states (11953)).
Date: Tue Oct 7 07:49:38 2025
Tag: v0.51.0-66-g5ba2d2217, commits: 6484

Libraries:
Hyprgraphics: built against 0.2.0, system has 0.2.0
Hyprutils: built against 0.10.0, system has 0.10.0
Hyprcursor: built against 0.1.13, system has 0.1.13
Hyprlang: built against 0.6.3, system has 0.6.3
Aquamarine: built against 0.9.5, system has 0.9.5

flags set:
no xwayland

[devgizzo]

I found I could move to the hyprland-git copr to get a newer build without having to build myself:

hyprctl version

Hyprland 0.51.0 built from branch main at commit 46dab01 ().
Date: Sun Oct 19 23:22:50 2025
Tag: , commits: 6515

Libraries:
Hyprgraphics: built against 0.2.0, system has unknown
Hyprutils: built against 0.10.0, system has unknown
Hyprcursor: built against 0.1.13, system has unknown
Hyprlang: built against 0.6.4, system has unknown
Aquamarine: built against 0.9.5, system has unknown

Animations off, still see stretched artifacts between switching full screen applications.

I understand that graphics have to change between transitions because window content resizing, but with animations off it would be nice if this is not flashed to the screen. A little bit of latency is fine, to wait on the back buffer rendering.

Also I understand this is minor priority, maybe, but I saw that this was a show stopper for other people as well in the old discussions about this topic.

[devgizzo]

The window transition artifacts also occur with animation = true by the way. Transitions between two full screen or maximized apps is not smooth either way.

[tekstryder]

Currently the screen flashes some partial animation rendering even with animations turned off

Did you try with #11770?

It's pretty much seemless from my testing.

See also: #11466 (comment)

[devgizzo]

Version 0.51.1 so my version contains the merge. I don't fully understand your issue, but it seems to be related to your background. What I see is what seems to be an intermediate animation state of the previous window between switching two maximized applications. It seems that its just animating in the background. As I have said above, maybe that is needed to get to the next screen state, but it should not be shown on screen I think. Switching quickly is like stroboscope effect. And switching away from a browser shows a strange warped image in between the transition. The flash is quick, I think it's only 1 or 2 frames of 60hz.

[tekstryder]

Version 0.51.1 so my version contains the merge

It does not.

I don't fully understand your issue

If you read the whole thread it's very similar to the issue you're describing.

intermediate animation state of the previous window between switching

Indeed. I don't want to see any "flashing", "peeking" or "strobing", or pseudo-animation during window transitions.

Also, as described in the issue, looking for parity with Sway when Hyprland animations are disabled.

#11770 darn near accomplishes that entirely.

[devgizzo]

Ah I see, I will wait for the next release and get back on it if that fixes it for me.

[vaxerski]

you can build from source and test it out :)