Completely disable hypr-chan

[REALERvolker1]

Description

I suggest a new bool config line, disable_hypr_chan. This will disable the random hyprchan that is displayed on the default background.

Personally I find it very strange how this wasn't added when hypr-chan was introduced.

[NotAShelf]

nah

[vaxerski]

hypr-chan is very sad from reading this.

[pechano]

There is probably an easier way, but if you build from source, you can edit the top line of this file:
Hyprland/assets/meson.build
to not include the anime wallpapers, like this:
wallpaper_types = ['']

(for the record I also support the option to disable hyprchan, but I am fine with this solution for now)

[joelkoen]

diff --git a/assets/meson.build b/assets/meson.build
index ba2c77bd..2c37dbac 100644
--- a/assets/meson.build
+++ b/assets/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-wallpaper_types = ['', 'anime_', 'anime2_']
+wallpaper_types = ['']
 
 foreach type : wallpaper_types
   foreach size : [2, 4, 8]

[kojq]

What's wrong with disable_hyprland_logo?

[pechano]

What's wrong with disable_hyprland_logo?

That also disables the normal logo. So you need something like hyprpaper to set the non-amine background as your wallpaper. Which is what I do now.

[burein-ita]

What's wrong with disable_hyprland_logo?

That also disables the normal logo. So you need something like hyprpaper to set the non-amine background as your wallpaper. Which is what I do now.

That closes the issue. No?

[pechano]

Yes, it was closed five days ago.

[burein-ita]

kek

[pechano]

kek indeed

[meedstrom]

Maybe the documentation can indicate that disable_hyprland_logo does the trick.

You know what I found disturbing? I'd never seen the pinup girl until several months in. Then she was there all of a sudden. Even if I wanted a pinup girl, which I don't, it'd have been even worse if this happened in front of other people, because they'd think I had something to do with it. A warning would've been nice.

[fufexan]

I've made a PR that lets you disable Hyprchan, please test it if you're interested.

[janithcooray]

such betryal, hypr-chan will be sad

[Sbatushe]

This anime-thing "feature" should be disabled by default, or to not exist at all (personal opinion)

[NotAShelf]

it's not a "feature", it's a mascot

[Notarin]

Putting the "mascot" on your screen as a wallpaper is without a doubt a "feature".
I also find this very strange being the default behavior.
Wouldn't it make sense to have it in the auto-generated config but not in the official starting config (or potentially a config generator that allows you to easily opt out)?
I really just can't take this seriously when it defaults to cartoon imagery.
Please don't take me as shitting on the mascot, having a mascot is fine, but due to its artistic style having it presented to the user as default is strange.
It leaves me feeling as serious about this as I feel about among us OS.
Tomorrow when I wake up and I see Chrome-chan in my browser I'm losing it.

[vaxerski]

the default and autogenerated configs explicitly have the option to disable the mascot listed and commented to clarify.

[Notarin]

I appreciate the option to disable the anime wallpaper in the generated and default config, but that doesn't address the real issue: it's enabled by default. While the comment in the config is helpful, it doesn't mitigate the jarring experience of seeing it when first installing the software. My suggestion for a config generator wasn't aimed at making it easy to opt-out, but to avoid confronting users with an element that many may find inappropriate or unprofessional right from the start. This choice of default prevents the project's credibility for a broad range of users.

[AnotherRandomGitHubAccount]

Just wanted to add on to this: I'm in high school, was messing around in class using linux in a VM, and i tried out hyprland and everyone saw "hypr chan" on my computer, like wtf. please disable this by default. not all hyprland users are weebs, it was indeed a jarring experience for me.

[janithcooray]

Just wanted to add on to this: I'm in high school, was messing around in class using linux in a VM, and i tried out hyprland and everyone saw "hypr chan" on my computer, like wtf. please disable this by default. not all hyprland users are weebs, it was indeed a jarring experience for me.

lesson learnt i guess, don't try hyprland on a VM in high school.

anyway, i'm am too a weeb and i also think it should be disabled by default as these inconveniences will affect the popularity of hyprland.
lets also rename the option from disable_hyprland_logo = false to chad_user = false

[AnotherRandomGitHubAccount]

lesson learnt i guess, don't try hyprland on a VM in high school.

How was i supposed to know the devs added an anime mascot since i last checked out the project! this is a wayland window manager / compositor, what kind of messed up default is displaying some kind of anime mascot!?! either your crazy or your trying to gatekeep Hyprland from people

[Notarin]

I Don't think accusing maintainers of "gatekeeping" Hyprland is the proper language to be using or a tone to hold, but the fact that this was added; pushing said default wallpaper to end users who have used their config and expect what they expect definitely compounds this issue to a degree.