Workspace Policies: Implement per-compositor policy configuration

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Description

Different compositors have different workspace behaviors. Need a policy system to configure how hyprlax handles each compositor's quirks and features.

Current Status

• Hard-coded behaviors
• No configuration options
• No policy system
• Limited flexibility

Tasks

Policy Framework

• Create policy configuration structure
• Implement policy loading from config
• Support runtime policy changes
• Add default policies per compositor
• Allow user policy overrides

Workspace Policies

• Workspace binding to output (sticky/floating)
• Workspace stealing behavior
• Workspace creation (dynamic/static)
• Workspace numbering (sequential/arbitrary)
• Hidden workspace handling

Animation Policies

• Trigger conditions (focus/workspace/both)
• Animation on workspace creation
• Animation on workspace deletion
• Multi-monitor animation sync
• Gesture animation support

Tag/Set Policies (River/Wayfire)

• Tag selection when multiple visible
• Tag combination handling
• Set switching behavior
• Tag-to-offset mapping
• Multi-tag animation

Special Cases

• Fullscreen window behavior
• Urgent workspace handling
• Floating window treatment
• Scratchpad/special workspaces
• Virtual desktop behavior

Configuration Example

[policies.hyprland]
bind_workspace_to_output = false
animate_on_focus_change = true
handle_special_workspace = true
detect_split_monitor_plugin = true

[policies.sway]
handle_workspace_stealing = true
sticky_workspaces = false
animate_steal_events = true

[policies.river]
tag_policy = "highest"  # highest/lowest/first/none
multi_tag_parallax = false
animate_tag_toggle = true

[policies.niri]
continuous_scroll = true
per_output_stacks = true
smooth_animation = true

[policies.wayfire]
handle_workspace_sets = true
grid_animation = "both"  # horizontal/vertical/both
detect_wsets_plugin = true

Implementation Notes

• Policies should be compositor-specific
• Allow graceful degradation
• Provide sensible defaults
• Document policy effects

References

• memory/compositor-workspace-analysis.md
• Individual compositor issues