NDFR - Native Dynamic Function Row

NDFR is a WIP Touch Bar daemon designed to provide a native-like experience on MacBooks running Linux.

Requirements

System must have required input patches and driver for TouchBar.

Core Dependencies

• Rust: Install with RustUp
• appletbdrm: Display driver for the TouchBar.
• brightnessctl: Brightness Control.
• wpctl (PipeWire) or pactl (PulseAudio): Volume Control.
• ndfr-media-helper - Bundled / Needed for scrubber functionality.

Build Dependencies

Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S base-devel cairo libinput libevdev libdrm

Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt-get install build-essential libcairo2-dev libinput-dev libevdev-dev libdrm-dev

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/sunplex07/ndfr.git
   cd ndfr

2. Build the project:

   cargo build && make

   The compiled binary will be located at target/release/dfr_daemon.

3. Copy ndfr-media-helper

   cp ./ndfr-media-helper /usr/bin/

   This is REQUIRED for media control.

4. Copy other resources

   cp -r ./icons ./target/debug/
   cp ./layout.yml ./target/debug/

5. Run NDFR with Sudo In one terminal:

   sudo ./target/debug/dfr_daemon

   Start the media relay in another. Do not run this as sudo

   chmod +x ./ndfr-media-agent.sh && ./ndfr-media-agent.sh

Usage

NDFR requires direct access to hardware devices (/dev/input/* and /dev/dri/*), must be run with root privileges.

sudo ./target/release/dfr_daemon

TODO

Futher testing on T1, T2, and Silicon macs.

Create an installer for building and copying resources. Better handling of icons for media.

...?

Contributing

Contributions are always welcome. Feel free to open an issue or pull request for bugs, and fixes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License