Feat: multi boards

README.md

@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ Works on layer-shell compositors (wlroots, Smithay-based like Niri/Cosmic, Plasm
 ### Drawing & Editing
 Freehand pen, translucent highlighter, eraser (circle/rect), straight lines, rectangles/ellipses with fill toggle, arrows, multiline text + sticky notes with smoothing; selection editing + properties panel; undo/redo; quick size/color changes via hotkeys or scroll; color picker + palettes.
 
-### Board Modes
-Whiteboard, blackboard, and transparent overlays with isolated frames and auto pen contrast. Snap back to transparent with <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+T</kbd>. Use board pages (prev/next/new/duplicate/delete) for multi-step walkthroughs.
+### Boards
+Named boards (transparent overlay + custom backgrounds) with isolated pages per board and auto-contrast pens. Jump slots with <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+1..9</kbd>, toggle whiteboard/blackboard, or open the board picker with <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+B</kbd>.
 
 ### Capture & Screenshots
 Full-screen saves, active-window grabs, and region capture to file or clipboard using `grim`, `slurp`, and `wl-clipboard`. Falls back to xdg-desktop-portal if missing.
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Full-screen saves, active-window grabs, and region capture to file or clipboard
 Opt-in per board/monitor storage that restores your canvas plus pen color & thickness. One-off overrides via `--resume-session` / `--no-resume-session`; the tray checkmark flips the config on disk.
 
 ### Toolbars & UI
-Floating toolbars (pin/unpin with <kbd>F2</kbd>/<kbd>F9</kbd>), preset slots, icon or text modes, color picker, extended palettes, status bar, page controls, and in-app help overlay (<kbd>F1</kbd>/<kbd>F10</kbd>).
+Floating toolbars (pin/unpin with <kbd>F2</kbd>/<kbd>F9</kbd>), preset slots, icon or text modes, color picker, extended palettes, status bar, board/page controls, and in-app help overlay (<kbd>F1</kbd>/<kbd>F10</kbd>).
 
 ### Presets
 Save tool + color + size (plus optional fill/opacity/text settings) into 3-5 slots for fast recall. Apply with <kbd>1</kbd>-<kbd>5</kbd>, save with <kbd>Shift+1</kbd>-<kbd>Shift+5</kbd>.
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ Launch wayscriber when you need it, exit when done:
 ```bash
 wayscriber --active
 wayscriber --active --mode whiteboard
-wayscriber --active --mode blackboard
+wayscriber --active --mode blueprint
 wayscriber --freeze   # start with screen frozen
 ```
 
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ journalctl --user -u wayscriber.service -f
 | <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+C</kbd> | Select region → clipboard |
 | <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+S</kbd> | Select region → save PNG |
 | <kbd>Ctrl+6</kbd> | Region → clipboard (explicit) |
-| <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+6</kbd> | Region → save PNG (explicit) |
+| <kbd>Ctrl+Alt+6</kbd> | Region → save PNG (explicit) |
 | <kbd>Ctrl+Alt+O</kbd> | Open last capture folder |
 
 Requires `wl-clipboard`, `grim`, `slurp`. Falls back to xdg-desktop-portal if missing.
@@ -369,13 +369,18 @@ Press <kbd>F1</kbd> or <kbd>F10</kbd> at any time for the in-app cheat sheet.
 | Text mode | <kbd>T</kbd>, <kbd>Click</kbd> to position, type, <kbd>Enter</kbd> to finish |
 | Sticky note | <kbd>N</kbd>, <kbd>Click</kbd> to place, type, <kbd>Enter</kbd> to finish |
 
-### Board Modes
+### Boards
 
 | Action | Key |
 |--------|-----|
 | Toggle Whiteboard | <kbd>Ctrl+W</kbd> |
 | Toggle Blackboard | <kbd>Ctrl+B</kbd> |
 | Return to Transparent | <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+T</kbd> |
+| Switch board slot | <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+1..9</kbd> |
+| Previous/next board | <kbd>Ctrl+Shift</kbd> + <kbd>←</kbd>/<kbd>→</kbd> |
+| New board | <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+N</kbd> |
+| Delete board | <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+Delete</kbd> |
+| Board picker | <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+B</kbd> |
 
 ### Colors
 
@@ -495,8 +500,8 @@ ui_animation_fps = 30
 [ui]
 # status bar visibility and position
 
-[board]
-# whiteboard/blackboard presets
+[boards]
+# named boards + backgrounds
 ```
 
 ### Session Persistence
@@ -613,7 +618,7 @@ See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for development setup, project structure,
 | Feature | ZoomIt (Windows) | wayscriber |
 |---------|------------------|------------|
 | Drawing tools | ✅ | ✅ |
-| Whiteboard/Blackboard | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Boards/Backgrounds | ✅ | ✅ |
 | Multi-line text | ❌ | ✅ |
 | Custom fonts | ❌ | ✅ |
 | Config file | ❌ | ✅ |
@@ -625,7 +630,7 @@ See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for development setup, project structure,
 
 - [x] Native Wayland layer-shell
 - [x] Daemon mode with system tray
-- [x] Whiteboard/blackboard modes
+- [x] Boards/backgrounds
 - [x] Session persistence (with CLI override + tray config toggle)
 - [x] Highlighter & eraser tools
 - [x] Additional shapes (filled shapes)

config.example.toml

@@ -188,6 +188,15 @@ custom_redo_steps = 5
 # Show status bar with current color/thickness/tool
 show_status_bar = true
 
+# Show board label in the status bar
+show_status_board_badge = true
+
+# Show page counter in the status bar
+show_status_page_badge = true
+
+# Show the board/page badge even when the status bar is visible
+show_page_badge_with_status_bar = false
+
 # Show a "FROZEN" badge when frozen mode is active
 show_frozen_badge = false
 
@@ -299,6 +308,7 @@ layout_mode = "full"
 # show_actions_advanced = false
 # show_zoom_actions = true
 # show_pages_section = true
+# show_boards_section = true
 # show_step_section = false
 # show_text_controls = true
 # show_settings_section = false
@@ -309,6 +319,7 @@ layout_mode = "full"
 # show_actions_advanced = false
 # show_zoom_actions = true
 # show_pages_section = true
+# show_boards_section = true
 # show_step_section = false
 # show_text_controls = true
 # show_settings_section = true
@@ -319,6 +330,7 @@ layout_mode = "full"
 # show_actions_advanced = true
 # show_zoom_actions = true
 # show_pages_section = true
+# show_boards_section = true
 # show_step_section = true
 # show_text_controls = true
 # show_settings_section = true
@@ -349,6 +361,9 @@ show_zoom_actions = true
 # Show page controls section (prev/next/new/dup/del)
 show_pages_section = true
 
+# Show board controls section (prev/next/new/del)
+show_boards_section = true
+
 # Show presets section in side toolbar
 show_presets = true
 
@@ -421,52 +436,78 @@ border_width = 2.0
 text_color = [0.95, 0.96, 0.98, 1.0]
 
 # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-# BOARD MODE SETTINGS (Whiteboard/Blackboard)
+# BOARD SETTINGS (Named Boards + Backgrounds)
 # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
-[board]
-# Enable board mode features
-enabled = true
+[boards]
+# Maximum number of boards allowed
+max_count = 9
+
+# Auto-create boards when switching to an empty slot
+auto_create = true
 
-# Default mode on startup
-# Options: "transparent" (default overlay), "whiteboard" (light), "blackboard" (dark)
-default_mode = "transparent"
+# Show board name/slot in the status bar
+show_board_badge = true
 
-# Whiteboard background color [R, G, B] (0.0-1.0 range)
-# Default: off-white (253, 253, 253) for softer appearance
-whiteboard_color = [0.992, 0.992, 0.992]
+# Persist runtime edits (rename/background) back to config
+persist_customizations = true
 
-# Blackboard background color [R, G, B] (0.0-1.0 range)
-# Default: near-black (17, 17, 17) for softer appearance
-blackboard_color = [0.067, 0.067, 0.067]
+# Default board id on startup
+default_board = "transparent"
 
-# Default pen color for whiteboard mode [R, G, B] (0.0-1.0 range)
-# Default: black for contrast on light background
-whiteboard_pen_color = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
+[[boards.items]]
+id = "transparent"
+name = "Overlay"
+background = "transparent"
+persist = true
 
-# Default pen color for blackboard mode [R, G, B] (0.0-1.0 range)
-# Default: white for contrast on dark background
-blackboard_pen_color = [1.0, 1.0, 1.0]
+[[boards.items]]
+id = "whiteboard"
+name = "Whiteboard"
+background = { rgb = [0.992, 0.992, 0.992] }
+default_pen_color = { rgb = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0] }
+auto_adjust_pen = true
 
-# Automatically adjust pen color when entering board modes
-# Set to false if you want to keep your current color when switching modes
+[[boards.items]]
+id = "blackboard"
+name = "Blackboard"
+background = { rgb = [0.067, 0.067, 0.067] }
+default_pen_color = { rgb = [1.0, 1.0, 1.0] }
+auto_adjust_pen = true
+
+[[boards.items]]
+id = "blueprint"
+name = "Blueprint"
+background = { rgb = [0.063, 0.125, 0.251] }
+default_pen_color = { rgb = [0.902, 0.945, 1.0] }
+auto_adjust_pen = true
+
+[[boards.items]]
+id = "corkboard"
+name = "Corkboard"
+background = { rgb = [0.420, 0.294, 0.165] }
+default_pen_color = { rgb = [0.969, 0.890, 0.784] }
 auto_adjust_pen = true
 
 # ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # Color Theme Examples
 # ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-# High Contrast Theme (pure white/black):
-#   whiteboard_color = [1.0, 1.0, 1.0]
-#   blackboard_color = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
-
 # Chalkboard Theme (green board):
-#   blackboard_color = [0.11, 0.18, 0.13]
-#   blackboard_pen_color = [0.95, 0.95, 0.8]
-
-# Sepia Theme (vintage):
-#   whiteboard_color = [0.96, 0.93, 0.86]
-#   whiteboard_pen_color = [0.29, 0.23, 0.18]
+# [[boards.items]]
+# id = "chalkboard"
+# name = "Chalkboard"
+# background = { rgb = [0.11, 0.18, 0.13] }
+# default_pen_color = { rgb = [0.95, 0.95, 0.8] }
+# auto_adjust_pen = true
+
+# Sepia Theme (vintage whiteboard):
+# [[boards.items]]
+# id = "sepia"
+# name = "Sepia"
+# background = { rgb = [0.96, 0.93, 0.86] }
+# default_pen_color = { rgb = [0.29, 0.23, 0.18] }
+# auto_adjust_pen = true
 
 # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 # TABLET / STYLUS INPUT (Wayland tablet-unstable-v2)

configurator/src/app/view/ui/status_bar.rs

@@ -23,6 +23,24 @@ impl ConfiguratorApp {
                 self.defaults.ui_show_status_bar,
                 ToggleField::UiShowStatusBar,
             ),
+            toggle_row(
+                "Show board label",
+                self.draft.ui_show_status_board_badge,
+                self.defaults.ui_show_status_board_badge,
+                ToggleField::UiShowStatusBoardBadge,
+            ),
+            toggle_row(
+                "Show page counter",
+                self.draft.ui_show_status_page_badge,
+                self.defaults.ui_show_status_page_badge,
+                ToggleField::UiShowStatusPageBadge,
+            ),
+            toggle_row(
+                "Show overlay badge with status bar",
+                self.draft.ui_show_page_badge_with_status_bar,
+                self.defaults.ui_show_page_badge_with_status_bar,
+                ToggleField::UiShowPageBadgeWithStatusBar,
+            ),
             toggle_row(
                 "Show frozen badge",
                 self.draft.ui_show_frozen_badge,

configurator/src/app/view/ui/toolbar.rs

@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ impl ConfiguratorApp {
                 self.defaults.ui_toolbar_show_pages_section,
                 ToggleField::UiToolbarShowPagesSection,
             ),
+            toggle_row(
+                "Show boards section",
+                self.draft.ui_toolbar_show_boards_section,
+                self.defaults.ui_toolbar_show_boards_section,
+                ToggleField::UiToolbarShowBoardsSection,
+            ),
             toggle_row(
                 "Show Step Undo/Redo",
                 self.draft.ui_toolbar_show_step_section,
@@ -156,6 +162,10 @@ impl ConfiguratorApp {
                 ToolbarOverrideField::ShowPagesSection,
                 overrides.show_pages_section,
             ),
+            override_row(
+                ToolbarOverrideField::ShowBoardsSection,
+                overrides.show_boards_section,
+            ),
             override_row(
                 ToolbarOverrideField::ShowStepSection,
                 overrides.show_step_section

configurator/src/models/config/draft/from_config.rs

@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ impl ConfigDraft {
             performance_ui_animation_fps: config.performance.ui_animation_fps.to_string(),
 
             ui_show_status_bar: config.ui.show_status_bar,
+            ui_show_status_board_badge: config.ui.show_status_board_badge,
+            ui_show_status_page_badge: config.ui.show_status_page_badge,
+            ui_show_page_badge_with_status_bar: config.ui.show_floating_badge_always,
             ui_show_frozen_badge: config.ui.show_frozen_badge,
             ui_context_menu_enabled: config.ui.context_menu.enabled,
             ui_preferred_output: config.ui.preferred_output.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ impl ConfigDraft {
             ui_toolbar_show_actions_advanced: config.ui.toolbar.show_actions_advanced,
             ui_toolbar_show_zoom_actions: config.ui.toolbar.show_zoom_actions,
             ui_toolbar_show_pages_section: config.ui.toolbar.show_pages_section,
+            ui_toolbar_show_boards_section: config.ui.toolbar.show_boards_section,
             ui_toolbar_show_step_section: config.ui.toolbar.show_step_section,
             ui_toolbar_show_text_controls: config.ui.toolbar.show_text_controls,
             ui_toolbar_show_settings_section: config.ui.toolbar.show_settings_section,

configurator/src/models/config/draft/mod.rs

@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ pub struct ConfigDraft {
     pub performance_ui_animation_fps: String,
 
     pub ui_show_status_bar: bool,
+    pub ui_show_status_board_badge: bool,
+    pub ui_show_status_page_badge: bool,
+    pub ui_show_page_badge_with_status_bar: bool,
     pub ui_show_frozen_badge: bool,
     pub ui_context_menu_enabled: bool,
     pub ui_preferred_output: String,
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ pub struct ConfigDraft {
     pub ui_toolbar_show_actions_advanced: bool,
     pub ui_toolbar_show_zoom_actions: bool,
     pub ui_toolbar_show_pages_section: bool,
+    pub ui_toolbar_show_boards_section: bool,
     pub ui_toolbar_show_step_section: bool,
     pub ui_toolbar_show_text_controls: bool,
     pub ui_toolbar_show_settings_section: bool,

configurator/src/models/config/setters.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ impl ConfigDraft {
         self.ui_toolbar_show_actions_advanced = defaults.show_actions_advanced;
         self.ui_toolbar_show_zoom_actions = defaults.show_zoom_actions;
         self.ui_toolbar_show_pages_section = defaults.show_pages_section;
+        self.ui_toolbar_show_boards_section = defaults.show_boards_section;
         self.ui_toolbar_show_presets = defaults.show_presets;
         self.ui_toolbar_show_step_section = defaults.show_step_section;
         self.ui_toolbar_show_text_controls = defaults.show_text_controls;
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@ impl ConfigDraft {
             ToggleField::PerformanceVsync => self.performance_enable_vsync = value,
             ToggleField::UiShowStatusBar => self.ui_show_status_bar = value,
             ToggleField::UiShowFrozenBadge => self.ui_show_frozen_badge = value,
+            ToggleField::UiShowStatusBoardBadge => self.ui_show_status_board_badge = value,
+            ToggleField::UiShowStatusPageBadge => self.ui_show_status_page_badge = value,
+            ToggleField::UiShowPageBadgeWithStatusBar => {
+                self.ui_show_page_badge_with_status_bar = value;
+            }
             ToggleField::UiHelpOverlayContextFilter => self.help_context_filter = value,
             ToggleField::UiContextMenuEnabled => self.ui_context_menu_enabled = value,
             ToggleField::UiXdgFullscreen => self.ui_xdg_fullscreen = value,
@@ -61,6 +67,9 @@ impl ConfigDraft {
             ToggleField::UiToolbarShowPagesSection => {
                 self.ui_toolbar_show_pages_section = value;
             }
+            ToggleField::UiToolbarShowBoardsSection => {
+                self.ui_toolbar_show_boards_section = value;
+            }
             ToggleField::UiToolbarShowStepSection => self.ui_toolbar_show_step_section = value,
             ToggleField::UiToolbarShowTextControls => self.ui_toolbar_show_text_controls = value,
             ToggleField::UiToolbarShowSettingsSection => {

configurator/src/models/config/to_config/ui.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ use wayscriber::config::Config;
 impl ConfigDraft {
     pub(super) fn apply_ui(&self, config: &mut Config, errors: &mut Vec<FormError>) {
         config.ui.show_status_bar = self.ui_show_status_bar;
+        config.ui.show_status_board_badge = self.ui_show_status_board_badge;
+        config.ui.show_status_page_badge = self.ui_show_status_page_badge;
+        config.ui.show_floating_badge_always = self.ui_show_page_badge_with_status_bar;
         config.ui.show_frozen_badge = self.ui_show_frozen_badge;
         config.ui.context_menu.enabled = self.ui_context_menu_enabled;
         let preferred_output = self.ui_preferred_output.trim();
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ impl ConfigDraft {
         config.ui.toolbar.show_actions_advanced = self.ui_toolbar_show_actions_advanced;
         config.ui.toolbar.show_zoom_actions = self.ui_toolbar_show_zoom_actions;
         config.ui.toolbar.show_pages_section = self.ui_toolbar_show_pages_section;
+        config.ui.toolbar.show_boards_section = self.ui_toolbar_show_boards_section;
         config.ui.toolbar.show_step_section = self.ui_toolbar_show_step_section;
         config.ui.toolbar.show_text_controls = self.ui_toolbar_show_text_controls;
         config.ui.toolbar.show_settings_section = self.ui_toolbar_show_settings_section;