Extends i3 to support gLinux setup

Disables i3-gaps code temporarily until I get a proper installation
working.

Formats existing code to prefer alignment of text across similar,
adjacent definitions.

Defines new KBDs for screenlocking, music player controls, volume
controls.

Defines a rough manifesto of KBDs and the reasoning behind some choices.
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William Carroll 2019-03-05 18:24:36 +00:00
parent 85e7b74c16
commit 731faded8d

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@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
set $mod Mod1 set $mod Mod1
# Keymapping philosophy:
# When I feel it's appropriate, I try to borrow existing KBDs from OSX or
# Windows. For example, I use Ctrl+Alt+Del to start the screen lock, since this
# is a really well-known KBD. One notable difference is that when I'm borrowing
# OSX KBDs, I prefer using Alt instead of Super since the keyboard that I'm
# using has the Alt key in the same location as the Super key on my mac
# keyboard. I could rebind this, and I just may. But for now, that's worth
# pointing out.
# The reason behind borrowing from Windows and OSX is that some of these
# keybindings are hardwired into my muscle memory. I also tend to work between
# Linux and OSX quite often. Since OSX is much more difficult to remap KBDs
# than it is in Linux, I prefer to support the OSX KBDs to reduce the number of
# KBDs my feeble memory needs to store.
# Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font # Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
# is used in the bar {} block below. # is used in the bar {} block below.
font pango:monospace 8 font pango:monospace 8
@ -8,27 +22,76 @@ font pango:monospace 8
floating_modifier $mod floating_modifier $mod
# gaps # gaps
gaps inner 20 # gaps inner 20
gaps outer 0 # gaps outer 0
smart_gaps on # smart_gaps on
# KBD Principles:
# $mod+Ctrl+<app_char> = starting an application vertically
# $mod+Ctrl+Shift+<app_char> = starting an application horizontally
# where <app_char> is a reserved character for a commonly used application.
#
# <app_char> definitions:
# terminal = t, Return
# emacs = e
# chrome = c
# spotify = s
#
# Vertical
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+t split v; exec gnome-terminal
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+Return split v; exec gnome-terminal
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+e split v; exec emacs
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+c split v; exec google-chrome
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+s split v; exec spotify
# Horizontal
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+Shift+t split h; exec gnome-terminal
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+Shift+Return split h; exec gnome-terminal
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+Shift+e split h; exec emacs
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+Shift+c split h; exec google-chrome
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+Shift+s split h; exec spotify
# audio controls # audio controls
bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 0 +5% bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 0 +10% # MBP Volume Up
bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 0 -5% bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 0 -10% # MBP Volume Down
bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute 0 toggle bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute 0 toggle # MBP Mute
bindsym F12 exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 2 +10% # same Fn keys as MBP
bindsym F11 exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 2 -10% # same Fn keys as MBP
bindsym F10 exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute 2 toggle # same Fn keys as MBP
# screen brightness controls # screen brightness controls
bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec light -A 10 bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec light -A 10
bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec light -U 10 bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec light -U 10
# ensure wallpaper # ensure wallpaper
exec --no-startup-id feh --bg-scale ~/pictures/blurred.jpg exec --no-startup-id feh --bg-scale ~/Pictures/cartoon-outdoors.jpg
# start a terminal # ensure system service that run through XDG start
bindsym $mod+Return exec terminator exec dex -ae i3
# rofi window, workspace settings
bindsym Mod4+space exec --no-startup-id i3-dmenu-desktop --dmenu='rofi -i -dmenu -width 40 -lines 8'
bindsym $mod+space exec "rofi -show run"
bindsym $mod+w exec "rofi -show window"
bindsym $mod+b exec "rofi -show Workspace"
# music player kbds
bindsym F9 exec --no-startup-id playerctl next # same Fn keys as MBP
bindsym F8 exec --no-startup-id playerctl play-pause # same Fn keys as MBP
bindsym F7 exec --no-startup-id playerctl previous # same Fn keys as MBP
# Screenshot
bindsym Ctrl+Print exec scrot ~/Pictures/screenshots/%b-%d-%Y_%T.png # Windows style
# TODO: debug
bindsym $mod+Print exec scrot --focused ~/Pictures/screenshots/%b-%d-%Y_%T.png # Windows style
bindsym $mod+Shift+3 exec scrot ~/Pictures/screenshots/%b-%d-%Y_%T.png # OSX style
# TODO: debug
bindsym $mod+Shift+4 exec scrot --select ~/Pictures/screenshots/%b-%d-%Y_%T.png # OSX style
# online documentation
bindsym $mod+Shift+slash exec google-chrome https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html
# no title bars # no title bars
for_window [class="^.*"] border pixel 3 for_window [class="^.*"] border pixel 2
# disable mouse hover focus # disable mouse hover focus
focus_follows_mouse no focus_follows_mouse no
@ -36,17 +99,15 @@ focus_follows_mouse no
# kill focused window # kill focused window
bindsym $mod+q exec ~/.config/i3/i3-and-emacs quit bindsym $mod+q exec ~/.config/i3/i3-and-emacs quit
# start dmenu (a program launcher)
bindsym Mod4+space exec --no-startup-id i3-dmenu-desktop --dmenu='rofi -i -dmenu -width 40 -lines 8'
# GTK Themes # GTK Themes
exec --no-startup-id gnome-settings-daemon exec --no-startup-id gnome-settings-daemon
# wireless selection mechanism # wireless selection mechanism
exec --no-startup-id nm-applet exec --no-startup-id nm-applet
# lock the screen # lock the screen (Window's famous Ctrl-Alt-Delete)
bindsym $mod+Shift+o exec "gnome-screensaver-command --lock " bindsym $mod+Ctrl+Delete exec "/usr/share/goobuntu-desktop-files/xsecurelock.sh"
bindsym $mod+Shift+q exec "/usr/share/goobuntu-desktop-files/xsecurelock.sh"
# sound applet # sound applet
exec --no-startup-id gnome-sound-applet exec --no-startup-id gnome-sound-applet
@ -61,14 +122,10 @@ bindsym $mod+k exec ~/.config/i3/i3-and-emacs up
bindsym $mod+l exec ~/.config/i3/i3-and-emacs right bindsym $mod+l exec ~/.config/i3/i3-and-emacs right
# move focused window # move focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+h move left bindsym $mod+Shift+h move left 100
bindsym $mod+Shift+j move down bindsym $mod+Shift+j move down 100
bindsym $mod+Shift+k move up bindsym $mod+Shift+k move up 100
bindsym $mod+Shift+l move right bindsym $mod+Shift+l move right 100
# split in vertical orientation
bindsym $mod+v split v
bindsym $mod+Shift+v split h
# enable duplicating the current window vertically or horizontally # enable duplicating the current window vertically or horizontally
# bindsym $mod+- split v exec terminator # bindsym $mod+- split v exec terminator
@ -79,14 +136,17 @@ bindsym $mod+z fullscreen toggle
# change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split) # change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split)
bindsym $mod+s layout stacking bindsym $mod+s layout stacking
bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed bindsym $mod+t layout tabbed
bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split
# toggle tiling / floating # toggle tiling / floating
bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle bindsym $mod+Shift+f floating toggle
# toggle stickiness
bindsym $mod+Shift+s sticky toggle
# change focus between tiling / floating windows # change focus between tiling / floating windows
bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle bindsym $mod+f focus mode_toggle
# focus the parent container # focus the parent container
bindsym $mod+a focus parent bindsym $mod+a focus parent
@ -104,7 +164,7 @@ set $ws8 "8"
set $ws9 "9" set $ws9 "9"
set $ws10 "10" set $ws10 "10"
# switch to workspace # jump to workspace
bindsym $mod+1 workspace $ws1 bindsym $mod+1 workspace $ws1
bindsym $mod+2 workspace $ws2 bindsym $mod+2 workspace $ws2
bindsym $mod+3 workspace $ws3 bindsym $mod+3 workspace $ws3
@ -116,24 +176,22 @@ bindsym $mod+8 workspace $ws8
bindsym $mod+9 workspace $ws9 bindsym $mod+9 workspace $ws9
bindsym $mod+0 workspace $ws10 bindsym $mod+0 workspace $ws10
# move focused container to workspace # move and follow focused container to workspace
bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace $ws1 bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace $ws1; workspace $ws1
bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace $ws2 bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace $ws2; workspace $ws2
bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace $ws3 # bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace $ws3; workspace $ws3 # commented out to support screenshot KBD
bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace $ws4 # bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace $ws4; workspace $ws4 # commented out to support screenshot KBD
bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace $ws5 bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace $ws5; workspace $ws5
bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace $ws6 bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace $ws6; workspace $ws6
bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace $ws7 bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace $ws7; workspace $ws7
bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace $ws8 bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace $ws8; workspace $ws8
bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace $ws9 bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace $ws9; workspace $ws9
bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace $ws10 bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace $ws10; workspace $ws10
# reload the configuration file # reload the configuration file
bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload
# exit i3 (logs you out of your X session) # exit i3 (logs you out of your X session)
bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec "i3-nagbar -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit shortcut. Do you really want to exit i3? This will end your X session.' -b 'Yes, exit i3' 'i3-msg exit'" bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec "i3-nagbar -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit shortcut. Do you really want to exit i3? This will end your X session.' -b 'Yes, exit i3' 'i3-msg exit'"
# lock screen
bindsym $mod+Control+BackSpace exec "i3lock -c 232423"
# implemented a sleeping KBD # implemented a sleeping KBD
# sudo pm-suspend # sudo pm-suspend
@ -147,13 +205,19 @@ mode "resize" {
bindsym Caps_Lock mode "default" bindsym Caps_Lock mode "default"
bindsym $mod+Shift+r mode "default" bindsym $mod+Shift+r mode "default"
} }
bindsym $mod+Shift+r mode "resize" bindsym $mod+Shift+r mode "resize"
# NOTE: this eclipses the restart kbd, so rebind that to something useful
bindsym $mod+r restart
# Colors # Colors
set $foreground #e60053 set $foreground #8cffa9
set $background #dfdfdf set $background #dfdfdf
# window borders # window borders
# Format: border background text indicator child_border # Format: border background text indicator child_border
client.focused $foreground $background $foreground $foreground $foreground client.focused $foreground $background $foreground $foreground $foreground
bar {
status_command i3status
position top
}