#!/usr/bin/env bash # this is a simple config for herbstluftwm hc() { herbstclient "$@" } TERMINAL=alacritty hc emit_hook reload xsetroot -solid '#5A8E3A' # remove all existing keybindings hc keyunbind --all # keybindings # if you have a super key you will be much happier with Mod set to Mod4 Mod=Mod1 # Use alt as the main modifier #Mod=Mod4 # Use the super key as the main modifier hc keybind $Mod-Shift-q close hc keybind $Mod-Shift-r reload hc keybind $Mod-Shift-e quit hc keybind $Mod-Return spawn "${TERMINAL:-xterm}" # use your $TERMINAL with xterm as fallback hc keybind $Mod-d spawn "dmenu_run" # basic movement in tiling and floating mode # focusing clients hc keybind $Mod-Left focus left hc keybind $Mod-Down focus down hc keybind $Mod-Up focus up hc keybind $Mod-Right focus right hc keybind $Mod-h focus left hc keybind $Mod-j focus down hc keybind $Mod-k focus up hc keybind $Mod-l focus right # moving clients in tiling and floating mode hc keybind $Mod-Shift-Left shift left hc keybind $Mod-Shift-Down shift down hc keybind $Mod-Shift-Up shift up hc keybind $Mod-Shift-Right shift right hc keybind $Mod-Shift-h shift left hc keybind $Mod-Shift-j shift down hc keybind $Mod-Shift-k shift up hc keybind $Mod-Shift-l shift right # splitting frames # create an empty frame at the specified direction hc keybind $Mod-u split bottom 0.5 hc keybind $Mod-o split right 0.5 # let the current frame explode into subframes hc keybind $Mod-Control-space split explode # resizing frames and floating clients resizestep=0.02 hc keybind $Mod-Control-h resize left +$resizestep hc keybind $Mod-Control-j resize down +$resizestep hc keybind $Mod-Control-k resize up +$resizestep hc keybind $Mod-Control-l resize right +$resizestep hc keybind $Mod-Control-Left resize left +$resizestep hc keybind $Mod-Control-Down resize down +$resizestep hc keybind $Mod-Control-Up resize up +$resizestep hc keybind $Mod-Control-Right resize right +$resizestep # tags tag_names=({1..9}) tag_keys=({1..9} 0) hc rename default "${tag_names[0]}" || true for i in "${!tag_names[@]}"; do hc add "${tag_names[$i]}" key="${tag_keys[$i]}" if [ -n "$key" ]; then hc keybind "$Mod-$key" use_index "$i" hc keybind "$Mod-Shift-$key" move_index "$i" fi done # cycle through tags hc keybind $Mod-period use_index +1 --skip-visible hc keybind $Mod-comma use_index -1 --skip-visible # layouting hc keybind $Mod-r remove hc keybind $Mod-s floating toggle hc keybind $Mod-f fullscreen toggle hc keybind $Mod-Shift-f set_attr clients.focus.floating toggle hc keybind $Mod-Shift-d set_attr clients.focus.decorated toggle hc keybind $Mod-Shift-m set_attr clients.focus.minimized true hc keybind $Mod-Control-m jumpto last-minimized hc keybind $Mod-p pseudotile toggle # The following cycles through the available layouts within a frame, but skips # layouts, if the layout change wouldn't affect the actual window positions. # I.e. if there are two windows within a frame, the grid layout is skipped. hc keybind $Mod-space \ or , and . compare tags.focus.curframe_wcount = 2 \ . cycle_layout +1 vertical horizontal max vertical grid \ , cycle_layout +1 # mouse hc mouseunbind --all hc mousebind $Mod-Button1 move hc mousebind $Mod-Button2 zoom hc mousebind $Mod-Button3 resize # focus hc keybind $Mod-BackSpace cycle_monitor hc keybind $Mod-Tab cycle_all +1 hc keybind $Mod-Shift-Tab cycle_all -1 hc keybind $Mod-c cycle hc keybind $Mod-i jumpto urgent # theme hc attr theme.tiling.reset 1 hc attr theme.floating.reset 1 hc set frame_border_active_color '#222222cc' hc set frame_border_normal_color '#101010cc' hc set frame_bg_normal_color '#565656aa' hc set frame_bg_active_color '#345F0Caa' hc set frame_border_width 1 hc set show_frame_decorations 'focused_if_multiple' hc set frame_bg_transparent on hc set frame_transparent_width 5 hc set frame_gap 4 hc attr theme.title_height 15 hc attr theme.title_when always hc attr theme.title_font 'Dejavu Sans:pixelsize=12' # example using Xft # hc attr theme.title_font '-*-fixed-medium-r-*-*-13-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' hc attr theme.title_depth 3 # space below the title's baseline hc attr theme.active.color '#345F0Cef' hc attr theme.title_color '#ffffff' hc attr theme.normal.color '#323232dd' hc attr theme.urgent.color '#7811A1dd' hc attr theme.tab_color '#1F1F1Fdd' hc attr theme.active.tab_color '#2B4F0Add' hc attr theme.active.tab_outer_color '#6C8257dd' hc attr theme.active.tab_title_color '#ababab' hc attr theme.normal.title_color '#898989' hc attr theme.inner_width 1 hc attr theme.inner_color black hc attr theme.border_width 3 hc attr theme.floating.border_width 4 hc attr theme.floating.outer_width 1 hc attr theme.floating.outer_color black hc attr theme.active.inner_color '#789161' hc attr theme.urgent.inner_color '#9A65B0' hc attr theme.normal.inner_color '#606060' # copy inner color to outer_color for state in active urgent normal; do hc substitute C theme.${state}.inner_color \ attr theme.${state}.outer_color C done hc attr theme.tiling.outer_width 1 hc attr theme.background_color '#141414' hc set window_gap 0 hc set frame_padding 0 hc set smart_window_surroundings off hc set smart_frame_surroundings on hc set mouse_recenter_gap 0 # rules hc unrule -F #hc rule class=XTerm tag=3 # move all xterms to tag 3 hc rule focus=on # normally focus new clients hc rule floatplacement=smart #hc rule focus=off # normally do not focus new clients # give focus to most common terminals #hc rule class~'(.*[Rr]xvt.*|.*[Tt]erm|Konsole)' focus=on hc rule windowtype~'_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_(DIALOG|UTILITY|SPLASH)' floating=on hc rule windowtype='_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG' focus=on hc rule windowtype~'_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_(NOTIFICATION|DOCK|DESKTOP)' manage=off hc rule fixedsize floating=on hc set tree_style '╾│ ├└╼─┐' # unlock, just to be sure hc unlock # do multi monitor setup here, e.g.: # hc set_monitors 1280x1024+0+0 1280x1024+1280+0 # or simply: # hc detect_monitors panel_logs="$HOME/.config/herbstluftwm/logs" mkdir -p $panel_logs # find the panel panel=~/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh [ -x "$panel" ] || panel=/etc/xdg/herbstluftwm/panel.sh for monitor in $(hc list_monitors | cut -d: -f1); do # start it on each monitor "$panel" "$monitor" &>"${panel_logs}/bar.${monitor}.log" & done # ------------------------------ # Set up environment here # ------------------------------ xset r rate 200 30 nitrogen --restore # ------------------------------ # Long-running processes # ------------------------------ # Path to the PID files SCREENSAVERPIDFILE="/tmp/screensaver.xautolock.pid" LOCKSCREENPIDFILE="/tmp/lockscreen.xautolock.pid" PIPEWIREPIDFILE="/tmp/pipewire.pid" PICOMPIDFILE="/tmp/picom.pid" REDSHIFTPIDFILE="/tmp/redshift.pid" # Start xautolock if not already running if [ ! -f $SCREENSAVERPIDFILE ] || ! kill -0 $(cat $SCREENSAVERPIDFILE) 2>/dev/null; then xautolock -time 5 -corners +0+0 -locker "~/.local/bin/screensaver.sh" -detectsleep & echo $! >$SCREENSAVERPIDFILE fi # Start PipeWire if not already running if [ ! -f $PIPEWIREPIDFILE ] || ! kill -0 $(cat $PIPEWIREPIDFILE) 2>/dev/null; then pipewire & echo $! >$PIPEWIREPIDFILE fi # Start Picom if not already running if [ ! -f $PICOMPIDFILE ] || ! kill -0 $(cat $PICOMPIDFILE) 2>/dev/null; then picom & echo $! >$PICOMPIPIDFILE fi # Start Picom if not already running if [ ! -f $REDSHIFTPIDFILE ] || ! kill -0 $(cat $REDSHIFTPIDFILE) 2>/dev/null; then redshift -l "42:-84" & echo $! >$REDSHIFTPIDFILE fi pgrep gnome-keyring || gnome-keyring-daemon --start pgrep nextcloud || nextcloud --background emacs --daemon & # ------------------------------ # Autostart gui applications # ------------------------------