attempted to make keybindings config a bit more readable

1 files changed, 31 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/awesome/rc.lua b/awesome/rc.lua
index 750d14ec..9dad702c 100755
--- a/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -246,16 +246,9 @@ root.buttons(gears.table.join(
 ))
 -- }}}
 
--- {{{ Key bindings
-globalkeys = gears.table.join(
-    awful.key({ modkey,           }, "s",      hotkeys_popup.show_help,
-              {description="show help", group="awesome"}),
-    awful.key({ "Mod1",           }, "h",   awful.tag.viewprev,
-              {description = "view previous", group = "tag"}),
-    awful.key({ "Mod1",           }, "l",  awful.tag.viewnext,
-              {description = "view next", group = "tag"}),
-    awful.key({ "Mod1",           }, "Tab", awful.tag.history.restore,
-              {description = "go back", group = "tag"}),
+-- for window navigation with hjkl
+-- i.e vim movement keys
+navKeys = gears.table.join(
     awful.key({ "Mod4" }, "j", function () awful.client.focus.bydirection("down")
         if client.focus then client.focus:raise() end
     end),
@@ -267,8 +260,33 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
     end),
     awful.key({ "Mod4" }, "l", function () awful.client.focus.bydirection("right")
         if client.focus then client.focus:raise() end
-    end),
-    
+    end)
+)
+
+-- keybindings to navigate b/w monitors
+-- uncomment multiMonitorNavKeys in
+-- globalkeys to enable
+multiMonitorNavKeys = gears.table.join(
+    awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "j", function () awful.screen.focus_relative( 1) end,
+              {description = "focus the next screen", group = "screen"}),
+    awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "k", function () awful.screen.focus_relative(-1) end,
+              {description = "focus the previous screen", group = "screen"})
+)
+ 
+
+
+-- {{{ Key bindings
+globalkeys = gears.table.join(
+    navKeys,
+    -- multiMonitorNavKeys,
+    awful.key({ modkey,           }, "s",      hotkeys_popup.show_help,
+              {description="show help", group="awesome"}),
+    awful.key({ "Mod1",           }, "h",   awful.tag.viewprev,
+              {description = "view previous", group = "tag"}),
+    awful.key({ "Mod1",           }, "l",  awful.tag.viewnext,
+              {description = "view next", group = "tag"}),
+    awful.key({ "Mod1",           }, "Tab", awful.tag.history.restore,
+              {description = "go back", group = "tag"}),
     -- Layout manipulation
     awful.key({ "Mod4", "Shift"   }, "h", function () awful.client.swap.bydirection("left")    end,
               {description = "move client to the left", group = "client"}),
@@ -283,11 +301,7 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
 
 
 
-    awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "j", function () awful.screen.focus_relative( 1) end,
-              {description = "focus the next screen", group = "screen"}),
-    awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "k", function () awful.screen.focus_relative(-1) end,
-              {description = "focus the previous screen", group = "screen"}),
-    awful.key({ "Mod1",           }, "u", awful.client.urgent.jumpto,
+   awful.key({ "Mod1",           }, "u", awful.client.urgent.jumpto,
               {description = "jump to urgent client", group = "client"}),
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "Tab",
         function ()