#!/usr/bin/env bash # this is a simple config for herbstluftwm hc() { herbstclient "$@" } 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 myModA=Mod4 # Use the super key as the main modifier myModB=Mod1 # Use alt as the main modifier hc keybind $myModA-Shift-q quit hc keybind $myModA-Shift-r reload hc keybind $myModB-w close hc keybind $myModA-Return spawn prime-run alacritty hc keybind $myModA-Shift-p spawn dmenu_run # basic movement in tiling and floating mode # focusing clients hc keybind $myModA-Left focus left hc keybind $myModA-Down focus down hc keybind $myModA-Up focus up hc keybind $myModA-Right focus right hc keybind $myModA-h focus left hc keybind $myModA-j focus down hc keybind $myModA-k focus up hc keybind $myModA-l focus right # moving clients in tiling and floating mode hc keybind $myModA-Shift-Left shift left hc keybind $myModA-Shift-Down shift down hc keybind $myModA-Shift-Up shift up hc keybind $myModA-Shift-Right shift right hc keybind $myModA-Shift-h shift left hc keybind $myModA-Shift-j shift down hc keybind $myModA-Shift-k shift up hc keybind $myModA-Shift-l shift right # splitting frames # create an empty frame at the specified direction hc keybind $myModA-Control-h split left 0.5 hc keybind $myModA-Control-j split bottom 0.5 hc keybind $myModA-Control-k split top 0.5 hc keybind $myModA-Control-l split right 0.5 # let the current frame explode into subframes hc keybind $myModA-Control-space split explode # resizing frames and floating clients resizestep=0.01 hc keybind $myModA-$myModB-h resize left +$resizestep hc keybind $myModA-$myModB-j resize down +$resizestep hc keybind $myModA-$myModB-k resize up +$resizestep hc keybind $myModA-$myModB-l resize right +$resizestep hc keybind $myModA-$myModB-Left resize left +$resizestep hc keybind $myModA-$myModB-Down resize down +$resizestep hc keybind $myModA-$myModB-Up resize up +$resizestep hc keybind $myModA-$myModB-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[$i]}" if ! [ -z "$key" ] ; then hc keybind "$myModA-$key" use_index "$i" hc keybind "$myModA-Shift-$key" move_index "$i" fi done # cycle through tags hc keybind $myModB-l use_index +1 --skip-visible hc keybind $myModB-h use_index -1 --skip-visible # layouting hc keybind $myModA-d remove hc keybind $myModA-a floating toggle hc keybind $myModA-f fullscreen toggle hc keybind $myModA-Shift-a set_attr clients.focus.floating toggle hc keybind $myModA-Control-a set_attr clients.focus.minimized true hc keybind $myModA-Control-Shift-a jumpto last-minimized hc keybind $myModA-Control-F 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 $myModA-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 $myModA-Button1 move hc mousebind $myModA-Button2 zoom hc mousebind $myModA-Button3 resize # focus hc keybind $myModA-BackSpace cycle_monitor hc keybind $myModB-j cycle_all -1 hc keybind $myModB-k cycle_all +1 hc keybind $myModA-i jumpto urgent # theme hc attr theme.tiling.reset 1 hc attr theme.floating.reset 1 hc set frame_border_active_color '#37AFA7' hc set frame_border_normal_color '#1D645F' hc set frame_bg_normal_color '#00000000' hc set frame_bg_active_color '#00000000' hc set frame_border_width 3 hc set always_show_frame on hc set frame_bg_transparent off hc set frame_transparent_width 0 hc set frame_gap 4 hc attr theme.title_height 0 # hc attr theme.title_font 'Dejavu Sans:pixelsize=12' # example using Xft # hc attr theme.title_font '-*-fixed-medium-r-*-*-13-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' hc attr theme.padding_top 0 # space below the title's baseline (i.e. text depth) hc attr theme.active.color '#BF00FF' # hc attr theme.title_color '#ffffff' hc attr theme.normal.color '#323232dd' hc attr theme.urgent.color '#7811A1dd' # hc attr theme.normal.title_color '#898989' hc attr theme.inner_width 0 hc attr theme.inner_color black hc attr theme.border_width 2 hc attr theme.floating.border_width 4 hc attr theme.floating.outer_width 0 hc attr theme.floating.outer_color black hc attr theme.active.inner_color '#BF00FF' hc attr theme.urgent.inner_color '#9A65B000' hc attr theme.normal.inner_color '#130F23' # copy inner color to outer_color for state in active urgent normal ; do hc substitute C theme.${state}.inner_color \ attr theme.${state}.outer_color C done hc attr theme.active.outer_width 1 hc attr theme.background_color '#141414' hc set window_gap 6 hc set frame_padding 4 hc set smart_window_surroundings on hc set smart_frame_surroundings on hc set mouse_recenter_gap 0 # rules hc unrule -F #hc rule class=XTerm tag=3 # move all xterms to tag 3 hc rule focus=on # normally focus new clients hc rule floatplacement=smart #hc rule focus=off # normally do not focus new clients # give focus to most common terminals #hc rule class~'(.*[Rr]xvt.*|.*[Tt]erm|Konsole)' focus=on hc rule windowtype~'_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_(DIALOG|UTILITY|SPLASH)' floating=on hc rule windowtype='_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG' focus=on hc rule windowtype~'_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_(NOTIFICATION|DOCK|DESKTOP)' manage=off hc set tree_style '╾│ ├└╼─┐' # unlock, just to be sure hc unlock # do multi monitor setup here, e.g.: # hc set_monitors 1280x1024+0+0 1280x1024+1280+0 # or simply: # hc detect_monitors # find the panel panel=~/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh [ -x "$panel" ] || panel=/etc/xdg/herbstluftwm/panel.sh for monitor in $(hc list_monitors | cut -d: -f1) ; do # start it on each monitor "$panel" "$monitor" & done