#!/usr/bin/bash # this is a simple config for herbstluftwm hc() { herbstclient "$@" } hc emit_hook reload # Startup if hc silent new_attr bool my_not_first_autostart; then xsetroot -solid '#5A8E3A' ~/.fehbg & pulseaudio -D & emacs --daemon & syncthing & xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap picom -b /usr/lib/kdeconnectd & /usr/bin/kdeconnect-indicator & redshift-gtk & nm-applet & gnome-keyring-daemon --start nextcloud & /usr/share/doc/herbstluftwm/examples/exec_on_tag.sh 10 keepassxc & dunst & fi # 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 quit hc keybind $Mod-Shift-r reload hc keybind $Mod-w close # programms hc keybind $Mod-s spawn rofi -show run hc keybind $Mod-Return spawn es hc keybind $Mod-t spawn alacritty hc keybind $Mod-b spawn brave hc keybind $Mod-v spawn pavucontrol-qt hc keybind $Mod-Control-b spawn firefox-developer-edition hc keybind $Mod-Control-t spawn es -e '(eshell)' hc keybind $Mod-Control-m spawn es -e '(mu4e)' hc keybind $Mod-Control-e spawn es -e '(elfeed)' # audio, brightness, and screenshots hc keybind XF86AudioLowerVolume spawn amixer set Master 5%- unmute hc keybind XF86AudioRaiseVolume spawn amixer set Master 5%+ unmute hc keybind XF86AudioMute spawn amixer set Master togglemute hc keybind XF86AudioMicMute spawn amixer set Capture togglemute hc keybind XF86MonBrightnessDown spawn xbacklight -5 hc keybind XF86MonBrightnessUp spawn xbacklight +5 hc keybind Print spawn scrot ~/Pictures/screenshots/ # basic movement in tiling and floating mode # focusing clients 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-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-Shift-u split bottom 0.7 hc keybind $Mod-o split right 0.5 hc keybind $Mod-Shift-o split right 0.7 # 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 # tags tag_names=( {1..10} ) 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 "$key" ] ; then hc keybind "$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-f fullscreen toggle hc keybind $Mod-Shift-f set_attr clients.focus.floating toggle 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-c cycle hc keybind $Mod-i jumpto urgent # theme hc attr theme.tiling.reset 1 hc attr theme.floating.reset 1 hc set frame_border_active_color '#d65d0e' hc set frame_border_normal_color '#928374' hc set frame_bg_normal_color '#928374' hc set frame_bg_active_color '#d65d0e' hc set frame_border_width 1 hc set always_show_frame off hc set frame_bg_transparent on hc set frame_transparent_width 1 hc set frame_gap 10 hc attr theme.active.color '#d65d0e' hc attr theme.normal.color '#928374' hc attr theme.urgent.color orange hc attr theme.inner_width 2 hc attr theme.inner_color black hc attr theme.border_width 2 hc attr theme.floating.border_width 4 hc attr theme.floating.outer_width 1 hc attr theme.floating.outer_color black hc attr theme.active.inner_color '#d65d0e' hc attr theme.active.outer_color '#d65d0e' hc attr theme.background_color '#141414' hc set window_gap 0 hc set frame_padding 0 hc set smart_window_surroundings off hc set smart_frame_surroundings on hc set mouse_recenter_gap 0 # rules hc unrule -F #hc rule class=XTerm tag=3 # move all xterms to tag 3 hc rule focus=on # normally focus new clients #hc rule focus=off # normally do not focus new clients # give focus to most common terminals #hc rule class~'(.*[Rr]xvt.*|.*[Tt]erm|Konsole)' focus=on hc rule windowtype~'_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_(DIALOG|UTILITY|SPLASH)' floating=on hc rule windowtype='_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG' focus=on hc rule windowtype~'_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_(NOTIFICATION|DOCK|DESKTOP)' manage=off hc set tree_style '╾│ ├└╼─┐' # unlock, just to be sure hc unlock # do multi monitor setup here, e.g.: hc set_monitors 2560x1418+0+22 1920x1080+2560+0 # or simply: # hc detect_monitors # find the panel panel=~/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh [ -x "$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