#!/bin/sh # Herbstluftm configuration file. # Copyright (C) 2014 Simon Ruderich # # This file is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by # the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or # (at your option) any later version. # # This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the # GNU General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this file. If not, see . set -eu hc() { herbstclient "$@" } installed() { type "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1 } # $1: timeout notify() { if installed dzen2; then read x printf '%s\n' "$x" | sed 's/\^/^^/g' \ | dzen2 -fg blue -bg yellow -y 15 -h 30 -p "$1" & elif installed xmessage; then # Fallback solution, display first line of stdin. read x xmessage -timeout "$1" "$x" & else # Last way to send a "message", create a stupid window layout so I # notice something is up and look at the logs. hc fullscreen off hc floating off hc pseudotile off hc split vertical 0.1 hc unlock # or we might not see the changes fi } # Tell all clients the configuration file was reloaded. Should be the first # command in the autostart file. hc emit_hook reload # KEY BINDINGS # Use Super (= "Windows") key as modifier which is used for all herbstluftwm # key bindings. mod=Mod4 # Remove all existing key bindings. hc keyunbind --all # Basic key bindings. hc keybind $mod-Shift-Return spawn urxvt hc keybind $mod-Shift-c close hc keybind $mod-q reload hc keybind $mod-Shift-q quit # Lock the screen. hc keybind $mod-z spawn "$HOME/.xlockscreen" lock # Run programs/select windows hc keybind $mod-t spawn rofi -show run hc keybind $mod-g spawn rofi -show window # Tag key bindings. Create tags 1 to 0 with bindings to switch and move # windows to them. hc rename default 1 2>/dev/null || true for i in `seq 1 9` 0; do hc add "$i" hc keybind "$mod-$i" use "$i" hc keybind "$mod-Shift-$i" move "$i" done # Switch to last active tag. hc keybind $mod-b use_previous # Layouting key bindings. hc keybind $mod-space cycle_layout 1 horizontal max # toggle these layouts hc keybind $mod-u split vertical 0.5 hc keybind $mod-o split horizontal 0.5 hc keybind $mod-r remove # remove a split # Change window state. hc keybind $mod-f fullscreen toggle # Reset fullscreen and layout. Just in case I get confused. hc keybind $mod-Shift-space chain , fullscreen off , set_layout horizontal # Focus key bindings. hc keybind $mod-h focus left hc keybind $mod-j focus down hc keybind $mod-k focus up hc keybind $mod-l focus right # Move windows. 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 # Swap top and bottom frame (only works with two frames). hc keybind $mod-s chain , lock , rotate , rotate , unlock # MOUSE BINDINGS # Remove all existing key bindings. hc mouseunbind --all # GENERAL SETTINGS # Necessary for Java so it recognizes herbstluftwm as tiling window manager. hc set wmname LG3D # Auto-detect new monitors. hc set auto_detect_monitors 1 # WINDOW and FRAME SETTINGS # No border for frames, only for windows. hc set frame_border_width 0 hc set window_border_width 1 # No gaps between frames or windows. hc set frame_gap 0 hc set window_gap 0 # Inactive window borders are black, almost invisible on my black screen. # Active window borders are dark red. hc set window_border_normal_color '#000000' hc set window_border_active_color '#990000' # Transparent background for empty frames. hc set frame_bg_transparent 1 # Use vertical layout for windows in frames per default. hc set default_frame_layout 1 # vertical # LAYOUT # Run only on startup, not when reloading the config. Thanks to The-Compiler # in #herbstluftwm on Freenode (2014-01-10 16:26 CET) for the idea to use # environment variables. if ! hc getenv HLWMRC_LOADED >/dev/null; then hc setenv HLWMRC_LOADED 1 # Setup my layout: Vertical split with my main terminal window in the top # frame, secondary windows in the bottom frame. hc split vertical 0.5 fi # RULES # Remove all existing rules. hc unrule --all # * Do not focus new clients (default). # * Don't allow clients to toggle fullscreen via EWMH. # * Move new windows to the frame at the bottom of the screen. hc rule focus=off \ ewmhrequests=off \ index=1 # Focus important windows when they are opened. hc rule instance=xmessage focus=on # Move Iceweasel to tag 2. hc rule instance=Navigator class=Iceweasel tag=2 # After everything is done, allow redrawing of the windows. hc unlock # To notify me if set -eu has terminated the script (then this part won't get # executed). echo 'hlwm restarted' | notify 1