Dotfile
bspwm + eww + polybar
Install / Use
/learn @S4NKALP/DotfileREADME
Info
|Distro|Arch| |:---:|:---:| |WM|BSPWM| |Bar|Polybar| |Menu|Rofi| |Compositor|Ibhagwan-Picom| |Terminal|Alacritty-Kitty| |Widgets|ElKowars wacky widgets | |Music/Player|mpd-ncmpcpp| |File Manager|Thunar|
<table align="center"> <tr> <th align="center"> <sup><sub>:warning: WARNING :warning:</sub></sup> </th> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> THIS DOTFILES ARE CONFIGURED AT 1920x1080 WITH 96 DPI! 1 MONITOR
SOME STUFF MIGHT BREAK ON LOWER OR HIGHER
RESOLUTIONS OR YOU HAVE TO PLAY WITH IT.
</tr>
</table>
Very useful keybindigs to know...
- <code>alt + F1</code> For HotKeys
- <code>alt + @space</code> Apps Menu.
- <code>super + h </code> Hides bar
- <code>Print</code> Takes screenshot.
- <code>super + Return</code> Open a terminal.
- <code>super + shift + Return</code> Open a floating terminal.
- <code>super + c</code> Kill a window/process.
- <code>shift + alt + w</code> Changes randomly wallpaper.
- <code>ctrl + shift + r</code> Restart bspwm.
And more.. You need to look sxhkdrc file for more.
📦 Setup (Isn't Full Installation. Be careful about it.)
This is step-by-step how to install these bspwm dotfiles. Just R.T.F.M.
💾 Installation:
The installer only works for ARCH Linux, and based distros.
<b>Open a terminal in HOME</b>
- Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/S4NKALP/bspwm.git
cd bspwm
- Install needed dependencies
./install (if it show error give permission by chmod +x install
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After installing copy all files to respective location
-
If config didn't work then just give executive permission to all
<br>
You will need to install a few fonts.
Once finished copying the files, you might want to finalize the changes to your system.
# Rebuilds the font cache
$ fc-cache -fv
<br>
<br>Lastly, log out from your current desktop session and log in into bspwm.
Miscellaneous.
-
Elkowar's Wacky Widgets
If you're NOT using a monitor with a 1280x1080 resolution, you might want to change the
xandyvalues of the widgets on the config. -
Theme <kbd>Suggested</kbd>
-
Icon Theme <kbd>Suggested</kbd>
Nordzy Icon this
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Make Yourself window rule in bspwm
<br>
<br>Lastly, log out from your current desktop session and log in into bspwm.
Some tips
- If u dont want to use the random wallpapers comment line 150 from /home/YourUser/.config/bspwm/bspwmrc file.
Troubleshooting
- Weather module is showing wrong values
You need to edit ~/.config/eww/scripts/weather_info & in slidebar/scripts/Weather change the name of your city, you can get it from openweathermap
Acknowledgements.
<details> <summary><b>Screenshots</b></summary>Desktop
Polybar
Old Polybar
Info-Panel
Side-Bar
MusicPlayer
FireFox
Old
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