Table of Contents

• LeftWM Configuration
• Requirements
• GitHub
• Hotkeys
• Launchers
• Layouts
• Windows
• Tags
• Workspaces
• Scratch Pads
• Mouse Actions
• Screenshot
• Others
• Special Configuration Options
• Floating Alacritty
• Extra resources / credits
• `pink-sky.png`
• `trans-background-by-efertone.png`
• Theme

LeftWM Configuration

LeftWM: https://github.com/leftwm/leftwm

This configuration uses leftwm 0.5.3.

Requirements

GitHub

gh auth refresh -h github.com -s notifications

Hotkeys

Launchers

• mod+shift+enter: open alacritty
• mod+p: rofi run
• mod+space: rofi drun
• mod+shift+p: power menu
• mod+/: tag selector
• mod+shift+l: layout selector

Layouts

• mod+[: decrease main width
• mod+]: increase main width
• mod+ctrl+j: next layout (cycle)
• mod+ctrl+k: previous layout (cycle)

Windows

• mod+j: focus window down / next
• mod+k: focus window up / previous
• mod+m: focus main window
• mod+enter: move window to top
• mod+shift+j: move window down
• mod+shift+k: move window up
• mod+f: toggle full screen mode
• mod+shift+f: toggle floating mode
• mod+shift+t: toggle sticky mode

mod+shift+f and mod+shift+t together is the perfect way to watch something in the background in the corner. It will be a floating window that follows you across tags.

Tags

• mod+NUM: go to tag
• mod+shift+NUM: move window to tag
• mod+w: swap tags (between workspaces)
• mod+grave: return to last tag

• mod+ctrl+Left: Previous tag
• mod+ctrl+Right: Next tag

Workspaces

• mod+l: next workspace
• mod+h: previous workspace

Scratch Pads

• mod+s: alacritty (mostly running mprocs with neomutt, iamb, spt, etc.)

Mouse Actions

Mouse key is mod.

• mod+LMB: move window (activated floating mode)
• mod+RMB: resize window (activated floating mode)

Screenshot

Clipboard:

• mod+Print: selection to clipboard
• shift+Print: window to clipboard
• ctrl+shift+Print: delayed selection to clipboard

File:

Save location: ${HOME}/Sync/Photos/Screenshot/oooomen (defined in .efbin/screenshot)

• Print: selection to file
• ctrl+Print: window to file

Screenshot script:

#!/usr/bin/env zsh

screenshotDir="${HOME}/Sync/Photos/Screenshot/oooomen"

case $1 in
  selection-to-file)
    maim -s -u "${screenshotDir}/$(date '+%Y-%m-%d_%I%M%S%P').png"
    ;;
  window-to-file)
    winid=$(~/.efbin/current-window-id)
    maim -i "${winid}" -u "${screenshotDir}/asd-$(date '+%Y-%m-%d_%I%M%S%P').png"
    ;;
  selection-to-clipboard)
    maim -s -u | xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png -i
    ;;
  window-to-clipboard)
    winid=$(~/.efbin/current-window-id)
    maim -i "${winid}" -u | xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png -i
    ;;
  delayed-selection-to-clipboard)
    maim -d 5 -s -u \
      | xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png -i \
      && notify-send 'Screenshot is on clipboard'
    ;;
  *)
    list=$(cat $0 | grep '^  [a-z\-]*)$' | sed -e 's/^  //' -e 's/)$//')
    echo "$0 <${list//$'\n'/ | }>"
    exit 1;
    ;;
esac

Others

• mod+shift+r: soft reload LeftWM
• mod+shift+q: close window
• mod+shift+x: logout / kill session (in case rofi power menu does not show up)
• mod+ctrl+l: lock screen

Special Configuration Options

Floating Alacritty

I use a special window to terminals in the middle of the screen for example open pacman updates.

The wrapper script:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

args=(
  --class="FloatingAlacritty"
  --option="window.dimensions.lines=38"
  --option="window.dimensions.columns=160"
)

for opt in "$@"; do
  case $opt in
    --hold)
      args+=(--hold)
      shift
      ;;
  esac
done

hlcolor=$(tput setaf 5)
reset=$(tput sgr0)

alacritty \
  ${args[*]} \
  --command $SHELL -c \
    "$*; echo -e '\n${hlcolor} -- Done --${reset}'"

Example:

$HOME/.efbin/open-floating-terminal --hold sudo pacman -Syu

Extra resources / credits

pink-sky.png

The Pink Sky background (used in rofi menus):

• https://star-plasma.tumblr.com/post/156710941092/cherry-blossom-sky-20-mins
• https://www.instagram.com/p/BVpWWa4j6wv/

trans-background-by-efertone.png

This image is free to use, share, or do whatever you want, I made it with Krita. If you want I have the .kri file somewhere.

Theme

This theme is based on di-effe/catppuccin, but I change a lot of things over time, that's why I changed the name. It has still similarities, but as the project was not updated when LeftWM got new releases, I had to hack it, and over time, well with all the changes to make it more comfortable, it's not catppuccin anymore.