Only for AwesomeVM v4+
Awesome WM config
Thanks to Wei "pw" Peng who enspired me a lot! Look at his awesome-wm-config.
Available widgets
All of mine widgets you could find in ./widgets directory. Each of them have own README file which describes functionality.
- backlight - widget to control and show brightness level (laptop only)
- dropbox - simple Dropbox icon to replace original (which QT-based, so it bring some problems)
- keylock-icons - set of icons to show status of Lock buttons
Dependencies
Additional software should be installed to cover all shortcuts:
Any of those packages are optional!
- Xserver with extras like setxkbmap, xdg, scrot, arands
- lxtask and gnome control center
- alsa + mixer + pulseaudio control
- xTerm and Terminator
- SpaceFM and PCmanFM
- Gnome Commander and Double Commander
- Dropbox
Installation
git clone https://github.com/keepbot/awesomeWM-config.git ~/.config/awesome
Modkey+Control+r to restart awesomeKeycodes
I've created aliases for keyboard buttons, which placed in keycodes.lua. If you want that "Modkey+F1" shows correct keyboard shortcuts you need to make a following change:
vim /usr/share/awesome/lib/awful/hotkeys_popup/widget.luaFind string:
labels = args.labels or {
And replace built-in codes with my, placed in keykodes.lua
Autostart
You need to create file autostart.lua and add simple startup records like this:
local autostart = require("runonce")
--{{---| Java GUI's fix ---}}---
autostart.run("wmname LG3D")
autostart.run("skypeforlinux")
--autostart.run("dropbox")
autostart.run("nm-applet")
autostart.run("jetbrains-toolbox --minimize")
--autostart.run("/home/id/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/bin/jetbrains-toolbox --minimize")
--autostart.run"empathy")
autostart.run("pidgin")
autostart.run("slack")
autostart.run("telegram-desktop")
autostart.run("thunderbird")
-- autostart.run("firefox")
-- autostart.run("google-chrome-stable")
--autostart.run("gnome-commander")
--autostart.run("teamviewer12")
--autostart.run("pac")
--autostart.run("subl")
--autostart.run("sublime_text")
autostart.run("shutter --min_at_startup")
autostart.run("remmina -i")
autostart.run("goldendict")
--autostart.run("clipit")
autostart.run("xscreensaver -no-splash")
--autostart.run("yakyak")Rules
In rules.lua some rules are defined. You need to redefine them for your needs or remove.
Rules
-- xprop - X tool to get window properties
-- Rules to apply to new clients (through the "manage" signal).
awful.rules.rules = {
-- All clients will match this rule. Drop off maximized mode. Hack for release maximised windows.
{ rule = {}, callback = function(c) c.maximized, c.maximized_vertical, c.maximized_horizontal = false, false, false end},
-- All clients in this rule will get floatig propertie
{ rule = { },
properties = { border_width = beautiful.border_width,
border_color = beautiful.border_normal,
focus = awful.client.focus.filter,
raise = true,
keys = clientkeys,
buttons = clientbuttons,
placement = awful.placement.no_overlap+awful.placement.no_offscreen }},
{ rule_any = { instance = { "DTA", "copyq", },
class = { "Arandr", "Gpick", "Kruler", "MessageWin", "TeamViewer","Sxiv", "Wpa_gui", "pinentry",
"veromix", "xtightvncviewer", "Xscreensaver-demo", "Lxtask", "Speedcrunch", "Gnome-calculator",
"Gnome-alsamixer", "Gimp", "Spacefm", "Pcmanfm", "Gmrun", "Usbview", "Wine", "Gtklp", "VirtualBox",
"XCalc", "Vncviewer", "Pavucontrol", "Cheese", "HP Device Manager - Setup"},
--"Leafpad",w
name = { "Event Tester" },
role = { "AlarmWindow", "pop-up", }},
properties = { floating = true }},
{ rule = { class = "vlc" }, properties = { floating = true }},
{ rule = { class = "Shutter" }, properties = { floating = true }},
{ rule = { class = "Sublime" }, properties = { tag = "IDE" }},
{ rule = { class = "subl3" }, properties = { tag = "IDE" }},
--{ rule = { class = "Firefox" }, properties = { screen = 1, tag = "Web" }},
--{ rule = { class = "chromium" }, properties = { screen = 1, tag = "Web" }},
{ rule = { class = "Firefox" }, properties = { tag = "Web" }},
{ rule = { class = "chromium" }, properties = { tag = "Web" }},
{ rule = { class = "Google-chrome" }, properties = { tag = "Web" }},
--{ rule = { class = "Gnome-commander" }, properties = { screen = 1, tag = "Files" }},
--{ rule = { class = "Doublecmd" }, properties = { screen = 1, tag = "Files" }},
{ rule = { class = "Thunderbird" }, properties = { tag = "MSG" }},
{ rule = { class = "Geary" }, properties = { tag = "MSG" }},
{ rule = { class = "skype" }, properties = { tag = "MSG" }},
{ rule = { class = "Org.gnome.Polari" }, properties = { tag = "MSG" }},
{ rule = { class = "Empathy" }, properties = { tag = "MSG" }},
{ rule = { class = "Pidgin" }, properties = { tag = "MSG" }},
{ rule = { class = "yakyak" }, properties = { tag = "MSG" }},
{ rule = { class = "TelegramDesktop" }, properties = { tag = "MSG" }},
{ rule = { class = "Slack" }, properties = { tag = "MSG" }}
--{ rule = { class = "Pac" }, properties = { screen = 1, tag = "PAC" }},
--{ rule = { class = "libreoffice" }, properties = { tag = "Work" }}
--{ rule = { class = "SWT" }, properties = { tag = "Work" }}
--{ rule = { class = "Gimp" }, properties = { floating = true }}
}Themes
I've desided to stay with only one theme which fits my need/
Screenshot:
There are old themes also existed in directory theme/old
To change theme you need to change theme name and main colour in theme.lua
I created following themes:
- Blue - 'blue'
- Gray - 'gray'
- Green - 'green'
- Purple - 'purple'
- Red - 'red'
- Yellow - 'yellow'
- Zen - 'zen'
Screenshot of purple:
Keyboard
To configure keyboard layout you neet to make apropriate changes in whdgets.lua Defaut layout: US and RU And key combination: Alt+Space (Which can be defined in bindings.lua, but this is the best I could think of)