#+title: My Qtile Config (Mocha) #+author: Preston Pan #+date: <2023-06-09 Fri> #+description: a catppuccin qtile configuration written in emacs #+html_head: * Goals ** We want the configuration to have efficient and ergonomic keybindings. Commonly used keybindings should be two keys, less common ones should use more. ** We want it to work with other programs that it references. For example, the qutebrowser and qtile configurations should not cause conflict and they should have mutual consistency. *** This will therefore make the configuration self sufficient. ** General enough that it will work for most purposes. Specialized programs or tools should be in a separate section which will make it easy to parse and remove. * Configuration ** Imports and Definitions All of this is also in the default configuration. #+begin_src python :tangle config.py from libqtile import bar, layout, widget from libqtile.config import Click, Drag, Group, Key, Match, Screen from libqtile.lazy import lazy from libqtile.utils import guess_terminal from libqtile import hook from libqtile.backend.wayland import InputConfig import os import subprocess mod = "mod4" terminal = guess_terminal() wl_import_rules = None auto_minimize = True wmname = "LG3D" #+end_src ** Hex Colors We then load the catppuccin colors for the bar and window borders. #+begin_src python :tangle config.py def get_colors(): return [ # Normal colors '#45475a', '#f38ba8', '#a6e3a1', '#f9e2af', '#89b4fa', '#f5c2e7', '#94e2d5', '#bac2de', # Bright colors '#585b70', '#f38ba8', '#a6e3a1', '#f9e2af', '#89b4fa', '#f5c2e7', '#94e2d5', '#a6adc8', # background '#1e1e2e', # foreground '#cdd6f4', ] colors = get_colors() #+end_src ** Keybindings The _keys_ variable is going to be our final list of keybindings. We start by initializing it wth our window manipulation bindings with vim keys: *** Focus controls Vi inspired keybindings to manipulate focus: #+begin_src python :tangle config.py keys = [ Key([mod], "h", lazy.layout.left(), desc="Move focus to left"), Key([mod], "l", lazy.layout.right(), desc="Move focus to right"), Key([mod], "j", lazy.layout.down(), desc="Move focus down"), Key([mod], "k", lazy.layout.up(), desc="Move focus up"), Key([mod], "space", lazy.layout.next(), desc="Move window focus to other window"), Key([mod, "shift"], "h", lazy.layout.shuffle_left(), desc="Move window to the left"), Key([mod, "shift"], "l", lazy.layout.shuffle_right(), desc="Move window to the right"), Key([mod, "shift"], "j", lazy.layout.shuffle_down(), desc="Move window down"), Key([mod, "shift"], "k", lazy.layout.shuffle_up(), desc="Move window up"), Key([mod, "control"], "h", lazy.layout.grow_left(), desc="Grow window to the left"), Key([mod, "control"], "l", lazy.layout.grow_right(), desc="Grow window to the right"), Key([mod, "control"], "j", lazy.layout.grow_down(), desc="Grow window down"), Key([mod, "control"], "k", lazy.layout.grow_up(), desc="Grow window up"), Key([mod], "n", lazy.layout.normalize(), desc="Reset all window sizes"), Key( [mod, "shift"], "Return", lazy.layout.toggle_split(), desc="Toggle between split and unsplit sides of stack", ), Key([mod], "Tab", lazy.next_layout(), desc="Toggle between layouts"), ] #+end_src *** Quit/Restart #+begin_src python :tangle config.py keys.extend([ Key([mod], "q", lazy.window.kill(), desc="Kill focused window"), Key([mod, "control"], "r", lazy.reload_config(), desc="Reload the config"), Key([mod, "control"], "q", lazy.shutdown(), desc="Shutdown Qtile"), ]) #+end_src *** Programs These are our keybindings for user programs. #+begin_src python :tangle config.py keys.extend([ Key([mod], "r", lazy.spawncmd(), desc="Spawn a command using a prompt widget"), Key([mod], "Return", lazy.spawn(terminal), desc="Launch terminal"), Key([mod], "e", lazy.spawn("emacs"), desc="Run emacs"), Key([mod], "w", lazy.spawn("qutebrowser"), desc="Run Qutebrowser"), Key([mod], "f", lazy.spawn("firefox"), desc="Run Firefox"), Key([mod], "b", lazy.spawn("blender"), desc="Run Blender"), Key([mod], "p", lazy.spawn("krita"), desc="Run Krita"), Key([mod], "v", lazy.spawn("inkscape"), desc="Run Inkscape"), Key([mod], "g", lazy.spawn("gimp"), desc="Run GIMP"), Key([mod], "t", lazy.spawn("torbrowser-launcher"), desc="Run Tor Browser"), Key([mod], "i", lazy.spawn("emacsclient --eval \"(emacs-everywhere)\""), desc="Emacs Everywhere!"), ]) #+end_src *** XF86 Now we need keybindings for the function keys: #+begin_src python :tangle config.py keys.extend([ Key([], 'XF86AudioLowerVolume', lazy.spawn("pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5%")), Key([], 'XF86AudioRaiseVolume', lazy.spawn("pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5%")), Key([], 'XF86AudioMute', lazy.spawn("pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle")), Key([], 'XF86MonBrightnessUp', lazy.spawn("light -A 10")), Key([], 'XF86MonBrightnessDown', lazy.spawn("light -U 10")), Key([], 'XF86AudioNext', lazy.spawn("mpc next")), Key([], 'XF86AudioPrev', lazy.spawn("mpc prev")), Key([], "XF86AudioPlay", lazy.spawn("mpc toggle"), desc="Play/Pause player"), Key([], "Print", lazy.spawn("scrot '%Y-%m-%d-%s_screenshot_$wx$h.jpg' -e 'mv $f ~/img/scrot")), ]) #+end_src ** Groups Now we name our groups: #+begin_src python :tangle config.py groups = [Group(i) for i in "123456789"] for i in groups: keys.extend( [ Key( [mod], i.name, lazy.group[i.name].toscreen(), desc="Switch to group {}".format(i.name), ), Key( [mod, "shift"], i.name, lazy.window.togroup(i.name, switch_group=True), desc="Switch to & move focused window to group {}".format(i.name), ), ] ) #+end_src ** Layouts This is our list of enabled layouts. You can enable more of them if you want. #+begin_src python :tangle config.py layouts = [ layout.Columns(border_focus=colors[2], border_normal=colors[0], border_width=4, margin=7), layout.Max(), # Try more layouts by unleashing below layouts. # layout.Stack(num_stacks=2), # layout.Bsp(), # layout.Matrix(), # layout.MonadTall(), # layout.MonadWide(), # layout.RatioTile(), # layout.Tile(), # layout.TreeTab(), # layout.VerticalTile(), # layout.Zoomy(), ] #+end_src ** Bar Now we define our bar. I only have the need to see the time, current workspace, battery percentage, and MPD. Also, you may need to manually change your font size depending on your screen. #+begin_src python :tangle config.py widget_defaults = dict( font="FiraCode Nerd Font", fontsize=16, padding=4, foreground=colors[17], background=colors[16], ) extension_defaults = widget_defaults.copy() screens = [ Screen( top=bar.Bar( [ # widget.CurrentLayout(), widget.GroupBox(active=colors[6], inactive=colors[15], this_current_screen_border=colors[4], highlight_color=colors[3]), widget.Prompt(), widget.WindowName(), widget.Chord( chords_colors={ "launch": ("#ff0000", "#ffffff"), }, name_transform=lambda name: name.upper(), ), # widget.StatusNotifier(), widget.Systray(), widget.Battery(charge_char="🔋", discharge_char="🔋", full_char="🔋", format="{char} {percent:2.0%}"), # widget.TextBox("|", foreground=colors[1]), widget.Sep(padding=16, size_percent=80, foreground=colors[1]), widget.Clock(format="🕒 %a %I:%M %p"), widget.Sep(padding=16, size_percent=80, foreground=colors[1]), widget.Mpd2(), widget.TextBox(" "), ], 24, # border_width=[2, 0, 2, 0], # Draw top and bottom borders # border_color=["ff00ff", "000000", "ff00ff", "000000"] # Borders are magenta ), bottom=bar.Gap(4), left=bar.Gap(3), right=bar.Gap(3), ), ] #+end_src ** Mouse We configure the mouse to interact with floating windows. #+begin_src python :tangle config.py mouse = [ Drag([mod], "Button1", lazy.window.set_position_floating(), start=lazy.window.get_position()), Drag([mod], "Button3", lazy.window.set_size_floating(), start=lazy.window.get_size()), Click([mod], "Button2", lazy.window.bring_to_front()), ] #+end_src Also, we need to toggle some options: #+begin_src python :tangle config.py dgroups_app_rules = [] # type: list follow_mouse_focus = True bring_front_click = False cursor_warp = False #+end_src And then we add the applications that need to start in floating: #+begin_src python :tangle config.py floating_layout = layout.Floating( float_rules=[ # Run the utility of `xprop` to see the wm class and name of an X client. *layout.Floating.default_float_rules, Match(wm_class="confirmreset"), # gitk Match(wm_class="makebranch"), # gitk Match(wm_class="maketag"), # gitk Match(wm_class="ssh-askpass"), # ssh-askpass Match(title="branchdialog"), # gitk Match(title="pinentry"), # GPG key password entry ] ) #+end_src ** I have no idea what these are but they work for some reason. #+begin_src python :tangle config.py auto_fullscreen = True focus_on_window_activation = "smart" reconfigure_screens = True #+end_src ** Autostart If we used wayland, then we must autostart here: #+begin_src python :tangle config.py @hook.subscribe.startup_once def autostart(): home = os.path.expanduser("~") subprocess.call([home + '/.config/qtile/autostart.sh']) #+end_src ** Input Rules in wayland, setxkbmap is not possible. Therefore: #+begin_src python :tangle config.py wl_input_rules = { "1267:12377:ELAN1300:00 04F3:3059 Touchpad": InputConfig(left_handed=True), "*": InputConfig(left_handed=True, pointer_accel=True), "type:keyboard": InputConfig(kb_options="caps:swapescape,compose:ralt"), } #+end_src