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Added features

  • xrdb/pywal/Xresources compatibility. Just load Xresources with xrdb path/to/Xresources or generate a colorscheme using pywal. Then hit Mod+F5 to apply the changes.
  • Systray(disabled due to it not conforming to the floating bar layout).
  • Status bar shows up in all monitors.
  • Switch to the configured tag when a window opens, then switch back when it closes.
  • Fullscreen Applications
  • Printscreen select area and copy to clipboard. Similar to Lightshot on Windows
  • Media Keys: Vol-Up, Vol-Dow, Mute. For cmus: Stop, Prev, Play/Pause, Next.
  • Autostart: dwm will run ~/.config/dwm/autostart.sh at start. See more info below.
  • Power Menu (Requires dmenu)
  • Task Manager/Task Killer (Requires dmenu)
  • Emoji/Font Awesome and other Unicode characters Menu: Select a character and it will be automatically copied to the clipboard (Requires dmenu)
  • Clipboard Manager. Similar to Win+v on Windows10. (Requires clipmenu. You can find it on Github or in the AUR)

Bindings

  • Default MODKEY: alt
  • Launch Terminal: mod+return
  • dmenu: mod+p
  • Clipboard Manager: win+v
  • Power Menu: mod+shift+s
  • Task Manager: ctrl+shift+esc
  • Emoji/Unicode Menu: win+u
  • Printscreen Select: PrtSc (Just hit the PrintScreen key on your keyboard)
  • Open Browser: mod+w (Browser defined in config.h)
  • Open File Explorer: mod+e (File Explorer defined in config.h)
  • Toggle Fullscreen: mod+shift+f
  • Reload Colorscheme: mod+F5
  • Increase/Decrease/Reset Gaps: mod++, mod+-, mod+=

Autostart

  1. Create the folder ~/.config/dwm and the file ~/.config/dwm/autostart.sh.
  2. Add execution permissions to ~/.config/dwm/autostart.sh
chmod +x ~/.config/dwm/autostart.sh
  1. Edit the file and make it run whatever you want

Example ~/.config/dwm/autostart.sh:

discord &
obsidian &
sleep 2; st -n htop -e htop &                         (example of a terminal app)

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