configure

config files are expected in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/lawnchair or $HOME/.config/lawnchair if $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is unset.

Appearance

Appearance is configurable via config.ini.

[Config]
DarkTheme=false # use gtk dark theme
IconSize=96     # icon size in pixels
Cols=3          # number of columns in the application grid.

Lawnchair can be extended with configurable commands in commands.ini. A command is triggered by appending ,<keyword> to the search filter.

Each command is an entry with the following format.

[keyword]
Desc=command description
Command=command...

keyword - the keyword to trigger the command.
Desc - description of what the command does.
Command - command to run. Variables @n@, @s@ and @a@ can be used to retrieve application name, application command and user args respectively.

A command to lauch the current app in a custom i3 workspace.

[code]
Desc=open in 'code' workspace
Command=i3-msg workspace code; @s@

A command to send notification before and after launching application.

[notify]
Desc=notify before launch
Command=notify-send "launching @n@"; @s@; notify-send "@n@ is done"

The command description is displayed as you type, this can help verify the command.