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app launchers
osimplex edited this page Oct 23, 2019
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This page shows how to create application launchers with keyboard shortcuts.
ℹ️ | Code taken from qtile/qtile-examples/zordsdavini. |
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Here is an example of how to run dmenu
apps:
class Commands:
dmenu = "dmenu_run -i -b -p '>>>' -fn 'Open Sans-10' -nb '#000' -nf '#fff' -sb '#00BF32' -sf '#fff'"
dmenu_session = "dmenu-session"
dmenu_mocp = "dmenu-mocp"
dmenu_windows = "dmenu-qtile-windowlist.py"
mod = "mod4"
keys = [
Key([mod, "control"], "q", lazy.spawn(Commands.dmenu_session)),
Key([mod], "m", lazy.spawn(Commands.dmenu_mocp)),
Key([mod], "l", lazy.spawn(Commands.dmenu_windows)),
Key([mod], "r", lazy.spawn(Commands.dmenu)),
]
ℹ️ | Code taken from qtile/qtile-examples/mort65. |
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Here is a snippet of code that shows how to setup a dropdown terminal:
from libqtile.config import ScratchPad, DropDown
# define your keys and groups
keys = [...]
groups = [...]
# append a scratchpad group
groups.append(
ScratchPad(
"scratchpad", [
# define a drop down terminal
# it is placed in the upper third of the screen by default
DropDown(
"term",
"/usr/bin/termite",
opacity=0.88,
height=0.55,
width=0.80
),
# define another terminal exclusively for qshell at different position
DropDown(
"qshell",
"/usr/bin/termite -e qshell",
x=0.05,
y=0.4,
width=0.9,
height=0.6,
opacity=0.9,
on_focus_lost_hide=True
),
]
)
)
# define keys to toggle the dropdown terminals
keys.extend([
Key([], "F12", lazy.group["scratchpad"].dropdown_toggle("term")),
Key([], "F11", lazy.group["scratchpad"].dropdown_toggle("qshell")),
])
To set an terminal emulator that can be called on Qtile and any other program that support environment variables reading.
Export a variable in ~/.profile
:
export TERMINAL="urxvt"
Then, in config.py
:
from os import environ
from libqtile.config import ScratchPad, DropDown
# Get terminal from environment variables
terminal = environ.get("TERMINAL")
# define your keys and groups
keys = [...]
groups = [...]
# append a scratchpad group
groups.append(
ScratchPad(
"scratchpad", [
# define a drop down terminal for Cmus (music player)
DropDown(
"cmus",
terminal + " -e cmus",
opacity=0.88,
height=0.55,
width=0.80
),
]
)
)
# define keys to toggle the dropdown for Cmus (music player)
keys.extend([
Key([], "F10", lazy.group["scratchpad"].dropdown_toggle("cmus")),
])
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Home page
Official documentation
Configuration examples:
- Application launchers
- Configuration file
- Floating windows
- Groups
- Keyboard keys
- Layouts
- Lazy functions
- Mouse keys
- Replicate other window managers
- Rices
- Rule matching
- Screens
- Wallpapers
- Widgets
- Windows
- Workspaces
Other documents:
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