My dotfiles

This directory contains the dotfiles for my system and an install script to get started. This script was written in and for Fedora 39/40 on GNOME DE.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed on your system

• Git
• GNU Stow

Installation

1. Clone the repo to your $HOME path, that's it!

Usage

1. Backup your .bashrc and .bash_profile files.
2. Navigate to the repo
3. stow . in your shell
4. Navigate to /first_time_setup/.
5. Utilize the install.sh script.
6. Test & Debug

Whats Included?

here's a handy lil list of all the things!

• these things are actually saved inside this repo
  • configs
• these things are downloaded from elsewhere, like applications

Appearance

• Fonts patched with Nerds Font Patcher
  • Liberation Fonts
  • Geist Fonts (manual install)
• Wallpapers patched to have Light/Dark mode versions in GNOME.
• Starship
• Catppuccin color scheme for WezTerm, NeoVIM, Starship,

Applications

Tools I Use

GNOME Extensions

• User Extensions
  • App Hider
  • Applications Overview Tooltip
  • Auto Move Applications
  • Bedtime Mode
  • Clipboard History
  • Display Scale Switcher
  • Gravatar
  • GSConnect
  • Just Perfection
  • Notification Banner Reloaded
  • Open Bar (disabled for performance)
  • Quick Setting Tweaker
  • Quick Settings Audio Devices Renamer
  • Removable Drive Menu
  • spotify-tray
  • Status Area Horizontal Spacing
  • Tactile
  • User Avater in Quick Settings
  • Vitals
• System Extensions
  • Appindicator and KStatusNotifierItem Support
  • Background Logo

General Productivity

• GUI
  • Backups (provided by deja-dup) for Home Directory backups
  • Firefox (Web Browser)
    • Extensions:
      • ProtonPass
      • ProtonVPN
      • UBlock Origin
      • Privacy Badger
      • Dark Reader
      • Flagfox
      • Tree Style Tab
  • Obsidian (Note Taking) - config occurs via Sync plugin
    • Theme: Minimal
    • (Community) Plugins:
      • Highightr
      • Calendar
      • Periodic Notes
      • Folder Notes
      • Waypoint
      • Hider
      • Style Settings
      • Minimal Theme Settings
  • Synfig (Animation Software)
  • Godot (Game Egnine)
  • Google Chrome (Keyboard Training via zsa.io) - not included. download urself
  • LibreOffice Suite (Office Productivity Suite)
    • Vibreoffice
    • CodeHighlighter
  • Audacity (Audio Editing Software)
  • Reaper (Digital Audio Workstation) - not included. download urself
  • ProtonMail (Mail & Calendar) - not included. download urself
  • ProtonPass (Password Manager) - not included. download urself
  • ProtonVPN (VPN Client) - not included. download urself

Development Tools

• WezTerm (terminal emulator)
• Bash (CLI)
  • Git
  • GNU Stow
  • Bat (cat improvement)
  • Bats (Bash test framework)
  • LSD (prettier ls)
  • rsync for Obsidian Vault backup to local folder.
  • Starship (nice prompt)
  • TLDR
  • NeoVIM
    • Plugins:
      • Colorschemes:
        • Catppuccin
      • Kickstart defaults:
        • Autopairs
        • Cmp
        • Conform
        • Debug
        • Git Signs
        • Indent Line
        • Lint
        • LSP Config
        • Mini
        • NeoTree
        • Telescope
        • Todo Comments
        • Treesitter
        • WhichKey
      • User plugins:
        • Auto Dark Mode
        • Vim-Bundler
        • Vim-Commentary
        • Vim-Endwise
        • Vim-Fugitive
        • Vim-Rails
        • Vim-Tmux
        • Neoscroll (remove?)
        • wezterm/nvim interaction plugin (tbd & added)
• Tmux (to be removed as WezTerm becomes main)
  • Plugins:
    • TPM (plugin manager)
    • Tmux-Sensible
    • Tmux-Which-Key
• Programming Languages
  • elm
  • javascript
  • julia
  • python
  • ruby
  • rust
  • vala
  • zig

Keybinds (WIP)

Notes:

• design keybinds to be easy on laptop keyboard
• Voyager keyboard to have macros to handle keybinds.
• See shortcuts.json

Leader Keys

• GNOME = SUPER
  • SWITCHER = SUPER + E
  • TACTILE = SUPER + W... change?
• WEZTERM = SUPER + ... ?
• NEOVIM = SPACE... add SUPER?
• ...

Defaults

• Open a new window
• Close current window
• Open a new tab
• Close current tab
• Prev/Next Workspace
• Prev/Next Application = (SHIFT) + SUPER/ALT + TAB
• Prev/Next Application in Workspace
• Prev/Next Window
• Prev/Next Window of Application
• Prev/Next Tab = (SHIFT) CTRL + TAB

OS-Wide

• (SHIFT) + SUPER/ALT + TAB = (Reverse) Switch Application
• = Switch Window
• SUPER + ESC = Switch Window of Application Directly
• SUPER + Num = Open or Switch Directly to Favorite Application

Instancing

• Close/Open Workspace
• Close/Open Application
• Close/Open Window = (SHIFT) CTRL + W
• Close/Open Tab = (SHIFT) CTRL + T

Gnome: Switching

• Window Switcher = SUPER + E
• Prev/Next Workspace
• Prev/Next Application
• Prev/Next Window
• Prev/Next Tab = (SHIFT) CTRL + TAB
• Switch Focus = SUPER + H/J/K/L

Tactile: Sizing/Positioning

• Prev/Next Monitor = TACTILE -> (SHIFT) + SPACE
• Maximize = SUPER + UP or TACTILE ->
• Minimize
• Grid-based Split = TACTILE + Point 1 + Point 2

WezTerm: Terminal

NeoVIM: Text Editor

• Fold Commands: z
• Switch Active Window (split) = CTRL + H/J/K/L

GNOME :

• hint: gsettings list-recursively | grep -i "keybinding"

Obsidian :

NeoVIM:

• LEADER = SPACE
• U (normal mode) = Undo
• CTRL + R (normal mode) = Redo
• NeoScroll:
  • CTRL + U = Scroll Up
  • CTRL + D = Scroll Down

WezTerm:

use window macros for panes?

• LEADER =
  • Searching:
    • SHIFT + CTRL + F = enter scrollback search mode
  • Spawning:
    • LEADER + N
    • LEADER + T
    • SHIFT + CTRL + N = spawn window
    • SHIFT + CTRL + T = spawn tab
  • Navigating:
    • LEADER + ARROW_KEY
    • SHIFT + CTRL + ARROW_KEY = activate pane relative to current pane
    • LEADER +
    • CTRL + TAB = next tab
    • SHIFT + SUPER + [ or ] = activate next or previous tab relative to current tab
  • Sizing:
    • LEADER +
  • Other:
    • SHIFT + CONTROL + P = activate command palette

/new/ To-Dos (072024)

• readme (v2)
  • clean-up read me
    • merge-clean old todos into new
    • simplify readme; less is more
      • better "whats included" section
      • "keybinds" to its own md file
    • hyperlinks
  • general file management outline/instruction
    • obsidian vault explanation + where to find it + backups
  • applications list
• dotfiles (v2)
  • uhhhhuhuhuh
• research & test
  • [/] pop-os/shell
  • [/] cosmic-settings, how are keybinds handled->pull 376
  • dotfiles on ubuntu, install.sh on ubuntu
  • standard keybind adoption
• reinstall
  • pre-reqs
    • clean
    • document
    • test on vm
      • test 1: manual install (ubuntu & fedora)
      • test 2: script install (ubuntu & fedora)
      • compare
      • document
    • simplify
  • [ ]

TODO(s) /old/

Repo Stuff

• [/] link external github repos, i.e. rbenv, plugins, bash scripts, etc.

Config Stuff

• Voyager keybinds
  • ctrl + a macro lol? - double tap a?
  • application specific macros:
    • prev/next tab macros
    • wezterm tab management...
• keybinds:
  • Make Reliable/Sensible Defaults
  • WezTerm
    • delete all keybinds, then:
    • leader key(bind)
    • pane: create, delete, size, selection
    • tab: create, delete, selection
• determine:
  • wezterm functionality to keep or remove
    • command palette?
  • use starship + wezterm to name tabs as "process: filename:" ?
• test i3, other WMs
• find a better way to manage keybinds
  • test:
    • xbindkeys

"User" Friendliness

• semantic ANSI text styling variables

Install Scripts

• install scripts
  • test install scripts
  • retest install scripts
  • rewrite with mise
  • retest
  • fix errors
  • finalize functionality
    • put installs into individual functions
    • put status printing into individual functions?
    • options?
      • standard
        • --help
        • --all (install all)
        • --list
        • -o (output log filename)
        • --quiet
        • --verbose
        • --assume-yes
        • --noexec
        • --debug
    • select menu (when no --all)
    • uninstall?
    • finish distro-agnostism
    • impl shell-agnostism?
  • retest install scripts
  • implement BATS
  • fix new errors
  • add firefox-dev setup~ connection with nvim
  • test on Ubuntu

Other Scripts

• common-use scripts...?
  • update all?
  • backup...?
    • humble bundle documents
    • GNOME settings? (dconf)
    • gsettings?
  • compression
    • individually compress directories in this directory

Miscellaneous

• obsidian -> standard notes?, wait to see proton offering

• prune unneccessary stuff

• stuff to add to dotfiles

  • gnome extensions + extension settings
  • gnome tweaks + settings
  • kdenlive
  • audactity
  • starship
  • discord desktop
  • vencord (does this break discord rules?)
  • fastfetch
  • vibreoffice

• might rice

  • to test/add:
    • fastfetch
    • pitvi vs kdenlive
    • kdenlive
    • vibreoffice
    • fzf
    • atuin?
    • chezmoi?
    • powertop
    • discord desktop
    • vencord (does this break discord rules?)
    • pomotroid
  • to remove

• to config

  • sway
    • keybinds
    • workspaces
    • disable follow mouse focus