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Expand Up @@ -83,39 +83,42 @@ After starting xmonad, use the following keyboard shortcuts to function in
your new window manager. I recommend you print these out so that you don't
get stranded once you logout and back in.

* Alt+Shift+Return: Start a terminal
* Alt+Ctrl+l: Lock screen
* Alt+p: Start dmenu. Once it comes up, type the name of a program and enter
* Alt+Shift+p: Take screenshot in select mode. Click or click and drag to select
* Alt+Ctrl+Shift+p: Take fullscreen screenshot. Supports multiple monitors
* Alt+Shift+c: Close focused window
* Alt+Space: Change workspace layout
* Alt+Shift+Space: Change back to default workspace layout
* Alt+n: Resize viewed windows to the correct size
* Alt+Tab: Focus next window
* Alt+j: Focus next window
* Alt+k: Focus previous window
* Alt+m: Focus master window
* Alt+Return: Swap focused window with master window
* Alt+Shift+j: Swap focused window with next window
* Alt+Shift+k: Swap focused window with previous window
* Alt+h: Shrink master window area
* Alt+l: Expand master window area
* Alt+t: Push floating window back into tiling
* Alt+,: Increment number of windows in master window area
* Alt+.: Decrement number of windows in master window area
* Alt+q: Restart xmonad. This reloads xmonad configuration, does not logout
* Alt+Shift+q: Quit xmonad and logout
* Alt+[1-9]: Switch to workspace 1-9, depending on which number was pressed
* Alt+Shift+[1-9]: Send focused window to workspace 1-9
* Alt+w: Focus left-most monitor (Xinerama screen 1)
* Alt+e: Focus center-most monitor (Xinerama screen 2)
* Alt+r: Focus right-most monitor (Xinerama screen 3)
* Alt+Shift+w: Send focused window to workspace on left-most monitor
* Alt+Shift+e: Send focused window to workspace on center-most monitor
* Alt+Shift+r: Send focused window to workspace on right-most monitor
* Alt+Left Mouse Drag: Drag focused window out of tiling
* Alt+Right Mouse Drag: Resize focused window, bring out of tiling if needed
| Key Binding | Action |
|-------------------------------------------------------------:|:-------------------------------------------------------|
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>Return</kbd> | Start a terminal |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>l</kbd> | Lock screen |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>p</kbd> | Start dmenu. Once it comes up, type the name of a program and enter |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>p</kbd> | Take screenshot in select mode. Click or click and drag to select |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>p</kbd> | Take fullscreen screenshot. Supports multiple monitors |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>c</kbd> | Close focused window |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Space</kbd> | Change workspace layout |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>Space</kbd> | Change back to default workspace layout |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>n</kbd> | Resize viewed windows to the correct size |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Tab</kbd> | Focus next window |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>j</kbd> | Focus next window |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>k</kbd> | Focus previous window |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>m</kbd> | Focus master window |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Return</kbd> | Swap focused window with master window |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>j</kbd> | Swap focused window with next window |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>k</kbd> | Swap focused window with previous window |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>h</kbd> | Shrink master window area |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>l</kbd> | Expand master window area |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>t</kbd> | Push floating window back into tiling |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>,</kbd> | Increment number of windows in master window area |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>.</kbd> | Decrement number of windows in master window area |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>q</kbd> | Restart xmonad. This reloads xmonad configuration, does not logout |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>q</kbd> | Quit xmonad and logout |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>[1-9]</kbd> | Switch to workspace 1-9, depending on which number was pressed |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>[1-9]</kbd> | Send focused window to workspace 1-9 |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>w</kbd> | Focus left-most monitor (Xinerama screen 1) |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>e</kbd> | Focus center-most monitor (Xinerama screen 2) |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>r</kbd> | Focus right-most monitor (Xinerama screen 3) |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>w</kbd> | Send focused window to workspace on left-most monitor |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>e</kbd> | Send focused window to workspace on center-most monitor |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>r</kbd> | Send focused window to workspace on right-most monitor |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Left Mouse Drag</kbd> | Drag focused window out of tiling |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Right Mouse Drag</kbd> | Resize focused window, bring out of tiling if needed |
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Right Mouse Drag</kbd> | Resize focused window, bring out of tiling if needed |


## Personalizing or modifying xmonad-config
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