🛠️ dotfiles

My handpicked [Arch Linux + Sway] Window Manager Environment — minimal, keyboard-driven, and built for productivity.

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🎹 Mod Key

$mod = Mod4 → Usually the Super / Windows key

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🖥️ Launch Apps

Keybind	Action
Ctrl + Alt + T	Launch terminal (kitty)
$mod + Space	Launch app menu (wofi --show drun)
$mod + L	Lock screen
$mod + Shift + C	Reload Sway config
$mod + Shift + Q	Exit Sway (via swaynag)
$mod + Esc	Restart Waybar

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🚀 Workspace Management

Switch to Workspace

Keybind	Action
$mod + 1..0	Go to workspace 1–10

Move Window to Workspace

Keybind	Action
$mod + Shift + 1..0	Move focused window to workspace

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📦 Window Focus & Movement

Keybind	Action
$mod + Arrow Keys	Move focus
$mod + Shift + Arrows	Move window
$mod + A	Focus parent

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🪟 Window Layout

Keybind	Action
$mod + S	Stacking layout
$mod + W	Tabbed layout
$mod + E	Toggle split
$mod + F	Toggle fullscreen
$mod + Shift + Space	Toggle floating
$mod + Shift + -	Send to scratchpad
$mod + -	Show scratchpad

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↔️ Resize Mode

• Enter resize mode: $mod + R

Key	Action
Arrow Keys	Shrink/Grow container
Return / Esc	Exit resize mode

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🔊 Volume & 🔆 Brightness

Key	Action
XF86AudioRaiseVolume	Volume +5%
XF86AudioLowerVolume	Volume -5%
XF86AudioMute	Toggle mute
XF86AudioMicMute	Toggle mic mute
XF86MonBrightnessUp	Brightness +5%
XF86MonBrightnessDown	Brightness -5%

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🧰 Utilities

Keybind	Action
$mod + Shift + S	Area Screenshot (custom script)
$mod + V	Clipboard history via wofi + cliphist

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🖥️ Display & Wallpaper

• Output: eDP-1 @ 1920x1200
• Wallpaper: ~/Pictures/wallpapers/a_river_near_a_town-moonlight.jpg
• Adaptive Sync: Off

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💤 Idle Behavior

• Lock after 5 minutes
• Turn off display after 6 minutes
• Lock before sleep ✅

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🖱️ Input Settings

Touchpad

✅ Tap-to-click
✅ Natural Scroll
✅ Middle Emulation

Keyboard

• Layout: pt

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🎨 UI Theme

• Font: Fira Code Nerd Fonts Bold 18
• Borders: 4px
• Gaps: inner 7px, outer 5px

Colors

Element	Hex Code
Background	#3c3836
Text / Focus	#ebdbb2
Unfocused Window	#453a3a

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📊 Waybar Configuration Overview

• Layer: top
• Height: 20px
• Spacing: 5px

🔹 Modules

Section	Modules
modules-left	sway/workspaces
modules-center	sway/window
modules-right	tray, bluetooth, network, pulseaudio, backlight, battery, custom/notification, clock, custom/logout, custom/reboot, custom/poweroff

🔧 Highlights

• sway/workspaces shows numbers with Unicode icons
• bluetooth (starts off): controlled by blueman-manager
• network opens nmtui in kitty
• pulseaudio: scroll to change volume, click to mute
• custom/logout, custom/reboot, custom/poweroff show swaynag confirmation prompts
• notification: integrates with swaync-client

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🚀 Autostart Apps

• waybar
• xwayland
• thinkpadbacklight.service
• gammastep -O 3200
• pulseaudio
• cliphist (text & image support)

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✅ Tips & Resources

• Run swaymsg -t get_outputs to list monitor names
• Read:
  • man 5 sway
  • sway-input
  • sway-bar
• Customize Waybar, Wofi, and styles with CSS
• Use swaync-client, cliphist, wl-paste, and grimshot for richer desktop tooling

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⚙️ Want more? Star this repo, fork it, or submit PRs with your improvements!