This is my personal hlwm config. Most of it is just the default hlwm config with minor tweaks. I’ll probably add my panel config here sometime soon.
#!/usr/bin/env bash
hc() {
herbstclient "$@"
}
hc emit_hook reload
feh --bg-center wallpaper.*
# remove all existing keybindings
hc keyunbind --allSet the modifier keys and binds for reloading and exiting HLWM.
Mod=Mod4 # Use the super key as the main modifier
Alt=Mod1 # Use the alt key as an secondary modifier
Term=st
hc keybind $Mod-Shift-q quit
hc keybind $Mod-Shift-r reload
hc keybind $Mod-Shift-c close
hc keybind $Mod-Shift-e spawn "$HOME/.config/polybar/scripts/powermenu.sh"A nice thing about hlwm’s config being written in shell is that our system’s environment
variables such as $BROWSER, $EDITOR and $TERM are usable in the keybinds.
hc keybind $Mod-Return spawn "${Term:-xterm}" # use your $TERMinal with st as fallback
hc keybind $Mod-d spawn "$HOME/.config/herbstluftwm/dmenu_run_hlwm"
hc keybind $Mod-z spawn "$HOME/.config/polybar/scripts/launcher.sh"
hc keybind $Mod-F1 spawn i3-scrot
hc keybind $Mod-Ctrl-F1 spawn i3-scrot -w
hc keybind $Mod-$Alt-F1 spawn flameshot gui
hc keybind $Mod-Shift-d spawn clipmenu
hc keybind $Mod-w spawn "$BROWSER"
hc keybind $Mod-$Alt-v spawn "$Term" -e 'nvim'
hc keybind $Mod-$Alt-w spawn "$Term" -e 'emacs /home/bode/orgwiki/index.org'
hc keybind $Mod-$Alt-y spawn "$Term" -e '/home/bode/.local/bin/pipe-viewer'
hc keybind $Mod-$Alt-m spawn "$Term" -e 'mocp'
hc keybind $Mod-$Alt-c spawn "$Term" -e '/home/bode/.local/bin/castero'hc keybind $Mod-Left focus left
hc keybind $Mod-Down focus down
hc keybind $Mod-Up focus up
hc keybind $Mod-Right focus right
hc keybind $Mod-h focus left
hc keybind $Mod-j focus down
hc keybind $Mod-k focus up
hc keybind $Mod-l focus right
hc keybind $Mod-BackSpace cycle_monitor
hc keybind $Mod-Tab cycle_all +1
hc keybind $Mod-Shift-Tab cycle_all -1
hc keybind $Mod-c cycle
hc keybind $Mod-i jumpto urgenthc keybind $Mod-Shift-Left shift left
hc keybind $Mod-Shift-Down shift down
hc keybind $Mod-Shift-Up shift up
hc keybind $Mod-Shift-Right shift right
hc keybind $Mod-Shift-h shift left
hc keybind $Mod-Shift-j shift down
hc keybind $Mod-Shift-k shift up
hc keybind $Mod-Shift-l shift right# create an empty frame at the specified direction
hc keybind $Mod-u split bottom 0.5
hc keybind $Mod-o split right 0.5
hc keybind $Mod-Control-space split explode
# resizing frames and floating clients
resizestep=0.02
hc keybind $Mod-Control-h resize left +$resizestep
hc keybind $Mod-Control-j resize down +$resizestep
hc keybind $Mod-Control-k resize up +$resizestep
hc keybind $Mod-Control-l resize right +$resizestep
hc keybind $Mod-Control-Left resize left +$resizestep
hc keybind $Mod-Control-Down resize down +$resizestep
hc keybind $Mod-Control-Up resize up +$resizestep
hc keybind $Mod-Control-Right resize right +$resizesteptag_names=( {1..8} )
tag_keys=( {1..8} )
hc rename default "${tag_names[0]}" || true
for i in "${!tag_names[@]}" ; do
hc add "${tag_names[$i]}"
key="${tag_keys[$i]}"
if [ -n "$key" ] ; then
hc keybind "$Mod-$key" use_index "$i"
hc keybind "$Mod-Shift-$key" move_index "$i"
fi
done
# cycle through tags
hc keybind $Mod-period use_index +1 --skip-visible
hc keybind $Mod-comma use_index -1 --skip-visiblehc keybind $Mod-r remove
hc keybind $Mod-s floating toggle
hc keybind $Mod-f fullscreen toggle
hc keybind $Mod-Shift-f set_attr clients.focus.floating toggle
hc keybind $Mod-p pseudotile toggle
# The following cycles through the available layouts within a frame, but skips
# layouts, if the layout change wouldn't affect the actual window positions.
# I.e. if there are two windows within a frame, the grid layout is skipped.
hc keybind $Mod-space \
or , and . compare tags.focus.curframe_wcount = 2 \
. cycle_layout +1 vertical horizontal max vertical grid \
, cycle_layout +1hc mouseunbind --all
hc mousebind $Mod-Button1 move
hc mousebind $Mod-Button2 zoom
hc mousebind $Mod-Button3 resizehc keybind $Mod-BackSpace cycle_monitor
hc keybind $Mod-Tab cycle_all +1
hc keybind $Mod-Shift-Tab cycle_all -1
hc keybind $Mod-c cycle
hc keybind $Mod-i jumpto urgenthc attr theme.tiling.reset 1
hc attr theme.floating.reset 1
hc set frame_border_active_color '#519f50'
hc set frame_border_normal_color '#918175'
hc set frame_bg_normal_color '#5E81AC'
hc set frame_bg_active_color '#8FBCBB'
hc set frame_border_width 1
hc set always_show_frame 1
hc set frame_bg_transparent 1
hc set frame_transparent_width 2
hc set frame_gap 4
hc attr theme.active.color '#98bc37'
hc attr theme.normal.color '#918175'
hc attr theme.urgent.color orange
hc attr theme.inner_width 0
hc attr theme.inner_color black
hc attr theme.border_width 1
hc attr theme.floating.border_width 4
hc attr theme.floating.outer_width 1
hc attr theme.floating.outer_color black
hc attr theme.active.inner_color '#3E4A00'
hc attr theme.active.outer_color '#3A4A00'
hc attr theme.background_color '#2AA'
hc set window_gap 0
hc set frame_padding 0
hc set smart_window_surroundings 1
hc set smart_frame_surroundings 1
hc set mouse_recenter_gap 0hc unrule -F
hc rule class=mpv tag=5 # move all mpvs to tag 3
hc rule focus=on # normally focus new clients
#hc rule focus=off # normally do not focus new clients
# give focus to most common terminals
#hc rule class~'(.*[Rr]xvt.*|.*[Tt]erm|Konsole)' focus=on
hc rule windowtype='_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_(DIALOG|UTILITY|SPLASH)' floating=on
hc rule windowtype='_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG' focus=on
hc rule windowtype='_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_(NOTIFICATION|DOCK|DESKTOP)' manage=off
hc set tree_style '╾│ ├└╼─┐'
# unlock, just to be sure
hc unlock# do multi monitor setup here, e.g.:
# hc set_monitors 1280x1024+0+0 1280x1024+1280+0
# or simply:
# hc detect_monitorspanel=~/.config/polybar/launch.sh
[ -x "$panel" ] || panel=/etc/xdg/herbstluftwm/panel.sh
for monitor in $(hc list_monitors | cut -d: -f1) ; do
# start it on each monitor
"$panel" "$monitor" &
done