abbith/sway

Sway Config

• Variables
• Window Borders
• Layouts
• Focus
• Workspaces
• Input Configurations
• Theme
• Idle
• Keybindings

Variables

Logo key

  set $mod Mod4

Movement

  set $left h
  set $down j
  set $up k
  set $right l

Some default programs

  set $term exec termite
  set $menu exec dmenu_run

Window Borders

  default_border pixel 0
  default_floating_border normal

Layouts

Changing the container layout

  bindsym $mod+s layout stacking
  bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed
  bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split

Focus

Change focus between tiling / floating windows

  bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle

Focus the parent container

  bindsym $mod+a focus parent

Workspaces

Define name for default workspaces for which key bindings will be configured. Use variables to avoid repeating the names in multiple places.

  set $ws1 "1"
  set $ws2 "2"
  set $ws3 "3"
  set $ws4 "4"
  set $ws5 "5"
  set $ws6 "6"
  set $ws7 "7"
  set $ws8 "8"
  set $ws9 "9"
  set $ws10 "10"

Switching to workspaces

  bindsym $mod+1 workspace $ws1
  bindsym $mod+2 workspace $ws2
  bindsym $mod+3 workspace $ws3
  bindsym $mod+4 workspace $ws4
  bindsym $mod+5 workspace $ws5
  bindsym $mod+6 workspace $ws6
  bindsym $mod+7 workspace $ws7
  bindsym $mod+8 workspace $ws8
  bindsym $mod+9 workspace $ws9
  bindsym $mod+0 workspace $ws10

Move focused container to workspace

  bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace $ws1
  bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace $ws2
  bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace $ws3
  bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace $ws4
  bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace $ws5
  bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace $ws6
  bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace $ws7
  bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace $ws8
  bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace $ws9
  bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace $ws10

Input Configurations

Swap `ctrl` for `caps lock`

  input * {
  xkb_options ctrl:swapcaps
  }

  input * xkb_numlock enable

Theme

class border background text indicator child-border

  client.focused          #C0C5CE #C0C5CE #1B2229 #C0C5CE #C0C5CE
  client.focused_inactive #232830 #232830 #C0C5CE #232830 #232830
  client.unfocused        #1B2229 #1B2229 #C0C5CE #1B2229 #1B2229
  client.urgent           #65737E #65737E #D08770 #65737E #65737E
  client.placeholder      #4F5B66 #4F5B66 #D08770 #4F5B66 #4F5B66
  client.background       #2B303B

Idle

Lock the screen after 600 seconds of inactivity, then turn off the display after another 600 seconds. Turn on the screen when resumed. Lock the screen before the computer goes to sleep too.

  exec swayidle -w \
  timeout 600 'swaylock' \
  timeout 1200 'swaymsg "output * dpms off"' \
  resume 'swaymsg "output * dpms on"' \
  before-sleep 'swaylock'

Keybindings

Basics

  bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill
  bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload
  bindsym $mod+Shift+e exit
  floating_modifier $mod normal

Focusing

  bindsym $mod+$left focus left
  bindsym $mod+$down focus down
  bindsym $mod+$up focus up
  bindsym $mod+$right focus right

Move the focused window

  bindsym $mod+Shift+$left move left
  bindsym $mod+Shift+$down move down
  bindsym $mod+Shift+$up move up
  bindsym $mod+Shift+$right move right

Resizing

  mode "resize" {
  bindsym $left resize shrink width 1 px or 1 ppt
  bindsym $down resize grow height 1 px or 1 ppt
  bindsym $up resize shrink height 1 px or 1 ppt
  bindsym $right resize grow width 1 px or 1 ppt
  bindsym Return mode "default"
  bindsym Escape mode "default"
  }
  bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"

Sway has a "scratchpad", which is a bag of holding for windows. Windows can be sent there and back later.

  bindsym $mod+Shift+minus move scratchpad
  bindsym $mod+minus scratchpad show

I run emacs as a server. I have keybindings to run specific programs in their own frame.

  bindsym $mod+grave exec emacsclient -c -a ''
  bindsym $mod+Shift+b exec emacsclient -c -a '' -F '(quote (name . "buffers"))' --eval '(ibuffer)'
  bindsym $mod+Shift+d exec emacsclient -c -a '' -F '(quote (name . "dired"))' --eval '(dired nil)'
  bindsym $mod+Shift+f exec emacsclient -c -a '' -F '(quote (name . "feeds"))' --eval '(elfeed)'
  bindsym $mod+Shift+s exec emacsclient -c -a '' -F '(quote (name . "eshell"))' --eval '(eshell)'