Make your ArchLinux hyper fast and flexible with one script

Overview • Installation • Configuration reference •

Overview

This repo contains set of preconfigured settings to make your i3-wm looks beautiful.

Currently included features:

• Compton effects for windows. Such as blur and fading.
• I3-gaps.
• Conky system monitor as bottom status bar.
• Font awesome support.

Screenshots

Standart mode

Music mode

Installation

To install this i3setup. You can simply run following:

git clone https://github.com/s3rius/i3wm-autoConfig.git
cd i3wm-autoConfig/
chmod 777 install.sh
./install.sh

This bunch of commands will install this desktop environment on your arch-based distro.

Key bindings

• Open treminal: Super+Enter;
• Go to specific workspace: Super+N, where N - number [1-0];
• Send focused window on specific workspace: Super+Shift+N;
• Open menu: Super+d;
• Take a screenshot to clipboard: PrtSc;
• Save screenshot in ~/Pictures/: Super+PrtSc;
• Cut screenshot in clipboard: Shift+PrtSc;
• Open home folder: Super+e;
• Change keybord layout: CapsLock;
• Exit current X session: Super+Shift+e;
• Restart i3: Super+Shift+r;
• Reload configuration: Super+Shift+c;

Resize mode

• Enter resize mode: Super+r;
• Exit resize mode: Esc or Enter;

Use arrow keys to change focused window size.

Navigation

• To navigate opened windows on screen use: Super+Arrow keys;
• To move windows in current workspace ues: Super+Shift+Arrow keys.

Layouts

• Change layout to stacked: Super+s;
• Change layout to tabbed: Super+w;
• Change layout to default: Super+x;