literate-dotfiles/bspwm.org

#+TITLE: BSPWM
#+SETUPFILE: ./setup/org-setup-file.org

#+PROPERTY: header-args:bash  :comments both
#+PROPERTY: header-args:bash+ :mkdirp yes
#+PROPERTY: header-args:bash+ :shebang "#!/bin/sh"
#+PROPERTY: header-args:bash+ :tangle ~/.config/bspwm/bspwmrc

* List Desktops
#+begin_src bash
  bspc monitor -d code web mail misc figs
#+end_src

* Basic Config
#+begin_src bash
  bspc config border_width         1
  bspc config window_gap           8
  bspc config top_padding         27 # top_padding I set equal to polybar's height

  bspc config split_ratio          0.52
  bspc config borderless_monocle   true
  bspc config gapless_monocle      true

  bspc config focus_follows_pointer       true
#+end_src

* Colors
#+begin_src bash
  bspc config normal_border_color \#32302f
  bspc config focused_border_color \#bdae93
#+end_src

* Rules
Use =xprop= to obtain information about the window.

#+begin_src bash
  # If refreshing bspwm, remove all previous rules to prevent doubling up.
  bspc rule -r "*"

  bspc rule --add qutebrowser desktop='web' follow=on state=tiled
  bspc rule --add Emacs desktop='code' follow=on state=tiled

  bspc rule --add Zathura state=tiled

  bspc rule --add Pavucontrol state=floating
  bspc rule --add Blueman-manager state=floating
#+end_src

* Run Polybar and SXHKD
#+begin_src bash
  polybar top >>/tmp/polybar.log 2>&1 &
  sxhkd -m 1 -c ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc.bspwm &
#+end_src