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Basic

# Kill Windows
super + ctrl + x
  xkill

# make sxhkd reload its configuration files:
super + Escape
  pkill -usr1 -x sxhkd; notify-send 'sxhkd' 'Reloaded config'

# Update Polybar
super + shift + r
  polybar-msg cmd restart

# Exit Screen
XF86PowerOff
  i3exit

# Exit Screen
super + 0
  i3exit

Change Keyboard Layout: 

# Change keyboard to US-International layout
super + ctrl + d
  setxkbmap -layout us -variant intl -option caps:escape

# Change keyboard to US layout
super + shift + d
  setxkbmap -layout us -option caps:escape

Multimedia keys

Sound

# Mute/Unmute
XF86AudioMute
  amixer -D pulse sset Master toggle

# Increase Volume
XF86AudioRaiseVolume
  amixer -D pulse sset Master 2%+

# Decrease Volume
XF86AudioLowerVolume
  amixer -D pulse sset Master 2%-

Backlight

# Increase Backlight
XF86MonBrightnessUp
 xbacklight -inc 10

# Descrease Backlight
XF86MonBrightnessDown
 xbacklight -dec 10

Change Tracks

# Play/Pause music
super + period
  mpc toggle

# Previous/Next music
super + {greater,less}
  mpc {next,prev}

# Play/Pause music
XF86AudioPlay
  mpc toggle

# Next music
XF86AudioNext
  mpc next

# Previous music
XF86AudioPrev
  mpc prev

Print Screen

# Screenshot script
Print
  ~/.local/bin/screenshot

# Switch Windows
XF86Display
  rofi -show window

Other

# Run Command
XF86Search
  rofi -show run

Super + key - Start Applications

# Switch Windows
super + w
  rofi -show window

# program launcher
super + d
  rofi -show run

# categorized menu
super + z
  rofi -show drun

# Start Terminal
super + Return
  $TERMINAL

# File Manager
super + o
  $TERMINAL -e "tmux new-session -A -s ranger ranger"

# Browser
super + i
  qutebrowser

# Mails with neomutt
super + m
  $TERMINAL -e "tmux new-session -A -s neomutt neomutt"

# Emacs Client
super + e
  emacsclient -create-frame --alternate-editor=""

Super + Shift - Managing Applications

# Network Manager
super + shift + w
  $TERMINAL -e 'sudo nmtui'

# Bluetooth Manager
super + shift + b
  blueman-manager

# Sound Manager
super + shift + s
  pavucontrol

# Bookmarks
super + shift + f
  bukurun

# Passwords
super + shift + p
  rofi-pass

Super + Space - Command Mode

# Command line Calendar Client (khal)
super + space ; c
  $TERMINAL -e "khal interactive"

# GUI Calendar (Google Calendar)
super + space ; shift + c
  $BROWSER https://calendar.google.com/

# pcmanfm: GUI file manager
super + space ; o
  pcmanfm;

# Download with Aria2c
super + space ; d
  $TERMINAL -e "tmux new-session -A -s aria2p aria2p --port 6800 --host http://dl.tdehaeze.xyz --secret $(pass dl.tdehaeze.xyz/tdehaeze | sed -n 1p)"

# Mails with neomutt
super + space ; m
  $TERMINAL -e "tmux new-session -A -s neomutt neomutt"

# Run another instance of Neomutt in read-only mode
super + space ; shift + m
  $TERMINAL -e "neomutt -R"

# Weechat
super + space ; w
  $TERMINAL -e "tmux new-session -A -s weechat weechat"

# News with newsboat
super + space ; n
  $TERMINAL -e "tmux new-session -A -s newsboat newsboat"

# Music with ncmpcpp
super + space ; p
  $TERMINAL -e "tmux new-session -A -s ncmpcpp ncmpcpp"

# Print Screen
super + space ; shift + p
  $HOME/.local/bin/mopidy-restart

# Default Browser
super + space ; i
  $BROWSER;

# Start Torrent Managaer
super + space ; t
  $TERMINAL -e "tremc"

# Emacs
super + space ; e
  emacs;

# Weather
super + space ; shift + w
  weather;

BSPWM related

BSPWM hotkeys

# quit/restart bspwm
super + alt + {q,r}
  bspc {quit,wm -r}

# close and kill
super + {_,shift + }q
  bspc node -{c,k}

Monocle Layout

# alternate between the tiled and monocle layout
super + m
  bspc desktop -l next

# focus the next/previous node in the current desktop
super + c
  bspc node -f next.local

Set the window State

# Set the window state to tiled
super + t
  bspc node -t tiled


# Toggle Fullscreen State
super + f
  if [ -z "$(bspc query -N -n focused.fullscreen)" ]; then \
      bspc node focused -t fullscreen; \
  else \
      bspc node focused -t tiled; \
  fi

# Toggle Floating State
super + s
  if [ -z "$(bspc query -N -n focused.floating)" ]; then \
      bspc node focused -t floating; \
  else \
      bspc node focused -t tiled; \
  fi

Sticky Window

# set the node flags
super + ctrl + y
  bspc node -g sticky

Focus and Swap

# Focus/swap the node in the given direction
super + {_,shift + }{h,j,k,l}
  bspc node -{f,s} {west,south,north,east}

# focus the last Node
super + Tab
  bspc node -f last

# Focus the next/previous desktop in the current monitor
super + {p,n}
  bspc desktop -f {prev,next}.local

# focus the last Desktop
super + b
  bspc desktop -f last

# focus or send to the given desktop
super + {_,ctrl + }{1-9}
  bspc {desktop -f,node -d} '^{1-9}'

# Send and Focus to the given desktop
super + shift + {1-9}
  bspc node -d '^{1-9}' --follow

Preselect

# preselect the direction
super + ctrl + {h,j,k,l}
  bspc node -p {west,south,north,east}

# preselect the ratio
# super + ctrl + {1-9}
#   bspc node -o 0.{1-9}

# cancel the preselection for the focused node
super + ctrl + space
  bspc node -p cancel

Resize

# expand a window by moving one of its side outward
super + alt + {h,j,k,l}
  bspc node -z {left -20 0,bottom 0 20,top 0 -20,right 20 0}

# contract a window by moving one of its side inward
super + alt + shift + {h,j,k,l}
  bspc node -z {right -20 0,top 0 20,bottom 0 -20,left 20 0}

# move a floating window
super + {Left,Down,Up,Right}
  bspc node -v {-20 0,0 20,0 -20,20 0}

I3 related

Kill Window

# close and kill
super + q
  i3-msg kill

Set the window State

# Set the window to full-screen
super + f
  i3-msg fullscreen toggle

# Set the window to floating
super + s
  i3-msg floating toggle

# Alternate between the tiled and normal layout
super + t
  i3-msg layout toggle tabbed split

# Change focus between tiling / floating windows
super + c
  i3-msg focus mode_toggle

# Sticky window
super + y
  i3-msg sticky toggle

focus/swap

# Focus/swap the node in the given direction
super + {_,shift + }{h,Left}
  i3-msg {focus,move} left
super + {_,shift + }{j,Down}
  i3-msg {focus,move} down
super + {_,shift + }{k,Up}
  i3-msg {focus,move} up
super + {_,shift + }{l,Right}
  i3-msg {focus,move} right

# Focus the next/previous desktop in the current monitor
super + {p,n}
  i3-msg workspace {prev,next}

# Focus the last Desktop
super + b
  i3-msg workspace back_and_forth

# Focus to the given desktop
super + {1-9}
  i3-msg workspace '{1-9}'

# Send to the given desktop
super + ctrl + {1-9}
  i3-msg move container to workspace '{1-9}'

# Focus and Send to the given desktop
super + shift + {1-9}
  WP={1-9} && i3-msg move container to workspace $WP && i3-msg workspace $WP

Preselect

Preselect the direction 

# Set Horizontal Layout
super + ctrl + {h,l,Left,Right}
  i3-msg split h

# Set Vertical Layout
super + ctrl + {j,k,Up,Down}
  i3-msg split v

Resize

Expand/Shrink a window 

# Horizontal Shrink
super + alt + h
  i3-msg resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
# Vertical Grow
super + alt + j
  i3-msg resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
# Vertical Shrink
super + alt + k
  i3-msg resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
# Horizontal Grow
super + alt + l
  i3-msg resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt

Author: Dehaeze Thomas

Created: 2021-01-01 ven. 20:08