Arch Linux Transformer

Inspired by the flexible transition between floating and titling layouts which can be fully navigated and controlled by both keyboard or mouse.

Some details

• OS: Arch Linux
• WM: Awesome
• Terminal: Termite
• Shell: Zsh
• File Manager: Nemo, Ranger
• Launcher: Rofi
• Editors: Spacemacs, VSCode and Vim
• Reader: Okular
• Browser: Google Chrome
• Music: mpd, ncmpcpp, mpv
• Theme: Equilux
• Icons: Linebit for Android, Arc

Screenshots

Floating layout (neofetch, chrome, htop): Titling layout (vim, ranger, ncmpcpp): Clean desktop: Lock screen with i3lock (specific script):

Notes

• Firstly, just install and config Arch Linux compatible with your system.
• Some extra applications and pacakges that may needed: nerd font, fontconfig, oh-my-zsh, xvkbd, i3lock, lxappearance, mpv, mpvc, mpd, mpc, ncmpcpp, fcitx, fcitx-unikey, feh, ntfs-3g, pinta, gimp, copyq, calcurse, galculator, gpick, ...
• Install "Vimium" extension for Chrome to navigate and control Chrome with vim keys.
• If you want extra icons from "Linebit", install "Linebit" and use "Iconzy" to get the png icon file.
• To use xvbkd, click "Focus" and point to anywhere you want to type.

Keybinds

super = Windows key

Basic control

• super + enter - Spawn terminal
• super + shift + enter - Spawn floating terminal
• super + e - Launch VSCode
• super + shift + e - Launch Emacs
• super + shift + f - Launch Nemo
• super + d - Launch rofi
• super + p - Open htop
• super + q - Close client
• super + alt + q - Close all visible clients for the current tag
• super + ctrl + space - Toggle floating client
• super + [1-0] - Change workspace
• super + shift + [1-0] - Move focused client to tag
• super + tab - Switch to previous client
• super + grave - Toggle sidebar
• super + s - Tiling layout
• super + shift + s - Floating layout
• super + w - Maximized / Monocle layout
• super + [arrow keys] - Change focus by direction
• super + j/k - Cycle through clients
• super + h/l - Add / remove clients to / from master area
• super + shift + [arrow keys] / [hjkl] - Move client by direction. Move to edge if it is floating.
• super + ctrl + [arrow keys] / [hjkl] - Resize
• super + f - Toggle fullscreen
• super + m - Toggle maximize
• super + n - Minimize
• super + shift + n - Restore minimized
• super + c - Center floating client
• super + u - Jump to urgent client (or back to last tag if there is no such client)
• super + shift + b - Toggle bar
• super + t - Toggle titlebar
• super + shift + t - Toggle titlebar for all visible clients in selected tag
• super + = - Toggle tray
• super + esc - Exit screen

Funtion keys

• super + F1 - Lock Screen
• super + F2 - Open ranger
• super + F3 - Open nemo
• super + F4 - Open ncmpcpp
• super + F6 / F7 / F8 - Toggle / previous / next song mpd
• super + shift + F6 / F7 / F8 - Toggle / previous / next song mpv
• super + F9 - Open calcurse
• super + F10 / F11 / F12 - Toggle / decrease / increase volume

Take screenshot

• prtsc - Take full screenshot
• super + shift + prtsc - Select area to capture screenshot
• super + ctrl + prtsc - Select area to copy to clipboard
• super + prtsc - Browse screenshot
• super + alt + prtsc - Edit most recent screenshot with gimp

View (resize and set floating client)

• super + ctrl + f - Focused view
• super + ctrl + v - Vertical view
• super + ctrl + t - Tiny view
• super + ctrl + n - Normal view

Move and modify UI

• super + (shift) + z - Focus clients by index
• super + (shift) + - - Increase / Decrease gaps size for the current tag
• super + shift + ctrl + [arrow keys] / [hjkl] - Move clients in floating mode
• super + ctrl + m - Toggle maximize vertically
• super + shift + m - Toggle maximize horizontally
• super + ctrl + [1-0] - Toggle tag display
• super + alt + [1-0] - Move all visible clients to tag
• super + ctrl + shift + [1-0] - Toggle tag on focused client

Other

• super + shift + p - Toggle keep on top
• super + ctrl + p - Toggle sticky
• ctrl + space - Dismiss notification
• super + shift + v - Show main menu
• super + shift + r - Reload awesome
• super + shift + x - Quit awesome
• super + shift + ctrl + [right arrow / left arrow] (h / l) - Increase / Decrease the number of columns

Mouse

On desktop

• left click - Dismiss all notifications, close sidebar and main menu
• double left click - Jump to urgent client (or back to last tag if there is no such client)
• right click - Main menu
• middle click - Sidebar
• scroll up/down - Cycle through tags
• move to left edge - Show sidebar

On titlebars

• left click - Focus and raise
• left click (drag) - Move
• right click (drag) - Resize
• middle click - Close

On wibar icon (purple flower icon)

• left click - Toggle sidebar
• right click - Toggle tray
• middle click - Toggle on-screen keyboard (xvkbd)

On tag icon

• left click - Select workspace (tag)
• right click - Move current focused client to workspace
• middle click - Restore minimized clients

On layout icon

• left click - Switch layouts (floating / titling / fullscreen)
• right click - Show clients in the current workspace with rofi
• middle click - Close focused clients
• side click - Minimize and restore minimized

On sidebar

• left click - Toggle
  • Volume bar : Toggle mute
  • CPU bar and RAM bar : Open htop
  • File : Launch Nemo
  • Search : Launh rofi
  • Exit : Exit screen
• right click
  • Music name : Open ncmpcpp
  • Volume bar : Launch Pavucontrol
  • File : Open Windows DATA disk with Nemo
  • Search : Show run with rofi
• scroll up/down
  • Volume bar : Increase / Decrease volume
  • Music name : next / previous song

Special

• super + left click (drag) - Move client
• super + middle click - Close client
• super + right click - Resize client

Exit screen

• left click - Choose option
• right click or middle click - Cancel
• Keyboard controls:
  • escape or q or x to cancel
  • p to poweroff
  • r to reboot
  • s to suspend
  • e to exit (logout)
  • l to lock