gistfile1.txt

from libqtile.manager import Key, Screen, Group
from libqtile.command import lazy
from libqtile import layout, bar, widget, hook


keys = [

# SWAP MASTER WINDOWS AROUND
    Key(["mod1"], "n", lazy.layout.down()),
    Key(["mod1"], "m", lazy.layout.up()),

# LAYOUT CHANGERS
    # move to next layout in the stack
    Key(["mod1"], "space", lazy.nextlayout()),
    # switch master windows
    Key(["mod1", "shift"], "space", lazy.layout.rotate()), 

# MOVEMENT KEYS
    # windows style alt-tab/alt-shift-tab
    Key(["mod1"], "Tab", lazy.layout.next()),
    Key(["mod1", "shift"], "Tab", lazy.layout.previous()),
    
    # kill current window
    Key(["mod1", "shift"], "c", lazy.window.kill()), 
    
    # dec ratio of current window
    Key(["mod1"], "q", lazy.layout.decrease_ratio()),

    # inc ratio of current window
    Key(["mod1"], "e", lazy.layout.increase_ratio()), 

# APPLICATION LAUNCHERS
    Key(["mod1", "shift"], "Return", lazy.spawn("urxvt")),
    Key(["mod1", "shift"], "f", lazy.spawn("firefox-aurora")),
    Key(["mod1", "shift"], "e", lazy.spawn("emacs")),
    Key(["mod1", "shift"], "v", lazy.spawn("vlc")),
    Key(["mod1", "shift"], "t", lazy.spawn("thunderbird")),
    Key(["mod1", "shift"], "i", lazy.spawn("weechat-curses")),
    Key(["mod1", "shift"], "s", lazy.spawn("skype")),

# AUDIO
    Key(["mod1"], "F12", lazy.spawn("amixer --quiet set Master 1+")),
    Key(["mod1"], "F11", lazy.spawn("amixer --quiet set Master 1-")),
    Key(["mod1"], "F6",  lazy.spawn("amixer --quiet set Master mute")),
    Key(["mod1"], "F7",  lazy.spawn("amixer --quiet set Master unmute")),
    Key(["mod1"], "F5",  lazy.spawn("ncmpcpp pause")),
    Key(["mod1"], "F8",  lazy.spawn("ncmpcpp play")),
    Key(["mod1"], "F4",  lazy.spawn("ncmpcpp prev")),
    Key(["mod1"], "F9",  lazy.spawn("ncmpcpp next")),
    
# PRINT SCREEN
    Key(["mod1"], "F10", lazy.spawn("import -window root ~/screenshot.png")),
    
# BASE COMMANDS
    # shutdown
    Key(["mod1", "shift"], "q", lazy.spawn('unlogin')),
    # restart qtile
    Key(["mod1", "shift"], "p", lazy.restart())
]

# Next, we specify group names, and use the group position to generate
# a key binding for it.

groups = [
     Group('home'),
     Group('emacs'),
     Group('mail'),
     Group('stats'),
     Group('terminal'),
     Group('weechat'),
     Group('music'),
     Group('skype'),
 ]

for index, grp in enumerate(groups):

     # index is the position in the group list x is the group objects.
     # We assign each group object a set of keys based on it's
     # position in the list.

     # Eventually we will implement a function to change the name based
     # on what window is active in that group.

     keys.extend([
               
               # switch to group
         Key(["mod1"], str(index+1), lazy.group[grp.name].toscreen()),
         
               # send to group
         Key(["mod1", "shift"], str(index+1), lazy.window.togroup(grp.name)) 
         ])


# Two simple layout instances:

layouts = [
    layout.Max(),
    layout.Stack(stacks=2),
    layout.Tile(ratio=0.25)
]


default_data = dict(fontsize=12,
                    foreground="FF6600",
                    background="1D1D1D",
                    font="ttf-droid")


screens = [
    Screen(bottom = bar.Bar([widget.GroupBox(**default_data),
                             widget.WindowName(**default_data),
                             widget.Clock(**default_data)],
                             30,))]