Woof OS Qtile Edition - Qtile Config

Keybinds

Woof OS uses a tiling window manager, qtile, mainly controlled using the keyboard.
The keybinds listed here are declared in ~/.config/qtile/config.py.

By default, [mod] is the Super/mod4 key, which is the ⊞ Win key on most keyboards, and the ⌘ Command key on Macs.

Focus navigation

• [mod] H moves focus to the left
• [mod] L moves focus to the right
• [mod] J moves focus down
• [mod] K moves focus up
• [mod] Space moves focus to the next window
• [mod] . moves focus to the next screen

The mouse can also be used to switch focus between windows by simply hovering over them.

• [mod] 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9 moves focus to the workspace assigned to the ID

Window arrangement

• [mod] Shift H moves focused window to the left
• [mod] Shift L moves focused window to the right
• [mod] Shift J moves focused window down
• [mod] Shift K moves focused window up
• [mod] Shift Return toggles between split and unsplit sides of stack
• [mod] Tab toggles between layouts
• [mod] Shift 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9 shifts focused window to the workspace assigned to the ID

Window sizing

• [mod] CTRL H grows window to the left
• [mod] CTRL L grows window to the right
• [mod] CTRL J grows window down
• [mod] CTRL K grows window up
• [mod] N resets all window sizes

Miscellaneous and launching programs

• [mod] Return launches the terminal (alacritty)
• [mod] R opens the Rofi run launcher
• [mod] P opens the Rofi power menu
• [mod] B launches the web browser (brave)
• [mod] C launches the file manager (vifm)
• [mod] Z opens copied PDF URL in Zathura
• [mod] Y opens copied YouTube URL in MPV (using yt-dlp)
• [mod] F opens the Flameshot GUI
• [mod] S takes a full screenshot using Scrot
• [mod] T spawns a command using a prompt
• [mod] V shows the active windows through Rofi
• [mod] D sends a notification including the current date and time
• [mod] Q kills focused window
• [mod] CTRL R restarts Qtile
• [mod] CTRL Q shuts down Qtile

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