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# Alloy Sway configuration |
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# |
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# i3-style tiling Wayland session. Translated from the former niri |
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# config on the 2026-07-17 pivot away from the scrolling-tiler model. |
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# Palette on chrome per docs/TOKENS.md. |
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# |
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# HANDOFF (scaffold — refine in Helix): |
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# - Bar: minimal swaybar placeholder below (clock only). Replace with |
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# a real status_command, waybar, or the future alloy console view. |
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# - Launcher: Mod+D is commented out (anyrun was dropped). Bind a TUI |
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# launcher when chosen. |
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# - Palette: client.* colors are a first pass from the niri focus-ring |
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# values — reconcile against docs/TOKENS.md. |
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# - Env vars: GTK/QT/MOZ backend hints live in |
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# ~/.config/environment.d/alloy.conf; verify they reach sway's |
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# children under greetd (see the live-verification GO task). |
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# - Verify on real hardware: swayosd Fn binds, grim screenshots, |
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# per-machine output in /etc/sway/config.d/. |
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set $mod Mod4 |
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set $term rio |
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# ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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# Input |
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# ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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input type:keyboard { |
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xkb_layout us |
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repeat_delay 400 |
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repeat_rate 30 |
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} |
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input type:touchpad { |
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tap enabled |
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natural_scroll enabled |
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pointer_accel 0.2 |
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} |
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input type:pointer { |
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accel_profile flat |
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} |
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# niri warped the cursor to the focused window; sway's nearest is |
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# warping to the focused container center on focus change. |
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mouse_warping container |
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focus_follows_mouse no |
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# Cursor theme + size (was niri's XCURSOR_* environment block). |
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seat seat0 xcursor_theme Bibata-Modern-Classic 24 |
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# ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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# Output — per-machine display config lives in a drop-in so this base |
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# stays generic. Ship an example, commented, like the niri config did. |
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# ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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# output eDP-1 { |
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# mode 1920x1200@60Hz |
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# scale 1.0 |
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# } |
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output * bg #f7f4ec solid_color |
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include /etc/sway/config.d/* |
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# ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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# Layout / chrome |
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gaps inner 8 |
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gaps outer 0 |
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# niri ran border off + a 2px focus-ring; pixel border with no titlebar |
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# is the sway equivalent (also covers the old prefer-no-csd intent). |
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default_border pixel 2 |
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default_floating_border pixel 2 |
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font pango:IosevkaTerm Nerd Font 10 |
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# class border background text indicator child_border |
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client.focused #7f786d #7f786d #1a1a1a #7f786d #7f786d |
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client.focused_inactive #dad2c7 #dad2c7 #6b6b6b #dad2c7 #dad2c7 |
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client.unfocused #dad2c7 #dad2c7 #6b6b6b #dad2c7 #dad2c7 |
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client.urgent #b3543f #b3543f #ffffff #b3543f #b3543f |
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# satty floats; everything else tiles (anyrun rule dropped with anyrun). |
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for_window [app_id="satty"] floating enable |
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# ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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# Startup |
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exec mkdir -p ~/Pictures/Screenshots |
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# Clipboard history: two watchers per docs/STACK.md#clipboard-history. |
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exec wl-paste --type text --watch cliphist store |
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exec wl-paste --type image --watch cliphist store |
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# swayosd-server backs the volume/brightness/caps overlays. |
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exec swayosd-server |
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# Idle: dim to lock at 5 minutes, displays off at 10, and always lock |
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# before suspend so a closed lid never resumes into a live session. |
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# -w makes swayidle wait for the lock to come up before sleeping. |
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# Lock styling comes from ~/.config/swaylock/config (it sets daemonize). |
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exec swayidle -w \ |
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timeout 300 'swaylock -f' \ |
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timeout 600 'swaymsg "output * power off"' \ |
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resume 'swaymsg "output * power on"' \ |
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before-sleep 'swaylock -f' |
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# Binds — session |
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bindsym $mod+Return exec $term |
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# Multiplexed terminal. zellij is not a Wayland client; it runs inside |
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# $term, so this is the emulator with the multiplexer as its command. |
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bindsym $mod+Shift+Return exec $term -e zellij |
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# Launcher removed with anyrun. Bind a TUI launcher here when chosen, |
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# e.g. bindsym $mod+d exec $term -e <picker> |
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# bindsym $mod+d exec ... |
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bindsym $mod+Ctrl+l exec swaylock |
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bindsym $mod+Shift+e exit |
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# Window ops |
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bindsym $mod+q kill |
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bindsym $mod+f fullscreen toggle |
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bindsym $mod+Shift+f fullscreen toggle global |
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# Focus (i3 hjkl) |
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bindsym $mod+h focus left |
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bindsym $mod+j focus down |
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bindsym $mod+k focus up |
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bindsym $mod+l focus right |
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# Move |
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bindsym $mod+Shift+h move left |
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bindsym $mod+Shift+j move down |
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bindsym $mod+Shift+k move up |
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bindsym $mod+Shift+l move right |
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# Layout — sway-native (no niri equivalent; core i3 UX) |
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bindsym $mod+b splith |
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bindsym $mod+v splitv |
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bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed |
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bindsym $mod+s layout stacking |
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bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split |
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bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle |
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bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle |
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# Resize (was niri's column-width presets) |
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bindsym $mod+r mode "resize" |
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bindsym $mod+minus resize shrink width 10 ppt |
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bindsym $mod+equal resize grow width 10 ppt |
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mode "resize" { |
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bindsym h resize shrink width 10 ppt |
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bindsym l resize grow width 10 ppt |
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bindsym k resize shrink height 10 ppt |
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bindsym j resize grow height 10 ppt |
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bindsym Return mode "default" |
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bindsym Escape mode "default" |
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} |
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# Workspaces (kept the named notes/main from niri; media too) |
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bindsym $mod+1 workspace number 1 |
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bindsym $mod+2 workspace number 2 |
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bindsym $mod+3 workspace number 3 |
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bindsym $mod+4 workspace number 4 |
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bindsym $mod+n workspace notes |
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bindsym $mod+m workspace main |
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bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace number 1 |
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bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace number 2 |
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bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace number 3 |
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bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace number 4 |
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# ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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# Binds — screenshots (grim; sway has no built-in capture) |
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set $shot ~/Pictures/Screenshots/screenshot-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).png |
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bindsym Print exec grim $shot |
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bindsym Shift+Print exec grim -g "$(slurp)" $shot |
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# Active-window grab needs jq to parse the tree; region-select covers it |
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# for now. To enable, install jq and use: |
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# grim -g "$(swaymsg -t get_tree | jq -r '.. | select(.focused?) | .rect | "\(.x),\(.y) \(.width)x\(.height)"')" $shot |
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bindsym Ctrl+Print exec grim -g "$(slurp)" $shot |
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# Annotate the most recent screenshot with satty. |
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bindsym $mod+Print exec sh -c 'satty --filename "$(ls -t ~/Pictures/Screenshots/*.png | head -1)"' |
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# ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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# Binds — volume / brightness / media (swayosd + playerctl) |
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# ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec swayosd-client --output-volume raise |
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bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec swayosd-client --output-volume lower |
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bindsym XF86AudioMute exec swayosd-client --output-volume mute-toggle |
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bindsym XF86AudioMicMute exec swayosd-client --input-volume mute-toggle |
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bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec swayosd-client --brightness raise |
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bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec swayosd-client --brightness lower |
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bindsym XF86AudioPlay exec playerctl play-pause |
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bindsym XF86AudioPause exec playerctl play-pause |
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bindsym XF86AudioNext exec playerctl next |
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bindsym XF86AudioPrev exec playerctl previous |
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# Caps-lock indicator (needs swayosd-libinput-backend running). |
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bindsym --release Caps_Lock exec swayosd-client --caps-lock |
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# ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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# Bar — PLACEHOLDER. Minimal swaybar with a clock; replace with a real |
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# status_command, waybar, or the future alloy console status view. |
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# ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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bar { |
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position top |
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font pango:IosevkaTerm Nerd Font 10 |
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status_command while date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M'; do sleep 20; done |
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colors { |
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background #f7f4ec |
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statusline #1a1a1a |
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focused_workspace #7f786d #7f786d #1a1a1a |
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inactive_workspace #dad2c7 #dad2c7 #6b6b6b |
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} |
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} |
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