Dotfiles

Personal configuration files for Arch Linux with Sway window manager.

Contents

• sway - Tiling Wayland compositor configuration
  • Colemak keyboard layout with WARS movement keys
  • Custom keybindings and scripts
  • Audio device detection and volume notifications
  • FCitx5 input method integration
• waybar - Status bar configuration
• ghostty - Terminal emulator configuration
• helix - Modal text editor configuration
• swaylock - Screen locker configuration

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/dotfiles.git ~/dotfiles

2. Run the install script:

cd ~/dotfiles
./install.sh

This will:

• Back up any existing configurations to .backup files
• Create symlinks from ~/.config/ to the dotfiles repository

Key Features

Sway Configuration

• Mod key: Super/Windows key
• Movement: WARS keys (Colemak layout)
  • W = up, A = left, R = down, S = right
• Help: Mod+/ shows keybindings
• Terminal: Mod+Return (ghostty)
• Browser: Mod+b (zen-browser)
• App launcher: Mod+d (rofi)

Active Scripts

• fcitx5-notify.sh - Input method notifications
• audio-device-detector.sh - Monitors audio device changes
• volume-notify-advanced.sh - Volume control with notifications
• swaylock-blur.sh - Lock screen with blur effect
• toggle-dpms.sh - Toggle display power management
• wolfram-rofi.sh - Wolfram Alpha integration

Requirements

• Sway window manager
• Waybar
• Ghostty terminal
• Helix editor
• Rofi (application launcher)
• wl-clipboard utilities
• playerctl (media controls)
• brightnessctl (brightness control)
• grim & slurp (screenshots)
• swaylock
• mako (notifications)
• fcitx5 (input method)

Wolfram Alpha setup

For wolfram-rofi.sh, create a local env file (ignored by git):

mkdir -p ~/.config/sway
printf 'WOLFRAM_APP_ID="your_app_id"\n' > ~/.config/sway/.env

The script loads ~/.config/sway/.env to read WOLFRAM_APP_ID.

Customization

Edit the configuration files in this repository and run swaymsg reload to apply changes.