Welcome to my Herbstluftwm configuration repository! This setup is designed to provide an efficient, minimalist tiling window manager experience, customized with themes, scripts, and keybindings to suit my workflow.
Herbstluftwm is a dynamic tiling window manager for X11 that emphasizes manual tiling and simplicity. Unlike many other tiling window managers, it uses a single monitor-independent tag-based workspace system.
- Manual tiling: Complete control over your window layout.
- Minimal dependencies: Lightweight and fast.
- Highly customizable: Adjust to your preferences with a shell script-based configuration.
- Tag-based workflow: Independent of monitor constraints.
- Steeper learning curve: Requires manual setup and understanding of the tiling workflow.
- Limited out-of-the-box features: Most functionality must be configured or scripted.
- X11 only: No native Wayland support.
This configuration is modular and organized into several files for clarity and maintainability:
autostart: Main entry point for configuring Herbstluftwm. Initializes settings, keybindings, and themes.theme: Handles visual customization, including colors, fonts, and borders.winrules: Defines rules for window placement and behavior based on window class or instance.herbstScripts: Contains utility scripts to extend functionality.keybinds: Centralizes keybinding definitions for window management, launching applications, and more.
This configuration leverages the following tools to enhance usability and aesthetics:
- Rofi: A versatile application launcher and dmenu replacement.
- Vim/Neovim: My preferred text editors for editing configuration files.
- Polybar: A customizable status bar for system information and quick actions.
- Compfy: A compositor fo X11 with animations similar to picom ( no longer actively maintained )
- Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/herbstluftwm-config.git