diff -r 783858104dcd -r 0a8e8db8674d gui-wm/hikari/files/hikari.1 --- a/gui-wm/hikari/files/hikari.1 Sat Mar 22 12:23:58 2025 +0000 +++ /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 @@ -1,1535 +0,0 @@ -.\" Automatically generated by Pandoc 2.9.2.1 -.\" -.TH "HIKARI" "1" "" "2.2.2" "hikari - Wayland Compositor" -.hy -.SH NAME -.PP -\f[B]hikari\f[R] - Wayland Compositor -.SH SYNTAX -.PP -\f[B]hikari\f[R] [-vh] [-a ] [-c ] -.SH DESCRIPTION -.PP -\f[B]hikari\f[R] is a stacking Wayland compositor with additional tiling -capabilities, it is heavily inspired by the Calm Window manager -(cwm(1)). -Its core concepts are views, workspaces, sheets and groups. -.PP -The following options are available: -.PP --a \f[I]\f[R] Specify autostart executable. -.PP --c \f[I]\f[R] Specify a configuration file. -.PP --h Show this message and quit. -.PP --v Show version and quit. -.SH CONCEPTS -.SS View -.PP -\f[I]Views\f[R] are basically the windows of a Wayland client. -Each \f[I]view\f[R] belongs to at most one sheet and can also belong to -at most one group. -A \f[I]view\f[R] can be in several states. -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]hidden\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -\f[I]Hidden\f[R] \f[I]views\f[R] are not displayed on the workspace. -Hiding a \f[I]view\f[R] removes this \f[I]view\f[R] from the workspace. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]tiled\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -A \f[I]tiled\f[R] \f[I]view\f[R] is part of a layout. -They can never be \f[I]floating\f[R] or \f[I]invisible\f[R]. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]floating\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -\f[I]Floating\f[R] \f[I]views\f[R] can never become part of a layout. -The floating state is indicated using a tilde in the sheet indicator. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]invisible\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -When a \f[I]view\f[R] is set into \f[I]invisible\f[R] state it will not -be displayed when switching to the containing sheet and stay hidden -until it is explicitly requested to be shown. -This can be used to keep long running \f[I]views\f[R] from cluttering -the workspace. -An \f[I]invisible\f[R] \f[I]view\f[R] can never be \f[I]tiled\f[R] and -are indicated using square brackets in the sheet indicator. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]maximized\f[R] (horizontal, vertical and full) -.RS 2 -.PP -Views with such a state can take up the entire horizontal and or -vertical space of a workspace. -\f[I]Tiled\f[R] \f[I]views\f[R] can also be maximized. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]borrowed\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Borrowing happens when a workspace contains a \f[I]view\f[R] that view -that is not part of the \f[B]current sheet\f[R]. -These views are called \f[I]borrowed\f[R] views and are indicated by the -sheet indicator using the string \[lq]\f[B]x\f[R] \[at] -\f[B]y\f[R]\[rq], where \f[B]x\f[R] is the sheet the \f[I]view\f[R] is a -member of and \f[B]y\f[R] is the sheet that is currently borrowing the -\f[I]view\f[R]. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]public\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -\f[I]Public\f[R] views are also displayed on the lock screen, in this -case they will never accept input. -Views that display sensible information should never be marked as -\f[I]public\f[R]. -The public state is indicated using an exclamation mark in the sheet -indicator. -.RE -.SS Workspace -.PP -A \f[I]workspace\f[R] is the set of views that are currently visible. -Unlike in most other Wayland compositors, \f[B]hikari\f[R] only has a -single \f[I]workspace\f[R] for each output and we only manipulate its -content using actions. -While this seems like a superficial distinction it is important to keep -in mind for some actions to make sense. -When switching to a sheet this sheet becomes the \f[B]workspace -sheet\f[R]. -On startup a \f[I]workspace\f[R] sheet is \f[B]1\f[R]. -Views on a \f[I]workspace\f[R] are stacked from bottom to top, where the -next view is higher up the stack and the previous view is one below. -This order can be changed by raising or lowering views individually via -actions. -Selecting a view via cycling actions automatically raises this view to -the top of the stacking order. -.PP -\f[B]hikari\f[R] provides multiple ways to \f[I]cycle\f[R] the views on -a \f[I]workspace\f[R]. -Cycling is a way to navigate to a view using key bindings. -.SS Sheet -.PP -A \f[I]sheet\f[R] is a collection of views, each view can only be a -member of a single \f[I]sheet\f[R]. -Switching between sheets will replace the current content of the -workspace with all the views that are a member of the selected -\f[I]sheet\f[R], this \f[I]sheet\f[R] will also become the \f[B]current -sheet\f[R]. -\f[B]hikari\f[R] has 9 general purpose sheets that correspond to the -numbers \f[B]1\f[R] to \f[B]9\f[R] and a special purpose \f[I]sheet\f[R] -\f[B]0\f[R]. -Views that are a member of \f[I]sheet\f[R] \f[B]0\f[R] will always be -visible but stacked below the views of the selected \f[I]sheet\f[R]. -A \f[I]sheet\f[R] that contains views is called \f[B]inhabited\f[R]. -.PP -When switching to a different sheet the current \f[B]current sheet\f[R] -becomes the \f[B]alternate sheet\f[R]. -.SS Group -.PP -\f[I]Groups\f[R] are a bit more fine grained than sheets. -Like sheets, \f[I]groups\f[R] are a collection of views. -Unlike sheets you can have a arbitrary number of \f[I]groups\f[R] and -each \f[I]group\f[R] can have an arbitrary name. -Views from one \f[I]group\f[R] can be spread among all available sheets. -Some actions act on entire \f[I]groups\f[R] rather than individual -views. -.SS Layout -.PP -Each sheet can have at most one \f[I]layout\f[R] for tiling views. -Applying a \f[I]layout\f[R] to a sheet introduces an additional ordering -for views which is not altered by raising or lowering, which can be used -to traverse the \f[I]layout\f[R] in the expected order. -Each \f[I]layout\f[R] can be stored in one of the \f[I]layout\f[R] -register \f[B]a\f[R] to \f[B]z\f[R]. -.SS View indicators -.PP -\f[I]View indicators\f[R] show information about the current view as -well as views belonging to the same group. -They outline the border of the current view as well as all view borders -belonging to the same group (obscured view borders will shine through -the obscuring view). -The focused view will also display so called \f[B]indicator bars\f[R]. -Each bar holds some information, like title, sheet information, group -and its mark (if one has been set for the view). -.SS Marks -.PP -\f[I]Marks\f[R] can be used to \[lq]speed dial\[rq] views, even if they -are on a sheet other than the \f[B]current sheet\f[R] (note: such views -will become \f[B]borrowed\f[R] in the process). -\f[I]Marks\f[R] are represented by characters from \f[B]a\f[R] to -\f[B]z\f[R]. -When jumping to a \f[I]mark\f[R] the view will be brought forward and -focused. -If no view is bound to a \f[I]mark\f[R] the user can specify a command -that is executed instead. -This can be used to start an application that binds itself to this -\f[I]mark\f[R]. -.SS Mode -.PP -\f[B]hikari\f[R] is a modal Wayland compositor and therefore offers -several \f[I]modes\f[R] for actions like changing a views group, mark or -sheet as well a jumping to marks or grabbing input events and layout -selection. -.SH CONFIGURATION -.PP -\f[B]hikari\f[R] is configured using libucl(3) as a configuration file -format. -The configuration is located under -\f[I]$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/hikari/hikari.conf\f[R]. -If this file is not found \f[B]hikari\f[R] is going to try -\f[I]hikari.conf\f[R] from the install \f[I]etc\f[R] directory. -.PP -The default configuration is going to use \f[B]$TERMINAL\f[R] as your -standard terminal application. -.PP -On startup \f[B]hikari\f[R] attempts to execute -\f[I]\[ti]/.config/hikari/autostart\f[R] to autostart applications. -.SH ACTIONS -.SS General actions -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]lock\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Lock \f[B]hikari\f[R] and turn off all outputs. -To unlock you need to enter your password and press enter. -Being able to unlock requires \f[I]hikari-unlocker\f[R] to be in the -\f[B]PATH\f[R] and running with setuid(2) root privileges (those are -required to check if the entered password is correct). -\f[I]hikari-unlocker\f[R] also needs pam.conf(5) to be aware of its -existence, therefore there must be a \f[I]hikari-unlocker\f[R] service -file in \f[I]pam.d\f[R]. -.PP -The lock screen displays all views that are marked as \f[B]public\f[R] -which allows applications to provide information to the user when the -computer is locked (e.g.\ a clock). -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]quit\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Issues a quit operation to all views, allowing them to prompt their -shutdown dialog if they have any. -Issuing this operation again during shutdown will terminate -\f[B]hikari\f[R] right away. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]reload\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Reload and apply the configuration. -.RE -.SS Group actions -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]group-cycle-[next|prev]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Cycle to the next or previous group according to the stacking order by -cycling through the top most view of each group. -The \f[I]next\f[R] view is further up the stack and the -\f[I]previous\f[R] view is further down the stack. -Reaching each end of the stack just wraps around. -Once a view is selected it will be raised to the top of the stacking -order. -Selecting happens by releasing the modifier key. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]group-cycle-view-[next|prev|first|last]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Cycle through all visible views inside of a group. -Once a view is selected it will be raised to the top of the stacking -order. -Selecting happens by releasing the modifier key. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]group-hide\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Hides all visible views of the group of the focused view. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]group-lower\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Lowers all visible views of the group of the focused view. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]group-only\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Hides all visible views not belonging to the group of the focused view. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]group-raise\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Raises all visible views of the group of the focused view. -.RE -.SS Layout actions -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]layout-apply-[a-z]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Applies the layout in the according register to the current -\f[B]workspace sheet\f[R]. -If the register happens to be empty this is a no-op. -If the view that currently has focus can be tiled and is not borrowed it -will get raised to the top of the stack. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]layout-cycle-view-[next|prev|first|last]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Cycle to the next or previous group according to the layout order. -Once a view is selected it will be raised to the top of the stacking -order, the layout order will remain unchanged. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]layout-exchange-view-[next|prev|main]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Swaps the focused view with the next, previous or main view in the -layout order. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]layout-reset\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Resets the geometry of all views in the current layout. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]layout-restack-[append|prepend]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Adds non-floating sheet views to an existing layout without changing -layout order of already tiled views. -If no layout is present the default layout for the current sheet is -applied. -.RE -.SS Mark actions -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]mark-show-[a-z]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Shows the view bound to the according mark. -If no view is bound to the mark an optional command for this mark can be -executed, if none is specified this action is a no-op. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]mark-switch-to-[a-z]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Switches to the workspace containing the view bound to the according -mark. -If no view is bound to the mark an optional command for this mark can be -executed, if none is specified this action is a no-op. -.RE -.SS Mode actions -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]mode-enter-group-assign\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Entering \f[I]group-assign-mode\f[R] allows the user to change the group -of the currently focused view. -Groups that do no exist yet get created. -Groups that become empty get destroyed. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]mode-enter-input-grab\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Redirect all input events directly to the focused view without the -compositor interfering. -Focus will not leave this view anymore until the mode exits or the view -closes. -To exit this mode, reissue the same key binding that started this mode. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]mode-enter-layout\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Layout selection awaits one of the layout registers to be selected. -Valid registers range from \f[B]a\f[R] to \f[B]z\f[R] and \f[B]0\f[R] to -\f[B]9\f[R]. -\f[I]ESC\f[R] cancels this mode without selecting a layout. -If the layout register happens to be empty this action is a no-op. -If the view that currently has focus can be tiled and is not borrowed it -will get raised to the top of the stack. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]mode-enter-mark-assign\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -To change the mark of a view enter mark assign mode and select a mark -between \f[B]a\f[R] and \f[B]z\f[R]. -This mode turns the mark indicator bar into an input field. -The selection is finalized by pressing \f[I]Enter\f[R] or canceled by -pressing \f[I]ESC\f[R]. -If a mark has already been taken the conflicting window will be -indicated. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]mode-enter-mark-select\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Mark selection allows to bring forward a view bound to a mark by -selecting that mark. -When entering this mode \f[B]hikari\f[R] awaits the name of the mark to -be issued. -If that mark is bound to a view that view is shown, in the case that -this view is not a member of the \f[B]current sheet\f[R] it is -considered \f[B]borrowed\f[R]. -If no view is bound to this mark and the mark has been configured to -execute a command when empty, this command gets executed. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]mode-enter-mark-switch-select\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -This action works just like \f[B]mode-enter-mark-select\f[R] with the -exception that is switches to the workspace of the bound view. -If the mark is not bound it stays on the same workspace. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]mode-enter-move\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Moving around views with a pointer device is what this mode is for. -Once entered the pointer will jump to the top left corner of the focused -view and start moving the view around with the pointer. -When releasing any key this mode is canceled automatically. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]mode-enter-resize\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Resizing around views with a pointer device is what this mode is for. -Once entered the pointer will join to the bottom right corner of the -focused view and start resizing the view with the pointer. -When releasing any key this mode is canceled automatically. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]mode-enter-sheet-assign\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Entering this mode lets the user change the sheet of a view by pressing -the number of the target sheet. -If multiple outputs are available they can be cycled using -\f[I]TAB\f[R]. -.RE -.SS Sheet actions -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]sheet-show-all\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Clears the current workspace and populates it with all views that are a -member of its current sheet. -This includes \f[B]invisible\f[R] views as well. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]sheet-show-group\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Clears the current workspace and populates it with all views that are a -member of its current sheet and the group of the focused view. -This includes \f[B]invisible\f[R] views as well. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]sheet-show-invisible\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Clears the current workspace and populates it with all -\f[B]invisible\f[R] views that are a member of its current sheet. -.RE -.SS View actions -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]view-cycle-[next|prev]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Cycle through all visible views. -The \f[I]next\f[R] view is further up the stack and the -\f[I]previous\f[R] view is further down the stack. -Reaching each end of the stack just wraps around. -Once a view is selected it will be raised to the top of the stacking -order. -Selecting happens by releasing the modifier key. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]view-decrease-size-[up|down|left|right]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Decreases the size of the focused view by the amount of pixels set as -\f[B]step\f[R] value into the given direction -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]view-hide\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Hides the focused view. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]view-increase-size-[up|down|left|right]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Increases the size of the focused view by the amount of pixels set as -\f[B]step\f[R] value into the given direction -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]view-lower\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Lowers the focused view to the bottom of the stacking order. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]view-move-[up|down|left|right]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Moves the focused view \f[B]step\f[R] pixels into the given direction. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]view-move-[center[|-left|-right]|[bottom|top]-[left|middle|right]]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Moves the focused view to the given position on the output. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]view-only\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Hides every other view except the focused one. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]view-pin-to-sheet-[0-9|alternate|current]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Pins the focused view to a given sheet. -If the sheet is not currently a \f[B]current sheet\f[R] or sheet -\f[B]0\f[R] the view becomes hidden. -Pinning a view to the \f[B]current sheet\f[R] makes sense for -\f[B]borrowed views\f[R] which takes this view from its original view -and pin it to the current one. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]view-quit\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Closes the focused view. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]view-raise\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Raises the view to the top of the stacking order. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]view-reset-geometry\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Resetting view geometry brings a view back to its original size and -position. -This means that maximization will be undone and the view will also be -taken out of a layout if it has been a part of one before. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]view-snap-[up|down|left|right]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Snap the focused view into the specified direction. -Views can snap to the edge of the screen as well as to the borders of -neighboring views (in this case the \f[B]gap\f[R] setting is respected). -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]view-toggle-floating\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Toggles the floating state of the focused view. -Floating views can not be part of a layout. -If a view that is already tiled is set to floating state it will be -taken out of the layout and reset its geometry. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]view-toggle-invisible\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Toggles the invisible state of the focused view. -A view in invisible state is not displayed if a user switches to the -sheet containing this view. -They need to be shown explicitly, either by using marks or by issuing -actions showing views in this state. -Iconified views can not be part of a layout. -If a view that is already tiled is set to invisible state it will be -taken out of the layout and reset its geometry. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]view-toggle-maximize-[full|horizontal|vertical]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Maximizes the focused view in the given direction. -Maximization state complement each other so maximizing a view -horizontally and then vertically adds up to a full maximization state -and so on. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]view-toggle-public\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Toggles the public state of the focused view. -Public views are also displayed on the lock screen (note: they do not -accept any input when the screen is locked though). -These views should only contain information that should be displayed -when the screen is locked, such as clocks or the progress of a long -running process, they should never contain sensitive information. -The public state is indicated in the sheet indicator bar via -\f[B]!\f[R]. -.RE -.SS VT actions -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]vt-switch-to-[1-9]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Switches to another virtual terminal. -.RE -.SS Workspace actions -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]workspace-clear\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Clears the current workspace. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]workspace-cycle-[next|prev]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Cycle through available workspaces selecting the view that had focus -last. -If that view is no longer visible the first view of the \f[B]current -sheet\f[R] of that workspace is selected . -In both cases the cursor gets centered on that view. -If the \f[B]current sheet\f[R] is empty this moves the cursor into the -center of the target workspace. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]workspace-show-all\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Clears the current workspace and populates it with all views. -This includes \f[B]invisible\f[R] views. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]workspace-show-group\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Raises the focused view, clears the current workspace and populates it -with all views that are a member of the group of the focused view. -This includes \f[B]invisible\f[R] views. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]workspace-show-invisible\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Clears the current workspace and populates it with all -\f[B]invisible\f[R] views that belong to that workspace. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]workspace-switch-to-sheet-[0-9|alternate|current]\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Clears the current workspace and populates it with all views that are a -member of the specified sheet. -This action also sets the \f[B]current sheet\f[R] of the workspace to -this very sheet. -Views that are a member of sheet \f[B]0\f[R] will also be displayed on -the bottom of the stacking order. -Switching to the current sheet will reset the state of the sheet -e.g.\ hiding borrowed views, showing views that have previously been -hidden and hiding views that are in invisible state. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]workspace-switch-to-sheet-[next|prev]-inhabited\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Switch to the next or previous sheet (excluding \f[B]00\f[R]) that -contains at least one member. -If none exists is a no-op. -This action also sets the \f[B]current sheet\f[R] of the workspace to -this sheet. -.RE -.SH USER DEFINED ACTIONS -.PP -Actions can also be user defined, this is done in the \f[I]actions\f[R] -section of the configuration file. -A user defined action consists of a name and a command that should be -run when the action has been issued. -.PP -To define an action \f[I]action-terminal\f[R] that launches sakura(1) -one needs to defined the following. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -terminal = sakura -\f[R] -.fi -.PP -Now we can bind the newly defined \f[I]action-terminal\f[R] to a key -combination in the \f[I]bindings\f[R] section. -.SH BINDINGS -.PP -Actions can be bound to keys and mouse buttons. -The \f[I]bindings\f[R] section in the configuration file is used for -this matter. -Keys can be specified by using either key symbols or codes. -A key combination starts with a string identifying the modifiers for the -bindings. -There are 5 valid modifiers. -A valid modifier string is a combination of the following modifiers. -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]L\f[R] (Logo) -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]S\f[R] (Shift) -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]C\f[R] (Control) -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]A\f[R] (Alt) -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]5\f[R] (AltGR) -.PP -If we want to omit the modifier for a key binding we signal this by -using \[lq]0\[rq] instead of a modifier string. -.PP -Following the modifier string a key symbol or code can be stated. -If we are using a key symbol to identify a key combination we are using -\[lq]+\[rq] followed by the symbol in the case of a key code we are -using \[lq]-\[rq] followed by the numerical key code. -Key symbols and codes can be determined using wev(1). -.PP -Once a key combination has been identified it can be bound to an action. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -\[dq]LS+a\[dq] = action1 # symbol binding -\[dq]LS-38\[dq] = action2 # code binding -\f[R] -.fi -.PP -The \f[I]bindings\f[R] section can contain 2 subsections -\f[I]keyboard\f[R] and \f[I]mouse\f[R] for keyboard and mouse bindings. -.PP -Valid values for mouse button names are \f[I]right\f[R], -\f[I]middle\f[R], \f[I]left\f[R], \f[I]side\f[R], \f[I]extra\f[R], -\f[I]forward\f[R], \f[I]back\f[R] and \f[I]task\f[R]. -.PP -Bindings can have a dedicated \f[I]end\f[R] action that gets triggered -whenever a key is released or additional keys are pressed. -It ensures that a \f[I]begin\f[R] action definitely is followed by the -\f[I]end\f[R] action. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -\[dq]L+t\[dq] = { - begin = action-push-to-talk-start - end = action-push-to-talk-stop -} -\f[R] -.fi -.SH MARK CONFIGURATION -.PP -Marks can be used to quickly navigate to views. -They can also execute commands when they are not currently bound to a -view. -This functionality can be used to start an application that can then -take over that mark using auto configuration. -Note that the started application does not automatically take over the -mark. -.PP -To specify commands that are issued on unassigned marks one can specify -the commands associated with the mark in the \f[I]marks\f[R] section in -the configuration file. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -marks { - s = sakura -} -\f[R] -.fi -.SH VIEW CONFIGURATION -.PP -When an application start its views can be automatically configured by -\f[B]hikari\f[R]. -Each view has a property called \f[I]id\f[R], in the \f[I]views\f[R] -section this can be used to specify certain properties you want for that -view to apply. -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]floating\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Takes a boolean to specify the view\[cq]s \f[B]floating\f[R] state on -startup. -The default value is \f[I]false\f[R]. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]focus\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Takes a boolean to specify if the view should automatically grab focus -when it appears for the first time. -This is useful for views that appear at a specified position. -The default value is \f[I]false\f[R]. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]group\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Automatically assign this view to a group (if the group does not exist -it is created automatically). -If no group is specified a group name equal to the view \f[I]id\f[R] is -chosen. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]inherit\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Lets the user specify a list of properties which should be inherited to -child views (e.g.\ dialogs). -To inherit a property just state the name of the property as a string. -Additionally use an object to overwrite specific values if they should -differ from the parent\[cq]s configuration. -Values that are not explicitly inherited resort to their default. -If \f[B]inherit\f[R] is not specified the child view is going to use the -parent\[cq]s configuration. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]invisible\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Takes a boolean to specify the view\[cq]s \f[B]invisible\f[R] state on -startup. -The default value is \f[I]false\f[R]. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]mark\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Assign a mark to the view. -This only takes effect if that mark is not already bound to another view -already. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]position\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Positions a newly created view to the given coordinates. -\f[B]hikari\f[R] allows two ways to define a view position. -One way is to specify absolute position stating the \f[B]x\f[R] and -\f[B]y\f[R] coordinates as a object, the other one is by stating them as -one of the following options: -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[I]bottom-left\f[R] -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[I]bottom-middle\f[R] -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[I]bottom-right\f[R] -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[I]center\f[R] -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[I]center-left\f[R] -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[I]center-right\f[R] -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[I]top-left\f[R] -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[I]top-middle\f[R] -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[I]top-right\f[R] -.PP -This allows positioning a view relative to the output. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]public\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Takes a boolean to specify the view\[cq]s \f[B]public\f[R] state on -startup. -The default value is \f[I]false\f[R]. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]sheet\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Takes an integer that references the sheet this view should be assigned -to. -If the \f[B]current sheet\f[R] is unequal to this sheet or \f[B]0\f[R] -this view automatically is considered to be \f[B]borrowed\f[R]. -.RE -.PP -To configure views of the \f[B]systat\f[R] \f[I]id\f[R] to become a -member of the group \f[I]monitor\f[R] and automatically assign them to -sheet \f[B]0\f[R] with a given position and focus grabbing we would do -something like this. -Child views inherit the \f[B]group\f[R] and \f[B]sheet\f[R] property -while overwriting \f[B]floating\f[R] to \f[I]true\f[R], all the other -properties are set to their respective default values. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -systat = { - group = monitor - sheet = 0 - position = { - x = 1429 - y = 1077 - } - focus = true - - inherit = [ group, sheet, { floating = true } ] -} -\f[R] -.fi -.SH LAYOUTS -.PP -\f[B]hikari\f[R] is not a tiling compositor so naturally some things -will behave a bit differently compared to traditional tiling approaches. -First and foremost, \f[B]hikari\f[R] tries to minimize operations that -will affect a lot of views at the same time e.g.\ opening a new view -will not automatically insert a view into an existing layout and resize -all of the already tiled views. -To insert a view into an existing layout the user has to issue a tiling -action. -This way opening a new view does not scramble an existing layout and the -user can actively decide when to incorporate a view into a layout. -.PP -A layout is bound to a sheet, each sheet can have at most one layout and -laying out a sheet will incorporate all of its views unless they are -\f[B]invisible\f[R] or \f[B]floating\f[R]. -Resetting a layout will reset the geometry of all of the laid out views -to its original geometry (also resetting maximization). -.PP -Configuring layouts happens in the \f[I]layouts\f[R] section in the -configuration file. -Layouts are assigned to layout registers from \f[B]a\f[R] to \f[B]z\f[R] -and special layout registers \f[B]0\f[R] to \f[B]9\f[R] which correspond -to default layouts for a respective sheet. -A layout itself is a combination of splits and containers with tiling -algorithms. -.PP -Splits are used to subdivide regions of space and containers are used to -consume views and layout them according to a specific tiling algorithm. -.SS Splits -.PP -A layout subdivides the screen space using splits. -Dividing up the screen space uses a binary space partitioning approach. -One can split a region of space horizontally or vertically into to new -regions which can contain either another split or a container with a -tiling algorithm. -.PP -To split up the screen vertically into two equally sized section one has -to specify when the \f[I]left\f[R] and \f[I]right\f[R] hand side of the -split should contain. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -{ - left = ... - right = ... -} -\f[R] -.fi -.PP -Respectively to split horizontally you have to specify \f[I]top\f[R] and -\f[I]bottom\f[R]. -.PP -Notice that the order in which you specify \f[I]left\f[R], -\f[I]right\f[R], \f[I]top\f[R] and \f[I]bottom\f[R] is important, since -it defined the orientation of the split. -The side of the split that gets specified first is the part the gets -filled first when tiling a sheet, it becomes the dominant part of the -split. -.PP -Sometimes splitting a region of space should not result in equally sized -subdivisions and the dominant part of the split should be scaled up or -down. -This can be done by specifying the \f[I]scale\f[R] attribute which can -vary between \f[B]0.1\f[R] to \f[B]0.9\f[R], if no \f[I]scale\f[R] is -specified this value defaults to \f[B]0.5\f[R]. -.PP -To horizontally split a region on space where the top portion of the -split should take up 75% would be specified like so: -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -{ - scale = 0.75 - top = ... - bottom = ... -} -\f[R] -.fi -.PP -Additionally to setting a fixed \f[I]scale\f[R] value, \f[B]hikari\f[R] -allows to specify a \f[I]scale\f[R] object with \f[I]min\f[R] and -\f[I]max\f[R] values. -This is called dynamic scaling, and it uses the size of the first view -inside the container to determine the size of the entire container. -The \f[I]min\f[R] and \f[I]max\f[R] values are used to specify possible -minimum and maximum scale values for the container. -Omitting the values for \f[I]min\f[R] or \f[I]max\f[R] sets the former -to \f[B]0.1\f[R] and the latter to \f[B]0.9\f[R]. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -{ - scale = { - min = 0.5 - max = 0.75 - } - left = single - right = stack -} -\f[R] -.fi -.SS Containers -.PP -Containers consume a number of views and arrange them according to a -tiling algorithm. -There are 6 different tiling algorithms that you can assign to a -container. -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]empty\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -This is one of the simplest algorithms, it does not consume any views. -This is used if a user desired to have a container of a layout to remain -empty e.g. -preventing the layout to cover up a portion of the workspace. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]single\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Containers using the \f[B]single\f[R] layout only consume one view which -takes up the entire container. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]full\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Each view inside of a container using this algorithm will take up the -entire size of the container. -All of the views are stacked up on top of each other. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]stack\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -The \f[B]stack\f[R] algorithm tries to give every view the container -consumes an equal amount of vertical space (excess space is given to the -first view). -The order in which stacking works is from top to bottom. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]queue\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -The \f[B]queue\f[R] algorithm tries to give every view the container -consumes an equal amount of horizontal space (excess space is given to -the first view). -The order in which stacking works is from left to right. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]grid\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -A grid tries to give each view the containers consumes an equal amount -of horizontal and vertical space (excess space is given to the first -view, and therefore first row of the grid). -If the amount of views can not be split up into equal rows and column -the last part of the grid will not be filled. -.RE -.PP -The easiest way to define a layout is by simply stating the tiling -algorithm. -Binding a fullscreen layout to the layout register \f[B]f\f[R] can be -trivially achieved. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -f = full -\f[R] -.fi -.PP -This layout does not subdivide the screen using splits in any way. -The container takes up the entire screen space (respecting gap settings) -and uses the \f[B]full\f[R] algorithm to arrange the views. -.PP -More complex layouts might demand that the user specifies the number of -views that the container may contain up to a maximum. -This can be achieved by specifying a container object. -.PP -To define a \f[B]queue\f[R] container that contains up to 4 views one -would define it like that: -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -{ - views = 4 - layout = queue -} -\f[R] -.fi -.PP -Just stating the tiling algorithm is a short-hand for a layout object -with where \f[I]views\f[R] is set to 256. -.SH UI CONFIGURATION -.PP -Getting everything to look right is an important aspect of feeling -\[lq]at home\[rq]. -\f[B]hikari\f[R] offers a couple of options to tweak visuals to the -users content. -All of these configuration options are part of the \f[I]ui\f[R] section. -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]border\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Defines the thickness of view borders in pixels. -.RE -.PP -Standard border thickness is set to \f[B]1\f[R]. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -border = 1 -\f[R] -.fi -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]gap\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -A gap is some extra space that is left between views when using a layout -or snapping views. -The value also specifies a pixel value. -.RE -.PP -The standard \f[B]gap\f[R] value is 5. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -gap = 5 -\f[R] -.fi -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]font\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Specifies the font that is used for indicator bars. -.RE -.PP -\f[B]hikari\f[R] uses \f[I]monospace 10\f[R] as its default font -setting. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -font = \[dq]monospace 10\[dq] -\f[R] -.fi -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]step\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -The step value defines how many pixels move and resize operations should -cover. -.RE -.PP -The standard \f[B]step\f[R] value is 100. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -step = 100 -\f[R] -.fi -.SS Colorschemes -.PP -\f[B]hikari\f[R] uses color to indicate different states of views and -their indicator bars. -By specifying a \f[I]colorscheme\f[R] section the user can control these -colors. -A colorscheme is a number of properties that can be changed -individually. -Colors are specified using hexadecimal RGB values (e.g.\ 0xE6DB74). -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]active\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Indicates view focus. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]background\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Specifies the background color. -This will be obscured by a wallpaper -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]conflict\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Conflicts can happen when the user attempts to overwrite something (e.g. -binding a mark to a view that is already taken up by another view) or -does something illegal (e.g.\ defining a new group with a leading digit -in its name). -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]first\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Signals that the indicated view is the topmost view of a group. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]foreground\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Font color for indicator bars. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]grouped\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Views that belong to the same group are indicated using this color. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]inactive\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Indicates that a view does not have focus. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]insert\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Indicates indicator bars that are in insert mode (e.g.\ assigning a view -to a group) or views that have an input grab using -\f[I]mode-enter-input-grab\f[R]. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]selected\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -This color is used to indicate that a view is selected. -.RE -.PP -These are the default settings for the \f[B]hikari\f[R] colorscheme. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -colorscheme { - background = 0x282C34 - foreground = 0x000000 - selected = 0xF5E094 - grouped = 0xFDAF53 - first = 0xB8E673 - conflict = 0xED6B32 - insert = 0xE3C3FA - active = 0xFFFFFF - inactive = 0x465457 -} -\f[R] -.fi -.SH INPUTS -.PP -The \f[I]inputs\f[R] section is used to configure input devices. -Device names can be determined using libinput(1). -.SS Pointers -.PP -Pointers can be configured in the \f[I]pointers\f[R] subsection. -The following options are available. -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]accel\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Sets mouse acceleration for the pointer device to a value between -\f[B]-1\f[R] and \f[B]1\f[R]. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]disable-while-typing\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Enable or disable \f[I]disable-while-typing\f[R] if available. -This setting expects a boolean value. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]middle-emulation\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Enable or disable middle click emulation if available. -This setting expects a boolean value. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]natural-scrolling\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Enable or disable \f[I]natural-scrolling\f[R] if available. -This setting expects a boolean value. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]scroll-button\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Configures the pointer scroll button. -Valid values are \f[I]right\f[R], \f[I]middle\f[R], \f[I]left\f[R], -\f[I]side\f[R], \f[I]extra\f[R], \f[I]forward\f[R], \f[I]back\f[R] and -\f[I]task\f[R]. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]scroll-method\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Sets the pointers scroll method. -Valid values are \f[I]no-scroll\f[R], \f[I]on-button-down\f[R]. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]tap\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Enable or disable \f[I]tap\f[R] if available. -This setting expects a boolean value. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]tap-drag\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Enable or disable \f[I]tap-drag\f[R] if available. -This setting expects a boolean value. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]tap-drag-lock\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Enable or disable \f[I]tap-drag-lock\f[R] if available. -This setting expects a boolean value. -.RE -.PP -Configuring the \f[I]System mouse\f[R] input device could look like -this. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -inputs { - pointers { - \[dq]System mouse\[dq] = { - accel = 1.0 - scroll-method = on-button-down - scroll-button = middle - } - } -} -\f[R] -.fi -.PP -A special name \[lq]*\[rq] is used to address all pointers. -Values defined for this pseudo pointer override unconfigured values for -any other pointer. -.SS Keyboards -.PP -\f[C]hikari\f[R] is using \f[C]xkb\f[R] to configure its keyboards via -the \f[I]keyboards\f[R] section. -\f[C]xkb\f[R] rules can be set independently or via a file using the -\f[I]xkb\f[R] attribute. -.PP -To specify rules individually one can use the following options. -Refer to xkeyboard-config(7) for possible settings. -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]rules\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Specifies the \f[C]xkb\f[R] rules. -The default value is \f[C]evdev\f[R]. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]model\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Sets the keyboard model. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]layout\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Sets the keyboard layout. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]variant\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Sets the keyboard variant. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]options\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Sets keyboard options. -.RE -.PP -Additionally \f[B]hikari\f[R] can also configure key repeat using the -following attributes. -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]repeat-delay\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Takes a positive integer to specify the key repeat delay in -milliseconds. -The default value is 600. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]repeat-rate\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Takes a positive integer to specify the key repeat rate in Hz. -The default value is 25. -.RE -.PP -Configuring the \f[I]AT keyboard\f[R] input device could look like this. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -inputs { - keyboards { - \[dq]*\[dq] = { - xkb = { - layout = \[dq]de(nodeadkeys)\[dq] - options = \[dq]caps:escape\[dq] - } - repeat-rate = 25 - repeat-delay = 600 - } - } -} -\f[R] -.fi -.PP -A special name \[lq]*\[rq] is used to address all keyboards. -Values defined for this pseudo keyboard override unconfigured values for -any other pointer. -.PP -Keyboards can also be configured using \f[I]XKB\f[R] environment -variables. -\f[C]hikari\f[R] will automatically fall back to these settings if a -keyboard is not explicitly configured. -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT\f[R] -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]XKB_DEFAULT_MODEL\f[R] -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]XKB_DEFAULT_OPTIONS\f[R] -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]XKB_DEFAULT_RULES\f[R] -.PP -To specify a layout set \f[B]XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT\f[R] to the desired -layout. -This needs to happen before starting \f[B]hikari\f[R]. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT \[dq]de(nodeadkeys),de\[dq] -\f[R] -.fi -.SS Switches -.PP -Switches can be configured in the \f[I]switches\f[R] subsection. -A switch just takes an action and functions like a regular key binding -using the name of the switch as an identifier. -The \f[I]begin\f[R] action is triggered when turning the switch on and -\f[I]end\f[R] is triggered when turning it off. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -inputs { - switches { - \[dq]Control Method Lid Switch\[dq] = lock - } -} -\f[R] -.fi -.SH OUTPUTS -.PP -The \f[I]outputs\f[R] section allows users to define the background and -position for a output using its name. -A special name \[lq]*\[rq] is used to address all outputs. -Values defined for this pseudo output override unconfigured values for -any other output. -.PP -Backgrounds are configured via the \f[I]background\f[R] attribute which -can be either the path to the background image, or an object which -enables the user to define additional attributes for the background -image. -Background file format has to be \f[I]PNG\f[R]. -.PP -When defining a \f[I]background\f[R] object the following attributes are -available. -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]path\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -This attribute giving the \f[I]path\f[R] to the wallpaper image file is -mandatory. -.RE -.IP \[bu] 2 -\f[B]fit\f[R] -.RS 2 -.PP -Specifies how the wallpaper should be displayed. -Available options are \f[I]center\f[R], \f[I]stretch\f[R] and -\f[I]tile\f[R]. -\f[I]stretch\f[R] is the default even when specifying the background -image as a string. -.RE -.PP -Configuring output \f[I]eDP-1\f[R] and \f[I]WL-1\f[R] could look like -this. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -outputs { - \[dq]eDP-1\[dq] = { - background = \[dq]/path/to/wallpaper\[dq] - } - - WL-1 = { - background = { - path = \[dq]/path/to/wallpaper\[dq] - fit = center - } - } -} -\f[R] -.fi -.PP -Output position can be given explicitly using the \f[I]position\f[R] -attribute. -If none is given during startup \f[B]hikari\f[R] will automatically -configure the output. -.IP -.nf -\f[C] -\[dq]eDP-1\[dq] = { - position = { - x = 1680 - y = 0 - } -} - -\[dq]HDMI-A-1\[dq] = { - position = { - x = 0 - y = 0 - } -} -\f[R] -.fi