1# neferwl config: one `key = value` per line, # starts a comment.
2# Every value below is the default; a missing file means defaults.
3# Changes apply live. An invalid line logs a warning and keeps the default.
4
5# Keyboard (xkb names, e.g. layout = fr, options = caps:escape).
6keyboard.layout =
7keyboard.variant =
8keyboard.options =
9keyboard.repeat-rate = 25
10keyboard.repeat-delay = 600
11# Which modifier `cmd` means in binds: super, alt or ctrl.
12keyboard.cmd = super
13
14# Command for spawn-terminal: terminal, then $TERMINAL, then foot.
15# Automatically open once on the initial numbered workspace (first), on every
16# visible empty workspace (all), or never (off). --no-terminal overrides this.
17# terminal = foot
18terminal.auto-open = first
19
20# Commands run once when the session starts; separate several with `;` or
21# use one line each. Like spawn, a command runs without a shell: see
22# "Running commands" in docs/desktop.md.
23# Programs get WAYLAND_DISPLAY and NEFERWL_STATE.
24# startup = waybar; mako
25# startup = wl-paste --watch cliphist store
26
27background = #111111
28
29# Separator lines between tiled windows (tmux style), in logical pixels.
30# The lines along the focused window use active; width 0 disables them,
31# empty inactive draws only the focused lines. Floats get a full border.
32border.width = 2
33border.active = #808080
34border.inactive = #111111
35
36# Black veil over tiles and lower layers when a float is visible (0 to 1).
37floating.dim = 0.3
38
39layout.gaps = 0
40# Columns sharing the screen equally before the overflow applies.
41# A lone column fills the screen without separators.
42layout.max-columns = 2
43# Past max-columns: cascade starts a new band of columns below, scrolling
44# vertically; scroll opens columns to the right; fixed keeps everything on
45# screen, each new window splitting the newest one (spiral).
46layout.overflow = cascade
47# cycle-column-width steps through these, then back to the equal share.
48layout.presets = 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1
49
50# Touchpad. A three-finger swipe up or down slides between workspaces, left
51# or right scrolls the columns (cascade swaps the two axes). natural-scroll
52# = on moves the content with the fingers, for scroll and swipes. tap = on
53# clicks on a tap: one finger left, two right, three middle.
54touchpad.natural-scroll = off
55touchpad.tap = on
56# Pointer speed from -1 to 1; adaptive speeds up quick moves, flat does not.
57touchpad.accel-speed = 0
58touchpad.accel-profile = adaptive
59# left-handed = on swaps the left and right buttons.
60touchpad.left-handed = off
61# Two-finger scroll distance multiplier.
62touchpad.scroll-factor = 1
63
64# Mouse. natural-scroll = on moves the content with the wheel; speed and
65# profile work as for the touchpad.
66mouse.natural-scroll = off
67mouse.accel-speed = 0
68mouse.accel-profile = adaptive
69mouse.left-handed = off
70
71# Hide the pointer cursor after this long without motion (100ms to 1h, or
72# off); the next motion shows it.
73cursor.hide-after = 5s
74
75# on: moving a column or window to another workspace shows that workspace.
76focus.follow-move = off
77# Experimental, off by default.
78# on: windows and the view move with springs, windows fade in and out as
79# they open, close or leave with the stash, the overview zooms its cards;
80# off: every change is instant and three-finger swipes act when the
81# fingers lift.
82# speed: slow, normal, fast, or a number from 0.1 (10x slower) to 10
83# (10x faster).
84animations = off
85animations.speed = normal
86# Focus indicator on the newly focused window: an animation (pulse or off)
87# of an effect (screen: a slight brightening), peaking at strength
88# (0.01 to 0.2; 0.04: black reaches about 10/255).
89focus.animation = pulse
90focus.effect = screen
91focus.strength = 0.04
92
93# Named workspaces are outside the numbered list and require a bind. The bind
94# shows one; pressing it again returns to the previous workspace.
95# max-columns and overflow override the layout.* values.
96# workspace.web.max-columns = 3
97# workspace.web.overflow = fixed
98#
99# Slots: column.N = <width>, <command>. neferwl starts each command in the
100# background and puts its first window in column N, without taking focus.
101# A closed slot stays empty until the workspace is shown again. Apps that
102# reuse a running instance need a new-instance flag. Widths need
103# overflow = scroll.
104# workspace.dev.monitor = DP-2
105# workspace.dev.column.1 = 67%, code --new-window
106# workspace.dev.column.2 = 33%, foot
107# bind.cmd+d = workspace dev
108
109# Window rules place an app's windows when they first open, without moving
110# the focus or the view. app-id is a regular expression matching the whole
111# app ID (see `neferwl state`); matching rules merge, a later one winning.
112# floating = on|off, workspace = N or a declared name, monitor = DP-2 or a
113# monitor key, width = like a column width.
114# rule.games.app-id = steam_app_.*
115# rule.games.workspace = 3
116# rule.games.monitor = DP-2
117# rule.calc.app-id = org\.gnome\.Calculator
118# rule.calc.floating = on
119
120# Displays (drm backend): WxH, WxH@Hz, preferred or off.
121# The first listed display that is connected and not off is used.
122# output.DP-2 = 5120x2160@165.058
123# output.HDMI-A-1 = off
124# Scale (HiDPI), 1 to 4, like 1.5 or 4/3. Default 1. scale-up and scale-down
125# step through the scales where the display divides into whole pixels and
126# save the result here.
127# output.DP-2.scale = 4/3
128
129render.direct-scanout = on
130# Games asking for tearing flip without waiting for vblank, and variable
131# refresh runs; both only while a fullscreen window is scanned out directly.
132render.tearing = on
133render.vrr = on
134
135# Run output and input threads with SCHED_RR when permitted.
136performance.realtime = on
137
138# log.level: debug, info, warn or error. log.debug: components or all.
139log.level = info
140log.debug =
141
142# Binds: bind.<keys> = <action>. Modifiers: cmd, shift, ctrl, alt, super.
143# code:N is a physical key (evdev code), the same key on every layout:
144# code:2 to code:10 are the digit row 1 to 9, code:12 and code:13 the two
145# keys right of 0 (- and = on US).
146# Keys are what your layout prints (cmd+é on AZERTY). Write = # and space
147# by name: cmd+equal, cmd+numbersign, cmd+space. `none` removes a default.
148# `spawn <command>` runs a program; arguments split on spaces, `;` starts
149# another command, no shell (pipes and variables go in a script: see
150# "Running commands" in docs/desktop.md).
151bind.cmd+return = spawn-terminal
152bind.cmd+left = focus-column-left
153bind.cmd+right = focus-column-right
154bind.cmd+up = focus-window-up
155bind.cmd+down = focus-window-down
156bind.cmd+shift+left = move-column-left
157bind.cmd+shift+right = move-column-right
158# Vim keys: every arrow bind also works with h j k l.
159bind.cmd+h = focus-column-left
160bind.cmd+l = focus-column-right
161bind.cmd+k = focus-window-up
162bind.cmd+j = focus-window-down
163bind.cmd+shift+h = move-column-left
164bind.cmd+shift+l = move-column-right
165# A window alone in its column joins the neighbor column; a stacked one
166# leaves for a new column. A full fixed workspace stacks it into the
167# neighbor column instead, past the edge on the neighbor monitor.
168bind.cmd+bracketleft = consume-or-expel-window-left
169bind.cmd+bracketright = consume-or-expel-window-right
170# Reorder the focused window inside its column.
171bind.cmd+shift+up = move-window-up
172bind.cmd+shift+down = move-window-down
173bind.cmd+shift+k = move-window-up
174bind.cmd+shift+j = move-window-down
175# Resize by a step of the usable width or height: +N% or -N% (1-100).
176bind.cmd+alt+left = set-column-width -10%
177bind.cmd+alt+right = set-column-width +10%
178bind.cmd+alt+up = set-window-height -10%
179bind.cmd+alt+down = set-window-height +10%
180bind.cmd+alt+h = set-column-width -10%
181bind.cmd+alt+l = set-column-width +10%
182bind.cmd+alt+k = set-window-height -10%
183bind.cmd+alt+j = set-window-height +10%
184# A tile becomes a free floating window, or returns to its column.
185bind.cmd+shift+space = toggle-floating
186bind.cmd+r = cycle-column-width
187bind.cmd+f = maximize-column
188bind.cmd+shift+f = toggle-fullscreen
189bind.cmd+s = toggle-stash-visible
190bind.cmd+shift+s = toggle-window-stash
191bind.cmd+o = toggle-overview
192bind.cmd+q = close-window
193bind.ctrl+alt+backspace = quit
194bind.ctrl+cmd+space = spawn fuzzel
195
196# Workspaces stack vertically (side by side with cascade); numbers follow
197# their order. An empty one always waits after the last. cmd+up/down past the
198# column edge also switch workspace.
199bind.cmd+pageup = focus-workspace-prev
200bind.cmd+pagedown = focus-workspace-next
201# move-column-to-workspace moves the whole column; move-window-to-workspace
202# (N, -prev, -next) moves only the focused window and has no default bind.
203bind.cmd+shift+pageup = move-column-to-workspace-prev
204bind.cmd+shift+pagedown = move-column-to-workspace-next
205# Reorder workspaces: swap the current one with its neighbor.
206bind.cmd+ctrl+shift+up = move-workspace-prev
207bind.cmd+ctrl+shift+down = move-workspace-next
208bind.cmd+ctrl+shift+k = move-workspace-prev
209bind.cmd+ctrl+shift+j = move-workspace-next
210bind.cmd+code:2 = focus-workspace 1
211bind.cmd+code:3 = focus-workspace 2
212bind.cmd+code:4 = focus-workspace 3
213bind.cmd+code:5 = focus-workspace 4
214bind.cmd+code:6 = focus-workspace 5
215bind.cmd+code:7 = focus-workspace 6
216bind.cmd+code:8 = focus-workspace 7
217bind.cmd+code:9 = focus-workspace 8
218bind.cmd+code:10 = focus-workspace 9
219bind.cmd+shift+code:2 = move-column-to-workspace 1
220bind.cmd+shift+code:3 = move-column-to-workspace 2
221bind.cmd+shift+code:4 = move-column-to-workspace 3
222bind.cmd+shift+code:5 = move-column-to-workspace 4
223bind.cmd+shift+code:6 = move-column-to-workspace 5
224bind.cmd+shift+code:7 = move-column-to-workspace 6
225bind.cmd+shift+code:8 = move-column-to-workspace 7
226bind.cmd+shift+code:9 = move-column-to-workspace 8
227bind.cmd+shift+code:10 = move-column-to-workspace 9
228
229# Monitors, left to right: focus the neighbor, or move the workspace there.
230bind.cmd+ctrl+left = focus-monitor-left
231bind.cmd+ctrl+right = focus-monitor-right
232bind.cmd+ctrl+h = focus-monitor-left
233bind.cmd+ctrl+l = focus-monitor-right
234bind.cmd+ctrl+shift+left = move-workspace-to-monitor-left
235bind.cmd+ctrl+shift+right = move-workspace-to-monitor-right
236bind.cmd+ctrl+shift+h = move-workspace-to-monitor-left
237bind.cmd+ctrl+shift+l = move-workspace-to-monitor-right
238
239# Zoom: the whole display, live.
240bind.cmd+code:13 = scale-up
241bind.cmd+code:12 = scale-down
242
243# Media keys have no default. Bind them by their exact xkb keysym name
244# (case-sensitive; `wev` shows it) to your own tools:
245# bind.XF86AudioRaiseVolume = spawn wpctl set-volume -l 1.0 @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 5%+
246# bind.XF86AudioLowerVolume = spawn wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 5%-
247# bind.XF86AudioMute = spawn wpctl set-mute @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ toggle
248# bind.XF86AudioMicMute = spawn wpctl set-mute @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SOURCE@ toggle
249# bind.XF86MonBrightnessUp = spawn brightnessctl set +5%
250# bind.XF86MonBrightnessDown = spawn brightnessctl set 5%-
251# bind.XF86AudioPlay = spawn playerctl play-pause