A full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written and configured in Python
- from libqtile.config import Key, Screen, Group, Drag, Click
- from libqtile.command import lazy
- from libqtile import layout, bar, widget
-
- try:
- from typing import List # noqa: F401
- except ImportError:
- pass
-
- mod = "mod4"
-
- keys = [
- # Switch between windows in current stack pane
- Key([mod], "k", lazy.layout.down()),
- Key([mod], "j", lazy.layout.up()),
-
- # Move windows up or down in current stack
- Key([mod, "control"], "k", lazy.layout.shuffle_down()),
- Key([mod, "control"], "j", lazy.layout.shuffle_up()),
-
- # Switch window focus to other pane(s) of stack
- Key([mod], "space", lazy.layout.next()),
-
- # Swap panes of split stack
- Key([mod, "shift"], "space", lazy.layout.rotate()),
-
- # Toggle between split and unsplit sides of stack.
- # Split = all windows displayed
- # Unsplit = 1 window displayed, like Max layout, but still with
- # multiple stack panes
- Key([mod, "shift"], "Return", lazy.layout.toggle_split()),
- Key([mod], "Return", lazy.spawn("xterm")),
-
- # Toggle between different layouts as defined below
- Key([mod], "Tab", lazy.next_layout()),
- Key([mod], "w", lazy.window.kill()),
-
- Key([mod, "control"], "r", lazy.restart()),
- Key([mod, "control"], "q", lazy.shutdown()),
- Key([mod], "r", lazy.spawncmd()),
- ]
-
- groups = [Group(i) for i in "asdfuiop"]
-
- for i in groups:
- keys.extend([
- # mod1 + letter of group = switch to group
- Key([mod], i.name, lazy.group[i.name].toscreen()),
-
- # mod1 + shift + letter of group = switch to & move focused window to group
- Key([mod, "shift"], i.name, lazy.window.togroup(i.name)),
- ])
-
- layouts = [
- layout.Max(),
- layout.Stack(num_stacks=2)
- ]
-
- widget_defaults = dict(
- font='sans',
- fontsize=12,
- padding=3,
- )
- extension_defaults = widget_defaults.copy()
-
- screens = [
- Screen(
- bottom=bar.Bar(
- [
- widget.GroupBox(),
- widget.Prompt(),
- widget.WindowName(),
- widget.TextBox("default config", name="default"),
- widget.Systray(),
- widget.Clock(format='%Y-%m-%d %a %I:%M %p'),
- ],
- 24,
- ),
- ),
- ]
-
- # Drag floating layouts.
- mouse = [
- Drag([mod], "Button1", lazy.window.set_position_floating(),
- start=lazy.window.get_position()),
- Drag([mod], "Button3", lazy.window.set_size_floating(),
- start=lazy.window.get_size()),
- Click([mod], "Button2", lazy.window.bring_to_front())
- ]
-
- dgroups_key_binder = None
- dgroups_app_rules = [] # type: List
- main = None
- follow_mouse_focus = True
- bring_front_click = False
- cursor_warp = False
- floating_layout = layout.Floating(float_rules=[
- {'wmclass': 'confirm'},
- {'wmclass': 'dialog'},
- {'wmclass': 'download'},
- {'wmclass': 'error'},
- {'wmclass': 'file_progress'},
- {'wmclass': 'notification'},
- {'wmclass': 'splash'},
- {'wmclass': 'toolbar'},
- {'wmclass': 'confirmreset'}, # gitk
- {'wmclass': 'makebranch'}, # gitk
- {'wmclass': 'maketag'}, # gitk
- {'wname': 'branchdialog'}, # gitk
- {'wname': 'pinentry'}, # GPG key password entry
- {'wmclass': 'ssh-askpass'}, # ssh-askpass
- ])
- auto_fullscreen = True
- focus_on_window_activation = "smart"
-
- # XXX: Gasp! We're lying here. In fact, nobody really uses or cares about this
- # string besides java UI toolkits; you can see several discussions on the
- # mailing lists, github issues, and other WM documentation that suggest setting
- # this string if your java app doesn't work correctly. We may as well just lie
- # and say that we're a working one by default.
- #
- # We choose LG3D to maximize irony: it is a 3D non-reparenting WM written in
- # java that happens to be on java's whitelist.
- wmname = "LG3D"
-
- dpi_scale = 1.0
Optimize your workflow by configuring your environment to fit how you work.
Efficiently use screen real-estate by automatically arranging windows with minimal visual cruft.
Save your wrists from RSI by ditching the mouse and driving with the keyboard.
Qtile is simple, small, and extensible. It's easy to write your own layouts, widgets, and built-in commands.
Qtile is written and configured entirely in Python. Leverage the full power and flexibility of the language to make it fit your needs.
The Qtile community is active and growing. There's always someone to lend a hand when you need help.
Qtile is free and open-source software. Distributed under the permissive MIT license.