AwesomeWM: The awesome window manager framework

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2017-01-14T05:39:02+00:00

I Made an Awesome list of Modules, Libraries and Widgets you can use in your configuration

2022-08-07T11:04:40+00:00

After doing obsessive amounts of research on Github into projects related to AwesomeWM, I have a pretty extensive collection of links that I have built up and since there is no active and updated Awesome list related to our favorite window manager, I threw one together for those looking to add some functionality to their configuration but not willing or yet able to write it themselves (keyword: yet).

Here it is, stars are appreciated, as are pull requests and issues about things I forgot (or rants about how stupid my categories are). If you want merged pull requests, add to the list because I will merge it, I'm not picky.

I am working on another list that features the over 150+ modular configurations I have also starred and added to my "awesomewm" list but that is going to require I create a taxonomy from scratch that makes sense to people other than just me, so that one may take a while.

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Naughty notification border width using theme.lua not working

2023-01-22T13:04:35+00:00

theme.notification_border_radius = dpi(6)

theme.notification_border_width = dpi(3)

These don't seem to work. IDK why. What do I have to do in order to get this working?

Dots : here

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Can't use Mod4 + "m" shortcut anymore

2023-01-21T17:26:36+00:00

Hi I've edited some shortcuts in my rc.lua and, in some moment i don't know, the Mod4 + "m" shortcut stopped working.

This is my maximize code (it is same as the default one):

awful.key({ modkey, }, "m", --This is the command that doesn't work function (c) c.maximized = not c.maximized c:raise() end , {description = "(un)maximize", group = "client"}), awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "m", function (c) c.maximized_vertical = not c.maximized_vertical c:raise() end , {description = "(un)maximize vertically", group = "client"}), awful.key({ modkey, "Shift" }, "m", function (c) c.maximized_horizontal = not c.maximized_horizontal c:raise() end , {description = "(un)maximize horizontally", group = "client"})

The only command that doesn't work of the three is the commented.

I already checked that I don't have another action mapped to the same shortcut in the entire rc.lua. If I try to map maximize/unmaximize to another shortcut like Mod4, Mod1 + "m" maximize works. Also, if i use the default rc.lua config, it works too. I have googled the problem and the only guy i find with the same problem is this one:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29670635/awesome-wm-does-not-maximize-windows-anymore

I checked that i'm using latin layout (Spanish) but still doesn't work.

What could the problem be?

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Volume and Brightness not working

2023-01-21T17:17:48+00:00

Hello, recently I install awesomewm and start to setup the rc.lua and I'm trying to configure volume keys and brightness keys, but, I doesn't know why its not working, I have tried doing this config

awful.key({}, "XF86MonBrightnessUp", function() os.execute("xbacklight -inc 5") end, {description = "+5", group = "hotkeys"}), awful.key({}, "XF86MonBrightnessDown", function() os.execute("xbacklight -dec 5") end, {description = "-5%", group = "hotkeys"}), awful.key({}, "XF86AudioRaiseVolume", function() os.execute("amixer set Master 5%+") end, {description = "volume up", group = "hotkeys"}), awful.key({}, "XF86AudioLowerVolume", function() os.execute("amixer set Master 5%-") end, {description = "volume down", group = "hotkeys"}), awful.key({}, "XF86AudioMute",function() os.execute("amixer -q set Master toggle") end, {description = "toggle mute", group = "hotkeys"}),

But when I test the config got a syntax error

~/.config/awesome/rc.lua:575: syntax error near ',' Configuration file syntax error

I also tried pulseaudio commands, but the same happens, may someone help me? Its my first try with awesomewm and I'm still learning.

Here's my rc.lua

https://pastebin.com/rbESg1JA

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Please check my dotfiles for errors

2023-01-21T13:52:13+00:00

Just awesomewm configs

config location is here

- Mostly these

theme.lua and rc.lua compatibility
naughty notification configuration

Please just go through dotfiles and markout the errors or suggestions

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How to add image(icon) on bar?

2023-01-20T17:27:34+00:00

I don't want to use awesome font and these icons because I have less options for free icons

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how to have single quotes in command in awful.widget.watch?

2023-01-19T23:56:50+00:00

I have error on this line awful.widget.watch('bash -c "free -m | grep "Mem:" | awk '{ printf "%d", $3 ; exit}' " ')

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Why doesn't widget.textbox('abc') show on bar?

2023-01-19T03:04:39+00:00

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How to make tag boxes wider?

2023-01-18T23:23:50+00:00

Can I make tag boxes wider without adding spaces between numbers? Eg. {" 1 ", " 2 ", " 3 "}

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How to run "default" action in naughty?

2023-01-19T00:02:40+00:00

An action named "default", sent for example from an external application or with something like "notify-send -A 'default=SomeText'" is not displayed in naughty.list.actions, nor do I see it anywhere in the notification table. It is however available as a function property "run" on the notification object itself.

This property is stated to be deprecated and that we should use signals. What signal should I emit to run this default action? Or am I missing something?

Using Awesome git version

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stop screen focus from following mouse (not window)

2023-01-18T18:18:09+00:00

I'm aware of sloppy focus, which I've removed. However, on a multiple monitor setup, the focused screen still follows it. E.g.

local screen = awful.screen.focused()

This returns the screen where the mouse is, so keybinds like meta+2 naviates to tag 2 where the mouse cursor happens to be. Based on the docs here, I tried:

local screen = awful.screen.focused({ client = true, mouse = false })

But this did not seem to have any effect (it's not clear to me why both of these exist, btw. The limited description there would seem like they're mutually exclusive). Is there a way to disable this behavior and/or another way to get "the screen with the focused window"?

Ideally, I really don't want the mouse cursor to have any effect on focus at all unless I actually click something. With sloppy focus disabled, this is particularly confusing. The focused window border is where my eyes go. I don't even really know where the mouse cursor is most of the time unless I start moving it. I've gotten rid of all of the mousewheel behaviors in tag/task lists for the same reason, but e.g. volumeicon still adjusts the volume on mousewheel if the pointer is over it.

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Prevent display from turning off

2023-01-18T04:54:30+00:00

Title says it all. I'm trying to prevent my screen from automatically turning off while using awesome. I saw this post with someone seemingly solving the issue with the following code

xset s off
xset -dpms
xset s noblank

but I am not sure what to do with that. Drop it in the rc.lua? I'm sure the solution is simple, I just can't seem to find it in the documentation.

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Can't open Firefox

2023-01-18T14:26:43+00:00

Why can't I open Firefox on AwesomeWM? I tried to add some lines in rc.lua which I found as solution to this error but it doesn't work

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hotkey for scrot screenshot help

2023-01-17T22:13:19+00:00

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2023-01-17-230954_1440x900_scrot_007.png

2023-01-17-230954_1440x900_scrot.png

this is what i get when i do this:

awful.key({modkey}, "Print", function()

awful.util.spawn("scrot")

end),

why does it take 8 screenshots? does my end not work properly?

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Is it me, or does FreeTube automatically open as full screen on awesomewm?

2023-01-17T19:10:07+00:00

I've noticed recently that when I open freetube on awesomewm, the window is automatically maximized into full screen. And when I unmaximize it and click full screen, it should take up the full screen, but instead takes up just the entire window.

Wasn't like this before.

Seems to behave like this even with default config.

Can't change behavior of opening as full screen :(

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D-Bus error with naughty.notify in crontab

2023-01-17T17:16:24+00:00

In my user's crontab, I have:

4 * * * * export DISPLAY=:0.0; awesome-client 'naughty = require("naughty") naughty.notify({text = "This does not work.", timeout = 0})' 4 * * * * export DISPLAY=:0.0; notify-send -t 0 "This works."

This causes the error:

Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.awesomewm.awful was not provided by any .service files E: dbus-send failed.

I am using Debian 11 with:

awesome --version awesome v4.3 (Too long) • Compiled against Lua 5.3.3 (running with Lua 5.3) • D-Bus support: ✔ • execinfo support: ✔ • xcb-randr version: 1.6 • LGI version: 0.9.2

I would just use notify-send, but I want to use naughty.notify to be able to style this notification to my liking, etc.

ps aux | grep -i dbus returns that the dbus-daemon is running with both the --system and --session flags.

I would be glad to provide any additional information, and I appreciate the help!

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Set a key or keybinding to run a command

2023-01-17T14:17:30+00:00

In awesomeWM, how do I assign a single key or a keybinding to execute a specific command? For example, setting Ctrl + u to run "alacritty -e yay -Syu" and so on

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having some problems switching from gnome to awesome

2023-01-16T21:00:11+00:00

its been 2 days that ive started using manjaro linux with gnome and im just using gnome to set up things for awesome and im having some problems on awesome, for exemple: on gnome when i try to mount my drive that have windows it asks for my password and then i can access it but in awesome using the same file browser (that one that comes with gnome) it does not asks for my password and it says that i do not have permission. another thing that happens is that i cant sync my passwords in the opera web browser via an opera account on awesome but on gnome it works fine. i think the problem has something to do with authentication. and i realy want to use awesome but i need those things working

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[AwesomeWM] Dashboard for Multicolor Theme, Prototype I.

2023-01-15T22:14:04+00:00

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titlebar font change on client focus works on 4.3 stable but not on awesome-git

2023-01-15T19:19:25+00:00

I use the following code to set the client titlebar font to switch (bold) on focus/unfocus:

-- allow to set the titlebar font based on client focus local titlewidgets = setmetatable({}, { __mode = "k" }) local function my_titlewidget(c) local w = titlewidgets[c] if not w then w = awful.titlebar.widget.titlewidget(c) local function update() if client.focus == c then w.font = beautiful.titlebar_font_focus else w.font = beautiful.titlebar_font end end update() c:connect_signal("focus", update) c:connect_signal("unfocus", update) titlewidgets[c] = w end return w end

Above code works on stable but does not work in awesome-git (awesome v4.3-1586-gee066345)Did some testing, i can use the same function to move the widget left or right or change the text of the "w" widget. w.font or w:set_font() both do not work.

Funny thing is that if I call w:get_font() after setting the new font, it returns the updated font name but the widget itself does not change.

Not sure what I'm doing wrong here, any tips are appreciated. Or maybe there's a better/simpler way to accomplish this?

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Black screen after HARD reboot

2023-01-15T17:29:53+00:00

Hello, I've run into an interesting problem. I had a working awesomewm configuration, and I've accidentally shut down the PC (by flipping the off switch on my extension cable I've got my PC connected to) while I was using awesome. Now when I boot the computer up, I can get to TTY and Ly, but after login I only get a black screen. I can get to Plasma with no problems.

Where can I start debugging this?

Xorg log (last few lines after I start awesome with startx ):

[ 786.524\] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:66 [ 786.524\] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:76 [ 786.524\] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:65 [ 786.524\] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:79 [ 786.524\] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:78 [ 786.524\] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:80

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to do something at change layout

2023-01-14T19:01:49+00:00

is there any signal that is triggered when the layout is changed, for example, from tiling to float? maybe write something at bind change layout? how i can switch titlebar for all clients and only on floating mode ?

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Resizing windows without titlebars

2023-01-14T18:15:00+00:00

Hi.

I really like having windows without the titlebars, but i realized that i'm not able to resize them in floating mode...

Do you know how to do it? Thanks in advance!

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How to create an overlay like non interactive window

2023-01-14T15:57:32+00:00

I want to create a window for the music visualizer cli-visualizer, it runs in the terminal

Is there any way to make that window - non interactive - unable to switch to using shortcuts - without titlebar

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Came from Xmonad to AwesomeWM and i love it!

2023-01-13T21:22:34+00:00

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How to use decorations.enable_rounding()

2023-01-14T11:05:42+00:00

While looking online, i saw that you should be able to get rouned corners by adding decorations.enable_rounding() inside of theme.lua

But... it doesn't work?

So, i would like to ask if you know what am i doing wrong, or if it is a better way to round window corners (WITHOUT using a compositor)

thanks in advance :)

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