Touchpad Gestures and Natural Scroll

- Add Table of Contents to README - Enable natural scroll with touchpad - Enable workspace swipe touchpad gesture
Update keybindings to be similar to dwl / vim
2025-04-26 21:19:45 -04:00 · 2025-04-26 20:34:42 -04:00 · 2025-04-26 19:20:44 -04:00
2 changed files with 78 additions and 43 deletions
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -4,6 +4,38 @@
 #+STARTUP: showeverything

 * Table of Contents :TOC_3:noexport:
+- [[#welcome][Welcome]]
+- [[#hyprland][Hyprland]]
+  - [[#monitors][Monitors]]
+  - [[#programs][Programs]]
+  - [[#autostart][Autostart]]
+  - [[#environment-variables][Environment Variables]]
+  - [[#permissions][Permissions]]
+  - [[#look-and-feel][Look and Feel]]
+    - [[#general][General]]
+    - [[#decoration][Decoration]]
+    - [[#animations][Animations]]
+    - [[#dwindle-layout][Dwindle Layout]]
+    - [[#master-layout][Master Layout]]
+    - [[#miscellaneous][Miscellaneous]]
+  - [[#input][Input]]
+    - [[#keyboard-and-mouse][Keyboard and Mouse]]
+    - [[#gestures][Gestures]]
+    - [[#device][Device]]
+  - [[#keybindings][Keybindings]]
+    - [[#mod-key][Mod Key]]
+    - [[#launch-programs][Launch Programs]]
+    - [[#move-focus][Move Focus]]
+    - [[#switch-workspaces][Switch Workspaces]]
+    - [[#move-windows][Move Windows]]
+    - [[#special-workspace][Special Workspace]]
+    - [[#workspace-scroll][Workspace Scroll]]
+    - [[#move--resize-windows][Move / Resize Windows]]
+    - [[#laptop-multimedia-keys][Laptop Multimedia Keys]]
+    - [[#media-controls][Media Controls]]
+  - [[#windows-and-workspaces][Windows and Workspaces]]
+    - [[#window-rules][Window Rules]]
+    - [[#smart-gaps][Smart Gaps]]

 * Welcome

@@ -25,7 +57,11 @@ Run the block below with ~C-c C-c~ to tangle code blocks to config file.
 - [[https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Monitors][Hyprland Wiki - Configuring - Monitors]]
  
 #+BEGIN_SRC conf :tangle hyprland.conf
-monitor=,preferred,auto,auto
+monitor = desc:LG Display 0x0625, disable
+monitor = desc:LG Electronics LG ULTRAGEAR 305MXUN80518, 2560x1440@144, 0x0, 1
+monitor = desc:LG Electronics LG ULTRAGEAR 112NTTQC0153, 2560x1440@165, 2560x0, 1
+monitor = desc:LG Electronics LG ULTRAGEAR 111NTUWM4574, 2560x1440@165, 5120x0, 1
+monitor = , preferred, auto, 1
 #+END_SRC

 ** Programs
@@ -35,7 +71,7 @@ monitor=,preferred,auto,auto
 #+BEGIN_SRC conf :tangle hyprland.conf
 $terminal = foot
 $fileManager = thunar
-$menu = rofi --show drun
+$menu = rofi -show combi
 #+END_SRC

 ** Autostart
@@ -60,7 +96,7 @@ bind = SUPER, E, exec, uwsm app -- pcmanfm-qt.desktop

 - [[https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Environment-variables/][Hyprland Wiki - Configuring - Environment Variables]]

-=uwsm= users should avoid placing environment variables here. Instead, use =~/.config/uwsm/env= for theming, xcursor, nvidia and toolkit variables, and =~.config/uwsm/env-hyprland= for =HYPR*= and =AQ_*= variables. The format is =export KEY\=VAL=.
+=uwsm= users should avoid placing environment variables here. Instead, use =~/.config/uwsm/env= for theming, xcursor, nvidia and toolkit variables, and =~.config/uwsm/env-hyprland= for =HYPR*= and =AQ_*= variables. The format is =export KEY=VAL=.

 #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE conf
 export XCURSOR_SIZE=24
@@ -113,6 +149,7 @@ general {
 *** Decoration

 - [[https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Variables/#decoration][Hyprland Wiki - Configuring - Variables - Decoration]]
+- [[https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Variables/#blur][Hyprland Wiki - Configuring - Variables - Blur]]

 #+BEGIN_SRC conf :tangle hyprland.conf
 decoration {
@@ -130,7 +167,6 @@ decoration {
        color = rgba(1a1a1aee)
    }

-    # https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Variables/#blur
    blur {
        enabled = true
        size = 3
@@ -147,9 +183,7 @@ decoration {

 #+BEGIN_SRC conf :tangle hyprland.conf
 animations {
-    enabled = yes, please :)
-
-    # Default animations, see https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Animations/ for more
+    enabled = true

    bezier = easeOutQuint,0.23,1,0.32,1
    bezier = easeInOutCubic,0.65,0.05,0.36,1
@@ -182,7 +216,7 @@ animations {

 #+BEGIN_SRC conf :tangle hyprland.conf
 dwindle {
-    pseudotile = true # Master switch for pseudotiling. Enabling is bound to mainMod + P in the keybinds section below
+    pseudotile = true # Master switch for pseudotiling. See keybinding section to enable
    preserve_split = true # You probably want this
 }
 #+END_SRC
@@ -190,6 +224,7 @@ dwindle {
 *** Master Layout

 - [[https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Master-Layout/][Hyprland Wiki - Configuring - Master Layout]]
+
 #+BEGIN_SRC conf :tangle hyprland.conf
 master {
    new_status = master
@@ -226,7 +261,7 @@ input {
    sensitivity = 0 # -1.0 - 1.0, 0 means no modification.

    touchpad {
-        natural_scroll = false
+        natural_scroll = true
    }
 }
 #+END_SRC
@@ -237,7 +272,7 @@ input {

 #+BEGIN_SRC conf :tangle hyprland.conf
 gestures {
-    workspace_swipe = false
+    workspace_swipe = true
 }
 #+END_SRC

@@ -259,7 +294,6 @@ device {

 *** Mod Key

-
 #+BEGIN_SRC conf :tangle hyprland.conf
 $mainMod = SUPER # Sets "Windows" key as main modifier
 #+END_SRC
@@ -267,25 +301,25 @@ $mainMod = SUPER # Sets "Windows" key as main modifier
 *** Launch Programs

 #+BEGIN_SRC conf :tangle hyprland.conf
-bind = $mainMod, Q, exec, $terminal
-bind = $mainMod, C, killactive,
-bind = $mainMod, M, exit,
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, Return, exec, $terminal
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, C, killactive,
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, Q, exit,
 bind = $mainMod, E, exec, $fileManager
-bind = $mainMod, V, togglefloating,
-bind = $mainMod, R, exec, $menu
-bind = $mainMod, P, pseudo, # dwindle
-bind = $mainMod, J, togglesplit, # dwindle
+bind = $mainMod, F, togglefloating,
+bind = $mainMod, P, exec, $menu
+bind = $mainMod, D, pseudo, # dwindle
+bind = $mainMod, S, togglesplit, # dwindle
 #+END_SRC

 *** Move Focus

-Move focus with mainMod + arrow keys
+Move focus with mainMod + vim keys

 #+BEGIN_SRC conf :tangle hyprland.conf
-bind = $mainMod, left, movefocus, l
-bind = $mainMod, right, movefocus, r
-bind = $mainMod, up, movefocus, u
-bind = $mainMod, down, movefocus, d
+bind = $mainMod, H, movefocus, l
+bind = $mainMod, L, movefocus, r
+bind = $mainMod, K, movefocus, u
+bind = $mainMod, J, movefocus, d
 #+END_SRC

 *** Switch Workspaces
--- a/hyprland.conf
+++ b/hyprland.conf
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-monitor=,preferred,auto,auto
+monitor = desc:LG Display 0x0625, disable
+monitor = desc:LG Electronics LG ULTRAGEAR 305MXUN80518, 2560x1440@144, 0x0, 1
+monitor = desc:LG Electronics LG ULTRAGEAR 112NTTQC0153, 2560x1440@165, 2560x0, 1
+monitor = desc:LG Electronics LG ULTRAGEAR 111NTUWM4574, 2560x1440@165, 5120x0, 1
+monitor = , preferred, auto, 1

 $terminal = foot
 $fileManager = thunar
-$menu = rofi --show drun
+$menu = rofi -show combi

 general {
    gaps_in = 5
@@ -38,7 +42,6 @@ decoration {
        color = rgba(1a1a1aee)
    }

-    # https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Variables/#blur
    blur {
        enabled = true
        size = 3
@@ -49,9 +52,7 @@ decoration {
 }

 animations {
-    enabled = yes, please :)
-
-    # Default animations, see https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Animations/ for more
+    enabled = true

    bezier = easeOutQuint,0.23,1,0.32,1
    bezier = easeInOutCubic,0.65,0.05,0.36,1
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ animations {
 }

 dwindle {
-    pseudotile = true # Master switch for pseudotiling. Enabling is bound to mainMod + P in the keybinds section below
+    pseudotile = true # Master switch for pseudotiling. See keybinding section to enable
    preserve_split = true # You probably want this
 }

@@ -103,29 +104,29 @@ input {
    sensitivity = 0 # -1.0 - 1.0, 0 means no modification.

    touchpad {
-        natural_scroll = false
+        natural_scroll = true
    }
 }

 gestures {
-    workspace_swipe = false
+    workspace_swipe = true
 }

 $mainMod = SUPER # Sets "Windows" key as main modifier

-bind = $mainMod, Q, exec, $terminal
-bind = $mainMod, C, killactive,
-bind = $mainMod, M, exit,
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, Return, exec, $terminal
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, C, killactive,
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, Q, exit,
 bind = $mainMod, E, exec, $fileManager
-bind = $mainMod, V, togglefloating,
-bind = $mainMod, R, exec, $menu
-bind = $mainMod, P, pseudo, # dwindle
-bind = $mainMod, J, togglesplit, # dwindle
+bind = $mainMod, F, togglefloating,
+bind = $mainMod, P, exec, $menu
+bind = $mainMod, D, pseudo, # dwindle
+bind = $mainMod, S, togglesplit, # dwindle

-bind = $mainMod, left, movefocus, l
-bind = $mainMod, right, movefocus, r
-bind = $mainMod, up, movefocus, u
-bind = $mainMod, down, movefocus, d
+bind = $mainMod, H, movefocus, l
+bind = $mainMod, L, movefocus, r
+bind = $mainMod, K, movefocus, u
+bind = $mainMod, J, movefocus, d

 bind = $mainMod, 1, workspace, 1
 bind = $mainMod, 2, workspace, 2
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Sravan Balaji	270618456b	Touchpad Gestures and Natural Scroll - Add Table of Contents to README - Enable natural scroll with touchpad - Enable workspace swipe touchpad gesture	2025-04-26 21:19:45 -04:00
Sravan Balaji	844d50a1f5	Update keybindings to be similar to dwl / vim	2025-04-26 20:34:42 -04:00
Sravan Balaji	047004ab65	Monitor configuration and fix menu command	2025-04-26 19:20:44 -04:00