The first thing we will probably see on any desktop is our wallpaper. We can change it via two different tools. desktop settings variety wallpaper selector or use the shortcut keys You can check out what the shortcut keys are in XFCE via the application Keyboard. ...
When you logoff from Openbox or Xfce and log back in to i3 you will see that i3 is going to use the settings from openbox/xfce to set icons, themes and cursors. ~/.gtkrc-2.0 is one of these files. You will find the themes, fonts, icons etc… The other to keep in...
i3wm leftwm In these videos we talk about a whatif. What if we took the polybar config from Leftwm and apply it on Openbox or Qtile … or i3wm? Can I make the exact same look as on Leftwm in...
It is possible to replace the numbers of the workspaces into names. There is example code in the config file of i3. Remember to logout to apply the new code – reloading is NOT...
At this point in time I can see just 2 options. Install the package gtk3-mushrooms coming from AUR. Or get rid of the system panel icons altogether. The reasoning is that we can reach those applications if we want to via shortcuts or terminal. We will show you the...
Let us install i3 on ArcoLinuxD Cinnamon. We proceed as usual and get our scripts from github. git clone https://github.com/arcolinuxd/arco-i3 We will go over what elements we need to install and which scripts not to install just to save time. 100, 400, 500, 600, 930...
You can find many configuration files or dot files out there on the net for i3. You can use some of these files to improve your i3 settings. Google : “github i3 config” and you will find dozens of people sharing their config. That is how you learn by...
You need to read the ~/.config/i3/config. Then make a backup. Then change some lines, test and make that config your own. We will go over the big chapters in your configuration file. Topics covered : Set your main key Super or ALT There is the naming convention for...
Linux is installed on a diversity of hardware. In this case we need to help the script to look for the correct file. We analyze where this error is coming from and then tell you how to solve it. You will need to navigate to the file that is particular to your...
First of all installing an application can be done on any ArcoLinux(D). No matter the desktop. I just happen to be on ArchMergeD-i3 when I wanted to make a tutorial about insync. Insync is a tool that you can use to synchronize your files and folders on google drive...
The goal of the tutorial is to explain to you that meld is a very powerful tool . We can use it to compare files but also directories. That is what is great. You can compare 3000 or more articles at once with this tool. It will even tell you if there is a...
ArcoLinuxD with i3 is the basis of our distro. Then we look for a wallpapers we like and use its color to get us started. With gpick we find out what hexadecimal code it is and then we use it. We use atom and its package pigments. Then we start changing the color...
What I always prefer (at home) is that any operating system will autologin and I will be presented with my desktop (random wallpaper) and all my cloud syncing applications have gotten their updates in when I enter the room with my morning coffee. Topic is : autologin...
Atom is one of the editors out there you can use to edit code. There are many others out there. sudo pacman -S atom Installing pigments and pigments-minimap has been installed. We show you where. We will include more tips about Atom in the future. There are many more...
I can only recommend you to try out i3 on a dual screen if possible. It opens up a different world. You can assign workspace 1-5 to monitor 1 and 6-10 to monitor 2. That creates a great workflow. We figure out the name and resolution with xrandr. We can use this name...
We have choosen to take i3 next gap from airblader. It provides you with the same standard i3 but with the possibility to have gaps between the windows. IF you do not like these gaps then you make your gaps 0 and you will have the regular i3. Change the setting in...
Let us show you how to move your windows around. We go over the many keyboard shortcuts. Have fun trying these out in a working system. ALT + TAB SUPER + arrows CTRL + ALT + arrows SUPER + SHIFT + arrows SUPER + SHIFT + numbers SUPER + F is full screen and is...
i3 is a tiling window manager.It is not your typical desktop environment. We are used to have a button somewhere we can click on to get a menu popup. In openbox we need to right mouse click the desktop. In i3 we need to remember the following shortcuts to get to a...
Compton is compositing manager. It will supply us the shadows, transparency, fading in our system. You can read more on the wiki about it. Let us read and change the compton.conf in ~/.config/i3/compton.conf. Make backups and then change the settings. Screentearing...
i3 is keyboard driven. Not reading your ~/.config/i3/config file would be a mistake. All your keyboard shortcuts are defined in that file. SUPER + SHIFT + Q closes an applicationCTRL + ALT +T opens a terminalSUPER + ENTER opens a terminalSUPER + SHIFT + ENTER opens...
Let us take a look at these color schemes we already have installed BUT not applied. Atom is installed and the package pigments is activated. Explained in previous article. We show what to copy/paste where to get a different color schemes. First make a backup of your...
When we start the video i3 is already themed somewhat in previous tutorials. What applications matter when we talk about theming your i3wm? variety and nitrogen for wallpapers lxappearance for themes, icons, cursors qtconfig-qt4 for applications following qt settings...
In the tutorials about ArcoLinuxD-Budgie I gave a detailed explanation about how to make scripts. If you want to know more about how to start from scratch on a script you can follow the tutorials of ArcoLinuxD Budgie. In i3 we will take a look at the contents of the...
ArcoLinuxD is installed and we ran all the scripts from the folder arco-i3. Then we tweak our distro. Lxappearance is the application to remember to set themes, icons, and cursors. $ Keyboard Shortcuts To Remember SUPER + SHIFT + D OPEN DMENU We show you how to...
