Keyboard Shortcuts

Here is a list of all the hotkeys configured in my dotfiles so you can manage and use bspwm like a pro. Remember that are all configured in the sxhkdrc file.

User hotkeys

Open Terminal

super + Return

Open floating Terminal

super + alt + Return

Apps Menu

super + @space

Theme Selector

alt + @space

Power off, Reboot, Log out, Lockscreen, kill an app

ctrl + super + alt + {p,r,q,l,k}

Apps

shift + alt + {b,g,n,p,r,t,w,m,v,k} {firefox,
geany,
thunar,
pavucontrol,
OpenApps --ranger,
telegram-desktop,
whatsapp-nativefier --disable-gpu,
env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/spotify-adblock.so spotify --disable-gpu --no-zygote %U,
OpenApps --nvim,
OpenApps --music}

Hide/Show Bar (Polybar and/or eww)

super + {h,u} HideBar {-h,-u}

Change transparency on focused window

ctrl + alt {plus,minus,t} {picom-trans -c -o +3, picom-trans -c -o -1, picom-trans -c -d}

Screenshot Now

Print ScreenShoTer --now

Screenshot Select

ctrl + Print ScreenShoTer --sel

Screenshot in 10s

alt + Print ScreenShoTer --in10

Reload sxhkd

super + Escape pkill -USR1 -x sxhkd; dunstify -u low -i ~/.config/bspwm/assets/reload.svg 'sxhkd' 'The configuration file has been reloaded successfully!'

Random wallpaper

super + alt + w feh -z --no-fehbg --bg-fill ~/.config/bspwm/rices/$RICETHEME/walls/

bspwm hotkeys

Reload BSPWM

super + alt + r bspc wm -r

close and kill

super + {_,shift + }q bspc node -{c,k}

rotate desktop

super + r bspc node @/ --rotate {90,-90}

Circulate the leaves of the tree

super + c bspc node @/ --circulate {backward,forward}

Make split ratios equal

super + equal bspc node @/ --equalize

Make split ratios balanced

super + minus bspc node @/ --balance

alternate between the tiled and monocle layout

super + m bspc desktop -l next

swap the current node and the biggest node

super + g bspc node -s biggest

set the window state

super + {t,shift + t,s,f} bspc node -t {tiled,pseudo_tiled,floating,fullscreen}

set the node flags

ctrl + alt {m,x,s,p,i} bspc node -g {marked,locked,sticky,private,hidden}

Unhide if hidden (all nodes/windows)

ctrl + alt + u while bspc node any.hidden.window -g hidden=off; do :; done

Focused desktop window gaps scroll

super + button{4,5} bspc config -d focused window_gap $((bspc config -d focused window_gap {-,+} 5 ))

Global window gaps scroll

super + alt + button{4,5} bspc config window_gap $(( $(bspc config window_gap) {-,+} 5 ))

focus the node in the given direction

super + {_,shift + }{Left,Down,Up,Right} bspc node -{f,s} {west,south,north,east}

focus the node for the given path jump

super + {p,b,comma,period} bspc node -f @{parent,brother,first,second}

focus the next/previous node in the current desktop

alt + {_,shift + }Tab bspc node -f {next,prev}.local

focus the next/previous desktop in the current monitor

super + alt + {Left,Right} bspc desktop -f {prev,next}.local

focus the last node/desktop

super + {grave,Tab} bspc {node,desktop} -f last

focus the older or newer node in the focus history

super + {o,i} bspc wm -h off;
bspc node {older,newer} -f;
bspc wm -h on

focus or send to the given desktop

super + {_,shift + }{1-9,0} bspc {desktop -f,node -d} '^{1-9,10}'

Preselect

preselect the direction

super + ctrl + {Left,Down,Up,Right} bspc node -p {west,south,north,east}

preselect the ratio

super + ctrl + {1-9} bspc node -o 0.{1-9}

cancel the preselection for the focused node

super + ctrl + space bspc node -p cancel

cancel the preselection for the focused desktop

super + ctrl + shift + space bspc query -N -d | xargs -I id -n 1 bspc node id -p cancel

move/resize

expand a window by moving one of its side outward

super + alt + {h,j,k,l} bspc node -z {left -10 0,bottom 0 10,top 0 -10,right 10 0}

contract a window by moving one of its side inward

super + alt + shift + {h,j,k,l} bspc node -z {right -10 0,top 0 10,bottom 0 -10,left 10 0}

move a floating window

alt + shift {Left,Down,Up,Right} bspc node -v {-10 0,0 10,0 -10,10 0}

Media Keys

Volume control

XF86Audio{RaiseVolume,LowerVolume,Mute} Volume{ --inc, --dec, --toggle}

Music Control

XF86Audio{Next,Prev,Play,Stop} MediaControl {--next,--previous,--toggle,--stop}

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