awesome-switcher
This plugin integrates the familiar application switcher functionality in the awesome window manager.
Features:
- Live previews while alt-tabbing AND/OR Opacity effects for unselected clients
- Easily adjustable settings
- No previews when modifier (e.g.: Alt) is released within some time-frame
- Backward cycle using second modifier (e.g.: Shift)
- Intuitive order, respecting your client history
- Includes minimized clients (in contrast to some of the default window-switching utilies)
- Preview selectable by mouse
Installation
Clone the repo into your $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/awesome directory:
cd "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/awesome"
git clone https://github.com/berlam/awesome-switcher.git awesome-switcherThen add the dependency to your Awesome rc.lua config file:
local switcher = require("awesome-switcher")Configuration
Optionally edit any subset of the following settings, the defaults are:
switcher.settings.preview_box = true, -- display preview-box
switcher.settings.preview_box_bg = "#ddddddaa", -- background color
switcher.settings.preview_box_border = "#22222200", -- border-color
switcher.settings.preview_box_fps = 30, -- refresh framerate
switcher.settings.preview_box_delay = 150, -- delay in ms
switcher.settings.preview_box_title_font = {"sans","italic","normal"},-- the font for cairo
switcher.settings.preview_box_title_font_size_factor = 0.8, -- the font sizing factor
switcher.settings.preview_box_title_color = {0,0,0,1}, -- the font color
switcher.settings.client_opacity = false, -- opacity for unselected clients
switcher.settings.client_opacity_value = 0.5, -- alpha-value for any client
switcher.settings.client_opacity_value_in_focus = 0.5, -- alpha-value for the client currently in focus
switcher.settings.client_opacity_value_selected = 1, -- alpha-value for the selected client
switcher.settings.cycle_raise_client = true, -- raise clients on cycleThen add key-bindings. On my particular system I switch to the next client by Alt-Tab and back with Alt-Shift-Tab. Therefore, this is what my keybindings look like:
awful.key({ "Mod1", }, "Tab",
function ()
switcher.switch( 1, "Mod1", "Alt_L", "Shift", "Tab")
end),
awful.key({ "Mod1", "Shift" }, "Tab",
function ()
switcher.switch(-1, "Mod1", "Alt_L", "Shift", "Tab")
end),Please keep in mind that "Mod1" and "Shift" are actual modifiers and not real keys. This is important for the keygrabber as the keygrabber uses "Shift_L" for a pressed (left) "Shift" key.
Credits
This plugin was created by Joren Heit and later improved upon by Matthias Berla.
License
See LICENSE.