Update yabai/skhd settings, minor edits to readme

README.md

@@ -1,22 +1,27 @@
 # repo containing configs and scripts to set up a box
 
+### script run
+- [prerequisites below are fulfilled]
+- git clone this repo
+- from the repo's root directory, run `./box_setup`
+
 ### prerequisites
-- when running on a fresh system, ensure package manager is configured
+- package manager is configured (i.e. source repos, mirrors, etc. configured)
-    - i.e. source repos, mirrors, etc. are configured
 - zsh is installed (scripts are written for zsh)
-- ensure sudo access is configured for the current user (2025-01-27, not needed on macos)
+- sudo access is configured for current user (2025-01-27, not needed on macos)
 - export the env var `BOX_SETUP_OS` to indicate the operating system
     - options defined in `set_script_env_vars` file
+- system-specific items below are fulfilled
 
 ##### prereqs, os specific, linux-placeholder
 - (currently none)
 
 ##### prereqs, os specific, macos
-- have to first install the package manager, [homebrew](https://brew.sh/)
+- install the package manager, [homebrew](https://brew.sh/)
-- for yabai window manager (at least for now, so as to not mess with SIP settings)
+- for yabai window manager (so as to not mess with SIP settings)
     - create 9 spaces/desktops
-    - in system settings, manually set keyboard shortcuts to switch between spaces
+    - system settings > keyboard shortcuts: set keys to switch between spaces/desktops
-    - in system settings, for desktop/dock/mission-ctrl:
+    - system settings > desktop/dock/mission-control:
         - `click wallpaper to reveal desktop`: set to "only in stage manager"
         - all `drag windows to corner/edge/place` types of options: disabled
         - `rearrange spaces based on recent use`: disabled
@@ -24,11 +29,9 @@
         - `displays have separate spaces`: enabled
         - `show files on desktop`: enabled
 
-### script run
-- git clone this repo (TODO: consider adding logic to handle automatically)
-- from the repo's root directory, run `./box_setup`
-
 ### todo items
+- add logic to the main run script to handle cloning of this repo
+- add logic to the main run script to set `BOX_SETUP_OS` var, either input param or detect
 - config for nvim
 - config for mpd, mpc, ncmpcpp
 - config for ghostty

src_files/.config/ghostty/config

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+font-feature = -calt, -liga, -dlig

src_files/.config/skhd/skhdrc

@@ -1,52 +1,44 @@
 # list of built-in keywords at https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd/issues/1
 # staring file was at /opt/homebrew/opt/yabai/share/yabai/examples
+# notes, stacks: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/issues/203#issuecomment-650642142
 
 ##########################################################################################
 # yabai
 
-# general idea: alt navigates (move my view); shift+alt modifies (move/change windows)
+# general idea: alt navigates (move my view); alt+shift modifies (move/change the window)
 
 # switch to space (to leave SIP in place, configure these in macos system settings)
 # alt - 1 // switch to space 1 (and similar for other numbers)
 
-# in managed mode: swap current window
-shift + alt - k : yabai -m window --swap north
-shift + alt - j : yabai -m window --swap south
-shift + alt - h : yabai -m window --swap west # TODO: remove, only have j/k (just stack)
-shift + alt - l : yabai -m window --swap east # TODO: remove, only have j/k (just stack)
-
 # move focused window to the given space
-shift + alt - 1 : yabai -m window --space 1
+alt + shift - 1 : yabai -m window --space 1 --focus
-shift + alt - 2 : yabai -m window --space 2
+alt + shift - 2 : yabai -m window --space 2 --focus
-shift + alt - 3 : yabai -m window --space 3
+alt + shift - 3 : yabai -m window --space 3 --focus
-shift + alt - 4 : yabai -m window --space 4
+alt + shift - 4 : yabai -m window --space 4 --focus
-shift + alt - 5 : yabai -m window --space 5
+alt + shift - 5 : yabai -m window --space 5 --focus
-shift + alt - 6 : yabai -m window --space 6
+alt + shift - 6 : yabai -m window --space 6 --focus
-shift + alt - 7 : yabai -m window --space 7
+alt + shift - 7 : yabai -m window --space 7 --focus
-shift + alt - 8 : yabai -m window --space 8
+alt + shift - 8 : yabai -m window --space 8 --focus
-shift + alt - 9 : yabai -m window --space 9
+alt + shift - 9 : yabai -m window --space 9 --focus
 
-# all windows in a space to float and each fill screen (idea: stack mode)
+# all windows in a space to fullscreen in a single stack
-shift + alt - s : yabai -m space --layout float \
+alt + shift - s : yabai -m space --layout stack
-    | yabai -m query --windows --space | jq '.[].id' \
-    | xargs -I % yabai -m window % --grid 1:1:0:0:1:1
-# toggle float on/off for the focused window 
-shift + alt - f : yabai -m window --toggle float
 # all windows in a space back to the grid (managed)
-shift + alt - g : yabai -m space --layout bsp
+alt + shift - g : yabai -m space --layout bsp
+# toggle float on/off for the focused window
+alt + shift - f : yabai -m window --toggle float
 # balance window sizes
-shift + alt - 0 : yabai -m space --balance # TODO: figure out better key option
+alt + shift - 0 : yabai -m space --balance # TODO: figure out better key option
 
-# managed layout, focus on next/previous window
+# focus on next/previous window
-#alt - x : yabai -m window --focus next # TODO: delete or figure out better key option
+alt - j : yabai -m window --focus \
-#alt - z : yabai -m window --focus prev # TODO: delete or figure out better key option
+    $(yabai -m query --spaces --space | jq '.type' | tr -d "\"" | sed "s/stack/stack./" | sed "s/.*[^.]\$//")prev
-# focus on next/previous window; hacky, but it seems to work for now
+alt - k : yabai -m window --focus \
-alt - k : yabai -m query --windows --space | jq '.[].id' | sort | tr "\r\n" " " \
+    $(yabai -m query --spaces --space | jq '.type' | tr -d "\"" | sed "s/stack/stack./" | sed "s/.*[^.]\$//")next
-    | sed "s/\(.*\)/ \1 \n/" \
+
-    | sed "s/.* $(yabai -m query --windows --window | jq '.id') \([0-9]*\) .*/\1/" \
+# move current window up/down in stack
-    | xargs -I % yabai -m window --focus %
+alt + shift - k : yabai -m window --swap \
-alt - j : yabai -m query --windows --space | jq '.[].id' | sort | tr "\r\n" " " \
+    $(yabai -m query --spaces --space | jq '.type' | tr -d "\"" | sed "s/stack/stack./" | sed "s/.*[^.]\$//")next
-    | sed "s/\(.*\)/ \1 \n/" \
+alt + shift - j : yabai -m window --swap \
-    | sed "s/.* \([0-9]*\) $(yabai -m query --windows --window | jq '.id') .*/\1/" \
+    $(yabai -m query --spaces --space | jq '.type' | tr -d "\"" | sed "s/stack/stack./" | sed "s/.*[^.]\$//")prev
-    | xargs -I % yabai -m window --focus %
 

src_files/.config/yabai/yabairc

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ yabai -m config                                 \
     window_placement             first_child    \
     window_insertion_point       focused        \
     window_zoom_persist          on             \
-    window_shadow                on             \
+    window_shadow                off            \
     window_animation_duration    0.0            \
     window_animation_easing      ease_out_circ  \
     window_opacity_duration      0.0            \
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ yabai -m config                                 \
     normal_window_opacity        0.90           \
     window_opacity               off            \
     insert_feedback_color        0xffd75f5f     \
-    split_ratio                  0.70           \
+    split_ratio                  0.0            \
     split_type                   auto           \
     auto_balance                 off            \
     top_padding                  00             \