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diff --git a/content/blog/2024/fvwm-part-2.md b/content/blog/2024/fvwm-part-2.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bf5a86f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2024/fvwm-part-2.md @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@ ++++ +title = "Fvwm - day 2 (keyboard control)" +author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-09-03T22:29:00+02:00 +categories = ["blog"] +draft = false +weight = 2001 +image_dir = "blog/images" +image_max_width = 600 +abstract = "Adjusting Fvwm to my basic instincts" ++++ + +I'm a day in Fvwm, and it's rock solid. +Time to adjust it to my needs +Let's start with keyboard control, as I prefer over using mouse. + +We can open `~/.fvwm/config` and make changes. +The default one is _very_ nicely commented, so it's a pleasure to modify. +Then, all we need is to `restart` the wm and we're ready. + +By default, you can use `C^F1` - `C^F2` to change active desktop. +The problem is that I don't have F-keys on my keyboard and I want to relegate all WM bindings to `super` key (aka "windows" key). +Ergo, I want `Super^1` to `Super^4`. + +First of all, I don't want my `Super` to star terminal - all I needed to do was to comment out + +```shell +Silent Key Super_R A A Exec exec $[infostore.terminal] +``` + +I will reassign it later on. + +The [bindings documentation](https://www.fvwm.org/Wiki/Config/Bindings/) inform us that the binding format is + +```shell +Key Name Context Modifier Command +``` + +So, what I want to achieve is + +```shell +Silent Key 1 A Super GotoDesk 0 0 +``` + +There is no super as modifier as default, but we can use any `mod` key. +It varies between OSes, so we need to check: + +```shell +$ xmodmap # + +xmodmap: up to 4 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses): + +shift Shift_L (0x32), Shift_R (0x3e) +lock Caps_Lock (0x42) +control Control_L (0x25), Control_R (0x69) +mod1 Alt_L (0x40), Alt_R (0x6c), Alt_L (0xcc), Meta_L (0xcd) +mod2 Num_Lock (0x4d) +mod3 ISO_Level5_Shift (0xcb) +mod4 Super_L (0x85), Super_R (0x86), Super_L (0xce), Hyper_L (0xcf) +mod5 ISO_Level3_Shift (0x5c) +``` + +Therefore, my `super` keys is `mod4` and the bindings will be + +```shell +Silent Key 1 A 4 GotoDesk 0 0 +Silent Key 2 A 4 GotoDesk 0 1 +Silent Key 3 A 4 GotoDesk 0 2 +Silent Key 4 A 4 GotoDesk 0 3 +``` + +Now, back to the terminal. +I want `Super+Shift+T` to open the terminal +We can join multiple modifiers by simply putting all of them as the mod: + +```shell +Silent Key T A 4S Exec exec $[infostore.terminal] +``` + +The terminal command is a variable (`infostore`) because it's used in multiple places. +I'm still using the good, old st, so I modified to + +```shell +InfoStoreAdd terminal st +``` + +I also want to have a quick way to run emacs + +```shell +Silent Key E A 4 Exec exec emacs +``` + +And to mimic MacOS `Ctrl+shift+Q` to close active window + +```shell +Silent Key Q A CS Close +``` + +This makes Fvwm very much usable. +My muscle memory is again in use. +It's still far from where I want it to be, but it's getting there. |