Resistance Is Futile, So I'm Back In Qtile DistroTube
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Date: 2022-03-30
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pathfinder
Have done a heavy update on my Qtile config recently, and discovered a few cool things in addition to yours:
- KeyChords can have a mode (mode=-name- in the Chord). This way you can realise VIM like modes for your entire Qtile. You can even show them in the bar, with the Chord widget.
- For more cool group stuff, look into ScrachPad with DropDown. This can act as a group but don't have to. You can use it for realise overlays for whatever program you want on top of whatever group/workspace you in. Stuff like dropdown terminals for instance, I use it for service programs like pavucontrol and KeePass, thinking about keybind some universal service programs like calendar, some chats/discord and so on..
- You could even realise something like your dmscripts with qtile, there are extensions for dmenu wrappers (check out CommandSet for dmscript functions, for dmenu_run DmenuRun). Will even try to use them recursivly to build some dmscripts.
Hope some of you find that useful :)
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Have done a heavy update on my Qtile config recently, and discovered a few cool things in addition to yours:
- KeyChords can have a mode (mode=-name- in the Chord). This way you can realise VIM like modes for your entire Qtile. You can even show them in the bar, with the Chord widget.
- For more cool group stuff, look into ScrachPad with DropDown. This can act as a group but don't have to. You can use it for realise overlays for whatever program you want on top of whatever group/workspace you in. Stuff like dropdown terminals for instance, I use it for service programs like pavucontrol and KeePass, thinking about keybind some universal service programs like calendar, some chats/discord and so on..
- You could even realise something like your dmscripts with qtile, there are extensions for dmenu wrappers (check out CommandSet for dmscript functions, for dmenu_run DmenuRun). Will even try to use them recursivly to build some dmscripts.
Hope some of you find that useful :)
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Nick
I-ve bounced around to so many DE-s and WM-s over the years. Surprisingly I finally settled on XFCE. The simplicity of a full-fledged desktop and minimal configuration is really satisfying. Doing lots of hopping from environment to environment meant a lot of wasted time on getting everything polished to my liking. Don-t get me wrong, I learned a lot from doing that. But, XFCE is a nice middle ground between -all the bells and whistles- and -configure everything from scratch-. To me, it-s just nice to shift valuable attention away from deep customization towards being productive at the task at hand. Just my reflection on desktops in Linux though.
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I-ve bounced around to so many DE-s and WM-s over the years. Surprisingly I finally settled on XFCE. The simplicity of a full-fledged desktop and minimal configuration is really satisfying. Doing lots of hopping from environment to environment meant a lot of wasted time on getting everything polished to my liking. Don-t get me wrong, I learned a lot from doing that. But, XFCE is a nice middle ground between -all the bells and whistles- and -configure everything from scratch-. To me, it-s just nice to shift valuable attention away from deep customization towards being productive at the task at hand. Just my reflection on desktops in Linux though.
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jrlepage
How much of a poser move is it to just use someone else-s dot files? It feels like cheating even though I love your Qtile setup. When you were first learning this stuff DT did you use other people-s dot files or did you just build what you-ve got up from scratch from the get-go? I did my first Arch install the other day in a VM and got Qtile up and running. Gonna follow through your other Qtile vids to try and get everything configured but debating whether to reinvent the wheel or just use your dot file. I suppose the journey is more fun (and educational) than the destination-
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How much of a poser move is it to just use someone else-s dot files? It feels like cheating even though I love your Qtile setup. When you were first learning this stuff DT did you use other people-s dot files or did you just build what you-ve got up from scratch from the get-go? I did my first Arch install the other day in a VM and got Qtile up and running. Gonna follow through your other Qtile vids to try and get everything configured but debating whether to reinvent the wheel or just use your dot file. I suppose the journey is more fun (and educational) than the destination-
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Matheus
QTile, in my humble opinion is the best choice for beginners, honestly. It's very easy to hack, it's serious, it's a piece of cake. The documentation is really really good. Are you a beginner in window managers? Just go with QTile. I tried others like i3 and bspwm, but both will demand a separated bar to configure (polybar, whateverbar etc), which means more files to manage, specially with bspwm. QTile has only one file to configure both wm and bar, it's great. I'll stay in QTile until I learn some Lua, so I'll finally try awesomewm
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QTile, in my humble opinion is the best choice for beginners, honestly. It's very easy to hack, it's serious, it's a piece of cake. The documentation is really really good. Are you a beginner in window managers? Just go with QTile. I tried others like i3 and bspwm, but both will demand a separated bar to configure (polybar, whateverbar etc), which means more files to manage, specially with bspwm. QTile has only one file to configure both wm and bar, it's great. I'll stay in QTile until I learn some Lua, so I'll finally try awesomewm
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DistroTube
Since so many people are asking about the reported CPU temp on Qtile's panel widget, I am pinning the following message:
-The Threadripper CPU I have is known for displaying high temps. It has like a 27 degree offset so that's why the ridiculously high numbers. If I run sensors (lm_sensors) and check the temps, the Tdie temp is actually 39.5C. I've known about the weird temp readings and have contemplated just removing the temp widget from Qtile, but I leave it there for others to use.-
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Since so many people are asking about the reported CPU temp on Qtile's panel widget, I am pinning the following message:
-The Threadripper CPU I have is known for displaying high temps. It has like a 27 degree offset so that's why the ridiculously high numbers. If I run sensors (lm_sensors) and check the temps, the Tdie temp is actually 39.5C. I've known about the weird temp readings and have contemplated just removing the temp widget from Qtile, but I leave it there for others to use.-
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Krzy-ak
Hi DT, While I've active group 1 on the screen1 and active group 6 on screen2, when i press on screen2 -mod + 1-, groups 1 and 6 replace between screens. Now gruup1 is active on screen2 and group 6 is acvive on screen 1. I don't like this replase. I would like to heve group 1 on both screens. Can i configure this ?
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Hi DT, While I've active group 1 on the screen1 and active group 6 on screen2, when i press on screen2 -mod + 1-, groups 1 and 6 replace between screens. Now gruup1 is active on screen2 and group 6 is acvive on screen 1. I don't like this replase. I would like to heve group 1 on both screens. Can i configure this ?
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Maaz
My only gripe with Qtile is that it treats a window which goes full screen as not part of the tiled windows, and when you toggle full screen off, the window shifts to a new location as if it's newly opened. This is very annoying and no other tiling WM has this problem. Does anyone know how to fix this?
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My only gripe with Qtile is that it treats a window which goes full screen as not part of the tiled windows, and when you toggle full screen off, the window shifts to a new location as if it's newly opened. This is very annoying and no other tiling WM has this problem. Does anyone know how to fix this?
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Bishwajit
Hey thank you so much for your effort. However I have a laptop which I've decided to run qtile on. But I cannot get the systray appear using your config. Could that be because I've single monitor? If so how could I make some changes without breaking the config? Thanks in advance.
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Hey thank you so much for your effort. However I have a laptop which I've decided to run qtile on. But I cannot get the systray appear using your config. Could that be because I've single monitor? If so how could I make some changes without breaking the config? Thanks in advance.
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Schlandix
Hey DT,
u may check the Net-traffic widget for a param that sets a fixed width to avoid the other widgets to the left jump around ;-)
Btw. great job you are doing with your content, opinions and overall attitude.
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Hey DT,
u may check the Net-traffic widget for a param that sets a fixed width to avoid the other widgets to the left jump around ;-)
Btw. great job you are doing with your content, opinions and overall attitude.
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pskcalvo
Noticed the wiggling info bar effect due to the network up/down values changing...
Took a look at your config.py, in the -widget.Net- section your -format- is '-down- -- -up-'.
Try with '-down:7.3f- -- -up:
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Noticed the wiggling info bar effect due to the network up/down values changing...
Took a look at your config.py, in the -widget.Net- section your -format- is '-down- -- -up-'.
Try with '-down:7.3f- -- -up:
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