chadwm/README.md

chadwm (Initial look)

(empty workspaces have their color greyed out)

• NOTE: This is vanilla dwm bar (status2d patch for setting colors) not dwmblocks or polybar.

Tag preview (while hovering tag icon)

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/59060246/128050994-17f46934-6604-4430-bece-f60b0700b6be.mp4

Requirements

• dash (shell)
• imlib2
• xsetroot package ( status2d uses this to add colors on dwmbar)
• JetbrainsMono Nerd Font (or any nerd font) and Material design icon font

Setup

• mv chadwm dir (this repo) to ~/.config
• chmod +x all scripts in scripts dir
• copy the stuff from fonts folder to your ~/.local/share/fonts

• compile dwm :

  cd ~/.config/chadwm/chadwm
  sudo make install
  

• autostart file is just an example one so it must be adjusted for your liking!

Run chadwm

• Run the autostart file from .xinitrc

(.xinitrc file)

#!/bin/sh

exec ~/.config/chadwm/scripts/./autostart

OR

• Create a desktop entry

  touch /usr/share/xsessions/chadwm.desktop  
  

  [Desktop Entry]
  Name=chadwm
  Comment=dwm made beautiful 
  Exec= ~/.config/chadwm/scripts/./autostart 
  Type=Application 
  

• wallpaper

Credits

• HUGE THANKS to eProTaLT83. I wanted certain features in dwm like tabbar in monocle , tagpreview etc and he implemented my ideas and created patches for me! I cant even count the number of times he has helped me :v
• @fitrh helped with colorful tag patch

Patches

• barpadding
• bottomstack
• cfacts
• dragmfact
• dragcfact (took from bakkeby's build)
• fibonacii
• gaplessgrid
• horizgrid
• movestack
• vanity gaps
• colorful tags
• statuspadding
• status2d
• underline tags
• notitle