Making dwm as beautiful as possible!

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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