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binds {
// Keys consist of modifiers separated by + signs, followed by an XKB key name
// in the end. To find an XKB name for a particular key, you may use a program
// like wev.
//
// "Mod" is a special modifier equal to Super when running on a TTY, and to Alt
// when running as a winit window.
//
// Most actions that you can bind here can also be invoked programmatically with
// `niri msg action do-something`.
// Mod-Shift-/, which is usually the same as Mod-?,
// shows a list of important hotkeys.
Mod+Shift+7 { show-hotkey-overlay; }
// Suggested binds for running programs: terminal, app launcher, screen locker.
// Mod+T hotkey-overlay-title="Open a Terminal: alacritty" { spawn "alacritty"; }
Mod+T hotkey-overlay-title="Open Terminal" { spawn "gnome-terminal"; }
// Mod+T hotkey-overlay-title="Open Terminal" { spawn "ghostty"; }
// Super+Alt+L hotkey-overlay-title="Lock the Screen: swaylock" {
// spawn-sh "swaylock -i [[/home/remi/Nextcloud/Pictures/Pictures/Farden/202486.jpg]:] --scaling fill --ring-color bb00cc --key-hl-color 880033 --line-color 00000000 --inside-color 00000088 --separator-color 00000000 --indicator-idle-visible";
// }
// Example volume keys mappings for PipeWire & WirePlumber.
// The allow-when-locked=true property makes them work even when the session is locked.
// Using spawn-sh allows to pass multiple arguments together with the command.
XF86AudioRaiseVolume allow-when-locked=true { spawn-sh "wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 0.1+"; }
XF86AudioLowerVolume allow-when-locked=true { spawn-sh "wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 0.1-"; }
XF86AudioMute allow-when-locked=true { spawn-sh "wpctl set-mute @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ toggle"; }
XF86AudioMicMute allow-when-locked=true { spawn-sh "wpctl set-mute @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SOURCE@ toggle"; }
// Example brightness key mappings for brightnessctl.
// You can use regular spawn with multiple arguments too (to avoid going through "sh"),
// but you need to manually put each argument in separate "" quotes.
XF86MonBrightnessUp allow-when-locked=true { spawn "brightnessctl" "--class=backlight" "set" "+10%"; }
XF86MonBrightnessDown allow-when-locked=true { spawn "brightnessctl" "--class=backlight" "set" "10%-"; }
// Open/close the Overview: a zoomed-out view of workspaces and windows.
// You can also move the mouse into the top-left hot corner,
// or do a four-finger swipe up on a touchpad.
Mod+O repeat=false { toggle-overview; }
Mod+Q repeat=false { close-window; }
Mod+Left { focus-column-left; }
Mod+Down { focus-window-down; }
Mod+Up { focus-window-up; }
Mod+Right { focus-column-right; }
Mod+H { focus-column-left; }
Mod+J { focus-window-down; }
Mod+K { focus-window-up; }
Mod+L { focus-column-right; }
Mod+Ctrl+Left { move-column-left; }
Mod+Ctrl+Down { move-window-down; }
Mod+Ctrl+Up { move-window-up; }
Mod+Ctrl+Right { move-column-right; }
Mod+Ctrl+H { move-column-left; }
Mod+Ctrl+J { move-window-down; }
Mod+Ctrl+K { move-window-up; }
Mod+Ctrl+L { move-column-right; }
// Alternative commands that move across workspaces when reaching
// the first or last window in a column.
// Mod+J { focus-window-or-workspace-down; }
// Mod+K { focus-window-or-workspace-up; }
// Mod+Ctrl+J { move-window-down-or-to-workspace-down; }
// Mod+Ctrl+K { move-window-up-or-to-workspace-up; }
Mod+Home { focus-column-first; }
Mod+End { focus-column-last; }
Mod+Ctrl+Home { move-column-to-first; }
Mod+Ctrl+End { move-column-to-last; }
Mod+Shift+Left { focus-monitor-left; }
Mod+Shift+Down { focus-monitor-down; }
Mod+Shift+Up { focus-monitor-up; }
Mod+Shift+Right { focus-monitor-right; }
Mod+Shift+H { focus-monitor-left; }
Mod+Shift+J { focus-monitor-down; }
Mod+Shift+K { focus-monitor-up; }
Mod+Shift+L { focus-monitor-right; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Left { move-column-to-monitor-left; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Down { move-column-to-monitor-down; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Up { move-column-to-monitor-up; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Right { move-column-to-monitor-right; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+H { move-column-to-monitor-left; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+J { move-column-to-monitor-down; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+K { move-column-to-monitor-up; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+L { move-column-to-monitor-right; }
// Alternatively, there are commands to move just a single window:
// Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Left { move-window-to-monitor-left; }
// ...
// And you can also move a whole workspace to another monitor:
// Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Left { move-workspace-to-monitor-left; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Page_Up { move-workspace-to-monitor-up; }
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Page_Down { move-workspace-to-monitor-down; }
Mod+Page_Down { focus-workspace-down; }
Mod+Page_Up { focus-workspace-up; }
Mod+U { focus-workspace-down; }
Mod+I { focus-workspace-up; }
Mod+Ctrl+Page_Down { move-column-to-workspace-down; }
Mod+Ctrl+Page_Up { move-column-to-workspace-up; }
Mod+Ctrl+U { move-column-to-workspace-down; }
Mod+Ctrl+I { move-column-to-workspace-up; }
// Alternatively, there are commands to move just a single window:
// Mod+Ctrl+Page_Down { move-window-to-workspace-down; }
// ...
Mod+Shift+Page_Down { move-workspace-down; }
Mod+Shift+Page_Up { move-workspace-up; }
Mod+Shift+U { move-workspace-down; }
Mod+Shift+I { move-workspace-up; }
// You can bind mouse wheel scroll ticks using the following syntax.
// These binds will change direction based on the natural-scroll setting.
//
// To avoid scrolling through workspaces really fast, you can use
// the cooldown-ms property. The bind will be rate-limited to this value.
// You can set a cooldown on any bind, but it's most useful for the wheel.
Mod+WheelScrollDown cooldown-ms=150 { focus-workspace-down; }
Mod+WheelScrollUp cooldown-ms=150 { focus-workspace-up; }
Mod+Ctrl+WheelScrollDown cooldown-ms=150 { move-column-to-workspace-down; }
Mod+Ctrl+WheelScrollUp cooldown-ms=150 { move-column-to-workspace-up; }
Mod+WheelScrollRight { focus-column-right; }
Mod+WheelScrollLeft { focus-column-left; }
Mod+Ctrl+WheelScrollRight { move-column-right; }
Mod+Ctrl+WheelScrollLeft { move-column-left; }
// Usually scrolling up and down with Shift in applications results in
// horizontal scrolling; these binds replicate that.
Mod+Shift+WheelScrollDown { focus-column-right; }
Mod+Shift+WheelScrollUp { focus-column-left; }
Mod+Ctrl+Shift+WheelScrollDown { move-column-right; }
Mod+Ctrl+Shift+WheelScrollUp { move-column-left; }
// Similarly, you can bind touchpad scroll "ticks".
// Touchpad scrolling is continuous, so for these binds it is split into
// discrete intervals.
// These binds are also affected by touchpad's natural-scroll, so these
// example binds are "inverted", since we have natural-scroll enabled for
// touchpads by default.
// Mod+TouchpadScrollDown { spawn-sh "wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 0.02+"; }
// Mod+TouchpadScrollUp { spawn-sh "wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 0.02-"; }
// You can refer to workspaces by index. However, keep in mind that
// niri is a dynamic workspace system, so these commands are kind of
// "best effort". Trying to refer to a workspace index bigger than
// the current workspace count will instead refer to the bottommost
// (empty) workspace.
//
// For example, with 2 workspaces + 1 empty, indices 3, 4, 5 and so on
// will all refer to the 3rd workspace.
Mod+1 { focus-workspace 1; }
Mod+2 { focus-workspace 2; }
Mod+3 { focus-workspace 3; }
Mod+4 { focus-workspace 4; }
Mod+5 { focus-workspace 5; }
Mod+6 { focus-workspace 6; }
Mod+7 { focus-workspace 7; }
Mod+8 { focus-workspace 8; }
Mod+9 { focus-workspace 9; }
Mod+Ctrl+1 { move-column-to-workspace 1; }
Mod+Ctrl+2 { move-column-to-workspace 2; }
Mod+Ctrl+3 { move-column-to-workspace 3; }
Mod+Ctrl+4 { move-column-to-workspace 4; }
Mod+Ctrl+5 { move-column-to-workspace 5; }
Mod+Ctrl+6 { move-column-to-workspace 6; }
Mod+Ctrl+7 { move-column-to-workspace 7; }
Mod+Ctrl+8 { move-column-to-workspace 8; }
Mod+Ctrl+9 { move-column-to-workspace 9; }
// Alternatively, there are commands to move just a single window:
// Mod+Ctrl+1 { move-window-to-workspace 1; }
// Switches focus between the current and the previous workspace.
// Mod+Tab { focus-workspace-previous; }
// The following binds move the focused window in and out of a column.
// If the window is alone, they will consume it into the nearby column to the side.
// If the window is already in a column, they will expel it out.
Mod+ISO_Level3_Shift+egrave { consume-or-expel-window-left; }
Mod+ISO_Level3_Shift+dead_diaeresis { consume-or-expel-window-right; }
// Consume one window from the right to the bottom of the focused column.
Mod+Comma { consume-window-into-column; }
// Expel the bottom window from the focused column to the right.
Mod+Period { expel-window-from-column; }
Mod+R { switch-preset-column-width; }
// Cycling through the presets in reverse order is also possible.
// Mod+R { switch-preset-column-width-back; }
Mod+Shift+R { switch-preset-window-height; }
Mod+Ctrl+R { reset-window-height; }
Mod+F { maximize-column; }
Mod+Shift+F { fullscreen-window; }
// Expand the focused column to space not taken up by other fully visible columns.
// Makes the column "fill the rest of the space".
Mod+Ctrl+F { expand-column-to-available-width; }
Mod+C { center-column; }
// Center all fully visible columns on screen.
Mod+Ctrl+C { center-visible-columns; }
// Finer width adjustments.
// This command can also:
// * set width in pixels: "1000"
// * adjust width in pixels: "-5" or "+5"
// * set width as a percentage of screen width: "25%"
// * adjust width as a percentage of screen width: "-10%" or "+10%"
// Pixel sizes use logical, or scaled, pixels. I.e. on an output with scale 2.0,
// set-column-width "100" will make the column occupy 200 physical screen pixels.
Mod+Minus { set-column-width "-10%"; }
Mod+Equal { set-column-width "+10%"; }
// Finer height adjustments when in column with other windows.
Mod+Shift+Minus { set-window-height "-10%"; }
Mod+Shift+Equal { set-window-height "+10%"; }
// Move the focused window between the floating and the tiling layout.
Mod+V { toggle-window-floating; }
Mod+Shift+V { switch-focus-between-floating-and-tiling; }
// Toggle tabbed column display mode.
// Windows in this column will appear as vertical tabs,
// rather than stacked on top of each other.
Mod+W { toggle-column-tabbed-display; }
Print { screenshot; }
Ctrl+Print { screenshot-screen; }
Alt+Print { screenshot-window; }
// Application Launchers
// Mod+Space hotkey-overlay-title="Application Launcher" {
// spawn "ulauncher-toggle";
// }
// Mod+D hotkey-overlay-title="Run an Application: fuzzel" { spawn "fuzzel"; }
Mod+Space hotkey-overlay-title="Run dms spotlight" { spawn "dms" "ipc" "call" "spotlight" "toggle"; }
Mod+P hotkey-overlay-title="Set dynamic cast window" { set-dynamic-cast-window; }
Mod+Shift+P hotkey-overlay-title="Set dynamic cast monitor" { set-dynamic-cast-monitor; }
Mod+Alt+P hotkey-overlay-title="Clear dynamic cast target" { clear-dynamic-cast-target; }
Mod+Ctrl+P repeat=false hotkey-overlay-title="Mirror monitor" { spawn-sh "wl-mirror $(niri msg --json focused-output | jq -r .name)"; }
Mod+M hotkey-overlay-title="Start Telegram" { spawn "flatpak" "run" "org.telegram.desktop"; }
// XF86Launch5 { Ctrl+
}