pystonecharioteer

This is a helper module that I'm maintaining for my own utils and configs. At the outset, I'm using this to maintain my qtile config.

Installation

Create a virtual environment, preferably in /opt/qtile/, and run

pip install stonecharioteer

Next, create an xsession file (/usr/share/xsessions/qtile.desktop) so that this is recognized in your display manager (I use sddm).

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Qtile
Comment=Qtile Session
Exec=/opt/qtile/bin/qtile start
Type=Application
Keywords=wm;tiling

Additional requirements

1. Install pasystray
2. Install nitrogen to handle the wallpapers
3. Install autorandr to handle multi-monitor profiles (or learn to use xrandr really well)
4. Install nmcli and nmtui to handle the networking.
5. Install redshift to handle the gamma setting for monitors depending on the time of day.
6. Install rofi

qtile Configuration

In your ~/.config/qtile/config.py file, add the following:

import subprocess
from stonecharioteer.qtile import config

c = config()

mod = c["mod"]
groups = c["groups"]
terminal = c["terminal"]
layouts = c["layouts"]
screens = c["screens"]
keys = c["keys"]
dgroups_key_binder = c["dgroups_key_binder"]
dgroups_app_rules = c["dgroups_app_rules"]
follow_mouse_focus = c["follow_mouse_focus"]
bring_front_click = c["bring_front_click"]
cursor_warp = c["cursor_warp"]
auto_minimize = c["auto_minimize"]

@hook.subscribe.startup
def dbus_register():
   id = os.environ.get('DESKTOP_AUTOSTART_ID')
   if not id:
      return

   subprocess.Popen(['dbus-send',
                     '--session',
                     '--print-reply',
                     '--dest=org.gnome.SessionManager',
                     '/org/gnome/SessionManager',
                     'org.gnome.SessionManager.RegisterClient',
                     'string:qtile',
                     'string:' + id])

Eventually, I want to enable toml based configuration for qtile.

Obligatory Rice