Howto: dwm configuration and installation

[Loomx]

Crikey...
I use two tags: basically "those on screen" and "those off screen", then shuffle my windows around as needed (I obviously don't use as many different programs as you though)

If you want more tags, just add them and attach them to other keys, e.g. Modkey + !, Modkey + ;, Modkey + .

[freek]

dwm-6.1
Modkey + enter does not open xterm .. damned ! where do I f*ck up ?

In config.h:

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/* key definitions */
#define MODKEY Mod4Mask


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/* commands */
static const char *termcmd[]  = { "xterm", NULL };


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static Key keys[] = {
     { MODKEY,     XK_Return,     spawn,     { .v = termcmd } },


please .. 

[Head_on_a_Stick]

Probably best to post the entire config.h

What is the output of `make`?

[freek]

config.h

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1 /* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
  2
  3 /* appearance */
  4 static const char *fonts[] = {
  5         "terminus:size=10"
  6 };
  7 static const char dmenufont[]       = "terminus:size=10";
  8 static const char normbordercolor[] = "#444444";
  9 static const char normbgcolor[]     = "#000000";
 10 static const char normfgcolor[]     = "#bbbbbb";
 11 static const char selbordercolor[]  = "#005577";
 12 static const char selbgcolor[]      = "#000000";
 13 static const char selfgcolor[]      = "#eeeeee";
 14 static const unsigned int borderpx  = 2;        /* border pixel of windows */
 15 static const unsigned int snap      = 32;       /* snap pixel */
 16 static const int showbar            = 0;        /* 0 means no bar */
 17 static const int topbar             = 1;        /* 0 means bottom bar */
 18
 19 /* tagging */
 20 static const char *tags[] = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" };
 21
 22 static const Rule rules[] = {
 23         /* xprop(1):
 24          *      WM_CLASS(STRING) = instance, class
 25          *      WM_NAME(STRING) = title
 26          */
 27         /* class      instance    title       tags mask     isfloating   monitor */
 28         { "Gimp",     NULL,       NULL,       0,            1,           -1 },
 29         { "Firefox",  NULL,       NULL,       1 << 8,       0,           -1 },
 30 };
 31
 32 /* layout(s) */
 33 static const float mfact     = 0.55; /* factor of master area size [0.05..0.95] */
 34 static const int nmaster     = 1;    /* number of clients in master area */
 35 static const int resizehints = 0;    /* 1 means respect size hints in tiled resizals */
 36
 37 static const Layout layouts[] = {
 38         /* symbol     arrange function */
 39         { "[]=",      tile },    /* first entry is default */
 40         { "><>",      NULL },    /* no layout function means floating behavior */
 41         { "[M]",      monocle },
 42 };
 43
 44 /* key definitions */
 45 #define MODKEY Mod4Mask
 46 #define TAGKEYS(KEY,TAG) \
 47         { MODKEY,                       KEY,      view,           {.ui = 1 << TAG} }, \
 48         { MODKEY|ControlMask,           KEY,      toggleview,     {.ui = 1 << TAG} }, \
 49         { MODKEY|ShiftMask,             KEY,      tag,            {.ui = 1 << TAG} }, \
 50         { MODKEY|ControlMask|ShiftMask, KEY,      toggletag,      {.ui = 1 << TAG} },
 51
 52 /* helper for spawning shell commands in the pre dwm-5.0 fashion */
 53 #define SHCMD(cmd) { .v = (const char*[]){ "/bin/sh", "-c", cmd, NULL } }
 54
 55 /* commands */
 56 static char dmenumon[2] = "0"; /* component of dmenucmd, manipulated in spawn() */
 57 static const char *dmenucmd[] = { "dmenu_run", "-m", dmenumon, "-fn", dmenufont, "-nb", normbgcolor, "-    nf", normfgcolor, "-sb", selbgcolor, "-sf", selfgcolor, NULL };
 58 static const char *termcmd[]  = { "xterm", NULL };
 59
 60 static Key keys[] = {
 61         /* modifier                     key        function        argument */
 62         { MODKEY,                       XK_p,      spawn,          {.v = dmenucmd } },
 63         { MODKEY,                       XK_Return, spawn,          {.v = termcmd } },
 64         { MODKEY,                       XK_b,      togglebar,      {0} },
 65         { MODKEY,                       XK_j,      focusstack,     {.i = +1 } },
 66         { MODKEY,                       XK_k,      focusstack,     {.i = -1 } },
 67         { MODKEY,                       XK_i,      incnmaster,     {.i = +1 } },
 68         { MODKEY,                       XK_d,      incnmaster,     {.i = -1 } },
 69         { MODKEY,                       XK_h,      setmfact,       {.f = -0.05} },
 70         { MODKEY,                       XK_l,      setmfact,       {.f = +0.05} },
 71         { MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_Return, zoom,           {0} },
 72         { MODKEY,                       XK_Tab,    view,           {0} },
 73         { MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_c,      killclient,     {0} },
 74         { MODKEY,                       XK_t,      setlayout,      {.v = &layouts[0]} },
 75         { MODKEY,                       XK_f,      setlayout,      {.v = &layouts[1]} },
 76         { MODKEY,                       XK_m,      setlayout,      {.v = &layouts[2]} },
 77         { MODKEY,                       XK_space,  setlayout,      {0} },
 78         { MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_space,  togglefloating, {0} },
 79         { MODKEY,                       XK_0,      view,           {.ui = ~0 } },
 80         { MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_0,      tag,            {.ui = ~0 } },
 81         { MODKEY,                       XK_comma,  focusmon,       {.i = -1 } },
 82         { MODKEY,                       XK_period, focusmon,       {.i = +1 } },
 83         { MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_comma,  tagmon,         {.i = -1 } },
 84         { MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_period, tagmon,         {.i = +1 } },
 85         TAGKEYS(                        XK_1,                      0)
 86         TAGKEYS(                        XK_2,                      1)
 87         TAGKEYS(                        XK_3,                      2)
 88         TAGKEYS(                        XK_4,                      3)
 89         TAGKEYS(                        XK_5,                      4)
 90         TAGKEYS(                        XK_6,                      5)
 91         TAGKEYS(                        XK_7,                      6)
 92         TAGKEYS(                        XK_8,                      7)
 93         TAGKEYS(                        XK_9,                      8)
 94         { MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_q,      quit,           {0} },
 95 };
 96
 97 /* button definitions */
 98 /* click can be ClkLtSymbol, ClkStatusText, ClkWinTitle, ClkClientWin, or ClkRootWin */
 99 static Button buttons[] = {
100         /* click                event mask      button          function        argument */
101         { ClkLtSymbol,          0,              Button1,        setlayout,      {0} },
102         { ClkLtSymbol,          0,              Button3,        setlayout,      {.v = &layouts[2]} },
103         { ClkWinTitle,          0,              Button2,        zoom,           {0} },
104         { ClkStatusText,        0,              Button2,        spawn,          {.v = termcmd } },
105         { ClkClientWin,         MODKEY,         Button1,        movemouse,      {0} },
106         { ClkClientWin,         MODKEY,         Button2,        togglefloating, {0} },
107         { ClkClientWin,         MODKEY,         Button3,        resizemouse,    {0} },
108         { ClkTagBar,            0,              Button1,        view,           {0} },
109         { ClkTagBar,            0,              Button3,        toggleview,     {0} },
110         { ClkTagBar,            MODKEY,         Button1,        tag,            {0} },
111         { ClkTagBar,            MODKEY,         Button3,        toggletag,      {0} },
112 };
113


[freek]

make clean install

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[root@debian: dwm ] make clean install
cleaning
dwm build options:
CFLAGS   = -std=c99 -pedantic -Wall -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Os -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/include/freetype2 -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=2 -DVERSION="6.1" -DXINERAMA
LDFLAGS  = -s -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -lXinerama -lfontconfig -lXft
CC       = cc
CC drw.c
CC dwm.c
CC util.c
CC -o dwm
installing executable file to /usr/local/bin
installing manual page to /usr/local/share/man/man1
[root@debian: dwm ]


[freek]

Rest of the keybinds work .... ^M+p .. xterm .. opens my xterm ..

[freek]

.. and some more info:

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[fvb@debian: ~ ] cat /etc/debian_version
stretch/sid


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[fvb@debian: ~ ] uname -a
Linux debian 4.3.0-1-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 4.3.5-1 (2016-02-06) i686 GNU/Linux
[fvb@debian: ~ ]


[Loomx]

Hmm, everything looks ok to me.

A couple of tests to try:
- does the keybind for 'zoom' work? (MOD + Shift + Return, Line 71 in your config.h)
- does the mousebind for 'termcmd' work? (Button 2 on status text, Line 104)

[freek]

Hmm, everything looks ok to me.

A couple of tests to try:
- does the keybind for 'zoom' work? (MOD + Shift + Return, Line 71 in your config.h)
- does the mousebind for 'termcmd' work? (Button 2 on status text, Line 104)

No .. doesn't do anything

[Loomx]

Neither one works?

1. If the 'zoom' keybind doesn't work, a common factor with your original issue would be the use of the Return key.
If you run `xev' in a terminal then press the Return key, what keycode does it give? e.g. "Return" or "Enter" or similar

2. If this one doesn't work, that would indicate something wrong with the 'termcmd' command, but it looks ok. Does it work if you bind it to another keybind, e.g. Mod-s ?
(Are you sure you were clicking mouse button 2, i.e. the middle mouse button, on the statusbar text, i.e. the window title?)

[freek]

Hi Loomx,

1
'xev' gives 'PK_Enter' .. so I changed the Mod-Return to Mod-Enter in config.h and 'make clean install' .. no go "error XK_Enter not declared here" ..

2
This works ! .. didn't do the right thing last time I gues (sorry)

Statusbar hidden so I really like the Mod-Return to work to open a new xterm .. and I think it's weird it's not working .. just can't stand it ..

thnx

[Loomx]

Ok, that's progress

Maybe try using the keysymbol in hex instead of the key name?

So instead of this:

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         { MODKEY,                   XK_Return,    spawn,          {.v = termcmd } },

try this: (check the keysym using xev first

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         { MODKEY,                   0xff0d,    spawn,          {.v = termcmd } },

[freek]

Hi Loomx,

Problem solved .. it was Numlock .. numlock on and it doesn't work, numlock off and it works .. duh

silly me .. thnx

[Loomx]

Glad you got it sorted.