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# sxhkd
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[sxhkd](https://github.com/baskerville/sxhkd) -- simple X hotkey daemon
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sxhkd is set up to manage most of the key bindings in this dotfile configuraition. It is primarily used for three things: system control, to invoke rofi, and to switch between different desktop operating modes.
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## system control
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* super+x: lock the system, i.e. put a lockscreen in front of it, unlocked with your password
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* media keys: control the Brightness, Volume, Mute of the system
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* super+return: open a terminal
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## rofi invocations
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* super+backspace: system management (shutdown,reboot,logout,..)
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* super+space: app launching
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* super+r: extended run menu
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* super+p: password/secret autofill menu
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* super+F8: theme setting menu
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* super+q: quick access to bookmarks and search bangs
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## modal desktop
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The modal setup of this desktop allows to first invoke an operating mode and then open the possibility for additional keybindings.
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For example, `alt + m` will invoke the `media` mode and then media playback can be controlled through the hjkl keys.
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Think of it like invoking the insert mode, or visual mode in a modal editor like vim.
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The idea behind the modal system is to not overload normal system operation with key binds that are only needed every now and again, and mostly as a coherent package.
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If I want to control my media playback, by seeking forward or backward, having quick access to controlling the volume seems logical.
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But I may not want to open a scholarly pdf, or programming project at the same time, so these actions don't need to be included in a coherent 'media' mode.
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The modes currently are:
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* media, for controlling playback and volume
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* academia, for opening pdf, seeing upcoming readings, and editing references
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They are still in flux and may change every now and again as I put this modal setup to the test. To get a closer look at the actual key binds, look into `.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc` for now.
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## modal notifications
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To know which mode is currently active on the desktop, this module includes a script which will print sxhkd's current mode to stdout, or a file.
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This script can be used to show the active mode in a status bar, for example (as the polybar module in these dotfiles does).
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The script lives in `.local/bin/sxhkd-chain-labels` and can be invoked from the path by default. To see available options and the configuration file format use `sxhkd-chain-labels -h`, or take look at the script itself.
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This module overwrites the usual sxhkd program invocation using an alias, which makes sxhkd always (if no options are passed) create and use a named pipe in the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR directory. This is the default location the script will pick it up in.
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