Everything you need to know about Qtile

Getting started

• Installing Qtile
  • Distro Guides
  • Installing From Source
• Configuration
  • Configuration lookup order
  • Default Configuration
  • Configuration variables
  • Testing your configuration
  • Starting Qtile

Commands and scripting

• Commands API
  • Introduction: Object Graph
  • Keys
  • Digging Deeper: Command Objects
  • The Command Graph
  • Executing graph commands: Command Interface
  • Tying it together: Command Client
• Scripting
  • Client-Server Scripting Model
  • Example
• qshell
  • Navigating the Object Graph
  • Live Documentation
  • Reference
• iqshell
  • Dependencies
  • Installing and Running the Kernel
  • iqshell vs qshell
• qtile-top
• qtile-run
• qtile-cmd
  • Examples:
• dqtile-cmd
  • Examples:
• Keybindings in images
  • Default configuration
  • Generate your own images

Getting involved

• Contributing
  • Reporting bugs
  • Writing code
• Hacking on Qtile
  • Requirements
  • Building cffi module
  • Setting up the environment
  • Building the documentation
  • Development and testing
  • Coding style
  • Deprecation policy
  • Using Xephyr
  • Second X Session
  • Capturing an xtrace
  • Debugging in PyCharm
  • Debugging in VSCode
  • Resources
  • Troubleshoot

Miscellaneous

• Reference
  • Scripting Commands
  • Built-in Hooks
  • Built-in Layouts
  • Built-in Widgets
  • Built-in Extensions
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • Why the name Qtile?
  • When I first start xterm/urxvt/rxvt containing an instance of Vim, I see text and layout corruption. What gives?
  • How do I know which modifier specification maps to which key?
  • My “pointer mouse cursor” isn’t the one I expect it to be!
  • LibreOffice menus don’t appear or don’t stay visible
• License

• Index