Built-in Extensions
CommandSet
- class libqtile.extension.CommandSet(**config)[source]
Give list of commands to be executed in dmenu style.
ex. manage mocp deamon:
Key([mod], 'm', lazy.run_extension(extension.CommandSet( commands={ 'play/pause': '[ $(mocp -i | wc -l) -lt 2 ] && mocp -p || mocp -G', 'next': 'mocp -f', 'previous': 'mocp -r', 'quit': 'mocp -x', 'open': 'urxvt -e mocp', 'shuffle': 'mocp -t shuffle', 'repeat': 'mocp -t repeat', }, pre_commands=['[ $(mocp -i | wc -l) -lt 1 ] && mocp -S'], **Theme.dmenu))),
ex. CommandSet inside another CommandSet
CommandSet( commands={ "Hello": CommandSet( commands={ "World": "echo 'Hello, World!'" }, **Theme.dmenu ) }, **Theme.dmenu )
Configuration options
key
default
description
background
None
defines the normal background color (#RGB or #RRGGBB)
command
None
the command to be launched (string or list with arguments)
commands
None
dictionary of commands where key is runable command
dmenu_bottom
False
dmenu appears at the bottom of the screen
dmenu_command
'dmenu'
the dmenu command to be launched
dmenu_font
None
override the default 'font' and 'fontsize' options for dmenu
dmenu_height
None
defines the height (only supported by some dmenu forks)
dmenu_ignorecase
False
dmenu matches menu items case insensitively
dmenu_lines
None
dmenu lists items vertically, with the given number of lines
dmenu_prompt
None
defines the prompt to be displayed to the left of the input field
font
'sans'
defines the font name to be used
fontsize
None
defines the font size to be used
foreground
None
defines the normal foreground color (#RGB or #RRGGBB)
pre_commands
None
list of commands to be executed before getting dmenu answer
selected_background
None
defines the selected background color (#RGB or #RRGGBB)
selected_foreground
None
defines the selected foreground color (#RGB or #RRGGBB)
RunCommand
- class libqtile.extension.RunCommand(**config)[source]
Run an arbitrary command.
Mostly useful as a superclass for more specific extensions that need to interact with the qtile object.
Also consider simply using lazy.spawn() or writing a client.
Configuration options
key
default
description
background
None
defines the normal background color (#RGB or #RRGGBB)
command
None
the command to be launched (string or list with arguments)
font
'sans'
defines the font name to be used
fontsize
None
defines the font size to be used
foreground
None
defines the normal foreground color (#RGB or #RRGGBB)
selected_background
None
defines the selected background color (#RGB or #RRGGBB)
selected_foreground
None
defines the selected foreground color (#RGB or #RRGGBB)
WindowList
- class libqtile.extension.WindowList(**config)[source]
Give vertical list of all open windows in dmenu. Switch to selected.
Configuration options
key
default
description
all_groups
True
If True, list windows from all groups; otherwise only from the current group
background
None
defines the normal background color (#RGB or #RRGGBB)
command
None
the command to be launched (string or list with arguments)
dmenu_bottom
False
dmenu appears at the bottom of the screen
dmenu_command
'dmenu'
the dmenu command to be launched
dmenu_font
None
override the default 'font' and 'fontsize' options for dmenu
dmenu_height
None
defines the height (only supported by some dmenu forks)
dmenu_ignorecase
False
dmenu matches menu items case insensitively
dmenu_lines
'80'
Give lines vertically. Set to None get inline
dmenu_prompt
None
defines the prompt to be displayed to the left of the input field
font
'sans'
defines the font name to be used
fontsize
None
defines the font size to be used
foreground
None
defines the normal foreground color (#RGB or #RRGGBB)
item_format
'{group}.{id}: {window}'
the format for the menu items
selected_background
None
defines the selected background color (#RGB or #RRGGBB)
selected_foreground
None
defines the selected foreground color (#RGB or #RRGGBB)