i3: overhaul - Githubissues

n0v1c3 commented 6 years ago

Improve the overall quality of the i3 experience.

[ ] i3lock ~ Blur background, custom unlock theme, circle icon for unlock indication.
[ ] scratchpad ~ create a scratchpad terminal for quickly running commands.
[ ] i3gaps ~ I like the gaps between the windows
[ ] Transparent windows
[ ] i3login ~ Login screen.
[ ] background image
[x] dmenu ~ use more dmenu "prompts"
[ ] remove title bars and menus
[ ] conky clean-up
[ ] add "Awesome Fonts" to the status line
[ ] Remove the cbatticon from the status line

n0v1c3 commented 6 years ago

dmenu

I like the following way of using the dmenu: youtube video

n0v1c3 commented 6 years ago

background image

use feh to manage the background image

example ~ feh --bg-fill -g 1920x1080 $FILE

n0v1c3 commented 6 years ago

remove title bars and menus

Remove the menus where possible and try to replace with a common shortcut like holding alt.

n0v1c3 commented 6 years ago

Transparent windows

See compton

n0v1c3 commented 6 years ago

Remove the cbatticon from the status line

This is also part of the install process and can be replaced with simple bat icons from the "Font Awesome" fonts.

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