Add support for run menus and window switchers

README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 # Simple Awesome
 As simple as it sounds
-(not yet though)
+(not yet though)
+
+## Dependencies
+
+By default, Simple Awesome uses
+
+- `rofi` for the launch bar/window switcher
+
+- `flameshot` for making screenshots

default_config.lua

@@ -10,5 +10,13 @@ local config = {}
 -- Change to gears.filesystem.get_themes_dir() .. "default/theme.lua" to use default awesome theme
 config.theme = awful.util.getdir("config") .. "/default_theme.lua"
 
+config.screenshotCmd = "flameshot gui"
+
+config.kbSwitchCmd = "setxkbmap"
+config.kbLayouts = { "fr", "us" }
+
+config.runMenu = "rofi -show run"
+config.windowSwitcher = "rofi -show window"
+
 
 return config

rc.lua

@@ -115,17 +115,13 @@ menubar.utils.terminal = terminal -- Set the terminal for applications that requ
 mykeyboardlayout = awful.widget.keyboardlayout()
 
 kbdlayout = {}
-kbdlayout.cmd = "setxkbmap"
-kbdlayout.layouts = { "fr", "us" }
 kbdlayout.cur = 1
 kbdlayout.switch = function()
-    kbdlayout.cur = (kbdlayout.cur % #(kbdlayout.layouts)) + 1
+    kbdlayout.cur = (kbdlayout.cur % #(config.kbLayouts)) + 1
-    local t = kbdlayout.layouts[kbdlayout.cur]
+    local t = config.kbLayouts[kbdlayout.cur]
-    os.execute( kbdlayout.cmd .. " " .. t )
+    os.execute( config.kbSwitchCmd .. " " .. t )
 end
 
-screenshotCmd = "flameshot gui"
-
 -- {{{ Wibar
 -- Create a textclock widget
 mytextclock = wibox.widget.textclock()
@@ -289,12 +285,16 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
               {description = "jump to urgent client", group = "client"}),
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "Tab",
         function ()
-            awful.client.focus.history.previous()
+            if config.windowSwitcher == "" then
-            if client.focus then
+                awful.client.focus.history.previous()
-                client.focus:raise()
+                if client.focus then
+                    client.focus:raise()
+                end
+            else
+                os.execute(config.windowSwitcher)
             end
         end,
-        {description = "go back", group = "client"}),
+        {description = "switch window", group = "client"}),
 
     -- Standard program
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "Return", function () awful.spawn(terminal) end,
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
               {description = "restore minimized", group = "client"}),
 
     -- Prompt
-    awful.key({ modkey },            "r",     function () awful.screen.focused().mypromptbox:run() end,
+    awful.key({ modkey },            "r",     function () os.execute(config.runMenu) end,
-              {description = "run prompt", group = "launcher"}),
+              {description = "show the run menu", group = "launcher"}),
 
     awful.key({ modkey }, "x",
               function ()
@@ -348,15 +348,15 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
               end,
               {description = "lua execute prompt", group = "awesome"}),
     -- Menubar
-    awful.key({ modkey }, "p", function() menubar.show() end,
+    awful.key({ modkey }, "space", function() os.execute(config.runMenu) end,
-              {description = "show the menubar", group = "launcher"}),
+              {description = "show the run menu", group = "launcher"}),
     -- Keyboard layout switch
     awful.key({ "Mod1" }, "Shift_L", function () kbdlayout.switch() end,
               {description = "switch keyboard layout"}),
     awful.key({ "Shift" }, "Alt_L", function () kbdlayout.switch() end,
               {description = "switch keyboard layout"}),
     -- Flameshot
-    awful.key({}, "Print", function () os.execute( screenshotCmd ) end,
+    awful.key({}, "Print", function () os.execute( config.screenshotCmd ) end,
               {description = "screenshot using the specified command"})
 )