digitalCanine's BSPWM Rice

A dark, warm-themed bspwm rice featuring golden/amber accents inspired by sunset lighting. This setup prioritizes aesthetics with smooth animations and a cohesive color scheme across all applications.

Theme

• Color Scheme: Dark base with golden/amber highlights and warm brown tones
• Wallpaper: Custom artwork featuring golden lighting effects
• Overall Aesthetic: Warm, cozy, and visually unified

Components

Window Manager

• bspwm - Tiling window manager
• sxhkd - Hotkey daemon

Compositor

• picom - Compositor with animations and transparency effects
  • Window animations (slide-up/slide-down transitions)
  • Fade effects for tag switching
  • Opacity rules for various applications

Bar & System

• Polybar - Status bar (visible in terminal screenshot)
• Custom system monitoring with CPU, RAM, and GPU stats

Applications Shown

• Terminal: Custom-themed terminal with golden accents
• Editor: Neovim with matching color scheme
• File Manager: GUI file manager with icon support
• Music Player: Strawberry Music Player with custom theming
• Image Viewer: Terminal-based image viewer
• Notification Daemon: Dunst (configured but screenshot aborted)

Additional Tools

• btop/htop - System monitor with golden theme
• spotifyd/spotify-tui - Spotify integration
• ranger/lf - Terminal file managers
• Various CLI tools - fish shell, neofetch, etc.

Screenshots

Desktop

Main desktop with custom wallpaper and window layout

Dunst Notifications

Notification system (Flameshot info example)

Neovim

Neovim with picom configuration file open

Applications

Strawberry Music Player and file manager showing consistent theming

Terminal & System Monitor

Terminal with system information, image viewer, and music player

Configuration Files

Key configuration locations:

• ~/.config/bspwm/ - BSPWM window manager configuration
• ~/.config/dunst/ - Notification daemon settings
• ~/.config/fastfetch/ - System info fetch tool
• ~/.config/fish/ - Fish shell configuration
• ~/.config/gtk-2.0/, ~/.config/gtk-3.0/, ~/.config/gtk-4.0/ - GTK theming
• ~/.config/kitty/ - Kitty terminal configuration
• ~/.config/nvim/ - Neovim editor setup
• ~/.config/polybar/ - Status bar configuration
• ~/.config/qt5ct/, ~/.config/qt6ct/ - Qt theme settings
• ~/.config/rofi/ - Application launcher
• ~/.config/scripts/ - Custom scripts
• ~/.config/spotatui/ - Spotify TUI client
• ~/.config/yazi/ - Terminal file manager
• ~.config/legcord/themes - Discord theme
• ~/.theme/ - Custom GTK/Qt color themes

Key Features

• Smooth Animations: Window sliding and fading effects via picom
• Unified Color Scheme: Golden/amber theme across terminal, editor, and applications
• Application-Specific Opacity: Custom transparency rules for different window classes
• Media Integration: Integrated Spotify playback with spotatui
• System Monitoring: Real-time CPU, RAM, GPU, and network statistics
• Custom GTK/Qt Theming: Consistent look across all GUI applications
• VPN Integration: Quick access to MultiVPN for managing VPN connections

⌨️ Keybindings

System

Keybind	Action
Super + Return	Launch terminal (kitty)
Super + D	Application launcher (rofi)
Super + P	Volume control (pavucontrol)
Super + V	Clipboard manager
Super + X	Power menu
Super + B	Toggle polybar visibility
Super + .	Emoji picker (rofimoji)
Print	Screenshot (flameshot)
Alt + Shift + V	MultiVPN menu

Applications

Keybind	Action
Super + Shift + F	Firefox
Super + Shift + T	Signal messenger
Super + Shift + S	Screen recorder
Super + Shift + N	File manager (yazi)
Super + Shift + V	Neovim
Super + Shift + M	Music player (spotatui)

Window Management

Keybind	Action
Super + Q	Close window
Super + F	Toggle fullscreen
Super + Space	Toggle floating/tiled
Super + Arrow Keys	Focus window in direction
Super + Shift + Arrow Keys	Move window in direction
Super + 1-9,0	Switch to desktop 1-10
Super + Shift + 1-9,0	Move window to desktop 1-10
Super + Ctrl + Left/Right	Previous/Next desktop
Alt + Tab	Switch to last window

Media Control

Keybind	Action
XF86AudioRaiseVolume	Increase volume
XF86AudioLowerVolume	Decrease volume
XF86AudioMute	Toggle mute
XF86AudioMicMute	Toggle microphone
XF86AudioPlay/Pause	Play/Pause media
XF86AudioNext/Prev	Next/Previous track
Ctrl + Alt + C	Play/Pause media
Ctrl + Alt + X	Next track
Ctrl + Alt + Z	Previous track

System Management

Keybind	Action
Ctrl + Shift + R	Reload bspwm
Super + Escape + R	Reload sxhkd
Super + Delete	Quit bspwm

Installation

1. Clone this repository

   git clone https://github.com/digitalcanine/bspwm-rice

2. Install dependencies (see Dependencies section)

3. Install JetBrainsMono Nerd Font

   # Arch Linux
   yay -S ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd

4. Copy/symlink configuration files to ~/.config/ and the content of .theme to ~/.theme

5. Set up digitalCanine's MultiVPN (optional)

6. Reload bspwm

   bspc wm -r
   # or use the keybind: Ctrl + Shift + R

Dependencies

legcord
bspwm           # Window manager
sxhkd           # Hotkey daemon
picom           # Compositor
polybar         # Status bar
dunst           # Notification daemon
rofi            # Application launcher
kitty           # Terminal emulator
fish            # Shell
neovim          # Text editor
yazi            # Terminal file manager
spotatui        # Spotify TUI client
fastfetch       # System information tool
playerctl       # Media player controller
JetBrainsMono Nerd Font  # Primary font
flameshot       # Screenshot tool
pavucontrol     # Audio control
firefox         # Web browser
signal-desktop  # Messaging app
simplescreenrecorder  # Screen recording
feh             # Image viewer
legcord         # Discord client
xorg

Custom Scripts

• digitalCanine's MultiVPN - VPN manager using OpenVPN profiles

Color Palette

• Background: #141414 - Deep charcoal
• Foreground: #feffd3 - Soft cream
• Cursor: #ffffff - Pure white
• Selection: #303030 (bg) / #141414 (fg)

License

Feel free to use and modify these configurations for your own setup!