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use wlr-which-key with niri to easily move windows, workspaces, monitors and focus
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config.yaml
# This requires wlr-which-key version >= 1.2.0 available in NixOS unstable
# TODO: Outputs eDP-1, DP-4 and DP-6 are hard-coded to my home setup
# TODO: the number of workspaces is hard coded
font: JetBrainsMono Nerd Font 22
menu:
- key: "f"
desc: focus
submenu:
- key: "m"
desc: monitor
submenu:
- key: "h"
desc: left
cmd: niri msg action focus-monitor-left
- key: "j"
desc: down
cmd: niri msg action focus-monitor-down
- key: "k"
desc: up
cmd: niri msg action focus-monitor-up
- key: "l"
desc: right
cmd: niri msg action focus-monitor-right
- key: "p"
desc: previous
cmd: niri msg action focus-monitor-previous
- key: "n"
desc: next
cmd: niri msg action focus-monitor-next
- key: "1"
desc: 1
cmd: niri msg action focus-monitor DP-6
- key: "2"
desc: 2
cmd: niri msg action focus-monitor DP-4
- key: "3"
desc: 3
cmd: niri msg action focus-monitor eDP-1
- key: "w"
desc: window
submenu:
- key: "j"
desc: down
cmd: niri msg action focus-window-down
- key: "k"
desc: up
cmd: niri msg action focus-window-up
- key: "p"
desc: previous
cmd: niri msg action focus-window-previous
- key: "W"
desc: workspace
submenu:
- key: "j"
desc: down
cmd: niri msg action focus-workspace-down
- key: "k"
desc: up
cmd: niri msg action focus-workspace-up
- key: "p"
desc: previous
cmd: niri msg action focus-workspace-previous
- key: "1"
desc: 1
cmd: niri msg action focus-workspace 1
- key: "2"
desc: 2
cmd: niri msg action focus-workspace 2
- key: "3"
desc: 3
cmd: niri msg action focus-workspace 3
- key: "w"
desc: move window
submenu:
- key: "m"
desc: to monitor
submenu:
- key: "h"
desc: left
cmd: niri msg action move-window-to-monitor-left
- key: "j"
desc: down
cmd: niri msg action move-window-to-monitor-down
- key: "k"
desc: up
cmd: niri msg action move-window-to-monitor-up
- key: "l"
desc: right
cmd: niri msg action move-window-to-monitor-right
- key: "p"
desc: previous
cmd: niri msg action move-window-to-monitor-previous
- key: "n"
desc: next
cmd: niri msg action move-window-to-monitor-next
- key: "1"
desc: next
cmd: niri msg action move-window-to-monitor DP-6
- key: "2"
desc: next
cmd: niri msg action move-window-to-monitor DP-4
- key: "3"
desc: next
cmd: niri msg action move-window-to-monitor eDP-1
- key: "w"
desc: to workspace
submenu:
- key: "j"
desc: down
cmd: niri msg action move-window-to-workspace-down
- key: "k"
desc: up
cmd: niri msg action move-window-to-workspace-up
- key: "1"
desc: 1
cmd: niri msg action move-window-to-workspace 1
- key: "2"
desc: 2
cmd: niri msg action move-window-to-workspace 2
- key: "3"
desc: 3
cmd: niri msg action move-window-to-workspace 3
- key: "4"
desc: 4
cmd: niri msg action move-window-to-workspace 4
- key: "5"
desc: 5
cmd: niri msg action move-window-to-workspace 5
- key: "W"
desc: move workspace
submenu:
- key: "j"
desc: down
cmd: niri msg action move-workspace-down
- key: "k"
desc: up
cmd: niri msg action move-workspace-up
- key: "1"
desc: 1
cmd: niri msg action move-workspace-to-index 1
- key: "2"
desc: 2
cmd: niri msg action move-workspace-to-index 2
- key: "3"
desc: 3
cmd: niri msg action move-workspace-to-index 3
- key: "4"
desc: 4
cmd: niri msg action move-workspace-to-index 4
- key: "5"
desc: 5
cmd: niri msg action move-workspace-to-index 5
- key: "m"
desc: to monitor
submenu:
- key: "h"
desc: left
cmd: niri msg action move-workspace-to-monitor-left
- key: "j"
desc: down
cmd: niri msg action move-workspace-to-monitor-down
- key: "k"
desc: up
cmd: niri msg action move-workspace-to-monitor-up
- key: "l"
desc: right
cmd: niri msg action move-workspace-to-monitor-right
- key: "p"
desc: previous
cmd: niri msg action move-workspace-to-monitor-previous
- key: "n"
desc: next
cmd: niri msg action move-workspace-to-monitor-next
- key: "1"
desc: next
cmd: niri msg action move-workspace-to-monitor DP-6
- key: "2"
desc: next
cmd: niri msg action move-workspace-to-monitor DP-4
- key: "3"
desc: next
cmd: niri msg action move-workspace-to-monitor eDP-1
- key: "c"
desc: move column
submenu:
- key: "h"
desc: "left"
cmd: niri msg action move-column-left
- key: "l"
desc: "right"
cmd: niri msg action move-column-right
- key: "<"
desc: "first"
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-first
- key: ">"
desc: "last"
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-last
- key: "H"
desc: "left or monitor left"
cmd: niri msg action move-column-left-or-to-monitor-left
- key: "L"
desc: "right or monitor right"
cmd: niri msg action move-column-right-or-to-monitor-right
- key: "m"
desc: to monitor
submenu:
- key: "h"
desc: left
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-monitor-left
- key: "j"
desc: down
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-monitor-down
- key: "k"
desc: up
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-monitor-up
- key: "l"
desc: right
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-monitor-right
- key: "p"
desc: previous
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-monitor-previous
- key: "n"
desc: next
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-monitor-next
- key: "1"
desc: next
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-monitor DP-6
- key: "2"
desc: next
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-monitor DP-4
- key: "3"
desc: next
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-monitor eDP-1
- key: "w"
desc: to workspace
submenu:
- key: "j"
desc: down
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-workspace-down
- key: "k"
desc: up
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-workspace-up
- key: "1"
desc: 1
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-workspace 1
- key: "2"
desc: 2
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-workspace 2
- key: "3"
desc: 3
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-workspace 3
- key: "4"
desc: 4
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-workspace 4
- key: "5"
desc: 5
cmd: niri msg action move-column-to-workspace 5
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