labwc/docs/labwc.5.md

% labwc(5) % Johan Malm % 7 Aug, 2020

NAME

labwc - Configuration files

CONFIGURATION

There are two configuration files which control the look and behaviour of labwc, namely rc.xml and themerc. The configuration aims to be compatible with Openbox, but there are some differences which are pointed out throughout this man page.

Adhering to XDG Base Directory Specification, configuration files will be searched for in the following order:

• ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/labwc
• ${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS:-/etc/xdg}/labwc
• ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/openbox
• ${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS:-/etc/xdg}/openbox

RC.XML <lab>

Labwc specific settings which are not present in Openbox.

<lab>
  <csd></csd>
  <keyboard>
    <layout></layout>
  </keyboard>
</lab>

csd (boolean; default no)

Use client-side decorations for xdg-shell views.

keyboard-layout (string; not set by default)

Set XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT. See xkeyboard-config(7) for details.

RC.XML <theme>

<theme>
  <name></name>
  <font place="">
    <name></name>
    <size></size>
  </font>
</theme>

name (string; default Clearlooks)

The name of the Openbox theme to use

font

The font to use for a specific element of a window, menu or OSD.

place

Can be ActiveWindow (titlebar of active window)

name

Describes font name (string; default sans)

size

Describes font size in pixels (integer; default 8)

RC.XML <keyboard>

Describe key bindings.

<keyboard>
  <keybind key="KEY-COMBINATION">
    ACTION
  </keybind>
<keyboard>

KEY-COMBINATION

The key combination to bind to an ACTION in the format modifier-key, where supported modifiers include S (shift); C (control); A (alt); W (super). Unlike Openbox, multiple space-separated KEY-COMBINATION and key-chains are not supported.

Example:

<keyboard>
  <keybind key="A-Escape">
    <action name="Exit"/>
  </keybind>
  <keybind key="A-Tab">
    <action name="NextWindow"/>
  </keybind>
  <keybind key="A-F3">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>dmenu_run</command>
    </action>
  </keybind>
<keyboard>

Default:

If no rc.xml file is found, the following default values will be used:

• Alt+Escape: Exit labwc
• Alt+Tab: Cycle windows
• Alt+F3: Launch dmenu

ACTIONS

Actions are used in key bindings.

Action syntax:

<action name="NAME">
  OPTION
</action>

where NAME is the name of the action as listed below, and OPTION is a set of tags specific to each action as defined below.

Execute

Execute command specified by <command> option.

Exit

Exit labwc.

NextWindow

Cycle focus to next window.

THEMERC

The theme engine aims to be compatible with openbox and themes will be searched for in the following order:

• ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/themes/<theme-name>/openbox-3/
• $HOME/.themes/<theme-name>/openbox-3/
• /usr/share/themes/<theme-name>/openbox-3/
• /usr/local/share/themes/<theme-name>/openbox-3/
• /opt/share/themes/<theme-name>/openbox-3/

window.active.title.bg.color

Background for the focussed window's titlebar

window.active.handle.bg.color

Background for the focussed window's handle.

window.inactive.title.bg.color

Background for non-focussed windows' titlebars

DEFINITIONS

The handle is the window decoration placed on the bottom of the window.

EXAMPLES

Example 1 - title bar configuration

+-----------------------------------------+ ^
|                                         | |
|                                         | |
|                                         | | h
|                                         | |
+-----------------------------------------+ v

h = padding * 2 + font-vertical-extents

SEE ALSO

labwc(1)