Xmonad Config

Setup

• Clone this repository in $HOME/.xmonad.

Ranger File manager

Requiremnets

• Google chrome uses Dbus

yay -S xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-gtk xdg-desktop-portal-xapp xdg-desktop-portal-termfilechooser-git kitty python-pydbus --noconfirm

Configure XDG Desktop Portal

Create xdg-desktop-portal config

• $HOME/.config/xdg-desktop-portal/portals.conf

[preferred]
default=gtk
org.freedesktop.impl.portal.FileChooser=termfilechooser;xapp;
org.freedesktop.FileManager1=xapp;
org.freedesktop.impl.portal.Settings=darkman # for darkmode

Dark mode

• install darkman

yay -S darkman xdg-desktop-portal-gtk

• Enable darkman.

systemctl --user enable --now darkman.service

Create termfilechooser config

• $HOME/.config/xdg-desktop-portal-termfilechooser/config

[filechooser]
cmd=/usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal-termfilechooser/ranger-wrapper.sh

Xmonad Startup Setup

Running xdg-termfilechooser config

• Manually start xdg-deskto-portal-termfilechooser by the command below
  • You can start it by systemd
• FileChooser dbus

/usr/lib/xdg-desktop-portal-termfilechooser -c $HOME/.config/xdg-desktop-portal-termfilechooser/config -l DEBUG
# systemctl --user enable --now xdg-desktop-portal-termfilechooser

Change FileManger

• FileManager1 dbus

PYTHONPATH=$HOME/.xmonad/py python -m ranger-dbus.py &

Configure Environments

• ~/.xinitrc setup.

export DE='xfce'
export GTK_THEME=Adwaita:dark
export XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
export GTK_IM_MODULE='ibus'
export QT_IM_MODULE='ibus'
export XMODIFIERS='@im=ibus'
export GLFW_IM_MODULE=ibus
export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qt6ct

exec xmonad &> ~/xmonad.log

Drag and drop

• Install drag and drop tool.

yay -S dragon-drop --noconfirm

• Add the below line to the end of .config/ranger/rc.conf.

map <C-d> shell dragon-drop -a -x %p

Emacs Anywhere

• Refer to the emacs anywhere github

yay -S xclip xdotool xorg-xwininfo
curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/zachcurry/emacs-anywhere/master/install | bash