Dotfiles

Personal configuration files for a Niri-based Wayland desktop environment with Custom theme.

Setup

• WM: Niri - Scrollable tiling compositor
• Bar: Waybar with custom modules
• Launcher: Fuzzel
• Terminal: Ghostty / Alacritty
• Editor: Helix / Neovim
• Multiplexer: Tmux / Zellij
• Shell: Fish

Niri Features

Display Configuration

• Multi-monitor support (eDP-1 laptop, HDMI-A-1 external)
• 1.5x scaling on 4K display
• Custom output positioning

Input

• Touchpad with natural scrolling, tap-to-click
• Mouse with natural scroll
• Keyboard shortcuts using Super/Mod keys

Window Management

• Scrollable tiling layout with configurable gaps (16px)
• Focus borders (Meliora theme colors)
• Window rules for floating apps (Pavucontrol, file choosers)
• Animations for window open/close

Key Bindings

• Super+Return: Terminal
• Super+D: Fuzzel launcher
• Super+Q: Close window
• Super+[H/J/K/L]: Focus movement
• Super+Shift+[H/J/K/L]: Window movement
• Super+[1-9]: Workspace switching
• Super+Alt+L: Lock screen (swaylock)
• Mod+Shift+P: Screenshot
• Mod+Ctrl+Shift+[R/P]: Reboot/Poweroff

Startup Services

• Waybar (status bar)
• Swaybg (wallpaper)
• Swayidle (idle management with auto-lock)

Scripts

• Power management (idle timers, power profiles)
• Keyboard backlight control
• Screen locking with swaylock
• Confirmation dialogs for system actions

Custom Fish Functions

WiFi Connection Helper

The ctw (connect to wifi) function simplifies WiFi connections:

# Connect to WiFi network
ctw <network-name>

This uses nmcli with automatic password prompting.

Installation

# Clone repository
git clone <repo-url> ~/repo/dotfiles

# Run installation script (Fedora)
cd ~/repo/dotfiles
./install.sh

# Or manually symlink configs
ln -s ~/repo/dotfiles/.config/* ~/.config/
ln -s ~/repo/dotfiles/.tmux.conf ~/.tmux.conf
ln -s ~/repo/dotfiles/.tmux ~/.tmux

Dependencies

Core packages needed:

• niri, waybar, fuzzel, swaylock, swayidle, swaybg
• ghostty/alacritty, helix/nvim, tmux/zellij
• fish, btop, lazygit