Optimized i3 setup: clipboard manager, scratchpad terminal, workspace assignments, media keys with dunstify, thunar, autotiling, system info notification

files/configs/i3/i3/config

@@ -31,16 +31,33 @@ exec_always --no-startup-id xinput set-prop "bcm5974" "libinput Natural Scrollin
 bindsym $mod+Shift+Return exec alacritty
 bindsym $mod+Shift+w exec vivaldi-stable
 bindsym $mod+Shift+f exec alacritty -e ranger
+bindsym $mod+Shift+t exec thunar
 bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec mousepad
 bindsym $mod+Shift+p exec keepassxc
 bindsym $mod+Shift+m exec ghostwriter
 
 bindsym $mod+space --release exec "rofi -combi-modi drun,window -show combi -modi combi"
-bindsym $mod+x kill
+bindsym $mod+q kill
+
+# Clipboard manager
+bindsym $mod+c exec --no-startup-id clipboard-rofi
 
 bindsym $mod+Ctrl+p exec pavucontrol
 bindsym $mod+Ctrl+b exec alacritty -e bmenu
 bindsym $mod+Print --release exec --no-startup-id flameshot gui
+bindsym $mod+Shift+Print --release exec --no-startup-id flameshot full -p ~/Pictures/Screenshots/
+
+# Scratchpad terminal (dropdown-style)
+for_window [instance="scratchterm"] floating enable, resize set 1200 600, move position center, move scratchpad
+exec --no-startup-id alacritty --class scratchterm
+bindsym $mod+Tab scratchpad show
+
+# Media keys (MacBook)
+bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id volume-notify up
+bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id volume-notify down
+bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id volume-notify mute
+bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec --no-startup-id brightness-notify up
+bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec --no-startup-id brightness-notify down
 
 # Display management
 bindsym $mod+Ctrl+d exec autorandr --change
@@ -59,7 +76,10 @@ exec --no-startup-id nm-applet
 exec --no-startup-id blueman-applet
 exec --no-startup-id xautolock -time 10 -locker blurlock
 exec --no-startup-id autorandr --change
+exec --no-startup-id greenclip daemon
+exec_always --no-startup-id autotiling
 exec --no-startup-id keepassxc --keyfile /home/kalle/kgokeyfile /home/kalle/Passwords.kdbx
+exec --no-startup-id sysinfo-notify
 
 bindsym $mod+Left focus left
 bindsym $mod+Down focus down
@@ -84,10 +104,10 @@ bindsym $mod+Ctrl+Left workspace prev
 # Workspace names
 # Eg: set $ws1 1:mail
 #     set $ws2 2:
-set $ws1 1
+set $ws1 1:WEB
-set $ws2 2
+set $ws2 2:TERM
-set $ws3 3
+set $ws3 3:EDIT
-set $ws4 4
+set $ws4 4:FILES
 set $ws5 5
 set $ws6 6
 set $ws7 7
@@ -114,9 +134,11 @@ bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace $ws7; workspace $ws7
 bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace $ws8; workspace $ws8
 
 # Open applications on specific workspaces
-# assign [class="Thunderbird"] $ws1
+assign [class="Vivaldi-stable"] $ws1
-# assign [class="Pcmanfm"] $ws3
+assign [class="Alacritty"] $ws2
-# assign [class="Skype"] $ws5
+assign [class="Mousepad"] $ws3
+assign [class="ghostwriter"] $ws3
+assign [class="Thunar"] $ws4
 
 # Open specific applications in floating mode
 for_window [title="alsamixer"] floating enable border pixel 1
@@ -130,11 +152,7 @@ for_window [class="Nitrogen"] floating enable sticky enable border normal
 for_window [class="Pavucontrol"] floating enable
 for_window [class="Simple-scan"] floating enable border normal
 for_window [class="(?i)System-config-printer.py"] floating enable border normal
-for_window [class="Skype"] floating enable border normal
+for_window [class="KeePassXC"] floating enable
-for_window [class="Timeset-gui"] floating enable border normal
-for_window [class="SimpleScreenRecorder"] floating enable border normal
-for_window [class="MPlayer"] floating enable
-for_window [class="Spotify"] floating enable
 
 # switch to workspace with urgent window automatically
 for_window [urgent=latest] focus

files/configs/misc-scripts/brightness-notify

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Brightness control with dunst notification
+
+case "$1" in
+    up)
+        brightnessctl set +5%
+        ;;
+    down)
+        brightnessctl set 5%-
+        ;;
+esac
+
+BRIGHTNESS=$(brightnessctl -m | awk -F, '{print $4}' | tr -d '%')
+dunstify -a "brightness" -u low -r 9998 -h int:value:${BRIGHTNESS} " ${BRIGHTNESS}%"

files/configs/misc-scripts/clipboard-rofi

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Rofi-based clipboard manager using greenclip
+
+rofi -modi "clipboard:greenclip print" -show clipboard -run-command '{cmd}'

files/configs/misc-scripts/sysinfo-notify

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Show system info notification on login
+
+sleep 3
+
+IP=$(ip route get 1.1.1.1 2>/dev/null | grep -o 'src [0-9.]*' | awk '{print $2}')
+MEM_TOTAL=$(free -h | grep Mem | awk '{print $2}')
+MEM_AVAIL=$(free -h | grep Mem | awk '{print $7}')
+DISK_AVAIL=$(df -h / | tail -1 | awk '{print $4}')
+BATTERY=$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/capacity 2>/dev/null || echo "N/A")
+UPTIME=$(uptime -p | sed 's/up //')
+
+dunstify -a "sysinfo" -u normal -r 9997 -t 8000 \
+    "System Info" \
+    "IP: ${IP:-nicht verbunden}\nRAM frei: ${MEM_AVAIL}/${MEM_TOTAL}\nDisk frei: ${DISK_AVAIL}\nAkku: ${BATTERY}%\nUptime: ${UPTIME}"

files/configs/misc-scripts/volume-notify

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Volume control with dunst notification
+
+case "$1" in
+    up)
+        pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5%
+        ;;
+    down)
+        pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5%
+        ;;
+    mute)
+        pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle
+        ;;
+esac
+
+VOLUME=$(pactl get-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ | grep -o '[0-9]*%' | head -1)
+MUTE=$(pactl get-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ | awk '{print $2}')
+
+if [[ "${MUTE}" == "yes" ]]; then
+    dunstify -a "volume" -u low -r 9999 -h int:value:0 " MUTE"
+else
+    VOL_NUM=${VOLUME%\%}
+    dunstify -a "volume" -u low -r 9999 -h int:value:${VOL_NUM} " ${VOLUME}"
+fi

tasks/configure-i3.yaml

@@ -82,3 +82,33 @@
     src: files/configs/misc-scripts/blurlock
     dest: /usr/bin/blurlock
     mode: "0755"
+
+- name: i3 Configuration - Copy clipboard-rofi script
+  copy:
+    src: files/configs/misc-scripts/clipboard-rofi
+    dest: /usr/bin/clipboard-rofi
+    mode: "0755"
+
+- name: i3 Configuration - Copy volume-notify script
+  copy:
+    src: files/configs/misc-scripts/volume-notify
+    dest: /usr/bin/volume-notify
+    mode: "0755"
+
+- name: i3 Configuration - Copy brightness-notify script
+  copy:
+    src: files/configs/misc-scripts/brightness-notify
+    dest: /usr/bin/brightness-notify
+    mode: "0755"
+
+- name: i3 Configuration - Copy sysinfo-notify script
+  copy:
+    src: files/configs/misc-scripts/sysinfo-notify
+    dest: /usr/bin/sysinfo-notify
+    mode: "0755"
+
+- name: i3 Configuration - Create Screenshots directory
+  become_user: "{{ username }}"
+  file:
+    path: "{{ userhome }}/Pictures/Screenshots"
+    state: directory

tasks/configure-software-fedora.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 - name: Package Installation - Productivity Tools
   package:
-    name: ["alacritty", "ranger", "mousepad", "ghostwriter"]
+    name: ["alacritty", "ranger", "mousepad", "ghostwriter", "thunar", "xclip"]
     state: present
 
 - name: Package Installation - Development Tools
@@ -15,7 +15,16 @@
 
 - name: Package Installation - System Desktop
   package:
-    name: ["rofi", "nitrogen", "arandr", "autorandr", "dunst"]
+    name:
+      [
+        "rofi",
+        "nitrogen",
+        "arandr",
+        "autorandr",
+        "dunst",
+        "brightnessctl",
+        "autotiling",
+      ]
     state: present
 
 - name: Package Installation - I3 Desktop

tasks/configure-software-manjaro.yaml

@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@
 
 - name: Package Installation - Productivity Tools
   package:
-    name: ["alacritty", "ranger", "mousepad", "ghostwriter"]
+    name: ["alacritty", "ranger", "mousepad", "ghostwriter", "thunar", "xclip"]
     state: present
 
+- name: Package Installation - Install greenclip from AUR
+  become_user: "{{ username }}"
+  command: pamac install --no-confirm greenclip
+  args:
+    creates: /usr/bin/greenclip
+
 - name: Package Installation - Development Tools
   package:
     name: ["binutils"]
@@ -20,5 +26,15 @@
 
 - name: Package Installation - System Desktop
   package:
-    name: ["rofi", "nitrogen", "dunst", "i3blocks", "arandr", "autorandr"]
+    name:
+      [
+        "rofi",
+        "nitrogen",
+        "dunst",
+        "i3blocks",
+        "arandr",
+        "autorandr",
+        "brightnessctl",
+        "autotiling",
+      ]
     state: present

tasks/configure-software-ubuntu.yaml

@@ -5,7 +5,16 @@
 
 - name: Package Installation - Productivity Tools
   package:
-    name: ["alacritty", "ranger", "mousepad", "ghostwriter"]
+    name:
+      [
+        "alacritty",
+        "ranger",
+        "mousepad",
+        "ghostwriter",
+        "thunar",
+        "xclip",
+        "greenclip",
+      ]
     state: present
 
 - name: Package Installation - Development Tools
@@ -20,5 +29,15 @@
 
 - name: Package Installation - System Desktop
   package:
-    name: ["rofi", "nitrogen", "dunst", "i3blocks", "arandr", "autorandr"]
+    name:
+      [
+        "rofi",
+        "nitrogen",
+        "dunst",
+        "i3blocks",
+        "arandr",
+        "autorandr",
+        "brightnessctl",
+        "autotiling",
+      ]
     state: present