+-- Default modkey.
+-- Usually, Mod4 is the key with a logo between Control and Alt.
+-- If you do not like this or do not have such a key,
+-- I suggest you to remap Mod4 to another key using xmodmap or other tools.
+-- However, you can use another modifier like Mod1, but it may interact with others.
+modkey = "Mod4"
+
-- {{{ Mouse bindings
root.buttons(awful.util.table.join(
awful.button({ }, 3, function () mymainmenu:toggle() end),
awful.client.focus.byidx(-1)
if client.focus then client.focus:raise() end
end),
- awful.key({ modkey }, "w", function () mymainmenu:show() end),
-- Layout manipulation
awful.key({ modkey, "Shift" }, "j", function () awful.client.swap.byidx( 1) end),
awful.key({ modkey, "Shift" }, "k", function () awful.client.swap.byidx( -1) end),
- awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "j", function () awful.screen.focus_relative( 1) end),
- awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "k", function () awful.screen.focus_relative(-1) end),
awful.key({ modkey, }, "u", awful.client.urgent.jumpto),
awful.key({ modkey, }, "Tab",
function ()
-- }}}
-- {{{ My Keys
+ -- Menu
+ awful.key({ modkey }, "w", function () mymainmenu:show({ coords = { x = 0, y = 0}}) end),
-- Prompt
awful.key({ modkey }, "space", function () mypromptbox[mouse.screen]:run() end),
-- switch layout
awful.key({ modkey }, "]", function () awful.layout.inc(layouts, 1) end),
awful.key({ modkey }, "[", function () awful.layout.inc(layouts, -1) end),
+ -- resize slave
+ awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "j", function () awful.client.incwfact( 0.05) end),
+ awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "k", function () awful.client.incwfact(-0.05) end),
-- Ksnapshot
awful.key({ }, "F13", function () awful.util.spawn("ksnapshot") end),
-- Layout manipulation