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GlazeWM

GlazeWM Keybindings

GlazeWM is a tiling window manager for Windows inspired by i3. It runs on top of the standard Windows desktop, adding tiling layouts, workspaces, and keyboard-driven window management. All default keybindings use Alt as the modifier. Configuration lives in ~/.glaze-wm/config.yaml.

The Most Important Shortcuts

  • Open Terminal (Alt+Enter): Launches the default terminal.
  • Close Window (Alt+Shift+Q): Closes the currently focused window.
  • Reload Config (Alt+Shift+R): Reloads the GlazeWM configuration file.
  • Exit GlazeWM (Alt+Shift+E): Exits GlazeWM.
  • Toggle Floating (Alt+Shift+Space): Toggles the focused window between tiling and floating mode.
  • Fullscreen (Alt+F): Toggles fullscreen for the focused window.

Focus & Movement

  • Move Focus (Alt+H/J/K/L): Move focus left/down/up/right.
  • Move Window (Alt+Shift+H/J/K/L): Move the focused window in the given direction.
  • Focus Next/Previous (Alt+J/K): Cycle focus through windows in the current workspace.

Layout

  • Vertical Split (Alt+V): Sets the tiling direction to vertical for the next window.
  • Horizontal Split (Alt+B): Sets the tiling direction to horizontal for the next window.
  • Toggle Tiling Direction (Alt+E): Toggles between horizontal and vertical tiling.

Resizing

  • Resize Mode (Alt+R): Enters resize mode. Then:
    • H or Left: Shrink width.
    • L or Right: Grow width.
    • K or Up: Shrink height.
    • J or Down: Grow height.
    • Escape: Exit resize mode.
  • Grow Window (Alt+= ): Increase the size of the focused window.
  • Shrink Window (Alt+-): Decrease the size of the focused window.

Workspaces

  • Switch Workspace (Alt+1-9): Switch to workspace 1 through 9.
  • Move Window to Workspace (Alt+Shift+1-9): Move the focused window to workspace 1 through 9.
  • Next/Previous Workspace (Alt+Period/Comma): Cycle through workspaces.

Multi-Monitor

  • Focus Monitor (Alt+Ctrl+H/L): Move focus to the monitor in the given direction.
  • Move Window to Monitor (Alt+Ctrl+Shift+H/L): Move the focused window to another monitor.

Customization

  • Config File: ~/.glaze-wm/config.yaml
  • Example Keybinding: 
    keybindings:
  - command: "exec explorer"
    bindings: ["Alt+E"]
  - command: "focus left"
    bindings: ["Alt+H"]
  - command: "move left"
    bindings: ["Alt+Shift+H"]
  • Gaps: 
    gaps:
  inner_gap: "10px"
  outer_gap: "10px"
  • Bar Configuration: GlazeWM includes a built-in status bar that can be customized: 
    bar:
  position: "top"
  height: "30px"
  components_left:
    - type: "workspaces"
  components_right:
    - type: "clock"
      time_formatting: "HH:mm"