QTile_keys.md

Qtile Keybinds

Mod = Meta (Windows key)

ModantTall bindings

Keys	Action
Mod + h	Select window to the left
Mod + l	Select window to the right
Mod + j	Select window down
Mod + k	Select window up
Mod + Space	Select next window
Mod + Shift + h	Move active window left
Mod + Shift + l	Move active window right
Mod + Shift + j	Move active window down
Mod + Shift + k	Move current window up
Mod + Shift + "+"	Enlarge active window
Mod + Shift + "-"	Shrink active Window
Mod + Shift + m	Maximize active window
Mod + Shift + n	Reset active window size
Mod + Shift + Space	Flip Master window 1

Layout control bindings

Keys	Action
Mod + Tab	Toggle next layout
Mod + Shift + t	Disable floating mode 2
Mod + t	Enable floating mode

Floating mode bindings

Keys	Action
Mod + Left click	Move window around (drag)
Mod + Right Click	Re-size window (drag)
Mod + Middle click	Bring window to front

General system control bindings

Keys	Action
Mod + w	Close active window
Mod + $n	Switch to workspace $n3.
Mod + Shift + $n	Send active window to workspace $n
Mod + r	Invoke Dmenu
Mod + Shift + r	Launch gaphical app finder
Mod + Control + r	Restart QTile (reloads config file)
Mod + Control + q	Log out
Mod + Control + l	Lock the screen
Mod + Control + x	Invoke session manager (suspend, hibernate, shutdown, reboot etc)

Programs bindings

Keys	Action
Mod + Enter	Spawn terminal (urxvt)
Mod + b	Spawn web browser (Firefox)
Mod + e	Spawn email client (Thunderbird)
Mod + f	Spawn file manager (Ranger)
Mod + m	Spawn music player (Cmus)
Mod + c	Spawn calendar app (Calcurse)
Mod + Shift + c	Spawn calculator (Gnome Calculator)
Mod + p	Spawn password manager (Keepass)

Special keys

Keys	Action
Print	Take screenshot of all monitors4
Mod + Print	Select area to screenshot
'Volume Up' Key	Raise volume by 2dB
'Volume Down' key	Lower volume by 2dB
'Brightness Up' Key	Increase screen brightness by 10
'Brightness Down' Key	Decrease Brightness by 10

Footnotes

1. Place active window on the right side of the screen ↩

2. Floating is a bit buggy, as its not in the normal list of layouts so you can't cycle into it with Mod+Tab. ↩

3. Workspaces are called 'groups' in QTile. The number of workspaces and their symbols an be changed in the config file, its just a string we iterate through. Currently workspaces are digits 1 through 8. ↩

4. Normally it grabs a screenshot of the screen. If multiple monitors are present it will also capture the content of the other monitors in the same picture. Also note that you do not need to press Mod for this ↩