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@@ -1,43 +1,58 @@ -# base16-i3 +# base16-sway This repository is meant to work with [chriskempson/base16](https://github.com/chriskempson/base16). It provides a simple template that can be used with the base16 color schemes to generate a functional config file for -[i3/i3](https://github.com/i3/i3), +[swaywm/sway](https://github.com/swaywm/sway), a tiling and dynamic window manager. -To use, you can copy one of the config files in themes/ or use curl. First up, you'll want to generate a starting i3 configuration using `i3-config-wizard`. Then you can +## Usage +I imply, that since you are reading this you have already a working sway +config. If not, [please create +one](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sway#Configuration). +Sway does not import settings from xresources yet like i3, but it can source a +file via `include` command. We are going to use this feature here: +1. Paste `include colorscheme` in your config. `colorscheme` is a reference to + file, which will contain your chosen theme. +2. Paste in your config: ``` -$ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/khamer/base16-i3/master/themes/base16-default-dark.config >> ~/.config/i3/config +# Basic color configuration using the Base16 variables for windows and borders. +# Property Name Border BG Text Indicator Child Border +client.focused $base05 $base0D $base00 $base0D $base0D +client.focused_inactive $base01 $base01 $base05 $base03 $base01 +client.unfocused $base01 $base00 $base05 $base01 $base01 +client.urgent $base08 $base08 $base00 $base08 $base08 +client.placeholder $base00 $base00 $base05 $base00 $base00 +client.background $base07 ``` - -Note that this will create a second bar because it provides a `bar { ... }` section. You can choose which you'd like. - -Alternatively, you can fetch just the base16 colors in a format for the i3 config to use them as variables: - +3. If you use a statusbar, paste following block in the bar section in your + config: ``` -$ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/khamer/base16-i3/master/colors/base16-default-dark.config >> ~/.config/i3/config -``` - -The benefit of this approach is you can reference the base16 colors through out -your configuration if you want to customize it further (in particular, -customize your `bar { ... }`.) +colors { + background $base00 + separator $base01 + statusline $base04 -For example, you might want to put the bulk of your configuration in `~/.config/i3/base`, reference the base16 variables, and then use a binding like this: - -``` -bindsym $mod+Shift+c exec "cat .config/i3/colors .config/i3/base > .config/i3/config && i3-msg reload" + # State Border BG Text + focused_workspace $base05 $base0D $base00 + active_workspace $base05 $base03 $base00 + inactive_workspace $base03 $base01 $base05 + urgent_workspace $base08 $base08 $base00 + binding_mode $base00 $base0A $base00 +} ``` -So you can now run +`include colorscheme` should be pasted *above* the configs from points 2 and 3. +An absolutely minimal example is shown in [config file](config). + +Now let's create a `colorscheme` file containing a theme. Since the file is +referred to by name it should be placed in the same directory as your sway +config. Let's pick default dark theme as example and install it via curl in `~/.config/sway/`: ``` -$ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/khamer/base16-i3/master/colors/base16-default-dark.config > ~/.config/i3/colors +$ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rkubosz/base16-sway/master/themes/base16-default-dark.config > ~/.config/sway/colorscheme ``` +and reload config with **shift+mod+c**. -And hit **$mod + Shift + c** to load in the new colors. - -You can also fetch the separate bar colors and client properties sections of -the full config from the `bar-colors` and `client-properties` directories. |