Assigning saner keybindings to Niri.

.config/niri/config.kdl

@@ -371,13 +371,13 @@ binds {
 
     // Mod-Shift-/, which is usually the same as Mod-?,
     // shows a list of important hotkeys.
-    Mod+Shift+Slash { show-hotkey-overlay; }
+    Mod+Shift+Slash hotkey-overlay-title="Show important bindings" { show-hotkey-overlay; }
 
     // Suggested binds for running programs: terminal, app launcher, screen locker.
-    Mod+Return hotkey-overlay-title="Open a Terminal: alacritty" { spawn "alacritty"; }
+    Mod+Return hotkey-overlay-title="Open terminal: alacritty" { spawn "alacritty"; }
     // Mod+Shift+Return hotkey-overlay-title="Run an Application: fuzzel" { spawn "fuzzel" "-f" "Ubuntu:weight=regular:size=12" "-w" "60" "-x" "14" "-y" "14" "-b" "#282c34ff" "-t" "#abb2bfff" "-m" "#51afefff" "-s" "#1c1f24ff" "-S" "#abb2bfff" "-M" "#51afefff" "-C" "#51afefff" "-p" "RUN:"; }
-    Mod+Shift+Return hotkey-overlay-title="Run an Application: rofi" { spawn "rofi" "-show" "drun" "-show-icons"; }
+    Mod+Shift+Return hotkey-overlay-title="Run launcher: rofi" { spawn "rofi" "-show" "drun" "-show-icons"; }
-    Mod+Alt+Minus hotkey-overlay-title="Lock the Screen: swaylock" { spawn "swaylock"; }
+    Mod+Alt+Minus hotkey-overlay-title="Lock screen: swaylock" { spawn "swaylock"; }
 
     // Use spawn-sh to run a shell command. Do this if you need pipes, multiple commands, etc.
     // Note: the entire command goes as a single argument. It's passed verbatim to `sh -c`.
@@ -409,18 +409,18 @@ binds {
     // Open/close the Overview: a zoomed-out view of workspaces and windows.
     // You can also move the mouse into the top-left hot corner,
     // or do a four-finger swipe up on a touchpad.
-    Mod+O repeat=false { toggle-overview; }
+    Mod+O repeat=false hotkey-overlay-title="Toggle overview" { toggle-overview; }
 
-    Mod+Shift+C repeat=false { close-window; }
+    Mod+Shift+C repeat=false hotkey-overlay-title="Close window" { close-window; }
 
     Mod+Left  { focus-column-left; }
     Mod+Down  { focus-window-down; }
     Mod+Up    { focus-window-up; }
     Mod+Right { focus-column-right; }
-    Mod+H     { focus-column-left; }
+    Mod+H hotkey-overlay-title="Focus column left" { focus-column-left; }
-    Mod+J     { focus-window-down; }
+    //Mod+J     { focus-window-down; }
-    Mod+K     { focus-window-up; }
+    //Mod+K     { focus-window-up; }
-    Mod+L     { focus-column-right; }
+    Mod+L hotkey-overlay-title="Focus column right"{ focus-column-right; }
 
     Mod+Shift+Left  { move-column-left; }
     Mod+Shift+Down  { move-window-down; }
@@ -433,8 +433,8 @@ binds {
 
     // Alternative commands that move across workspaces when reaching
     // the first or last window in a column.
-    // Mod+J     { focus-window-or-workspace-down; }
+    Mod+J hotkey-overlay-title="Focus window/workspace down" { focus-window-or-workspace-down; }
-    // Mod+K     { focus-window-or-workspace-up; }
+    Mod+K hotkey-overlay-title="Focus window/workspace up" { focus-window-or-workspace-up; }
     // Mod+Ctrl+J     { move-window-down-or-to-workspace-down; }
     // Mod+Ctrl+K     { move-window-up-or-to-workspace-up; }
 
@@ -443,15 +443,17 @@ binds {
     Mod+Ctrl+Home  { move-column-to-first; }
     Mod+Ctrl+End   { move-column-to-last; }
 
-    Mod+Alt+Left  { focus-monitor-left; }
+    // Switch focus of multiple monitors
+    Mod+Alt+Left   { focus-monitor-previous; }
     Mod+Alt+Down   { focus-monitor-down; }
     Mod+Alt+Up     { focus-monitor-up; }
-    Mod+Alt+Right { focus-monitor-right; }
+    Mod+Alt+Right  { focus-monitor-next; }
-    Mod+Alt+H     { focus-monitor-left; }
+    Mod+Alt+H      { focus-monitor-previous; }
     Mod+Alt+J      { focus-monitor-down; }
     Mod+Alt+K      { focus-monitor-up; }
-    Mod+Alt+L     { focus-monitor-right; }
+    Mod+Alt+L      { focus-monitor-next; }
 
+    // Move column to multiple monitors
     Mod+Ctrl+Left  { move-column-to-monitor-left; }
     Mod+Ctrl+Down  { move-column-to-monitor-down; }
     Mod+Ctrl+Up    { move-column-to-monitor-up; }
@@ -469,23 +471,12 @@ binds {
     // Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Left  { move-workspace-to-monitor-left; }
     // ...
 
-    Mod+Page_Down      { focus-workspace-down; }
-    Mod+Page_Up        { focus-workspace-up; }
     Mod+U           { focus-workspace-down; }
     Mod+I           { focus-workspace-up; }
-    Mod+Ctrl+Page_Down { move-column-to-workspace-down; }
+    Mod+Shift+U     { move-column-to-workspace-down; }
-    Mod+Ctrl+Page_Up   { move-column-to-workspace-up; }
+    Mod+Shift+I     { move-column-to-workspace-up; }
-    Mod+Ctrl+U         { move-column-to-workspace-down; }
+    Mod+Ctrl+U      { move-workspace-down; }
-    Mod+Ctrl+I         { move-column-to-workspace-up; }
+    Mod+Ctrl+I      { move-workspace-up; }
-
-    // Alternatively, there are commands to move just a single window:
-    // Mod+Ctrl+Page_Down { move-window-to-workspace-down; }
-    // ...
-
-    Mod+Shift+Page_Down { move-workspace-down; }
-    Mod+Shift+Page_Up   { move-workspace-up; }
-    Mod+Shift+U         { move-workspace-down; }
-    Mod+Shift+I         { move-workspace-up; }
 
     // You can bind mouse wheel scroll ticks using the following syntax.
     // These binds will change direction based on the natural-scroll setting.
@@ -510,15 +501,6 @@ binds {
     Mod+Ctrl+Shift+WheelScrollDown { move-column-right; }
     Mod+Ctrl+Shift+WheelScrollUp   { move-column-left; }
 
-    // Similarly, you can bind touchpad scroll "ticks".
-    // Touchpad scrolling is continuous, so for these binds it is split into
-    // discrete intervals.
-    // These binds are also affected by touchpad's natural-scroll, so these
-    // example binds are "inverted", since we have natural-scroll enabled for
-    // touchpads by default.
-    // Mod+TouchpadScrollDown { spawn-sh "wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 0.02+"; }
-    // Mod+TouchpadScrollUp   { spawn-sh "wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 0.02-"; }
-
     // You can refer to workspaces by index. However, keep in mind that
     // niri is a dynamic workspace system, so these commands are kind of
     // "best effort". Trying to refer to a workspace index bigger than
@@ -555,39 +537,37 @@ binds {
     // The following binds move the focused window in and out of a column.
     // If the window is alone, they will consume it into the nearby column to the side.
     // If the window is already in a column, they will expel it out.
-    Mod+BracketLeft  { consume-or-expel-window-left; }
+    Mod+Comma  { consume-or-expel-window-left; }
-    Mod+BracketRight { consume-or-expel-window-right; }
+    Mod+Period { consume-or-expel-window-right; }
 
     // Consume one window from the right to the bottom of the focused column.
-    Mod+Comma  { consume-window-into-column; }
+    Mod+BracketLeft  { consume-window-into-column; }
     // Expel the bottom window from the focused column to the right.
-    Mod+Period { expel-window-from-column; }
+    Mod+BracketRight { expel-window-from-column; }
 
     Mod+R { switch-preset-column-width; }
     // Cycling through the presets in reverse order is also possible.
     // Mod+R { switch-preset-column-width-back; }
     Mod+Shift+R { switch-preset-window-height; }
     Mod+Ctrl+R { reset-window-height; }
+
+    // Fullscreen
     Mod+F { maximize-column; }
     Mod+Shift+F { fullscreen-window; }
 
+    // Floating
+    Mod+V       { toggle-window-floating; }
+    Mod+Shift+V { switch-focus-between-floating-and-tiling; }
+
     // Expand the focused column to space not taken up by other fully visible columns.
     // Makes the column "fill the rest of the space".
     Mod+Ctrl+F { expand-column-to-available-width; }
 
+    // Center columns
     Mod+C { center-column; }
-
-    // Center all fully visible columns on screen.
     Mod+Ctrl+C { center-visible-columns; }
 
     // Finer width adjustments.
-    // This command can also:
-    // * set width in pixels: "1000"
-    // * adjust width in pixels: "-5" or "+5"
-    // * set width as a percentage of screen width: "25%"
-    // * adjust width as a percentage of screen width: "-10%" or "+10%"
-    // Pixel sizes use logical, or scaled, pixels. I.e. on an output with scale 2.0,
-    // set-column-width "100" will make the column occupy 200 physical screen pixels.
     Mod+Minus { set-column-width "-10%"; }
     Mod+Equal { set-column-width "+10%"; }
 
@@ -595,14 +575,10 @@ binds {
     Mod+Shift+Minus { set-window-height "-10%"; }
     Mod+Shift+Equal { set-window-height "+10%"; }
 
-    // Move the focused window between the floating and the tiling layout.
-    Mod+V       { toggle-window-floating; }
-    Mod+Shift+V { switch-focus-between-floating-and-tiling; }
-
     // Toggle tabbed column display mode.
     // Windows in this column will appear as vertical tabs,
     // rather than stacked on top of each other.
-    Mod+W { toggle-column-tabbed-display; }
+    Mod+T hotkey-overlay-title="Toggle tabbed display" { toggle-column-tabbed-display; }
 
     // Actions to switch layouts.
     // Note: if you uncomment these, make sure you do NOT have