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Custom Hyprland Controls

Note: None of these are meant to be invoked directly in the terminal and are primarily used as helpers for other scripts. However, they are documented here in case you wish to use them in your own scripts.


  • chscheme
    • Description:
      • Opens an fzf menu containing all of the color schemes available in the base16schemes package from Nixpkgs.
      • The fzf preview shows the colors so you can see them in your terminal before choosing one.
    • Usage:
      • chscheme - Does not take arguments.
    • Defined in: modules/home/scripts/wm-controls/chscheme.nix

  • chpaper
    • Description:
      • Opens an fzf menu containing all wallpapers in $FLAKEPATH/assets/wallpapers.
      • The fzf preview shows the image file the user is hovering over.
    • Usage:
      • chpaper - Does not take arguments.
    • Defined in: modules/home/scripts/wm-controls/chpaper.nix

  • keyring
    • Description:
      • Opens an fzf menu containing all directories/files in ~/.password-store.
      • Selecting an entry uses pass -c to copy it to the clipboard.
      • Temporarily pauses the clipboard history daemon to ensure the password is not added to clipboard history.
      • Automatically clears the password from the clipboard after 10 seconds unless overwritten.
    • Usage:
      • keyring - Does not take arguments.
    • Defined in: modules/home/scripts/wm-controls/keyring.nix

  • mkscreenshots
    • Description:
      • Switches to workspace 4 (if empty) and takes screenshots showcasing the desktop environment.
      • Saves the screenshots to $FLAKEPATH/assets/screens, overwriting the old ones.
      • Updates README.md to include the commit hash of the current screenshots.
    • Usage:
      • mkscreenshots - Does not take arguments. Only runs if workspace 4 has no windows.
    • Defined in: modules/home/scripts/wm-controls/mkscreenshots.nix

  • moveonscreen
    • Description:
      • Uses hyprctl to move the currently active floating window relative to the cursor.
      • Prevents the window from moving outside the screen bounds.
      • Often used with toolbelt for smooth window movements.
    • Usage:
      • moveonscreen - Moves the window to the cursor's position, anchored at the top-left corner.
      • moveonscreen --center - Moves the window to the cursor's position, anchored at the center of the window.
    • Defined in: modules/home/scripts/wm-controls/moveonscreen.nix

  • s_check
    • Description:
      • Tests whether $SOUNDS_ENABLED is set to 0 or 1.
      • Does not return anything except the status code from the test.
      • Note: This does not work as a Zsh alias for unknown reasons.
    • Usage:
      • s_check - Does not take arguments.
    • Defined in: modules/home/scripts/wm-controls/switchmon.nix

  • switchmon
    • Description:
      • Uses hyprctl to switch focus between two monitors.
      • Only supports setups with two monitors.
    • Usage:
      • switchmon - Does not take arguments.
    • Defined in: modules/home/scripts/wm-controls/switchmon.nix