2 * vim:ts=4:sw=4:expandtab
4 * i3 - an improved dynamic tiling window manager
6 * © 2009-2010 Michael Stapelberg and contributors
8 * See file LICENSE for license information.
10 * src/config.c: Contains all functions handling the configuration file (calling
11 * the parser (src/cfgparse.y) with the correct path, switching key bindings
16 /* We need Xlib for XStringToKeysym */
21 char *current_configpath = NULL;
23 struct modes_head modes;
24 struct barconfig_head barconfigs = TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(barconfigs);
27 * Ungrabs all keys, to be called before re-grabbing the keys because of a
28 * mapping_notify event or a configuration file reload
31 void ungrab_all_keys(xcb_connection_t *conn) {
32 DLOG("Ungrabbing all keys\n");
33 xcb_ungrab_key(conn, XCB_GRAB_ANY, root, XCB_BUTTON_MASK_ANY);
36 static void grab_keycode_for_binding(xcb_connection_t *conn, Binding *bind, uint32_t keycode) {
37 DLOG("Grabbing %d\n", keycode);
38 /* Grab the key in all combinations */
39 #define GRAB_KEY(modifier) \
41 xcb_grab_key(conn, 0, root, modifier, keycode, \
42 XCB_GRAB_MODE_SYNC, XCB_GRAB_MODE_ASYNC); \
44 int mods = bind->mods;
45 if ((bind->mods & BIND_MODE_SWITCH) != 0) {
46 mods &= ~BIND_MODE_SWITCH;
48 mods = XCB_MOD_MASK_ANY;
51 GRAB_KEY(mods | xcb_numlock_mask);
52 GRAB_KEY(mods | xcb_numlock_mask | XCB_MOD_MASK_LOCK);
56 * Returns a pointer to the Binding with the specified modifiers and keycode
57 * or NULL if no such binding exists.
60 Binding *get_binding(uint16_t modifiers, xcb_keycode_t keycode) {
63 TAILQ_FOREACH(bind, bindings, bindings) {
64 /* First compare the modifiers */
65 if (bind->mods != modifiers)
68 /* If a symbol was specified by the user, we need to look in
69 * the array of translated keycodes for the event’s keycode */
70 if (bind->symbol != NULL) {
71 if (memmem(bind->translated_to,
72 bind->number_keycodes * sizeof(xcb_keycode_t),
73 &keycode, sizeof(xcb_keycode_t)) != NULL)
76 /* This case is easier: The user specified a keycode */
77 if (bind->keycode == keycode)
82 return (bind == TAILQ_END(bindings) ? NULL : bind);
86 * Translates keysymbols to keycodes for all bindings which use keysyms.
89 void translate_keysyms() {
91 TAILQ_FOREACH(bind, bindings, bindings) {
92 if (bind->keycode > 0)
95 /* We need to translate the symbol to a keycode */
96 xcb_keysym_t keysym = XStringToKeysym(bind->symbol);
97 if (keysym == NoSymbol) {
98 ELOG("Could not translate string to key symbol: \"%s\"\n", bind->symbol);
102 uint32_t last_keycode = 0;
103 xcb_keycode_t *keycodes = xcb_key_symbols_get_keycode(keysyms, keysym);
104 if (keycodes == NULL) {
105 DLOG("Could not translate symbol \"%s\"\n", bind->symbol);
109 bind->number_keycodes = 0;
111 for (xcb_keycode_t *walk = keycodes; *walk != 0; walk++) {
112 /* We hope duplicate keycodes will be returned in order
114 if (last_keycode == *walk)
116 last_keycode = *walk;
117 bind->number_keycodes++;
119 DLOG("Translated symbol \"%s\" to %d keycode\n", bind->symbol, bind->number_keycodes);
120 bind->translated_to = smalloc(bind->number_keycodes * sizeof(xcb_keycode_t));
121 memcpy(bind->translated_to, keycodes, bind->number_keycodes * sizeof(xcb_keycode_t));
127 * Grab the bound keys (tell X to send us keypress events for those keycodes)
130 void grab_all_keys(xcb_connection_t *conn, bool bind_mode_switch) {
132 TAILQ_FOREACH(bind, bindings, bindings) {
133 if ((bind_mode_switch && (bind->mods & BIND_MODE_SWITCH) == 0) ||
134 (!bind_mode_switch && (bind->mods & BIND_MODE_SWITCH) != 0))
137 /* The easy case: the user specified a keycode directly. */
138 if (bind->keycode > 0) {
139 grab_keycode_for_binding(conn, bind, bind->keycode);
143 xcb_keycode_t *walk = bind->translated_to;
144 for (int i = 0; i < bind->number_keycodes; i++)
145 grab_keycode_for_binding(conn, bind, *walk++);
150 * Switches the key bindings to the given mode, if the mode exists
153 void switch_mode(const char *new_mode) {
156 LOG("Switching to mode %s\n", new_mode);
158 SLIST_FOREACH(mode, &modes, modes) {
159 if (strcasecmp(mode->name, new_mode) != 0)
162 ungrab_all_keys(conn);
163 bindings = mode->bindings;
165 grab_all_keys(conn, false);
169 ELOG("ERROR: Mode not found\n");
173 * Get the path of the first configuration file found. If override_configpath
174 * is specified, that path is returned and saved for further calls. Otherwise,
175 * checks the home directory first, then the system directory first, always
176 * taking into account the XDG Base Directory Specification ($XDG_CONFIG_HOME,
180 static char *get_config_path(const char *override_configpath) {
181 char *xdg_config_home, *xdg_config_dirs, *config_path;
183 static const char *saved_configpath = NULL;
185 if (override_configpath != NULL) {
186 saved_configpath = override_configpath;
187 return sstrdup(saved_configpath);
190 if (saved_configpath != NULL)
191 return sstrdup(saved_configpath);
193 /* 1: check the traditional path under the home directory */
194 config_path = resolve_tilde("~/.i3/config");
195 if (path_exists(config_path))
199 /* 2: check for $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/i3/config */
200 if ((xdg_config_home = getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")) == NULL)
201 xdg_config_home = "~/.config";
203 xdg_config_home = resolve_tilde(xdg_config_home);
204 if (asprintf(&config_path, "%s/i3/config", xdg_config_home) == -1)
205 die("asprintf() failed");
206 free(xdg_config_home);
208 if (path_exists(config_path))
212 /* 3: check the traditional path under /etc */
213 config_path = SYSCONFDIR "/i3/config";
214 if (path_exists(config_path))
215 return sstrdup(config_path);
217 /* 4: check for $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/i3/config */
218 if ((xdg_config_dirs = getenv("XDG_CONFIG_DIRS")) == NULL)
219 xdg_config_dirs = "/etc/xdg";
221 char *buf = sstrdup(xdg_config_dirs);
222 char *tok = strtok(buf, ":");
223 while (tok != NULL) {
224 tok = resolve_tilde(tok);
225 if (asprintf(&config_path, "%s/i3/config", tok) == -1)
226 die("asprintf() failed");
228 if (path_exists(config_path)) {
233 tok = strtok(NULL, ":");
237 die("Unable to find the configuration file (looked at "
238 "~/.i3/config, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/i3/config, "
239 SYSCONFDIR "i3/config and $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/i3/config)");
243 * Finds the configuration file to use (either the one specified by
244 * override_configpath), the user’s one or the system default) and calls
248 static void parse_configuration(const char *override_configpath) {
249 char *path = get_config_path(override_configpath);
250 DLOG("Parsing configfile %s\n", path);
251 FREE(current_configpath);
252 current_configpath = path;
257 * (Re-)loads the configuration file (sets useful defaults before).
260 void load_configuration(xcb_connection_t *conn, const char *override_configpath, bool reload) {
262 /* First ungrab the keys */
263 ungrab_all_keys(conn);
267 while (!SLIST_EMPTY(&modes)) {
268 mode = SLIST_FIRST(&modes);
271 /* Clear the old binding list */
272 bindings = mode->bindings;
273 while (!TAILQ_EMPTY(bindings)) {
274 bind = TAILQ_FIRST(bindings);
275 TAILQ_REMOVE(bindings, bind, bindings);
276 FREE(bind->translated_to);
281 SLIST_REMOVE(&modes, mode, Mode, modes);
284 struct Assignment *assign;
285 while (!TAILQ_EMPTY(&assignments)) {
286 assign = TAILQ_FIRST(&assignments);
287 if (assign->type == A_TO_WORKSPACE)
288 FREE(assign->dest.workspace);
289 else if (assign->type == A_TO_OUTPUT)
290 FREE(assign->dest.output);
291 else if (assign->type == A_COMMAND)
292 FREE(assign->dest.command);
293 match_free(&(assign->match));
294 TAILQ_REMOVE(&assignments, assign, assignments);
298 /* Clear bar configs */
299 Barconfig *barconfig;
300 while (!TAILQ_EMPTY(&barconfigs)) {
301 barconfig = TAILQ_FIRST(&barconfigs);
303 for (int c = 0; c < barconfig->num_outputs; c++)
304 free(barconfig->outputs[c]);
305 FREE(barconfig->outputs);
306 FREE(barconfig->tray_output);
307 FREE(barconfig->socket_path);
308 FREE(barconfig->status_command);
309 FREE(barconfig->font);
310 FREE(barconfig->colors.background);
311 FREE(barconfig->colors.statusline);
312 FREE(barconfig->colors.focused_workspace_text);
313 FREE(barconfig->colors.focused_workspace_bg);
314 FREE(barconfig->colors.active_workspace_text);
315 FREE(barconfig->colors.active_workspace_bg);
316 FREE(barconfig->colors.inactive_workspace_text);
317 FREE(barconfig->colors.inactive_workspace_bg);
318 FREE(barconfig->colors.urgent_workspace_text);
319 FREE(barconfig->colors.urgent_workspace_bg);
320 TAILQ_REMOVE(&barconfigs, barconfig, configs);
324 /* Clear workspace names */
327 TAILQ_FOREACH(ws, workspaces, workspaces)
328 workspace_set_name(ws, NULL);
334 struct Mode *default_mode = scalloc(sizeof(struct Mode));
335 default_mode->name = sstrdup("default");
336 default_mode->bindings = scalloc(sizeof(struct bindings_head));
337 TAILQ_INIT(default_mode->bindings);
338 SLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&modes, default_mode, modes);
340 bindings = default_mode->bindings;
342 #define REQUIRED_OPTION(name) \
343 if (config.name == NULL) \
344 die("You did not specify required configuration option " #name "\n");
346 /* Clear the old config or initialize the data structure */
347 memset(&config, 0, sizeof(config));
349 /* Initialize default colors */
350 #define INIT_COLOR(x, cborder, cbackground, ctext) \
352 x.border = get_colorpixel(cborder); \
353 x.background = get_colorpixel(cbackground); \
354 x.text = get_colorpixel(ctext); \
357 config.client.background = get_colorpixel("#000000");
358 INIT_COLOR(config.client.focused, "#4c7899", "#285577", "#ffffff");
359 INIT_COLOR(config.client.focused_inactive, "#333333", "#5f676a", "#ffffff");
360 INIT_COLOR(config.client.unfocused, "#333333", "#222222", "#888888");
361 INIT_COLOR(config.client.urgent, "#2f343a", "#900000", "#ffffff");
362 INIT_COLOR(config.bar.focused, "#4c7899", "#285577", "#ffffff");
363 INIT_COLOR(config.bar.unfocused, "#333333", "#222222", "#888888");
364 INIT_COLOR(config.bar.urgent, "#2f343a", "#900000", "#ffffff");
366 config.default_border = BS_NORMAL;
367 config.default_floating_border = BS_NORMAL;
368 /* Set default_orientation to NO_ORIENTATION for auto orientation. */
369 config.default_orientation = NO_ORIENTATION;
371 parse_configuration(override_configpath);
375 grab_all_keys(conn, false);
378 if (config.font.id == 0) {
379 ELOG("You did not specify required configuration option \"font\"\n");
380 config.font = load_font("fixed", true);
384 /* Set an empty name for every workspace which got no name */
386 TAILQ_FOREACH(ws, workspaces, workspaces) {
387 if (ws->name != NULL) {
388 /* If the font was not specified when the workspace name
389 * was loaded, we need to predict the text width now */
390 if (ws->text_width == 0)
391 ws->text_width = predict_text_width(global_conn,
392 config.font, ws->name, ws->name_len);
396 workspace_set_name(ws, NULL);