From a86e2415f4d92983adc1e7337e35434e222e6600 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Qball Cow Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:34:17 +0100 Subject: Doc update --- README.md | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 247ed1ac..e480b1c8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -36,20 +36,17 @@ Some of the features of rofi are: If compiled with I3 support, it should autodetect if I3 window manager is running. -Usage ------ +## Usage e.g. bindsym $mod+Tab exec rofi -now -font "snap-10" -fg "#505050" -bg "#000000" -hlfg "#ffb964" -hlbg "#000000" -o 85 -Switching Between Modi ----------------------- +## Switching Between Modi Type '?' (enter) to switch from Window list mode to Run mode and back. -Compilation ------------ +## Compilation If compiling from GIT, first run to generate the needed build files: @@ -66,8 +63,7 @@ To build rofi, run the following steps: The build system will autodetect the i3 header file during compilation. If it fails, make sure you have i3/ipc.h installed. Check config.log for more information. -Dependencies ------------- +## Dependencies Rofi requires the following tools and libraries to be installed: @@ -76,14 +72,39 @@ Rofi requires the following tools and libraries to be installed: * libxdg-basedir * libxft -Archlinux ---------- +## Configuration + +There are 3 ways to configure rofi: + +### 1. Pre-compile time + +You can change the default behavior by modifying config/config.c + +### 2. Xresources + +Another solution is to configure it via X resources, e.g. add the following to your +Xresources file: + + rofi.background: #333 + rofi.foreground: #1aa + rofi.highlightbg: #1aa + rofi.highlightfg: #111 + rofi.bordercolor: #277 + rofi.font: times-10 + rofi.padding: 3 + rofi.lines: 5 + rofi.borderwidth: 3 + +### 3. Runtime + +All the above settings can be overridden by rofi's commandline flags. + +## Archlinux This version of rofi has been made available on the [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/rofi-git/). -Contact -------- +# Contact Issues, feature requests can be filed at the github [issue tracker](https://github.com/DaveDavenport/rofi/issues). -- cgit v1.2.3