NixOS-Config/home/sway/hotkeys/README.md

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Sway Window Manager Hotkeys

Application Launchers

Key Combination Action
Win + F1 Launch LibreWolf (Jim profile)
Win + F2 Launch LibreWolf (Alt profile)
Win + F3 Launch LibreWolf (Misc profile)
Win + F4 Launch Discord
Win + F5 Launch Steam
Win + F6 Launch Heroic Games
Win + F7 Launch Looking Glass VM Client
Win + F10 Launch Virt-Manager
Win + F11 Open Rofi Scratchpads
Win + F12 Open NixOS Configuration Files

Window Management

Key Combination Action
Win + Arrows Focus in the specified direction
Win + Shift + Arrows Move window in the specified direction
Win + Shift + Space Toggle window floating
Win + Space Switch focus between floating/tiled
Win + Shift + {1-9} Move window to a workspace and focus
Win + {1-9} Switch to specified workspace
Win + 0 Pin window and toggle border
Win + F Toggle fullscreen
Win + Shift + R Reload configuration
Win + Q Close the current window

Layout Management

Key Combination Action
Win + W Toggle split layout
Win + E Toggle tabbed/stacking layout
Win + H/V Split window horizontally/vertically
Win + A/D Focus parent/child container

Volume and Media Controls

Key Combination Action
XF86AudioRaiseVolume Raise system volume
XF86AudioLowerVolume Lower system volume
XF86AudioMute Mute/unmute audio
XF86AudioPlay Toggle media playback
XF86AudioNext Skip to the next track
XF86AudioPrev Go to the previous track

Screenshot and Brightness Controls

Key Combination Action
Print Take a screenshot
Shift + Print Screenshot of the current window
Brightness Up + Down Change screen brightness

Scratchpads

Key Combination Action
Ctrl + Shift + Escape Open Gotop (monitoring)
Win + Shift + M Open Music scratchpad
Win + Shift + V Open Sound Settings scratchpad
Win + Shift + Backslash Open EasyEffects scratchpad

Special Sway Tools

Key Combination Action
Win + Escape Kill selected window
Win + Ctrl + X Inspect window properties
Win + Ctrl + Prior/Next Switch OBS scene to Main/Guest

Miscellaneous

Key Combination Action
Win + Return Open Foot terminal
Win + S Open Rofi (run commands)
Win + C Open Clipman (clipboard manager)
Win + X Open Power Menu
Win + B Show/Hide Waybar

Workspaces (Alternate)

Key Combination Action
Alt + F1-F9 Switch to alternate workspace
Alt + Shift + F1-F9 Move window to alt workspace and focus