Modernized Dracula for Qtile

A modernized, Wayland-ready dark theme and configuration for Qtile

This configuration has been modernized to support both Wayland and X11 sessions seamlessly.

Key Modernizations

• Wayland Native: Optimized for Wayland while maintaining X11 compatibility.
• Dynamic Tool Selection: Automatically chooses between grim/slurp (Wayland) and maim (X11) for screenshots.
• Modern Clipboard: Uses cliphist and wl-copy for Wayland clipboard management.
• Enhanced Stability: Updated to use the latest Qtile APIs (e.g., StatusNotifier instead of Systray on Wayland).
• Robust Scripts: Improved error handling and feature parity across backends.
• Visual Polish: Achieves a spacious, "spectrwm"-like feel with optimized margins and bar dimensions.
• Dynamic Scaling: On-the-fly DPI (X11) and Scaling (Wayland) adjustments via the bar.
• Integrated Power Management: Convenient menu for Lock, Sleep, Reboot, and Shutdown.
• Interactive Help: Quick access to all keybindings via the F1 menu.

Requirements

To properly run this qtile configuration, please install the following dependencies:

General

• network-manager-applet (for WiFi management: nm-applet)
• dunst (notification daemon)
• rofi or rofi-wayland (app launcher)
• lxqt-policykit (for polkit authentication)
• python-psutil (for resource widgets)
• fantasque-sans-mono-nerd-font (recommended font)

Wayland Specific

• grim & slurp (for screenshots)
• wl-clipboard (clipboard utilities)
• cliphist (clipboard history)
• wlr-randr (for dynamic scaling)

X11 Specific

• picom (compositor)
• maim & xclip (for screenshots and clipboard)
• rofi-greenclip (clipboard history for X11)

Optional but Recommended

• yad (for professional Help menu)
• pulseaudio-utils (provides pactl for unified volume control)

Install

git clone https://github.com/Pakrohk/qtile.git ~/.config/qtile

Customization

Config Files

You can customize the autostarted applications in the config.py file. It now includes logic to detect the backend and launch appropriate tools.

Additionally, other config files under bindings/, groups/, layouts/, and widgets/ can be modified to tailor the experience.

Maintenance Notes

• Backend Detection: The configuration uses qtile.core.name to detect if it's running under wayland or x11.
• Bar Arguments: Deprecated arguments like floating or draw_shadow have been removed from the Bar definition for compatibility with latest Qtile.
• Layouts: Custom BSP resize functions now use standard grow_ methods for better stability.

Team

Contributions

Contributions from the community are welcome! Original contributors: Pakrohk, nooob-developer.

License

MIT License