Dotfiles

Info prerequisites

Tuxedo laptop (infinity Gen 15 Pro)

• Keyboard layout generic 105 keys with Dvorak layout.
• xubuntu installed from WebFAI without partition.

Setups for a new machine

Keyboard layout

Using Dvorak, alt. intl. with r-ctrl as compose key, swap l-ctrl and Caps Lock. I also swap l-alt and win-key so the ModKey4 which is win key is more ergonomic for my left thumb.

Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "system-keyboard"
    MatchIsKeyboard "on"
    Option "XkbModel" "pc105"                 # Keyboard model
    Option "XkbLayout" "us"                   # Keyboard layout
    Option "XkbVariant" "dvorak-alt-intl"     # Keyboard variant
    Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps,compose:rctrl,altwin:swap_lalt_lwin"
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DM & WM

• awesome setup
• need first picom setup to enable opacity

tmux

• tmux copy to clipboard

atuin

Mail client

Using BetterBird to replace ThunderBird.

Terminal emulator (alacritty)

Using alacritty as the terminal emulator. For the Post Build operations, need to clone the repo and run commands to make them work.

Misc make life smooth

Touchpad sensitivity

Install and use libinput as driver and turn on the palm detection.

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/30-touchpad.conf
Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "touchpad"
    MatchIsTouchpad "on"
    Driver "libinput"

    # Enable tap-to-click
    Option "Tapping" "on"

    # Enable natural scrolling (reverse scroll direction)
    Option "NaturalScrolling" "true"

    # Disable touchpad while typing
    Option "DisableWhileTyping" "true"

    # Enable palm detection to prevent accidental touches
    Option "PalmDetection" "true"

    # Adjust palm detection sensitivity (values may need fine-tuning)
    Option "PalmMinWidth" "8"        # Width of palm to detect
    Option "PalmMinPressure" "200"   # Pressure threshold for palm detection

    # Enable horizontal two-finger scrolling
    Option "HorizontalScrolling" "true"

    # Adjust sensitivity and speed
    Option "AccelProfile" "adaptive"
    Option "AccelSpeed" "0.3"        # Adjust speed, 0.0 for normal, -1.0 for slow, 1.0 for fast

    # Enable middle-click with three fingers
    Option "ClickMethod" "clickfinger"

    # Optional: Configure left-handed mode (set to "true" for left-handed)
    # Option "LeftHanded" "true"
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Neovim

The setup and instruction goes to https://github.com/unkcpz/jyu.nvim as submodule (TODO).