[SOLVED] BSPWM w/ sxhkd cannot launch apps

KrautMann · 2022-03-28 16:08:49

Hello everyone,

I have installed bspwm & sxhkd, but when I start it with startx, it starts. I can quit bspwm with keys defined in the sxhkdrc, so it seems to be loaded and doing something, but I cannot launch apps defined in the same sxhkd.

bspwmrc

#! /bin/sh

pgrep -x sxhkd > /dev/null || sxhkd &

bspc monitor -d I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X

bspc config border_width         2
bspc config window_gap          12

bspc config split_ratio          0.52
bspc config borderless_monocle   true
bspc config gapless_monocle      true

sxhkdrc

#
# wm independent hotkeys
#

# terminal emulator
super + Return
	kitty

# program launcher
super + @space
	dmenu_run

# make sxhkd reload its configuration files:
super + Escape
	pkill -USR1 -x sxhkd

#
# bspwm hotkeys
#

# quit/restart bspwm
super + alt + {q,r}
	bspc {quit,wm -r}

# close and kill
super + {_,shift + }w
	bspc node -{c,k}

# alternate between the tiled and monocle layout
super + m
	bspc desktop -l next

# send the newest marked node to the newest preselected node
super + y
	bspc node newest.marked.local -n newest.!automatic.local

# swap the current node and the biggest window
super + g
	bspc node -s biggest.window

#
# state/flags
#

# set the window state
super + {t,shift + t,s,f}
	bspc node -t {tiled,pseudo_tiled,floating,fullscreen}

# set the node flags
super + ctrl + {m,x,y,z}
	bspc node -g {marked,locked,sticky,private}

#
# focus/swap
#

# focus the node in the given direction
super + {_,shift + }{h,j,k,l}
	bspc node -{f,s} {west,south,north,east}

# focus the node for the given path jump
super + {p,b,comma,period}
	bspc node -f @{parent,brother,first,second}

# focus the next/previous window in the current desktop
super + {_,shift + }c
	bspc node -f {next,prev}.local.!hidden.window

# focus the next/previous desktop in the current monitor
super + bracket{left,right}
	bspc desktop -f {prev,next}.local

# focus the last node/desktop
super + {grave,Tab}
	bspc {node,desktop} -f last

# focus the older or newer node in the focus history
super + {o,i}
	bspc wm -h off; \
	bspc node {older,newer} -f; \
	bspc wm -h on

# focus or send to the given desktop
super + {_,shift + }{1-9,0}
	bspc {desktop -f,node -d} '^{1-9,10}'

#
# preselect
#

# preselect the direction
super + ctrl + {h,j,k,l}
	bspc node -p {west,south,north,east}

# preselect the ratio
super + ctrl + {1-9}
	bspc node -o 0.{1-9}

# cancel the preselection for the focused node
super + ctrl + space
	bspc node -p cancel

# cancel the preselection for the focused desktop
super + ctrl + shift + space
	bspc query -N -d | xargs -I id -n 1 bspc node id -p cancel

#
# move/resize
#

# expand a window by moving one of its side outward
super + alt + {h,j,k,l}
	bspc node -z {left -20 0,bottom 0 20,top 0 -20,right 20 0}

# contract a window by moving one of its side inward
super + alt + shift + {h,j,k,l}
	bspc node -z {right -20 0,top 0 20,bottom 0 -20,left 20 0}

# move a floating window
super + {Left,Down,Up,Right}
	bspc node -v {-20 0,0 20,0 -20,20 0}

.xinitrc

#!/bin/sh

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
sysresources=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xresources
sysmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap

# merge in defaults and keymaps

if [ -f $sysresources ]; then







    xrdb -merge $sysresources

fi

if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
    xmodmap $sysmodmap
fi

if [ -f "$userresources" ]; then







    xrdb -merge "$userresources"

fi

if [ -f "$usermodmap" ]; then
    xmodmap "$usermodmap"
fi

# start some nice programs

if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ] ; then
 for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/?*.sh ; do
  [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"
 done
 unset f
fi

#twm &
#xclock -geometry 50x50-1+1 &
#xterm -geometry 80x50+494+51 &
#xterm -geometry 80x20+494-0 &
#exec xterm -geometry 80x66+0+0 -name login
sxhkd & exec bspwm

Could you guys please help me out? I think I am missing one small thing....

Last edited by KrautMann (2022-03-29 08:04:41)

seth · 2022-03-28 21:18:17

There're only to "app" shortcuts defined - kitty and dmenu_run?
Are those actually installed and can you run them manually?

KrautMann · 2022-03-29 08:04:08

Thank you! That was the problem, I had no way of confirming, since I only had tty at the time of the post, but binding feh to launch on keyboard shortcut confirmed, that indeed, dmenu and kitty were the culprits.
I changed dmenu to rofi in sxhkdrc, launched the session, launched kitty from rofi, and from thereon my kitty launched with the sxhkd shortcut. I dont know why it needed that or why rofi worked and dmenu didnt,
but anyways its fixed now.
It seems pretty obvious looking back that these apps were the culprit, but I figured what are the chances that both applications wont launch?
Anyways, thank you very very much, I beat my head against a wall trying different rc-templates, when the solution was so simple....
You have saved me a lot of headache.

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#1 2022-03-28 16:08:49

[SOLVED] BSPWM w/ sxhkd cannot launch apps

#2 2022-03-28 21:18:17

Re: [SOLVED] BSPWM w/ sxhkd cannot launch apps

#3 2022-03-29 08:04:08

Re: [SOLVED] BSPWM w/ sxhkd cannot launch apps

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