Awesomewm - Dividing rc.lua

Question

a few days ago I began to hit Awesomewm and a doubt came to me to customize. By standard AWM comes with a unique configuration file called RC.Lua, I would like to separate my Key Bindings from separate files.

Example: Keybindings/keys1.Lua Keybindings/keys2.Lua.

Besides that I would like to know the difference between clientkeys and globalkeys?

I was successful dividing the files, but one keys configuration file always excelled the other

Exemple:

keys1.lua

local beautiful = require("beautiful")
local hotkeys_popup = require("awful.hotkeys_popup")
local awful = require("awful")

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local my_table = awful.util.table or gears.table
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local config = require("config")
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globalkeys = my_table.join(

-- modkey + enter = launch terminal
awful.key({modkey}, "Return", function()
    awful.spawn(terminal)
end, {
    description = "launch terminal",
    group = "awesome"
}))

keys2.lua

local beautiful = require("beautiful")
local hotkeys_popup = require("awful.hotkeys_popup")
local awful = require("awful")

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local my_table = awful.util.table or gears.table
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local config = require("config")
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globalkeys = my_table.join(


-- modkey + "b" = launch browser
awful.key({modkey}, "b", function()
    awful.spawn(browser)
end, {
    description = "launch browser",
    group = "awesome"
}))

rc.lua

local keys1 = require("keys1")
local keys2 = require("keys2")

At this point the last place Keys surpass the first so ignoring the configuration made in the same

Please clarify your specific problem or provide additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it's hard to tell exactly what you're asking. — Community, Jan 20 '23 at 08:02

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 20 '23 at 07:33

In the git-master version of AwesomeWM, you get the awful.keyboard.append_client_keybindings and awful.keyboard.append_global_keybindings. You also get a "request::default_keybindings" signal on the client class.

Those APIs are designed for modular configs. Actually, you can cut and paste entire sections from the newer rc.lua into new files with minimal effort.

Awesomewm - Dividing rc.lua

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