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Basic Usage
Krohnkite binds following shortcuts by default:
NOTE: Shorcuts in BOLD require manual rebinding, because they are already bound to KDE features by default.
| Key | Action | Alternate Action |
|---|---|---|
| Meta + J | Focus Next | Focus Down |
| Meta + K | Focus Previous | Focus Up |
| Meta + H | Adjust Layout (Left) | Focus Left |
| Meta + L | Adjust Layout (Right) | Focus Right |
| Meta + Shift + J | Move Window Next | Move Window Down |
| Meta + Shift + K | Move Window Previous | Move Window Up |
| Meta + Shift + H | Move Window Left | |
| Meta + Shift + L | Move Window Right | |
| Meta + Ctrl + J | Expand Window (South) | |
| Meta + Ctrl + K | Shrink Window (South) | |
| Meta + Ctrl + H | Shrink Window (East) | |
| Meta + Ctrl + L | Expand Window (East) | |
| Meta + I | Increase (# of Masters) | |
| Meta + D | Decrease (# of Masters) | |
| Meta + F | Toggle Float | |
| Meta + Shift + F | Toggle Float All | |
| Meta + \ | Cycle Layout | |
| Meta + Return | Set as Master | |
| Meta + T | Use Tile Layout | |
| Meta + M | Use Monocle Layout | |
| unbound | Use Quater Layout | |
| unbound | Use Three Column Layout | |
| unbound | Use Spread Layout | |
| unbound | Use Stair Layout | |
| unbound | Use Floating Layout |
Like other tiling window managers, Krohnkite uses HJKL-style binding, and supports two different set of behaviors:
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In DWM mode, focus can be moved back and forth within the list of windows.
HandLare used to adjust the layout. This behavior particularly works well with Tile layout. -
In Focus mode, focus switching is based on window position, and all of HJKL keys move focus relative to the currently focused window. Layout still can be adjusted using "Expand/Shrink Window" shortcuts.
Windows can be swapped in position using both mouse and keyboard shortcuts.
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With Mouse: Simply drag windows over another window using mouse to swap the positions of the two windows. Using KWin modifier(
Alt) + Left-click also works.NOTE: KWin modifier can be changed in System Settings. (Window Management -> Window Behavior -> Window Actions tab)
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With Keyboard: Use the corresponding shortcuts. Actual behavior might differ based on settings.
Some layouts have Master, which is usually the biggest and the most important region in a layout. There's usually only one master window (the first window in the list), but pressing "Increase/Decrease" shortcut changes the number of master windows, if layout supports the feature.
Some layouts support changing the size of master area. For more details, see the next section.
Some layouts in Krohnkite are "adjust"-able (Tile, Quarter, Three Column). While using those layouts, windows can be resized with Mouse or with keyboard shortcuts, and layout will adapt to the size changes.
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With Mouse: Drag borders of windows just as usual, or KWin modifier(
Alt) + Right-click to resize windows.NOTE: KWin modifier can be changed in System Settings. (Window Management -> Window Behavior -> Window Actions tab)
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With Shortcut: Pressing "Expand/Shrink" shortcuts will resize southern and eastern borders of the current window, and layout will automatically adjust itself.
The size of each window in a stack (a column or a row) is decided by the weights of windows. This allows windows to have consistent sizes across various operations.