Visuals
Theming
Customize the visual appearance of borders, colors, and the cursor.
Dimensions
Control the sizing of window borders and gaps.
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
borderpx | 4 | Border width in pixels. |
gappih | 5 | Horizontal inner gap (between windows). |
gappiv | 5 | Vertical inner gap. |
gappoh | 10 | Horizontal outer gap (between windows and screen edges). |
gappov | 10 | Vertical outer gap. |
Colors
Colors are defined in 0xRRGGBBAA hex format.
# Background color of the root window
rootcolor=0x201b14ff
# Inactive window border
bordercolor=0x444444ff
# Active window border
focuscolor=0xc9b890ff
# Urgent window border (alerts)
urgentcolor=0xad401fffState-Specific Colors
You can also color-code windows based on their state:
| State | Config Key | Default Color |
|---|---|---|
| Maximized | maximizescreencolor | 0x89aa61ff |
| Scratchpad | scratchpadcolor | 0x516c93ff |
| Global | globalcolor | 0xb153a7ff |
| Overlay | overlaycolor | 0x14a57cff |
Cursor Theme
Set the size and theme of your mouse cursor.
cursor_size=24
cursor_theme=AdwaitaYou may also want to set the XCURSOR_SIZE environment variable to match:
env=XCURSOR_SIZE,24