added keybinding to i3 for starting pavucontrol

tinkering with neovim config, mainly 'lualine', 'lsp', and 'telescope'

i3/.config/i3/config

@@ -13,9 +13,25 @@ set $Alt Mod1
 set $Super Mod4
 set $mod Mod4
 
-# Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
+# Define names for default workspaces for which we configure key bindings later on.
-# is used in the bar {} block below.
+# We use variables to avoid repeating the names in multiple places.
-font pango:VictorMonoNerdFont SemiBold 12
+set $ws1 "1"
+set $ws2 "2"
+set $ws3 "3"
+set $ws4 "4"
+set $ws5 "5"
+set $ws6 "6"
+set $ws7 "7"
+set $ws8 "8"
+set $ws9 "9"
+set $ws10 "10"
+
+# Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position
+floating_modifier $mod
+
+# move tiling windows via drag & drop by left-clicking into the title bar,
+# or left-clicking anywhere into the window while holding the floating modifier.
+tiling_drag modifier titlebar
 
 
 ###################################
@@ -42,38 +58,25 @@ exec --no-startup-id nm-applet
 # configuring keybindings #
 ###########################
 
-# Use pactl to adjust volume in PulseAudio.
+# keymaps for i3 actions
-set $refresh_i3status killall -SIGUSR1 i3status
+## reload the i3 configuration file
-bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5% && $refresh_i3status
+bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload
-bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5% && $refresh_i3status
+## restart i3 inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade i3)
-bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle && $refresh_i3status
+bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart
-bindsym XF86AudioMicMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ toggle && $refresh_i3status
+## exit i3 (logs you out of your X session)
-
+bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec "i3-nagbar -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit shortcut. Do you really want to exit i3? This will end your X session.' -B 'Yes, exit i3' 'i3-msg exit'"
-# lock screen
+## lock screen
 bindsym $mod+Escape exec i3lock
+## kill focused window
+bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill
 
-# Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position
+# start rofi (a program launcher with fuzzy finder functionality)
-floating_modifier $mod
+bindsym $mod+d       exec --no-startup-id rofi -show combi
-
+bindsym $mod+Shift+d exec --no-startup-id rofi -show run
-# move tiling windows via drag & drop by left-clicking into the title bar,
-# or left-clicking anywhere into the window while holding the floating modifier.
-tiling_drag modifier titlebar
 
 # start a terminal
 bindsym $mod+Return exec alacritty
 bindsym $mod+t exec "alacritty -e tmux attach"
-# kill focused window
-bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill
-
-# start dmenu (a program launcher)
-bindsym $mod+d       exec --no-startup-id rofi -show combi
-bindsym $mod+Shift+d exec --no-startup-id rofi -show run
-
-# A more modern dmenu replacement is rofi:
-# bindcode $mod+40 exec "rofi -modi drun,run -show drun"
-# There also is i3-dmenu-desktop which only displays applications shipping a
-# .desktop file. It is a wrapper around dmenu, so you need that installed.
-# bindcode $mod+40 exec --no-startup-id i3-dmenu-desktop
 
 # change focus
 bindsym $mod+h focus left
@@ -108,19 +111,6 @@ bindsym $mod+v split v
 # enter fullscreen mode for the focused container
 bindsym $mod+f fullscreen toggle
 
-# Define names for default workspaces for which we configure key bindings later on.
-# We use variables to avoid repeating the names in multiple places.
-set $ws1 "1"
-set $ws2 "2"
-set $ws3 "3"
-set $ws4 "4"
-set $ws5 "5"
-set $ws6 "6"
-set $ws7 "7"
-set $ws8 "8"
-set $ws9 "9"
-set $ws10 "10"
-
 # switch to workspace
 bindsym $mod+1 workspace number $ws1
 bindsym $mod+2 workspace number $ws2
@@ -169,17 +159,20 @@ bindsym $mod+i move workspace to output down
 bindsym $mod+o move workspace to output up
 bindsym $mod+p move workspace to output right
 
-# reload the configuration file
-bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload
-# restart i3 inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade i3)
-bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart
-# exit i3 (logs you out of your X session)
-bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec "i3-nagbar -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit shortcut. Do you really want to exit i3? This will end your X session.' -B 'Yes, exit i3' 'i3-msg exit'"
-
 # take screenshots
 bindsym $mod+s       exec --no-startup-id maim -su | xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png
 bindsym $mod+Shift+s exec --no-startup-id maim -su "/home/${USER}/Pictures/screenshots/$(date '+%Y%m%d_%H%M%S').png"
 
+# open pavucontrol
+bindsym $mod+a exec --no-startup-id pavucontrol
+
+# Use pactl to adjust volume in PulseAudio.
+set $refresh_i3status killall -SIGUSR1 i3status
+bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5% && $refresh_i3status
+bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5% && $refresh_i3status
+bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle && $refresh_i3status
+bindsym XF86AudioMicMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ toggle && $refresh_i3status
+
 
 #########################
 # configuring behaviour #
@@ -203,6 +196,10 @@ for_window [class=".*"] border pixel 1
 # gaps between windows and screen border
 gaps inner 12 px
 
+# Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
+# is used in the bar {} block below.
+font pango:VictorMonoNerdFont SemiBold 12
+
 # defining colors
 set $cyan       #15d7e5
 set $magenta    #e02482

nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/formatter.lua

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ return {
 		"nvimtools/none-ls-extras.nvim",
 		"jayp0521/mason-null-ls.nvim", -- ensure dependencies are installed
 	},
+	--	keys = {
+	--		{ "<leader>f", "vim.lsp.buf.format({async = false})", silent = true, desc = "manually run [F]ormatter" },
+	--	},
 	config = function()
 		local null_ls = require("null-ls")
 		local formatting = null_ls.builtins.formatting -- to setup formatters

nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/lualine.lua

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 return {
 	"nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim",
 	config = function()
-		-- Adapted from: https://github.com/nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim/blob/master/lua/lualine/themes/onedark.lua
+		-- adapted from zegonix' alacritty theme, apart from the grays, which have been copied from wegmanma's config
 		local colors = {
 			black = "#181820",
 			red = "#E00010",

nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/neo-tree.lua

@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ return {
 				})
 			end,
 			keys = {
-        { "<leader>w", ":Neotree toggle float<CR>", silent = true, desc = "Popup File Explorer" },
+				{ "<leader>e", ":Neotree toggle float<CR>", silent = true, desc = "Popup File Explorer" },
 				--          { '<leader>e', ':Neotree toggle position=left<CR>', silent = true, desc = 'Left File Explorer' },
 				{
-          "<leader>ngs",
+					"<leader>gs",
 					":Neotree float git_status<CR>",
 					silent = true,
 					desc = "Neotree Open Git Status Window",