A minimal desktop setup.

Info:

  • Programs: Emacs, Devdocs, pfetch, imv
  • WM: Hikari
  • OS: Void linux
  • Art by: Escher
  • Dotfiles

Recently switched from Guix to Void, mostly because it’s much simpler and I felt that my desktop didn’t need the complexity of Guix.

    • @mccdOP
      3•13 days ago

      Maybe, not sure how musl compares to glibc. I quite like Runit and xbps though so I don’t feel like I’m in a rush.

    • @mccdOP
      2•12 days ago

      Yeah, I think Hikari combines the best of both. In the rare cases I need to tile, it has that capability but in most cases I have 1-2 windows and find it easier to work with them when the windows are smaller.

      • @[email protected]
        1•12 days ago

        Hmm how hard is it to configure and add window decorations? I might take a look at it if I can use it without key bindings

        • @mccdOP
          3•12 days ago

          Configuration is straight forward with a file but you won’t be able to use it without keybindings.

    • @mccdOP
      3•13 days ago

      I think it’s very underrated. It has some features I really appreciate:

      • Tiling features when needed, W+l s tiles everything when I need it.
      • Great shortcuts, like go to next busy desktop, maximize height of window
      • Holding win reveals the title of the window.
      • Cursor follows active window

      It matches my workflow very well.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•12 days ago

        Does it work well for you? I used cwm on X11 (fairly similar to Hikari), but last time I tried Hikari on Void I kept running into weird issues.

        • @mccdOP
          2•12 days ago

          Yeah I’d say so.

          The only issues I’ve had is that pinch-to-zoom and fractional scaling does not work (but easily solvable).

          • Gabiru
            1•11 days ago

            It looks like hikari developement has stalled a bit, are you using a fork or something like that? Great setup btw:)

            • @mccdOP
              1•11 days ago

              Thanks! Hmm, could be that it has stalled, though it’s working great for me so I don’t really know if it’s a problem. I’m using the main repo.