Added gnome as a profile (and application for application specific steps). Also tweaked xorg to not be so intrusive when used for anything other than awesome WM. Tweaked awesome WM to accomodate this change.

1 files changed, 32 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/profiles/awesome.py b/profiles/awesome.py
index 9b831394..7e8c759d 100644
--- a/profiles/awesome.py
+++ b/profiles/awesome.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ def _prep_function(*args, **kwargs):
 	for more input before any other installer steps start.
 	"""
 
+	# Awesome WM requires that xorg is installed
 	profile = archinstall.Profile(None, 'xorg')
 	with profile.load_instructions(namespace='xorg.py') as imported:
 		if hasattr(imported, '_prep_function'):
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ if __name__ == 'awesome':
 	# Install dependency profiles
 	installation.install_profile('xorg')
 
+	# Install the application awesome from the template under /applications/
+	awesome = archinstall.Application(installation, 'awesome')
+	awesome.install()
+
+	# Then setup and configure the desktop environment: awesome
 	arguments = {
 		'keyboard_layout' : 'sv-latin1',
 		"editor" : "nano",
@@ -45,5 +51,29 @@ if __name__ == 'awesome':
 		vconsole.write('KEYMAP={keyboard_layout}\n'.format(**arguments))
 		vconsole.write('FONT=lat9w-16\n')
 
-	awesome = archinstall.Application(installation, 'awesome')
-	awesome.install()
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+
+	with open(f'{installation.mountpoint}/etc/xdg/awesome/rc.lua', 'r') as awesome_rc_lua:
+		awesome_lua = awesome_rc_lua.read()
+
+	# Insert slock as a shortcut on Modkey+l   (window+l)
+	awesome_lua = awesome_lua.replace('\nglobalkeys = gears.table.join(', 'globalkeys = gears.table.join(\n    awful.key({ modkey,    }, \"l\",  function() awful.spawn(\"slock &\") end,\n')
+
+	# Insert some useful applications:
+	#awesome = awesome.replace('{ "open terminal", terminal, ','{ "Chromium", "chromium" },\n    "open terminal", terminal, ')
+	#awesome = awesome.replace('{ "open terminal", terminal, ', '{ "File handler", "nemo" },\n    "open terminal", terminal, ')
+
+	# Insert "normal" alt-tab  via Modkey+Tab that most new users are used to
+	# "awk -i inplace -v RS='' '{gsub(/awful.key\\({ modkey,.*?}, \"Tab\",.*?\"client\"}\\),/, \"awful.key({ modkey,      }, \"Tab\",\n      function ()\n        awful.client.focus.byidx(-1)\n        if client.focus then\n          client.focus:raise()\n        end\n      end),\n    awful.key({ modkey, \"Shift\"    }, \"Tab\",\n    function ()\n      awful.client.focus.byidx(1)\n        if client.focus then\n           client.focus.raise()\n        end\n      end),\"); print}' {installation.mountpoint}/etc/xdg/awesome/rc.lua" : {"no-chroot" : true},
+
+
+#	Add changes here to the awesome's rc.lua
+#	Alternatively, create a custom config under installation.mountpoint/usr/share/awesome/themes
+
+
+
+	with open(f'{installation.mountpoint}/etc/xdg/awesome/rc.lua', 'w') as awesome_rc_lua:
+		awesome_rc_lua.write(awesome_lua)
+	
+	# Remove some interfering nemo settings
+	installation.arch_chroot('gsettings set org.nemo.desktop show-desktop-icons false')
+	installation.arch_chroot('xdg-mime default nemo.desktop inode/directory application/x-gnome-saved-search')
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