getting ready for the merge - I'm sure this will end badly

de/bar/bar.bash

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ export BAR_SIDE_MARGIN=200
 export GAP=$(bspc wm -d | grep -Po '(windowGap.*?,)' | grep -Po '\d*' | head -n 1)
 MONITOR_WIDTH=$(xrandr | grep DVI-I-2 | grep -Po ' \d+' | head -n 1)
 export BAR_WIDTH=$((MONITOR_WIDTH - GAP - GAP - BAR_SIDE_MARGIN - BAR_SIDE_MARGIN))
-export BAR_FONT=$(xrdb -query | sed -ne      's/.*font:\s*xft:\(.*\)\-.*$/\1/p')
-export BAR_FONT_SIZE=$(xrdb -query | sed -ne 's/.*font:\s*xft:.*\-\(.*\)$/\1/p')
+export BAR_FONT=$(xrdb -query | sed -ne      's/.*font:\s*xft:\(.*\)\-.*$/\1/p' | head -n 1)
+export BAR_FONT_SIZE=$(xrdb -query | sed -ne 's/.*font:\s*xft:.*\-\(.*\)$/\1/p' | head -n 1)
 export POS_X=$((GAP + BAR_SIDE_MARGIN))
 
 export BAR_FONT_DECLARATION="${BAR_FONT}:pixelsize=${BAR_FONT_SIZE};1"

de/bspwm_config

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-BORDER_WIDTH=0
+BORDER_WIDTH=0 # change in bspwmrc
 WINDOW_GAP=25
 DESKTOPS=(dev web misc env play out main srv daem util)
 

de/bspwmrc

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+BORDER_WIDTH=0 # change in bspwm_config, here for launcher
+START_BAR=1
+BAR_COMMAND="$DOTFILES_PATH/de/bar/bar.bash"
+
 if [[ -z "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME" ]]; then
-  export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"
+	export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"
 fi
 if [[ -z "$DOTFILES_PATH" ]]; then
-  export DOTFILES_PATH="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dotfiles"
+	export DOTFILES_PATH="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dotfiles"
 fi
 
 BSPWM_STATE_FILE="$HOME/.bspwm_state"
@@ -17,11 +21,21 @@ fi
 source "$DOTFILES_PATH/de/bspwm_config"
 
 if command -v urxvtd >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  urxvtd &
+	urxvtd &
 fi
 
 if command -v sxhkd >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  sxhkd &
+	export LAUNCHER_FONT=$(xrdb -query | sed -ne      's/.*font:\s*xft:\(.*\)\-.*$/\1/p' | head -n 1)
+	export LAUNCHER_FONT_SIZE=$(xrdb -query | sed -ne 's/.*font:\s*xft:.*\-\(.*\)$/\1/p' | head -n 1)
+	export HIGHLIGHT_COLOR=$(xrdb -query | sed -ne 's/.*color1*:\s*\(.*\)$/\1/p' | head -n 1)
+	export BACKGROUND_COLOR=$(xrdb -query | sed -ne 's/.*background:\s*\(.*\)$/\1/p' | head -n 1)
+	export FOREGROUND_COLOR=$(xrdb -query | sed -ne 's/.*foreground:\s*\(.*\)$/\1/p' | head -n 1)
+	# export HIGHLIGHT_COLOR=$(xrdb -query | sed -ne 's/.*font:\s*xft:.*\-\(.*\)$/\1/p' | head -n 1)
+	sxhkd &
+fi
+
+if [[ $START_BAR -eq 1 ]]; then
+	${BAR_COMMAND} &
 fi
 
 bspc wm -o

de/sxhkdrc

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ super + shift + Return
 
 # spawn the app launcher
 super + space
-	rofi -show run -font "$PRIMARY_FONT_FAMILY $PRIMARY_FONT_SIZE" -lines 16 -width 10 -padding 8 -fuzzy -bw "$BORDER_WIDTH" -color-enabled -color-window "#$(get_color 00)","#$(get_color 0D)","#$(get_color 0D)","#$(get_color 00)" -color-normal "#$(get_color 00)","#$(get_color 06)","#$(get_color 00)","#$(get_color 0D)","#$(get_color 00)" -separator-style none -hide-scrollbar
+	rofi -show run -font "$LAUNCHER_FONT $LAUNCHER_FONT_SIZE" -lines 16 -width 10 -padding 8 -fuzzy -bw "$BORDER_WIDTH" -color-enabled -color-window "$BACKGROUND_COLOR","$HIGHLIGHT_COLOR","$HIGHLIGHT_COLOR","$BACKGROUND_COLOR" -color-normal "$BACKGROUND_COLOR","$FOREGROUND_COLOR","$BACKGROUND_COLOR","$HIGHLIGHT_COLOR","$FOREGROUND_COLOR" -separator-style none -hide-scrollbar
 
 # lock the desktop
 super + ctrl + shift + l

readme.md

@@ -69,5 +69,5 @@ Here are some bullet points on my workflow as a Web Developer:
 
 ## To Do and Improvements
 
+* Add a file containing common variables in `common/`.
 * Add more content to the other sections?
-* Start refactoring old dotfiles and scripts.

text-editor/neovim/init.vim

@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ set noexpandtab
 set autoindent smartindent
 set list
 set nostartofline
-set listchars=trail:·,tab:\__
+set listchars=trail:·,tab:\ \ ,trail:~
+" set listchars=eol:\ ,tab:>-,trail:~,extends:>,precedes:<,space:·
 
 " look and feel