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It is generally a good idea to enable the <code>dbus</code> useflag to deal with dbus messages. The <code>widget-*</code> useflags are only needed if you would like to include the given widgets. These widgets are included in Qtile, but require additional dependencies.
It is generally a good idea to enable the <code>dbus</code> useflag to deal with dbus messages. The <code>widget-*</code> useflags are only needed if you would like to include the given widgets. These widgets are included in Qtile, but require additional dependencies. Leaving <code>widget-*</code> useflags unset will remove the underlying widgets from qtile sources to avoid warnings about missing dependencies.
You can skip to [[#Getting Started]] if you use a [[:Category:Display_Managers|display manager]]. The following lines describe how to use qtile with [[Pacakge:Xinit|Xinit]].


Once you emerged qtile with the useflags of your choice, you can add this line to your <code>~/.xinitrc</code>:
Very likely, you don't need to enable multiple python ABIs for qtile. To make your mind, here are the few things to know to choose the right ABI:
 
* Python 2.7 uses [[Package:Trollius|trollius]], Python 3.3 uses [[Package:Asyncio|asyncio]], Python 3.4 has asyncio built-in.
* GoogleCalendar and Wlan widgets depend on packages that are python 2.7 only. If you plan to use one of these widgets, use python 2.7 ABI.
 
Once you've emerged qtile with the useflags and python ABI of your choice, you can skip to [[#Getting Started]] if you use a [[:Category:Display_Managers|display manager]]. The following lines describe how to use qtile with [[Pacakge:Xinit|Xinit]].
 
In order to run qtile with xinit, add this line to your <code>~/.xinitrc</code>:


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And run <code>xinit</code> to launch qtile. You can also configure a display manager instead, but this is not covered in this document.
And run <code>xinit</code> to launch qtile. You can also configure a display manager instead, but this is not covered in this document.
=== Getting Started ===


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Qtile

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This document does not cover the current qtile ebuild that comes from the Gentoo portage tree. It covers this ebuild that will normally be merge to funtoo-overlay soon.

About Qtile

Qtile is a highly configurable tiling window manager distributed under MIT license. It handles both tiling and floating layouts. It is especially a good alternative to Awesome for those who are more used to Python than Lua. Indeed, Qtile is written and configured entirely in Python. So whether you are Python guru or whether you are learning Python for a few time, Qtile is an ideal choice to get your environment fit your needs and feel. If you don't know Python, you can still stuck to the default configuration or pick out one of the configuration examples but a basic understanding of Python language is recommended though.

Installation

root # emerge -av qtile

It is generally a good idea to enable the dbus useflag to deal with dbus messages. The widget-* useflags are only needed if you would like to include the given widgets. These widgets are included in Qtile, but require additional dependencies. Leaving widget-* useflags unset will remove the underlying widgets from qtile sources to avoid warnings about missing dependencies.

Very likely, you don't need to enable multiple python ABIs for qtile. To make your mind, here are the few things to know to choose the right ABI:

  • Python 2.7 uses trollius, Python 3.3 uses asyncio, Python 3.4 has asyncio built-in.
  • GoogleCalendar and Wlan widgets depend on packages that are python 2.7 only. If you plan to use one of these widgets, use python 2.7 ABI.

Once you've emerged qtile with the useflags and python ABI of your choice, you can skip to #Getting Started if you use a display manager. The following lines describe how to use qtile with Xinit.

In order to run qtile with xinit, add this line to your ~/.xinitrc:

   ~/.xinitrc
exec --sh-syntax --exit-with-session qtile

You might also want to pass ck-launch-session and/or dbus-launch if you want respectively ConsoleKit and/or dbus support (note that the latter requires the `dbus` useflag). Your ~/.xinitrc would then look like:

   ~/.xinitrc - with consolekit and dbus support
exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session qtile

And run xinit to launch qtile. You can also configure a display manager instead, but this is not covered in this document.

Getting Started