Added left/right/up/down variables.

i3/config

@@ -10,10 +10,17 @@
 # Please see https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html for a complete reference!
 
 set $mod Mod4
+# Home row direction keys, like vim
+set $left h
+set $down j
+set $up k
+set $right l
+# Your preferred terminal emulator
+set $term kitty
 
 # Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
 # is used in the bar {} block below.
-font pango:monospace 8
+font pango:Fira Code 9
 
 # This font is widely installed, provides lots of unicode glyphs, right-to-left
 # text rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi displays (thanks to pango).
@@ -42,25 +49,26 @@ bindsym $mod+d exec dmenu_run
 # installed.
 # bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id i3-dmenu-desktop
 
-# change focus
-bindsym $mod+j focus left
-bindsym $mod+k focus down
-bindsym $mod+l focus up
-bindsym $mod+semicolon focus right
-
-# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
+#
+# Moving around:
+#
+# Move your focus around
+bindsym $mod+$left focus left
+bindsym $mod+$down focus down
+bindsym $mod+$up focus up
+bindsym $mod+$right focus right
+# or use $mod+[up|down|left|right]
 bindsym $mod+Left focus left
 bindsym $mod+Down focus down
 bindsym $mod+Up focus up
 bindsym $mod+Right focus right
 
-# move focused window
-bindsym $mod+Shift+j move left
-bindsym $mod+Shift+k move down
-bindsym $mod+Shift+l move up
-bindsym $mod+Shift+semicolon move right
-
-# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
+# _move_ the focused window with the same, but add Shift
+bindsym $mod+Shift+$left move left
+bindsym $mod+Shift+$down move down
+bindsym $mod+Shift+$up move up
+bindsym $mod+Shift+$right move right
+# ditto, with arrow keys
 bindsym $mod+Shift+Left move left
 bindsym $mod+Shift+Down move down
 bindsym $mod+Shift+Up move up
@@ -138,24 +146,22 @@ bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec "i3-nagbar -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit shortcu
 
 # resize window (you can also use the mouse for that)
 mode "resize" {
-        # These bindings trigger as soon as you enter the resize mode
+    # left will shrink the containers width
+    # right will grow the containers width
+    # up will shrink the containers height
+    # down will grow the containers height
+    bindsym $left resize shrink width 10px
+    bindsym $down resize grow height 10px
+    bindsym $up resize shrink height 10px
+    bindsym $right resize grow width 10px
 
-        # Pressing left will shrink the window’s width.
-        # Pressing right will grow the window’s width.
-        # Pressing up will shrink the window’s height.
-        # Pressing down will grow the window’s height.
-        bindsym j resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
-        bindsym k resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
-        bindsym l resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
-        bindsym semicolon resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt
+    # ditto, with arrow keys
+    bindsym Left resize shrink width 10px
+    bindsym Down resize grow height 10px
+    bindsym Up resize shrink height 10px
+    bindsym Right resize grow width 10px
 
-        # same bindings, but for the arrow keys
-        bindsym Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
-        bindsym Down resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
-        bindsym Up resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
-        bindsym Right resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt
-
-        # back to normal: Enter or Escape or $mod+r
+    # return to default mode
     bindsym Return mode "default"
     bindsym Escape mode "default"
     bindsym $mod+r mode "default"