Changed the drop down terminal from Yakuake to a custom Alacritty script

.config/bspwm/bspwmrc

@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ bspc rule -a kmag state=floating
 bspc rule -a GLava state=floating
 bspc rule -a Arandr state=floating
 bspc rule -a kid3 state=floating
+bspc rule -a Woeusbgui state=floating
+bspc rule -a kcalc state=floating
 bspc rule -a desktop="Desktop" locked=on
 
+~/Scripts/bspdropterm.sh --init
 ~/Scripts/autostart.sh
 ~/.config/polybar/launch.sh --gmg
 picom

.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Settings]
-gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme=true
+gtk-theme-name=Materia-dark
 gtk-button-images=1
 gtk-cursor-theme-name=capitaine-cursors-light
 gtk-cursor-theme-size=0

.config/picom/picom.conf

@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ active-opacity = 1.0;
 focus-exclude = [
   "class_g = 'Cairo-clock'",
   "class_g = 'Bar'",                    # lemonbar
-  "class_g = 'slop'"                    # maim
+  "class_g = 'slop'",                   # maim
+  "class_g = 'activate-linux'"
 ];
 
 # Use fixed inactive dim value, instead of adjusting according to window opacity.
@@ -282,7 +283,8 @@ blur-background-exclude = [
   "class_g = 'slop'",
   "_GTK_FRAME_EXTENTS@:c",
   "class_g = 'flameshot'",
-  "class_g = 'Plank'"
+  "class_g = 'Plank'",
+  "class_g = 'activate-linux'"
 ];
 
 

.config/polybar/gmg/scripts/polywins.sh

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ inactive_underline=
 
 separator="   "
 show="window_class" # options: window_title, window_class, window_classname
-forbidden_classes="Polybar Conky Gmrun"
+forbidden_classes="Polybar Conky Gmrun drop-down-term"
 empty_desktop_message=""
 
 char_limit=30

.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc

@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ super + k
 super + j
     clementine
 
-# Yakuake
+# drop down Alacritty
 super + y
-    yakuake
+    ~/Scripts/bspdropterm.sh --toggle
     
 # KSysGuard
 ctrl + {shift + Escape,alt + Delete}

.zshrc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This is Gianmarco's .zshrc.
 
 export HISTFILE=~/.zsh_history
-export SAVEHIST=1000
+ZSH_THEME="m3-round"
 export HISTSIZE=1000
 
 source /usr/share/zsh-theme-powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k.zsh-theme

Scripts/autostart.sh

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ akregator --hide-mainwindow &
 kmail &
 krfb --nodialog &
 ktorrent &
-yakuake &
+#yakuake &
 keepassxc &
 syncthingtray --wait &
 #stalonetray &
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ kdeconnect-indicator &
 #done
 
 ~/Scripts/usbsounds.sh &
-~/Scripts/xbk.sh &
+~/Scripts/xbk.sh &

Scripts/bspdropterm.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# MIT License
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Ayan Nath
+
+# bspdropterm - Drop down terminal functionality for bspwm
+
+### Configuration
+term="alacritty"
+termPosition="1750x700+0+20"
+termClassname="drop-down-term"
+###
+
+termStatus="/tmp/dropdownterm_status"
+termIdFile="/tmp/dropdownterm_id"
+termId="$(/usr/bin/cat "$termIdFile")"
+
+spawn_term() {
+    "$term" --class "$termClassname","$termClassname" > /dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+init_drop_down_term() {
+    bspc rule -a "$termClassname" state=floating rectangle="$termPosition" hidden=on sticky=on locked=on
+    spawn_term &
+    sleep 0.5
+    printf 0x00%X "$(xdotool search --classname "$termClassname")" > "$termIdFile" &
+    echo "0" > "$termStatus" &
+}
+
+term_toggle() {
+    currentStatus="$(/usr/bin/cat $termStatus)"
+    if [ "$currentStatus" = "1" ]; then
+        bspc node "$termId" -g hidden=on
+        echo "0" > "$termStatus"
+    else 
+        bspc node "$termId" -g hidden=off
+        echo "1" > "$termStatus"
+        # focus on the window 
+        bspc node "$termId" -f
+    fi
+}
+
+help_text() {
+    /usr/bin/cat << 'EOF'
+bspdropterm - Drop down terminal functionality for bspwm
+
+USAGE:
+    bspdropterm [OPTION]
+
+OPTIONS:
+    --init
+        Initialise drop down terminal.
+
+    --toggle
+        Toggle visibility of drop down terminal.
+
+CONFIG:
+    Open the script and modify the variables term, termPostition and termClassname as per your needs.    
+    You may need to edit the contents of the function spawn_term if you don't use Alacritty.
+
+        term               Name of the terminal you use ($TERMINAL by default)
+        termPosition       Position (as per bspwmrc convention) of the drop down terminal
+        termClassname      Classname of the drop down terminal
+
+Copyright (c) 2021 Ayan Nath
+EOF
+    exit 0
+}
+
+case "$1" in 
+    "--init")
+        init_drop_down_term
+        ;;
+    "--toggle")
+        term_toggle
+        ;;
+    *)
+        help_text
+        ;;
+esac