Added overlay for rofi menus

config/awesome/config/bar.lua

@@ -77,6 +77,38 @@ function M.setup()
             }
         }
     end)
+
+	-- Overlay for rofi launchers
+	local dim_overlay = wibox({
+		visible = false,
+		ontop = true,
+		type = "splash",
+		bg = "#00000099",
+	})
+	dim_overlay.name = "awesome_dim_overlay"
+
+	awful.screen.connect_for_each_screen(function(s)
+		dim_overlay.screen = s -- adjust if you want it per-screen vs spanning all
+	end)
+
+	-- span the primary screen's geometry (or loop over all screens if you use a multi-monitor dim)
+	local function update_dim_geometry()
+		local geo = screen.primary.geometry
+		dim_overlay:geometry(geo)
+	end
+	update_dim_geometry()
+	screen.connect_signal("property::geometry", update_dim_geometry)
+
+	-- expose functions over awesome-client
+	_G.show_dim = function() dim_overlay.visible = true end
+	_G.hide_dim = function() dim_overlay.visible = false end
+
+	-- Prime the window so X/picom register its type before first real use,
+	-- avoiding a one-time grow animation on the very first show_dim() call
+	dim_overlay.visible = true
+	gears.timer.delayed_call(function()
+		dim_overlay.visible = false
+	end)
 end
 
 return M

config/awesome/config/keys.lua

@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@ local menubar        = require("menubar")
 
 local M = {}
 
--- Prefer rofi, fall back to built-in menubar
-local function launcher()
-    awful.spawn.easy_async_with_shell("command -v rofi", function(out)
-        if out and out:match("%S") then awful.spawn("rofi -show drun") else menubar.show() end
-    end)
-end
-
 M.globalkeys = gears.table.join(
     awful.key({ modkey }, "s", hotkeys_popup.show_help, { description = "show help", group = "awesome" }),
 
@@ -33,9 +26,8 @@ M.globalkeys = gears.table.join(
 
     -- Launching / layout
     awful.key({ modkey }, "Return", function() awful.spawn(terminal) end, { description = "open a terminal", group = "launcher" }),
-    awful.key({ modkey }, "space", launcher, { description = "application launcher", group = "launcher" }),
     awful.key({ modkey }, "e", function() awful.spawn("thunar") end, { description = "Filemanager", group = "system" }),
-    awful.key({ modkey }, "b", function() awful.spawn("chromium") end, { description = "Browser", group = "internet" }),
+    awful.key({ modkey }, "w", function() awful.spawn("chromium") end, { description = "Browser", group = "internet" }),
     awful.key({ modkey }, "t", function() awful.layout.inc(1) end, { description = "next layout", group = "layout" }),
     awful.key({ modkey }, "p", function() awful.spawn("xfce4-screenshooter") end, { description = "screenshot", group = "system" }),
 
@@ -48,11 +40,14 @@ M.globalkeys = gears.table.join(
     awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioMute", function() awful.spawn.easy_async_with_shell([[sh -c 'pactl set-sink-mute "$(pactl get-default-sink)" toggle']]) end, { description = "toggle mute", group = "media" }),
 
     -- rofi menus
-    awful.key({ modkey }, "a", function() awful.spawn("/home/jason/.local/bin/audioswitch") end, { description = "audio output", group = "system" }),
+	awful.key({ modkey }, "space", function() awful.spawn("/home/jason/.local/bin/runrofi") end, { description = "application launcher", group = "launcher" }),
     awful.key({ modkey }, "`", function() awful.spawn("/home/jason/.local/bin/powermenu") end, { description = "power menu", group = "system" }),
+    awful.key({ modkey }, "a", function() awful.spawn("/home/jason/.local/bin/audioswitch") end, { description = "audio output", group = "system" }),
+	awful.key({ modkey }, "b", function () awful.spawn("/home/jason/.local/bin/bookmarks") end, {description = "bookmarks", group = "internet"}),
 
     -- Awesome control
     awful.key({ modkey, "Shift" }, "r", awesome.restart, { description = "reload awesome", group = "awesome" })
+
 )
 
 -- Workspace keys 1..5: Alt+N view, Alt+Shift+N move client to tag

config/awesome/config/widgets.lua

@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ function M.make_vol()
     end
 
     w:buttons(gears.table.join(
-        awful.button({ }, 1, function() awful.spawn.easy_async_with_shell([[sh -c 'pactl set-sink-mute "$(pactl get-default-sink)" toggle']], function() refresh() end) end),
-        awful.button({ }, 3, function() awful.spawn("/home/jason/.local/bin/audioswitch") end),
+        awful.button({ }, 1, function() awful.spawn("/home/jason/.local/bin/audioswitch") end),
+        awful.button({ }, 3, function() awful.spawn.easy_async_with_shell([[sh -c 'pactl set-sink-mute "$(pactl get-default-sink)" toggle']], function() refresh() end) end),
         awful.button({ }, 4, function() awful.spawn.easy_async_with_shell([[sh -c 'pactl set-sink-volume "$(pactl get-default-sink)" +2%']], function() refresh() end) end),
         awful.button({ }, 5, function() awful.spawn.easy_async_with_shell([[sh -c 'pactl set-sink-volume "$(pactl get-default-sink)" -2%']], function() refresh() end) end)
     ))

config/awesome/rc.lua

@@ -50,3 +50,4 @@ bling.module.wallpaper.setup {
 	position   = "fit",
 	background = "#181818",
 }
+

config/picom/picom.conf

@@ -274,5 +274,12 @@ rules: (
 			},
 		);
 	},
+	{
+		match = "window_type = 'splash' && name = 'awesome_dim_overlay'";
+		animations = ();
+		shadow = false;
+		corner-radius = 0;
+		fade = false;
+	},
 )