commit def4db38eb91ceb524c2467f1852c25099de5d46
parent 268e461b231115a42ce16e60ac7b48e7b6386b80
Author: faradayawerty <faradayawerty@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 17:55:17 +0300
[dwm][patches][flyschemes] a new patch for changing colorschemes on the fly
Diffstat:
3 files changed, 426 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/dwm.suckless.org/patches/flyschemes/dwm-flyschemes-6.6-alpha.diff b/dwm.suckless.org/patches/flyschemes/dwm-flyschemes-6.6-alpha.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+diff -up dwm-6.6-alpha/config.def.h dwm-6.6-flyschemes-alpha/config.def.h
+--- dwm-6.6-alpha/config.def.h 2025-12-21 17:07:31.747211857 +0300
++++ dwm-6.6-flyschemes-alpha/config.def.h 2025-12-21 17:17:13.773890266 +0300
+@@ -9,17 +9,64 @@ static const char *fonts[] = {
+ static const char dmenufont[] = "monospace:size=10";
+ static unsigned int baralpha = 0xd0;
+ static unsigned int borderalpha = OPAQUE;
+-static const char col_gray1[] = "#222222";
+-static const char col_gray2[] = "#444444";
+-static const char col_gray3[] = "#bbbbbb";
+-static const char col_gray4[] = "#eeeeee";
+-static const char col_cyan[] = "#005577";
+-static const char *colors[][3] = {
+- /* fg bg border */
+- [SchemeNorm] = { col_gray3, col_gray1, col_gray2 },
+- [SchemeSel] = { col_gray4, col_cyan, col_cyan },
++
++/* loaded on dwm launch, has to be present */
++static const char *flyscheme_default[][3] = {
++ [SchemeNorm] = { "#bbbbbb", "#222222", "#444444" },
++ [SchemeSel] = { "#eeeeee", "#005577", "#005577" },
++};
++
++static const char *flyscheme_dracula[][3] = {
++ [SchemeNorm] = { "#f8f8f2", "#282a36", "#44475a" },
++ [SchemeSel] = { "#282a36", "#bd93f9", "#bd93f9" },
++};
++
++static const char *flyscheme_solarized[][3] = {
++ [SchemeNorm] = { "#839496", "#002b36", "#073642" },
++ [SchemeSel] = { "#002b36", "#2aa198", "#2aa198" },
++};
++
++static const char *flyscheme_nord[][3] = {
++ [SchemeNorm] = { "#d8dee9", "#2e3440", "#4c566a" },
++ [SchemeSel] = { "#2e3440", "#88c0d0", "#88c0d0" },
++};
++
++static const char *flyscheme_gruvbox[][3] = {
++ [SchemeNorm] = { "#ebdbb2", "#282828", "#3c3836" },
++ [SchemeSel] = { "#282828", "#fabd2f", "#fabd2f" },
+ };
+
++static const char *flyscheme_light[][3] = {
++ [SchemeNorm] = { "#222222", "#eeeeee", "#cccccc" },
++ [SchemeSel] = { "#ffffff", "#4a90e2", "#4a90e2" },
++};
++
++static const char *flyscheme_plan9[][3] = {
++ [SchemeNorm] = { "#000000", "#ffffea", "#999999" },
++ [SchemeSel] = { "#000000", "#9ecfff", "#9ecfff" },
++};
++
++static const char *flyscheme_cyberpunk[][3] = {
++ [SchemeNorm] = { "#00ffcc", "#0d0221", "#1d1231" },
++ [SchemeSel] = { "#0d0221", "#ff00aa", "#ff00aa" },
++};
++
++/* you can move the schemes to a different header and do #include "flyschemes.h"
++ * or you can move each scheme to its own file
++ * and do #include flyscheme_light.h, #include flyscheme_plan9.h, ... */
++
++static const char *(*flyschemes[])[3] = {
++ flyscheme_default,
++ flyscheme_light,
++ flyscheme_plan9,
++ flyscheme_dracula,
++ flyscheme_solarized,
++ flyscheme_nord,
++ flyscheme_gruvbox,
++ flyscheme_cyberpunk,
++ NULL // used to count the number of flyschemes
++ };
++
+ /* tagging */
+ static const char *tags[] = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" };
+
+@@ -59,7 +106,16 @@ static const Layout layouts[] = {
+
+ /* commands */
+ static char dmenumon[2] = "0"; /* component of dmenucmd, manipulated in spawn() */
+-static const char *dmenucmd[] = { "dmenu_run", "-m", dmenumon, "-fn", dmenufont, "-nb", col_gray1, "-nf", col_gray3, "-sb", col_cyan, "-sf", col_gray4, NULL };
++static const char *dmenucmd[] = {
++ "dmenu_run",
++ "-m", dmenumon,
++ "-fn", dmenufont,
++ "-nb", "#222222", /* changed as dmenucmd[6] in cycle_flyschemes */
++ "-nf", "#bbbbbb", /* changed as dmenucmd[8] in cycle_flyschemes */
++ "-sb", "#005577", /* changed as dmenucmd[10] in cycle_flyschemes */
++ "-sf", "$eeeeee", /* changed as dmenucmd[12] in cycle_flyschemes */
++ NULL
++};
+ static const char *termcmd[] = { "st", NULL };
+
+ static const Key keys[] = {
+@@ -75,7 +131,9 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
+ { MODKEY, XK_l, setmfact, {.f = +0.05} },
+ { MODKEY, XK_Return, zoom, {0} },
+ { MODKEY, XK_Tab, view, {0} },
+- { MODKEY|ShiftMask, XK_c, killclient, {0} },
++ { MODKEY|ShiftMask, XK_x, killclient, {0} },
++ { MODKEY, XK_c, cycle_flyschemes, { .i = +1 } },
++ { MODKEY|ShiftMask, XK_c, cycle_flyschemes, { .i = -1 } },
+ { MODKEY, XK_t, setlayout, {.v = &layouts[0]} },
+ { MODKEY, XK_f, setlayout, {.v = &layouts[1]} },
+ { MODKEY, XK_m, setlayout, {.v = &layouts[2]} },
+diff -up dwm-6.6-alpha/dwm.1 dwm-6.6-flyschemes-alpha/dwm.1
+--- dwm-6.6-alpha/dwm.1 2025-12-18 12:11:49.852471883 +0300
++++ dwm-6.6-flyschemes-alpha/dwm.1 2025-12-21 17:12:23.410551062 +0300
+@@ -113,9 +113,15 @@ Decrease master area size.
+ .B Mod1\-Return
+ Zooms/cycles focused window to/from master area (tiled layouts only).
+ .TP
+-.B Mod1\-Shift\-c
++.B Mod1\-Shift\-x
+ Close focused window.
+ .TP
++.B Mod1\-c
++Cycle flyscheme.
++.TP
++.B Mod1\-Shift\-c
++Cycle flyscheme back.
++.TP
+ .B Mod1\-Shift\-space
+ Toggle focused window between tiled and floating state.
+ .TP
+diff -up dwm-6.6-alpha/dwm.c dwm-6.6-flyschemes-alpha/dwm.c
+--- dwm-6.6-alpha/dwm.c 2025-12-21 17:07:31.747211857 +0300
++++ dwm-6.6-flyschemes-alpha/dwm.c 2025-12-21 17:19:34.253893111 +0300
+@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ typedef struct {
+ } Rule;
+
+ /* function declarations */
++static void cycle_flyschemes(const Arg *arg);
++static void update_scheme();
+ static void applyrules(Client *c);
+ static int applysizehints(Client *c, int *x, int *y, int *w, int *h, int interact);
+ static void arrange(Monitor *m);
+@@ -237,6 +239,7 @@ static void xinitvisual(void);
+ static void zoom(const Arg *arg);
+
+ /* variables */
++static unsigned int iflysch = 0;
+ static const char broken[] = "broken";
+ static char stext[256];
+ static int screen;
+@@ -492,7 +495,7 @@ cleanup(void)
+ cleanupmon(mons);
+ for (i = 0; i < CurLast; i++)
+ drw_cur_free(drw, cursor[i]);
+- for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(colors); i++)
++ for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(flyscheme_default); i++)
+ free(scheme[i]);
+ free(scheme);
+ XDestroyWindow(dpy, wmcheckwin);
+@@ -1591,10 +1594,10 @@ setup(void)
+ cursor[CurResize] = drw_cur_create(drw, XC_sizing);
+ cursor[CurMove] = drw_cur_create(drw, XC_fleur);
+ /* init appearance */
+- scheme = ecalloc(LENGTH(colors), sizeof(Clr *));
+ unsigned int alphas[] = {borderalpha, baralpha, OPAQUE};
+- for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(colors); i++)
+- scheme[i] = drw_scm_create(drw, colors[i], alphas, 3);
++ scheme = ecalloc(LENGTH(flyscheme_default), sizeof(Clr *));
++ for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(flyscheme_default); i++)
++ scheme[i] = drw_scm_create(drw, flyscheme_default[i], alphas, 3);
+ /* init bars */
+ updatebars();
+ updatestatus();
+@@ -2187,6 +2190,37 @@ zoom(const Arg *arg)
+ pop(c);
+ }
+
++void
++update_scheme()
++{
++ unsigned int alphas[] = {borderalpha, baralpha, OPAQUE};
++ scheme[SchemeNorm] = drw_scm_create(drw, flyschemes[iflysch][SchemeNorm], alphas, 3);
++ scheme[SchemeSel] = drw_scm_create(drw, flyschemes[iflysch][SchemeSel], alphas, 3);
++ dmenucmd[6] = flyschemes[iflysch][SchemeNorm][1];
++ dmenucmd[8] = flyschemes[iflysch][SchemeNorm][0];
++ dmenucmd[10] = flyschemes[iflysch][SchemeSel][1];
++ dmenucmd[12] = flyschemes[iflysch][SchemeSel][0];
++ Client *cl = selmon->sel;
++ Client *c;
++ Monitor *m;
++ for (m = mons; m; m = m->next)
++ for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next)
++ focus(c);
++ focus(cl);
++}
++
++void
++cycle_flyschemes(const Arg *arg)
++{
++ int flyschemes_limit = 256;
++ int i;
++ for(i = 0; flyschemes[i] != NULL && i < flyschemes_limit; i++)
++ ;
++ iflysch += i + arg->i;
++ iflysch %= i;
++ update_scheme();
++}
++
+ int
+ main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ {
diff --git a/dwm.suckless.org/patches/flyschemes/dwm-flyschemes-6.6.diff b/dwm.suckless.org/patches/flyschemes/dwm-flyschemes-6.6.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+diff -up dwm-6.6-orig/config.def.h dwm-6.6-flyschemes/config.def.h
+--- dwm-6.6-orig/config.def.h 2025-12-18 12:11:49.852471883 +0300
++++ dwm-6.6-flyschemes/config.def.h 2025-12-21 16:55:25.337197189 +0300
+@@ -7,15 +7,64 @@ static const int showbar = 1;
+ static const int topbar = 1; /* 0 means bottom bar */
+ static const char *fonts[] = { "monospace:size=10" };
+ static const char dmenufont[] = "monospace:size=10";
+-static const char col_gray1[] = "#222222";
+-static const char col_gray2[] = "#444444";
+-static const char col_gray3[] = "#bbbbbb";
+-static const char col_gray4[] = "#eeeeee";
+-static const char col_cyan[] = "#005577";
+-static const char *colors[][3] = {
++
++/* loaded on dwm launch, has to be present */
++static const char *flyscheme_default[][3] = {
+ /* fg bg border */
+- [SchemeNorm] = { col_gray3, col_gray1, col_gray2 },
+- [SchemeSel] = { col_gray4, col_cyan, col_cyan },
++ [SchemeNorm] = { "#bbbbbb", "#222222", "#444444" },
++ [SchemeSel] = { "#eeeeee", "#005577", "#005577" },
++};
++
++static const char *flyscheme_dracula[][3] = {
++ [SchemeNorm] = { "#f8f8f2", "#282a36", "#44475a" },
++ [SchemeSel] = { "#282a36", "#bd93f9", "#bd93f9" },
++};
++
++static const char *flyscheme_solarized[][3] = {
++ [SchemeNorm] = { "#839496", "#002b36", "#073642" },
++ [SchemeSel] = { "#002b36", "#2aa198", "#2aa198" },
++};
++
++static const char *flyscheme_nord[][3] = {
++ [SchemeNorm] = { "#d8dee9", "#2e3440", "#4c566a" },
++ [SchemeSel] = { "#2e3440", "#88c0d0", "#88c0d0" },
++};
++
++static const char *flyscheme_gruvbox[][3] = {
++ [SchemeNorm] = { "#ebdbb2", "#282828", "#3c3836" },
++ [SchemeSel] = { "#282828", "#fabd2f", "#fabd2f" },
++};
++
++static const char *flyscheme_light[][3] = {
++ [SchemeNorm] = { "#222222", "#eeeeee", "#cccccc" },
++ [SchemeSel] = { "#ffffff", "#4a90e2", "#4a90e2" },
++};
++
++static const char *flyscheme_plan9[][3] = {
++ [SchemeNorm] = { "#000000", "#ffffea", "#999999" },
++ [SchemeSel] = { "#000000", "#9ecfff", "#9ecfff" },
++};
++
++static const char *flyscheme_cyberpunk[][3] = {
++ [SchemeNorm] = { "#00ffcc", "#0d0221", "#1d1231" },
++ [SchemeSel] = { "#0d0221", "#ff00aa", "#ff00aa" },
++};
++
++/*
++ * you can move the schemes to a different header and do #include "flyschemes.h"
++ * or you can move each scheme to its own file and do #include flyscheme_light.h, #include flyscheme_plan9.h, ...
++ * */
++
++static const char *(*flyschemes[])[3] = {
++ flyscheme_default,
++ flyscheme_light,
++ flyscheme_plan9,
++ flyscheme_dracula,
++ flyscheme_solarized,
++ flyscheme_nord,
++ flyscheme_gruvbox,
++ flyscheme_cyberpunk,
++ NULL // used to count the number of flyschemes
+ };
+
+ /* tagging */
+@@ -57,7 +106,16 @@ static const Layout layouts[] = {
+
+ /* commands */
+ static char dmenumon[2] = "0"; /* component of dmenucmd, manipulated in spawn() */
+-static const char *dmenucmd[] = { "dmenu_run", "-m", dmenumon, "-fn", dmenufont, "-nb", col_gray1, "-nf", col_gray3, "-sb", col_cyan, "-sf", col_gray4, NULL };
++static const char *dmenucmd[] = {
++ "dmenu_run",
++ "-m", dmenumon,
++ "-fn", dmenufont,
++ "-nb", "#222222", /* changed as dmenucmd[6] in cycle_flyschemes */
++ "-nf", "#bbbbbb", /* changed as dmenucmd[8] in cycle_flyschemes */
++ "-sb", "#005577", /* changed as dmenucmd[10] in cycle_flyschemes */
++ "-sf", "$eeeeee", /* changed as dmenucmd[12] in cycle_flyschemes */
++ NULL
++};
+ static const char *termcmd[] = { "st", NULL };
+
+ static const Key keys[] = {
+@@ -73,7 +131,9 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
+ { MODKEY, XK_l, setmfact, {.f = +0.05} },
+ { MODKEY, XK_Return, zoom, {0} },
+ { MODKEY, XK_Tab, view, {0} },
+- { MODKEY|ShiftMask, XK_c, killclient, {0} },
++ { MODKEY|ShiftMask, XK_x, killclient, {0} },
++ { MODKEY, XK_c, cycle_flyschemes, { .i = +1 } },
++ { MODKEY|ShiftMask, XK_c, cycle_flyschemes, { .i = -1 } },
+ { MODKEY, XK_t, setlayout, {.v = &layouts[0]} },
+ { MODKEY, XK_f, setlayout, {.v = &layouts[1]} },
+ { MODKEY, XK_m, setlayout, {.v = &layouts[2]} },
+diff -up dwm-6.6-orig/dwm.1 dwm-6.6-flyschemes/dwm.1
+--- dwm-6.6-orig/dwm.1 2025-12-18 12:11:49.852471883 +0300
++++ dwm-6.6-flyschemes/dwm.1 2025-12-21 11:59:37.963510226 +0300
+@@ -113,9 +113,15 @@ Decrease master area size.
+ .B Mod1\-Return
+ Zooms/cycles focused window to/from master area (tiled layouts only).
+ .TP
+-.B Mod1\-Shift\-c
++.B Mod1\-Shift\-x
+ Close focused window.
+ .TP
++.B Mod1\-c
++Cycle flyscheme.
++.TP
++.B Mod1\-Shift\-c
++Cycle flyscheme back.
++.TP
+ .B Mod1\-Shift\-space
+ Toggle focused window between tiled and floating state.
+ .TP
+diff -up dwm-6.6-orig/dwm.c dwm-6.6-flyschemes/dwm.c
+--- dwm-6.6-orig/dwm.c 2025-12-18 12:11:49.852471883 +0300
++++ dwm-6.6-flyschemes/dwm.c 2025-12-21 16:54:13.313862415 +0300
+@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ typedef struct {
+ } Rule;
+
+ /* function declarations */
++static void cycle_flyschemes(const Arg *arg);
++static void update_scheme();
+ static void applyrules(Client *c);
+ static int applysizehints(Client *c, int *x, int *y, int *w, int *h, int interact);
+ static void arrange(Monitor *m);
+@@ -234,6 +236,7 @@ static int xerrorstart(Display *dpy, XEr
+ static void zoom(const Arg *arg);
+
+ /* variables */
++static unsigned int iflysch = 0;
+ static const char broken[] = "broken";
+ static char stext[256];
+ static int screen;
+@@ -485,7 +488,7 @@ cleanup(void)
+ cleanupmon(mons);
+ for (i = 0; i < CurLast; i++)
+ drw_cur_free(drw, cursor[i]);
+- for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(colors); i++)
++ for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(flyscheme_default); i++)
+ free(scheme[i]);
+ free(scheme);
+ XDestroyWindow(dpy, wmcheckwin);
+@@ -1583,9 +1586,9 @@ setup(void)
+ cursor[CurResize] = drw_cur_create(drw, XC_sizing);
+ cursor[CurMove] = drw_cur_create(drw, XC_fleur);
+ /* init appearance */
+- scheme = ecalloc(LENGTH(colors), sizeof(Clr *));
+- for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(colors); i++)
+- scheme[i] = drw_scm_create(drw, colors[i], 3);
++ scheme = ecalloc(LENGTH(flyscheme_default), sizeof(Clr *));
++ for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(flyscheme_default); i++)
++ scheme[i] = drw_scm_create(drw, flyscheme_default[i], 3);
+ /* init bars */
+ updatebars();
+ updatestatus();
+@@ -2139,6 +2142,36 @@ zoom(const Arg *arg)
+ pop(c);
+ }
+
++void
++update_scheme()
++{
++ scheme[SchemeNorm] = drw_scm_create(drw, flyschemes[iflysch][SchemeNorm], 3);
++ scheme[SchemeSel] = drw_scm_create(drw, flyschemes[iflysch][SchemeSel], 3);
++ dmenucmd[6] = flyschemes[iflysch][SchemeNorm][1];
++ dmenucmd[8] = flyschemes[iflysch][SchemeNorm][0];
++ dmenucmd[10] = flyschemes[iflysch][SchemeSel][1];
++ dmenucmd[12] = flyschemes[iflysch][SchemeSel][0];
++ Client *cl = selmon->sel;
++ Client *c;
++ Monitor *m;
++ for (m = mons; m; m = m->next)
++ for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next)
++ focus(c);
++ focus(cl);
++}
++
++void
++cycle_flyschemes(const Arg *arg)
++{
++ int flyschemes_limit = 256;
++ int i;
++ for(i = 0; flyschemes[i] != NULL && i < flyschemes_limit; i++)
++ ;
++ iflysch += i + arg->i;
++ iflysch %= i;
++ update_scheme();
++}
++
+ int
+ main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ {
diff --git a/dwm.suckless.org/patches/flyschemes/index.md b/dwm.suckless.org/patches/flyschemes/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+flyschemes
+==========
+
+The patch allows users to change the DWM panel and dmenu colorschemes on the fly.
+Eight schemes are available by default, but more can be added.
+
+Download
+--------
+* [dwm-flyschemes-6.6.diff](dwm-flyschemes-6.6.diff)
+* [dwm-flyschemes-alpha-6.6.diff](dwm-flyschemes-6.6-alpha.diff) - for alpha users
+
+Authors
+-------
+* [faradayawerty](https://faradayawerty.neocities.org) - [faradayawerty@gmail.com](mailto:faradayawerty@gmail.com)
+
