Windows-Dots

Note

1. Make sure to go through the readme entirely for a complete setup. You are open to choose according to your liking too.
2. $USER - Your User Name
3. If $PROFILE doesn't exist, use this command to create a profile for powershell New-Item -Path $PROFILE -Type File -Force
4. If the above command doesn't work, allow Powershell to sign remote scripts Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope LocalMachine
5. Make sure to create .env for YASB in its default director as some widgets like weather rely on it. Documentation here

Tools Used:

• Yet Another Status Bar - A status bar with customizations, built using Python.

• GlazeWM - i3-like window tiling manager, built using Rust.

• GlazeWM Autotiler - Implements a missing feature to GlazeWM: Tiling Layouts. Soon to be deprecated as the functionality is about to be merged in the next update.

• Komorebi - Another Tiling Manager made using Rust, with goodies like animations and better transparency support. Sure a hell to customize this.

• AltSnap - Resizing window with Alt Key, with ease.

• Nilesoft Shell - A great context menu customization tool with extensive features, allowing you to add your own context menu options with the help of scripts

• Flow Launcher - Powetoys Run, but better. (Microsoft Ruined it with their new trash: Command Palette)

• WindHawk - Windows Customization made easy. Every user should try this.

• Smooth-Scroll - System-Level implementation for buttery-smooth scrolling. Sad that it's paid but has a free trial upto 21 days. I do appreciate the developer's work. Might as well support him by buying a license with my first salary.

• Fastfetch - A good CLI tool to fetch information about your system.

• MacType - If you love MacOS and want better font rendering, this software is a heaven. Recently brought back from dead. Really recommend this. (even though their website is dead, good to see this project active in github)

• Tacky-Borders - A cool Windows Border Customization without any compromise in resource usage. An Accidental discovery. Komorebi has this integrated.

• Thide - Another goated tool by YASB dev, a lightweight tool to hide taskbar permanently

Preview:

GlazeWM Setup

Komorebi Setup

Setup To Follow:

Windhawk

Some useful mods I found for my Windows workflow

• Disable rounded corners in Windows 11 - I hate rounded corners with a square monitors so yes
• Windows 11 Notification Center Styler - Use this to change border to square for and Action Center and Toast Notifications
• Windows 11 Start Menu Styler - To remove square borders for it as well
• Windows 11 Taskbar Styler - To make taskbar transparent and configure border for Flyouts
• Taskbar Height and Icon Size - For the above
• Center Titlebar
• Dark Mode Context Menus
• Explorer Font Changer - Very useful to change fonts system-wide(almost). I prefer Segoe UI Variable Display
• No Focus Rectangle
• Taskbar Tray System Icon Tweaks

For square corners in other windows elements (Action Center, Flyouts, Start Menu), copy the respective file content from Windhawk directory and paste it in Advanced Settings --> Mod Settings in the following mods

• Action Center - Windows 11 Notification Center Styler
• Volume and Brightness Flyouts - Windows 11 Taskbar Styler
• Start Menu and other elements - Windows 11 Start Menu Styler

Changes to be made from some mods

• Taskbar Height and Icon Size - Set taskbar height and all other elements to -1
• Taskbar Tray System Icon Tweaks - Hide everything

YASB

1. To use wallpaper widget, save them in this location C:\Users\$USER\Pictures\Wallpapers\Home Screen (path with double backslashes)
2. Most of the widgets are customized for you, and YASB has the ability to choose your own widgets on runtime

Nilesoft Shell

Paste the config into the app directory. Make sure to open them as admin.

Task Scheduler

Made changes from the base AltDrag config to be optimal for both desktop and laptop users, tacky-borders included

Thide

Open Powershell and type this command

thide enable-autostart

This adds thide to startup to hide taskbar permanently everytime, runs in tray

Flow Launcher

For an optimal search, make changes to the following plugins

• Web Searches - Change action keyword for google from * to gg
• Program - Index Sources: Tick UWP Apps, Start Menu, Registry; Options: Tick Hide App Path, Hide Uninstallers, Hide Duplicated Apps

Recommended Plugins

• AnyVideo Downloader
• Clipboard+
• Emoji+
• Temp Cleaner - If using scoop add this location to the Temp Folders list C:\Users\$USER\scoop\cache
• Windows Terminal Profiles

GlazeWM Autotiler

To install this, you have to install rustup and cargo then use the below command

cargo install --git https://github.com/Dutch-Raptor/GAT-GWM.git --features=no_console

Have already done the required configurations for it in GlazeWM

Zen Browser

Some changes in settings required for a good tiling experience

Type about:config in the search bar and change the following configurations

1. zen.theme.content-element-separation : 0 (You may prefer to keep this default if you love padding)
2. zen.view.experimental-no-window-controls : true
3. Install Sine Mods from here (required for extras, make sure to install pre-release version)

Recommended Mods

• Disable Rounded Corners
• No Sidebar Scrollbar
• No-Gaps
• Zen Custom URL Bar (for sqaure corners)
• Deta Loading Bar (for good loading bar)
• Tidy Downloads
• Floating Statusbar and Findbar
• Zen Drop Link to Split
• New Icons
• Context Menu Icons
• Custom Swipe Animation & Color

Windows Terminal

In Settings, go to Rendering section and change Graphics API to Direct2D to fix font rendering issues

Oh My Posh

Use robbyrussel theme for minimalism

Before that, create a directory for $POSH_THEMES_PATH

mkdir $env:POSH_THEMES_PATH -Force

Now to apply it, add the following command to $PROFILE

if (Get-Command oh-my-posh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
	oh-my-posh init pwsh --config "$env:POSH_THEMES_PATH\robbyrussell.omp.json" | Invoke-Expression
}

Note

I recommend to install oh-my-posh with scoop package manager as the configuration is provided according to that. You can test with other type of installation and let me know of any issues!