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adi1090x/rofi

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TLDR

A large collection of visual themes and mini-apps for Rofi, the Linux popup menu launcher, including app launchers, quick-action panels, and power menus in hundreds of color and layout combinations.

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    Categories
      Launchers
      Applets
      Powermenus
    Applet actions
      Network volume
      Screenshots
      Battery status
    Customization
      Layout types
      Color schemes
      Shell config
    Requirements
      Rofi 1.7.4
      Arch Debian Fedora
      Tiling WM
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Replace a bare Rofi launcher with a polished styled app menu that matches your desktop color scheme.

USE CASE 2

Add a volume or network quick-action popup to your tiling window manager keyboard shortcuts.

USE CASE 3

Set up a styled power menu dialog for shutdown, restart, and lock screen actions.

Tech stack

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Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires Rofi 1.7.4 via package manager plus running the included setup script to install fonts and copy theme files.

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In plain English

This repository is a collection of visual themes and mini-applications built on top of Rofi, a program used on Linux to display pop-up menus and application launchers. Rofi itself is a lightweight tool that shows a list of options the user can pick from, such as installed applications to run or open windows to switch to. This repo layers a large set of custom designs on top of it. The collection has three main categories. Launchers are styled menus for opening applications, similar to a Start menu or Spotlight search. Applets are small popup panels for quick actions like changing network settings, adjusting volume, taking screenshots, or checking battery status. Powermenus are the dialogs that appear when you want to shut down, restart, lock, or log out. Each category comes in multiple layout types, and each layout type has many color style variations, resulting in hundreds of total visual combinations. Installation requires Rofi version 1.7.4, available through standard Linux package managers on Arch, Debian/Ubuntu, and Fedora. After installing Rofi, you clone this repository and run the included setup script, which copies the theme files to the right configuration directory and installs the required fonts. Customization works by editing a shell script to pick a layout type and a color scheme file to pick a palette. Several built-in color schemes are provided. The author notes that all the pieces in this collection are interconnected, so modifying files without understanding the structure can break things. The repository is primarily aimed at users running tiling window managers like i3, bspwm, or AwesomeWM on Arch Linux or similar distributions, though it works on other setups. The project is maintained by one person and accepts sponsorships. The license is not stated in the README text provided.

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Prompt 1
Show me how to install adi1090x/rofi themes and set a specific launcher layout and color scheme in the config file.
Prompt 2
How do I bind the network applet from this Rofi theme collection to a keyboard shortcut in i3wm?
Prompt 3
Which Rofi theme layout works best with a bspwm setup, and how do I configure the color scheme?
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