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# :thumbsup:nice
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**N.B. This branch is for Awesome v4.3 git. [You can find the branch for Awesome v4.3 stable here](https://github.com/mut-ex/awesome-wm-nice/tree/awesome-4v3-stable)**
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nice is an easy to use, highly configurable extension for **[Awesome WM](https://awesomewm.org/)** that adds beautiful window decorations (and extra functionality!) to clients. It...
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* ...adds a **subtle 3D look**, and soft, **rounded anti-aliased, corners** to windows
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* ...picks the window **decoration color based on the client content for a seamless look** , and adjusts the window title text color accordingly
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* ...**auto-generates titlebar buttons** (and their states) for you based on the colors your pick *or* you can let it pick the colors for you!
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* ...allows you to customize which titlebar buttons to include, their order, and their layout
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* ...adds the **ability to maximize/unmaximize** floating windows by **double clicking the titlebar**, and of course, **moving them by clicking and holding**
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* ...adds the ability to **"roll up"** and **"roll down"** the client window like a **window shade**! Scroll up over the titlebar to **instantly hide the window contents but keep the title bar** right where it is. And then either scroll down or click the titlebar to make the window contents visible again!
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## Getting Started
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### Prerequisites
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* You need **[Awesome WM](https://awesomewm.org/)** with a working basic configuration. This branch is for Awesome v4.3 git. [You can find the branch for Awesome v4.3 stable here](https://github.com/mut-ex/awesome-wm-nice/tree/awesome-4v3-stable)**
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* You also need **[picom](https://github.com/yshui/picom)**. Make sure you have `shadow-ignore-shaped = false` in your configuration otherwise picom will not draw shadows. My recommended shadow settings are given below:
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```
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shadow = true;
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shadow-radius = 40;
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shadow-opacity = .55;
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shadow-offset-x = -40;
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shadow-offset-y = -20;
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shadow-exclude = [
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"_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE:a = '_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NOTIFICATION'",
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"_NET_WM_STATE@:32a *= '_NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN'",
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"_GTK_FRAME_EXTENTS@:c"
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];
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shadow-ignore-shaped = false
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```
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* For **GTK** applications add the following line to **~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini** under the **[Settings]** section to hide client-side window control buttons:
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```
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gtk-decoration-layout=menu:
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```
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* Within you Awesome configuration, make sure that you do not already have code in place that request default titlebars for clients. Something like this:
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```lua
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client.connect_signal("request::titlebars", function(c) ... end) -- Remove this
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```
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* Additionally, nice only adds window decorations to clients that have the `titlebars_enabled` property set to true. So configure your client rules accordingly.
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### Installation
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The easiest and quickest way to get started is by cloning this repository to your awesome configuration directory
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```shell
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$ cd ~/.config/awesome
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$ git clone https://github.com/mut-ex/awesome-wm-nice.git nice
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```
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## Usage
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To use nice, you first need to load the module. To do that, put the following line right after `beautiful.init(...)`
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```lua
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local nice = require("nice")
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nice()
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```
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If you are fine using the default configuration, you are all done!
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nice will automatically detect and change the window decoration color to match the client. However...
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* To pick the window decoration color yourself, right-click the titlebar and select **'Manually Pick Color'**
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* To update the window decoration colors, right-click on the titlebar and select **'Redo Window Decorations'**
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* Scroll-up with your mouse over the titlebar to "roll up" the window shade. Scroll-down over the titlebar, or left-click to "roll down" the window shade
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* nice saves its color rules in the **color_rules** file within the module directory. If you wish you can manually edit it, or delete the file if you want to start again.
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## Configuration
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You can override the defaults by passing your own configuration. For example
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```lua
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local nice = require("nice")
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nice {
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titlebar_color = "#00ff00",
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-- You only need to pass the parameter you are changing
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context_menu_theme = {
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width = 300,
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},
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-- Swap the designated buttons for resizing, and opening the context menu
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mb_resize = nice.MB_MIDDLE,
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mb_contextmenu = nice.MB_RIGHT,
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}
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```
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Below you will find further details explaining the configuration parameters for nice.
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| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
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| --------------------- | :--: | ----------- | ------------------- |
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| `titlebar_height` | integer | The height of the titlebar | `38` |
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| `titlebar_radius` | integer | The radius of the top left and top right corners of the titlebar. Should be `>= 3` and `<= titlebar_height` | `9` |
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| `titlebar_color` | string | The default color of the titlebar and window decorations. Should be a hex color string | `"#1e1e24"` |
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| `titlebar_padding_left` | integer | The padding on the left side of the titlebar | `0` |
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| `titlebar_padding_right` | integer | The padding on the right side of the titlebar | `0` |
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| `titlebar_font` | string | The font and font size for text within the titlebar. See the default value for an example of the format | `"Sans 11"` |
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| `win_shade_enabled` | boolean | Whether the window shade feature should be enabled | `true` |
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| `no_titlebar_maximized` | boolean | Whether the titlebar should be hidden for maximized windows | `false` |
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| `mb_move` | integer or named constant | Mouse button to move a window. | `nice.MB_LEFT` |
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| `mb_contextmenu` | integer or named constant | Mouse button to open the nice context menu | `nice.MB_MIDDLE` |
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| `mb_resize` | integer or named constant | Mouse button to resize a window | `nice.MB_RIGHT` |
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| `mb_win_shade_rollup` | integer or named constant | Mouse button to roll up/hide window contents | `nice.MB_SCROLL_UP` |
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| `mb_win_shade_rolldown` | integer or named constant | Mouse button to roll down/show window contents | `nice.MB_SCROLL_DOWN` |
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| `button_size` | integer | The size (diameter) of the titlebar buttons | 16 |
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| `button_margin_horizontal` | integer | The horizontal margin around each titlebar button. `button_margin_left` and `button_margin_right`can override this parameter. | 5 |
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| `button_margin_vertical` | integer | The vertical margin above and below each titlebar button. `button_margin_top` and `button_margin_bottom` can override this parameter. | nil |
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| `button_margin_top` | integer | The margin above each titlebar button | 2 |
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| `button_margin_bottom` | integer | The margin below each titlebar button | nil |
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| `button_margin_left` | integer | The margin to the left of each titlebar button | 0 |
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| `button_margin_right` | integer | The margin to the right of each titlebar button | 0 |
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| `tooltips_enabled` | boolean | If tooltip hints should be shown when the mouse cursor is hovered over a titlebar button | nil |
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| `close_color` | string | The base color for the close button | "#ee4266" |
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| `minimize_color` | string | The base color for the minimize button | "#ffb400" |
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| `maximize_color` | string | The base color for the maximize button | "#4cbb17" |
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| `floating_color` | string | The base color for the floating mode toggle button | "#f6a2ed" |
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| `ontop_color` | string | The base color for the on top mode toggle button | "#f6a2ed" |
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| `sticky_color` | string | The base color for the sticky mode toggle button | "#f6a2ed" |
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In addition to the above mentioned parameters, there some more parameters that require a little more explanation:
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### titlebar_items
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`titlebar_items` — Specifies the titlebar items to include
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* It should be a table with the following keys:
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* `left` — Specifies the item(s) to place on the left side of the titlebar
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* `middle` — Specifies the item(s) to place in the middle of the titlebar
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* `right` — Specifies the items(s) to place on the right side of the titlebar
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* Multiple items should be passed as an array of identifiers. For a single item simply passing the identifier is sufficient
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* Valid titlebar item identifiers are:
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* `"close"`
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* `"minimize"`
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* `"maximize"`
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* `"floating"`
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* `"ontop"`
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* `"sticky"`
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* `"title"`
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* Default value for `titlebar_items` is:
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```lua
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titlebar_items = {
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left = {"close", "minimize", "maximize"},
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middle = "title",
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right = {"sticky", "ontop", "floating"},
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}
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```
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### context_menu_theme
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`context_menu_theme` — Specifies theming parameters for the context (default right-click) menu
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* It should be a table with the following keys:
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* `bg_focus` — Background color of focused menu item
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* `bg_normal` — Background color of not-focused menu items
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* `border_color` — Color of the border around the entire menu
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* `border_width` — Width of the border around the entire menu
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* `fg_focus` — Foreground color of focused menu item
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* `fg_normal` — Foreground color of not-focused menu items
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* `font` — Font used for menu text
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* `height` — Height of each menu list item
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* `width` — Width of the menu
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* Default value for `context_menu_theme` is:
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```lua
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context_menu_theme = {
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bg_focus = "#aed9e0",
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bg_normal = "#5e6472",
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border_color = "#00000000",
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border_width = 0,
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fg_focus = "#242424",
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fg_normal = "#fefefa",
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font = "Sans 11",
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height = 27.5,
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width = 250,
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}
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```
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### tooltip_messages
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`tooltip_messages` — Specifies the hints that are shown when the mouse cursor is hovered over a titlebar button
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* It should be a table with the following keys:
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* `close` — Text shown when hovering over the close button
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* `minimize` — Text shown when hovering over the minimize button
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* `maximize_active` — Text shown when hovering over the maximize button when the window is maximized
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* `maximize_inactive` — Text shown when hovering over the maximize button when the window is not maximized
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* `floating_active` — Text shown when hovering over the floating button when the window is floating
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* `floating_inactive` — Text shown when hovering over the floating button when the window is tiled
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* `ontop_active` — Text shown when hovering over the ontop button when the window is set to be above other windows
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* `ontop_inactive` — Text shown when hovering over the ontop button when the window is not set to be above other windows
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* `sticky_active` — Text shown when hovering over the sticky button when the window is set to be available on all tags
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* `sticky_inactive` — Text shown when hovering over the sticky button when the window is not to be available on all tags
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The default value for `tooltip_messages` is:
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```lua
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tooltip_messages = {
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close = "close",
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minimize = "minimize",
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maximize_active = "unmaximize",
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maximize_inactive = "maximize",
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floating_active = "enable tiling mode",
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floating_inactive = "enable floating mode",
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ontop_active = "don't keep above other windows",
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ontop_inactive = "keep above other windows",
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sticky_active = "disable sticky mode",
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sticky_inactive = "enable sticky mode",
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}
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```
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## Using
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nice will automatically detect and change the window decoration color to match the client. However...
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* If nice doesn't pick the right color or you want to specify it yourself, right-click the titlebar and select 'Manually Pick Color'
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* If the client theme changes (for example if you change your terminal emulator colors), to update the window decoration colors, right-click on the titlebar and select 'Redo Window Decorations'
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* Scroll-up with your mouse over the titlebar to "roll-up" the window shade. Scroll-down over the titlebar, or left-click to "roll-down" the window shade
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* nice saves its color rules in the color_rules file within the module directory. If you wish you can manually edit it, or delete the file if you want to start again.
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## Issues
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If you face any bugs or issues (or have a feature request), please feel free to open an issue on here
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## License
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[](http://doge.mit-license.org)
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