Defaults

This page documents the default configuration of oxbow.

Settings

Each table lists the command that changes the setting. The commands are documented in the oxctl reference.

Layout

The default layout is tiling. Layout settings are per tag; these are the initial values for every tag.

Setting	Default
oxctl layout tiling scheme	even
oxctl layout tiling orientation	left
oxctl layout tiling mfact	0.55
oxctl layout tiling nmaster	1
oxctl layout scrolling align	visible
oxctl layout scrolling orientation	left
oxctl layout scrolling default-width	0.5
oxctl layout floating seed	50%

Gaps

Setting	Default
oxctl gaps inner	10
oxctl gaps outer	20
oxctl gaps overview	10

Borders

Setting	Default
oxctl border width	4
oxctl border color focused	#7FB4CA ()
oxctl border color unfocused	#727169 ()
oxctl border color urgent	#FF5D62 ()
oxctl border color swallowing	#98BB6C ()
oxctl border color captured	#957FB8 ()

Input

The cursor theme is unset; the system default applies.

Setting	Default
oxctl input pointer follow	not-scrolling
oxctl input pointer warp	off
oxctl input keyboard repeat	50 250

Windows

Setting	Default
oxctl window spawn position	master
oxctl window spawn focus	enabled
oxctl window drag retile	disabled

Keybinds

Keybind	Action
Super+Return	Spawn the foot terminal
Super+j	Focus the next window in the stack
Super+k	Focus the previous window in the stack
Super+q	Closes the focused window
Super+Q	Exit the wayland session (i.e., return to greeter/tty/etc.)
Super+l	View the next occupied tag
Super+h	View the previous occupied tag
Super+Tab	View the next tag
Super+Shift+Tab	View the previous tag
Super+t	Switch to the tiling layout
Super+s	Switch to the scrolling layout
Super+f	Switch to the floating layout
Super+v	Toggle fullscreen on the focused window
Super+space	Zoom the focused window
Super+J	Move the focused window down the stack
Super+K	Move the focused window up the stack
Super+y	Switch to the even tiling layout
Super+i	Switch to the monocle tiling layout
Super+z	Switch to the scrolling layout, left aligned
Super+x	Switch to the scrolling layout, center aligned
Super+c	Switch to the scrolling layout, visible alignment
Super+comma	Consume the next column
Super+period	Release the focused window from the current column
Super+Control+l	Move the focused column to the next slot
Super+Control+h	Move the focused column to the previous slot
Super+minus	Decrease the focused column width by 10%
Super+equal	Increase the focused column width by 10%
Super+r	Cycle the column width between 1/3, 1/2, and 2/3 of the output width
Super+R	Reset the column width to the default value
Super+1 … Super+9	View tag 1 … 9

Pointer binds

Bind	Action
Super+Btn_left	Move the focused window
Super+Btn_right	Resize the focused window