Use as few i3wm variables as possible, in the i3config, and replace them with nix variables instead.

Expose rofi, not ust rofi -show run

Author: stanipintjuk

i3config-extra-example.nix

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-{ pkgs, ...}:
+{ pkgs, rofi, terminal, ...}:
 ''
 set $mod Mod1
 
 floating_modifier $mod
 
-bindsym $mod+o exec $launcher
-bindsym $mod+t exec $term
+bindsym $mod+o exec ${rofi} -show run
+bindsym $mod+p exec ${rofi} -show ssh
+bindsym $mod+t exec ${terminal}
 bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill
 
 # change focus
@@ -118,6 +119,6 @@ bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec "i3-nagbar -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit shortcu
 bindsym $mod+Control+l exec ${pkgs.i3lock-fancy}/bin/i3lock-fancy
 focus_follows_mouse no
 
-exec --no-startup-id telegram-desktop
-exec --no-startup-id pidgin
+exec --no-startup-id ${pkgs.tdesktop}/bin/telegram-desktop
+exec --no-startup-id ${pkgs.pidgin}/bin/pidgin
 ''

i3wm/i3config.nix

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-{ config-extra, terminal, launcher, conky, pkgs, config, wallpaper }:
+{ config-extra, terminal, rofi, conky, pkgs, config, wallpaper }:
 let colors = import ../colors.nix; in
 with colors;
 ''
-set $term ${terminal}
-set $launcher ${launcher}
-
 set $workspace1 1
 set $workspace2 2
 set $workspace3 3
@@ -64,6 +61,6 @@ ${
 exec --no-startup-id ${pkgs.feh}/bin/feh --bg-fill ${wallpaper}
 exec --no-startup-id ${conky}
 
-${import config-extra {inherit pkgs terminal launcher config wallpaper;}}
+${import config-extra {inherit pkgs terminal rofi config wallpaper;}}
 
 ''

rice.nix

@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ let
     import ./i3wm/i3config.nix {
       config-extra = i3-config-extra;
       terminal = urxvt;
-      launcher = rofi;
-      inherit pkgs conky config wallpaper;
+      inherit rofi pkgs conky config wallpaper;
     };
 
   i3-config-file =

rofi/rofi.nix

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ let
 
   roficmd = 
     ''
-      ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/env XENVIRONMENT=${rofi-config-file} ${pkgs.rofi}/bin/rofi -display-run λ -show run
+      ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/env XENVIRONMENT=${rofi-config-file} ${pkgs.rofi}/bin/rofi -display-run λ $@
     '';
 
 in