Overview
Configure the overview mode for window navigation.
Overview Settings
| Setting | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
hotarea_size | integer | 10 | Hot area size in pixels. |
enable_hotarea | integer | 0 | Enable hot areas (0: disable, 1: enable). |
hotarea_disable_on_fullscreen | integer | 1 | Disable hot areas while a fullscreen window is focused (0: disable, 1: enable). |
hotarea_corner | integer | 2 | Hot area corner (0: top-left, 1: top-right, 2: bottom-left, 3: bottom-right). |
overview_gap_inner | integer | 5 | Inner gap in overview mode. |
overview_gap_outer | integer | 30 | Outer gap in overview mode. |
overcircle_center_ratio | float | 0.5 | Width ratio of the centered window in the overcircle layout (0.1–0.9). |
jump_labels | string | HJKLASDFGQWERTYUIOPZXCVBNM | Character sequence used for jump hints in overview mode. |
Setting Descriptions
enable_hotarea— Toggles overview when the cursor enters the configured corner.hotarea_disable_on_fullscreen— When enabled, the hot area does not trigger overview while a fullscreen window is focused.hotarea_size— Size of the hot area trigger zone in pixels.hotarea_corner— Corner that triggers the hot area (0: top-left, 1: top-right, 2: bottom-left, 3: bottom-right).jump_labels— Defines the ordered characters used for jump hints when in overview jump mode. Each visible window is assigned a label in this order, and pressing the corresponding key jumps to that window. The number of labels limits how many windows can be assigned hints at once. A label is matched by keycode, resolved the same way asbind: against the layouts configured withxkb_rules_layoutin their configured order, with the referenceuslayout as fallback. Jump mode therefore also works while a non-latin layout is active.
overcircle opens overview; while
overview is open, each trigger cycles focus to the next window on the current
monitor. Release a modifier key or run toggleoverview to close it.
By default overview temporarily views every tag on the monitor. Use
overcircle with current_next/current_prev, or run toggleoverview,1, to
keep the overview restricted to the current tagset's windows.
Mouse Interaction in Overview
When in overview mode:
- Left mouse button — Jump to (focus) a window.
- Right mouse button — Close a window.