This video provides a step-by-step guide on how to integrate GlazeWM and Yasby on a Windows computer to achieve a Linux-like setup. It covers downloading necessary tools, configuring Yasby with GlazeWM widgets, setting up workspaces, and finally, adjusting GlazeWM settings for optimal integration.
Prerequisites #
- Download Yasby and GlazeWM from GitHub links provided in the description.
- Optional: Use the creator's full config for easy copy-pasting if the tutorial seems complex.
Configuring Yasby with GlazeWM Tiling Direction #
- Navigate to the Yasby repository on GitHub.
- Find "glaze WM tiling direction" in the widget section.
- Copy the example configuration code.
- Open Yasby config by right-clicking on its system tray icon and selecting "open config."
- Double-click
config.yamlto open it in an editor. - Scroll to the bottom and paste the copied code.
- Select all pasted code and press
Tabto indent it correctly.
Adding GlazeWM Tiling Direction CSS to Yasby #
- Go back to the browser and copy the example CSS code for GlazeWM tiling direction.
- Open
styles.cssfrom the Yasby config folder. - Scroll to the bottom and paste the CSS code.
Adding GlazeWM Workspaces to Yasby #
- Return to the browser and click on "glazewm workspaces."
- Copy the example configuration for workspaces.
- Open
config.yamlagain. - Paste the workspace code on a new line.
- Select the pasted code and press
Tabto indent. - Repeat the process for the example CSS: copy it and paste it at the bottom of
styles.css.
Replacing Default Widgets in Yasby #
- Go back to
config.yaml. - Locate the "widget section."
- Delete the two
Como Revywidgets. - Replace them with the newly added GlazeWM widgets.
- Save the
config.yamlfile.
Disabling ZBAR in GlazeWM #
- Right-click on the GlazeWM system tray icon and select "show config folder."
- Open the
config.ymlfile within the GlazeWM config folder. - Find the line
shell exec zbar. - Highlight and delete this line, along with any related extra bits.
- Save the
config.ymlfile.
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