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If you are interested in reading more aboutsquash, check outthis blog post I wrotehere

squash is a dead-simple bash script that allows users to create custom themes andquickly apply them to terminals, panels, browsers, and window managers.squash storesthemes in pure bash-scripts, allowing it to be extensible and versitile.

To understand howsquash interacts with various system applications, check the usage section.

1. Clone the repository and cd into it

git clone https://github.com/JLErvin/squashcd squash

2. Move themes and default configuration file into$HOME/.config

mkdir$HOME/.config/squashmkdir$HOME/.config/squash/themescp -r themes/*$HOME/.config/squash/themes/cp defaults$HOME/.config/squash/defaults

3. Finally, addsquash to your path

Before runningsquash, it is best to edit the defaults at$HOME/.config/squash/defaultsand set which applications you want to be reloaded.

Next, you will want to edit the theme that you are using so it best suits your needs.Themes are located in$HOME/.config/squash/themes.For example, you might want to set theBAR_SCRIPT variable, which determines what barsquash will try to reload.

Now, switch to your first theme!

squash designr

squash is really just a translator, it takessquash theme information and writes it in various file formatsto be used by other applications.

For example,squash generates ax_colors file, which can be sourced byXresorces so colors can be usedsystem-wide.

To make colors persist on new terminals, add the following to~/.Xresources

#include ".cache/squash/x_colors"

squash colors are copied to pure bash scripts so they can be sourced by lemonbar.Add the following at the top of your script:

source$HOME/.cache/squsah/colors

Becausesquash can be used byXresources,polybar will recognize all changes thatsquash makes to these valuesupon restart. To see these values, make sure polybar defines colors fromXresources

blk=${xrdb:color0}red=${xrdb:color1}...bwht=${xrdb:color15}

squash writes a.css file. You can source this file and use it to definefirefox colors

@import"file:///home/jlervin/.cache/squash/colors.css";

bspwm configuration is really just a bash file.This means you can sourcesquash sh files to get access to all variablesAdd the following to yourbspwmrc

source"${HOME}/.cache/squash/colors"bspc config normal_border_color"${BSPWM_NORMAL}"bspc config focused_border_color"${BSPWM_FOCUSED}"

windowchef configuration is almost identical tobspwm configuration.Add the following to yourwindowchefrc

source"${HOME}/.cache/squash/colors"waitron wm_config internal_border_width 5 waitron wm_config internal_color_focused"${TWOBWM_FOCUS:1:7}"waitron wm_config internal_color_unfocused"${TWOBWM_UNFOCUS:1:7}"

squash will reload2bwm automatically. It should be noted thatsquash changes that contents ofconfig.h which may cause syntax errors if colors are not sourced correctly. Use are your own risk.

squsah will reloaddunst automatically with background/foreground colors.It should be noted thatsquash changes the contents ofdunstrc, which may cause syntax errorsif colors are not sourced correctly. Use at your own risk.

If you are usingneovim,squash will be able to reload all open instances ofnvim assuming that youhavenvr-remote installed and always opennvim as a server. To open as a server, add the followingfunction to your.zshrc or equivalent:

nvim() {local fn="$(mktemp -u"/tmp/nvimsocket-XXXXXXX")"    NVIM_LISTEN_ADDRESS=$fn /usr/bin/nvim$@}

squash will attempt to edit your$MYVIMRC, which may cause problems. Use at your own risk.