Config Files

General information about the config files that Regolith uses.
Component Default Config User Config Notes
i3-gaps /etc/regolith/i3/config ~/.config/regolith/i3/config In Regolith versions prior to 1.2 this file was in another directory.
Xresources /etc/regolith/styles/root ~/.Xresources-regolith ~/.Xresources is also loaded but intended for properties that may also be required in other desktop sessions.
Rofi /etc/regolith/styles/cahuella/rofi.rasi Defined in the theme style file. This can also be overridden directly in the i3 file if preferred.
Bar Workspace Labels /etc/regolith/styles/i3-wm User defined
Bar status indicators /etc/regolith/i3xrocks/config User defined (i3 config)

Load Sequence

Upon session start, Regolith loads configuration files in the following order:

  1. /usr/bin/i3-gnome-flashback executes after successful login
  2. Load Xresource file ~/.Xresources if it exists.
  3. Load Xresource file ~/.Xresources-regolith if it exists.
  4. If first time session has loaded, initialize system.
  5. Compare current Xresource db against last saved hash, if different, reload GNOME settings from Xresources.
  6. Execute i3 with first config file found from following list: ~/.config/regolith/i3/confg, /etc/regolith/i3/config, /etc/i3/config.
  7. i3 executes the UI components Rofi, i3xrocks, unclutter, regolith-compositor, Rofication, and regolith-ftue.

Last modified January 31, 2020: Add howto for blocklets. Clean up start order reference. (b7a788c)