Customizing instantWM

instantWM is customized through ~/. Xresources

The syntax for changing a parameter value is the following

instantwm.parameter: value

After editing ~/. Xresources, run xrdb ~/. Xresources and then restart instantWM

Bar height

Example

instantwm.barheight: 2

This parameter sets the amount extra rows of pixels that get added to the top and bottom of the title bar. Putting 0 here would mean the text would touch the bars boundaries.

Example of a top bar with the height 2

Example of a top bar with the height 24

Fonts

This is the default font.

instantwm.font: Cantarell-Regular:size=12

To change font size, simply change the number at the end.

instantwm.font: Cantarell-Regular:size=22

You can change this to any font you like with any size, granted that you put in the right font name.

Colors

This feature is implemented, the documentation is not yet.