Configure alacritty

.alacritty.yml

@@ -51,8 +51,16 @@ window:
   #     - buttonless: Title bar, transparent background, but no title bar buttons
   decorations: none
 
-  # When true, alacritty starts maximized.
-  start_maximized: true
+  # Startup Mode (changes require restart)
+  #
+  # Values for `startup_mode`:
+  #   - Windowed
+  #   - Maximized
+  #   - Fullscreen
+  #
+  # Values for `startup_mode` (macOS only):
+  #   - SimpleFullscreen
+  startup_mode: Maximized
 
 scrolling:
   # Maximum number of lines in the scrollback buffer.
@@ -86,6 +94,7 @@ tabspaces: 4
 
 # Font configuration (changes require restart)
 font:
+  family: DejaVu Sans Mono for Powerline
   # Normal (roman) font face
   #normal:
     # Font family
@@ -94,7 +103,7 @@ font:
     #   - (macOS) Menlo
     #   - (Linux) monospace
     #   - (Windows) Consolas
-  family: DejaVu Sans Mono for Powerline
+    #family: monospace
 
     # The `style` can be specified to pick a specific face.
     #style: Regular
@@ -122,7 +131,7 @@ font:
     #style: Italic
 
   # Point size
-  size: 8.0
+  size: 12.0
 
   # Offset is the extra space around each character. `offset.y` can be thought of
   # as modifying the line spacing, and `offset.x` as modifying the letter spacing.
@@ -166,8 +175,8 @@ draw_bold_text_with_bright_colors: true
 colors:
   # Default colors
   primary:
-    background: "0x000000"
-    foreground: "0xeaeaea"
+    background: '0x000000'
+    foreground: '0xeaeaea'
 
     # Bright and dim foreground colors
     #
@@ -196,25 +205,25 @@ colors:
 
   # Normal colors
   normal:
-    black: "0x000000"
-    red: "0xd54e53"
-    green: "0xb9ca4a"
-    yellow: "0xe6c547"
-    blue: "0x7aa6da"
-    magenta: "0xc397d8"
-    cyan: "0x70c0ba"
-    white: "0xeaeaea"
+    black:   '0x000000'
+    red:     '0xd54e53'
+    green:   '0xb9ca4a'
+    yellow:  '0xe6c547'
+    blue:    '0x7aa6da'
+    magenta: '0xc397d8'
+    cyan:    '0x70c0ba'
+    white:   '0xeaeaea'
 
   # Bright colors
   bright:
-    black: "0x666666"
-    red: "0xff3334"
-    green: "0x9ec400"
-    yellow: "0xe7c547"
-    blue: "0x7aa6da"
-    magenta: "0xb77ee0"
-    cyan: "0x54ced6"
-    white: "0xffffff"
+    black:   '0x666666'
+    red:     '0xff3334'
+    green:   '0x9ec400'
+    yellow:  '0xe7c547'
+    blue:    '0x7aa6da'
+    magenta: '0xb77ee0'
+    cyan:    '0x54ced6'
+    white:   '0xffffff'
 
   # Dim colors
   #
@@ -264,7 +273,7 @@ colors:
 visual_bell:
   animation: EaseOutExpo
   duration: 0
-  color: "0xffffff"
+  color: '0xffffff'
 
 # Background opacity
 #
@@ -325,7 +334,7 @@ mouse:
     modifiers: None
 
 selection:
-  semantic_escape_chars: ',│`|:"'' ()[]{}<>'
+  semantic_escape_chars: ",│`|:\"' ()[]{}<>"
 
   # When set to `true`, selected text will be copied to the primary clipboard.
   save_to_clipboard: false
@@ -449,8 +458,12 @@ alt_send_esc: true
 #   - Quit
 #   - ClearLogNotice
 #   - SpawnNewInstance
+#   - ToggleFullscreen
 #   - None
 #
+# Values for `action` (macOS only):
+#   - ToggleSimpleFullscreen: Enters fullscreen without occupying another space
+#
 # Values for `command`:
 #   The `command` field must be a map containing a `program` string and
 #   an `args` array of command line parameter strings.

common/configure_fresh_system.sh

@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ ln -vfs "$DIR/tools" ~/
 mkdir -vp ~/.config/terminator
 rm -f ~/.config/terminator/config
 ln "$DIR/.config/terminator/config" ~/.config/terminator/config
+mkdir -vp "$HOME/.config/alacritty/"
+ln -vfs "$DIR/.alacritty.yml" "$HOME/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml"
 mkdir -p ~/.cargo/
 echo "all links done"