Keybindings almost all don't work?

# wm independent hotkeys
#

####User Application ####
alt + {b,w,f}
	{firedragon,garuda-welcome,thunar}

# terminal emulator
super + Return
	alacritty

# program launcher
super + d
	rofi -modi drun -show drun 

super + Escape
	pkill -USR1 -x sxhkd

#screenShooter
Print
	ksnip -fs

#
# bspwm hotkeys
#

# quit/restart bspwm
super + alt + {q,r}
	bspc {quit,wm -r}

# close and kill
super + {_,shift + }q
	bspc node -{c,k}

# alternate between the tiled and monocle layout++
super + m
	bspc desktop -l next

# send the newest marked node to the newest preselected node
super + y
	bspc node newest.marked.local -n newest.!automatic.local

# swap the current node and the biggest window
super + g
	bspc node -s biggest.window

#
# state/flags
#

# set the window state
super + {t,shift + t,s}
	bspc node -t {tiled,pseudo_tiled,floating}
Rx
# set the node flags
super + ctrl + {m,x,y,z}
	bspc node -g {marked,locked,sticky,private}

# Toggle Fullscreen
super + f
	bspc node --state \~fullscreen
#
# focus/swap
#

# focus the node in the given direction
super + {_,shift + }{h,j,k,l}
	bspc node -{f,s} {west,south,north,east}

# focus the node for the given path jump
super + {p,b,comma,period}
	bspc node -f @{parent,brother,first,second}

# focus the next/previous window in the current desktop
super + {_,shift + }c
	bspc node -f {next,prev}.local.!hidden.window

# focus the next/previous desktop in the current monitor
super + bracket{left,right}
	bspc desktop -f {prev,next}.local

# focus the last node/desktop
super + {grave,Tab}
	bspc {node,desktop} -f last

# focus the older or newer node in the focus history
super + {o,i}
	bspc wm -h off; \
	bspc node {older,newer} -f; \
	bspc wm -h on

# focus or send to the given desktop
super + {_,shift + }{1-9,0}
	bspc {desktop -f,node -d} '^{1-9,10}'

#
# preselect
#

# preselect the direction
super + ctrl + {h,j,k,l}
	bspc node -p {west,south,north,east}

# preselect the ratio
super + ctrl + {1-9}
	bspc node -o 0.{1-9}

# cancel the preselection for the focused node
super + ctrl + space
	bspc node -p cancel

# cancel the preselection for the focused desktop
super + ctrl + shift + space
	bspc query -N -d | xargs -I id -n 1 bspc node id -p cancel

#
# move/resize
#

# expand a window by moving one of its side outward
super + alt + {h,j,k,l}
	bspc node -z {left -20 0,bottom 0 20,top 0 -20,right 20 0}

# contract a window by moving one of its side inward
super + alt + shift + {h,j,k,l}
	bspc node -z {right -20 0,top 0 20,bottom 0 -20,left 20 0}

# move a floating window
super + {Left,Down,Up,Right}
	bspc node -v {-20 0,0 20,0 -20,20 0}

# volume settings
XF86AudioMute
 pactl set-sink-mute 0 toggle

XF86AudioRaiseVolume
 pactl set-sink-volume 0 +5%

XF86AudioLowerVolume

https://wiki.garudalinux.org/en/bspwm-cheatsheet

Hello.
Im new in linux and BSPWM, i really like this distro so far i install it in my main machine, at least i thought that the default keybinding configuration work and try to be familiar with, i was trying hotkeys i find a lot doesn't work

And how can i add shortcut to switch between languages pls, ifind some instructions on google and i fear to do things wrong :disappointed:

Welcome :slight_smile:

Please post your

garuda-inxi
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i can't copy it from terminal with ctrl+c i don't know why !!!

add shift key
ctrl+shift+c

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Audio:
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  Device-2: NVIDIA GP104 High Definition Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10f0
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Creative Sound BlasterX H7 type: USB
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    class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter>
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.16.2-zen1-1-zen running: yes
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: no
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.44 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-V vendor: ASRock driver: e1000e v: kernel
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Swap:
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Garuda:
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Can you list out two or three examples you tried that didn’t work?

What kind of keyboard layout do you have? I’m wondering if differently located keys might be throwing things off.

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