added multiple drop down menus

qtile/.config/qtile/config.py

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ keys = [
     Key([mod],"f", lazy.spawn("firefox"),desc="Launch firefox"),
     Key([mod],"e", lazy.spawn("pcmanfm"),desc="Launch pcmanfm"),
     Key([mod],"c", lazy.spawn("code"),desc="Launch visual studio code"),
+    Key([mod],"v", lazy.spawn(term + " -e vim"),desc="Launch Vim"),
     Key([mod, "shift"],"s", lazy.spawn('gscreenshot -s -o -f /tmp/screenshots'),desc="take a screenshot"),
 
     # Toggle between different layouts as defined below
@@ -119,7 +120,6 @@ group_names = [("","Home", 'h',{'layout': 'monadtall'}),
                ("","Browser", 'f',{'layout': 'monadtall'}),
                ("","Mail", 'm',{'layout': 'monadtall'}),
                ("","Music", 's',{'layout': 'monadtall'}),
-               ("","Chat", 'w',{'layout': 'monadtall'}),
                ("","Video", 'v',{'layout': 'monadtall'}),
                ("","Documents", 'l',{'layout': 'monadtall'}),
                ("","Discord", 'd',{'layout': 'monadtall'}),
@@ -127,7 +127,40 @@ group_names = [("","Home", 'h',{'layout': 'monadtall'}),
                ("","Gaming", 'g',{'layout': 'monadtall'})]
 
 groups = [Group(icon, **kwargs) for icon, name, key, kwargs in group_names]
-groups.extend([ScratchPad("scratchpad",[DropDown("term",term,opacity=0.8)])])
+
+groups.append(
+    ScratchPad("scratchpad",[
+        DropDown(
+            "term",
+            term,
+        ),
+        DropDown(
+            "htop",
+            term + ' -e htop',
+        ),
+        DropDown(
+            'sound',
+            'pavucontrol'
+        ),
+        DropDown(
+            'filemanager',
+            'pcmanfm',
+            on_focus_lost_hide=False
+        ),
+        DropDown(
+            'password manager',
+            'keepassxc',
+            on_focus_lost_hide=False,
+        ),
+        DropDown(
+            'WhatsApp',
+            'whatsapp-for-linux',
+            height = 0.5,
+            width = 0.5,
+            x = .25
+        )
+    ])
+)
 
 for (icon,name,key, kwargs) in group_names:
     keys.extend([
@@ -141,6 +174,16 @@ for (icon,name,key, kwargs) in group_names:
 keys.extend([
     Key(['mod1','control'],'space',lazy.group['scratchpad'].dropdown_toggle('term'),
         desc="open the dropdown terminal"),
+    Key(['control','shift'],'Escape',lazy.group['scratchpad'].dropdown_toggle('htop'),
+        desc="open the dropdown terminal"),
+    Key(['mod1','control'],'a',lazy.group['scratchpad'].dropdown_toggle('sound'),
+        desc="open the dropdown pavucontrol"),
+    Key(['mod1','control'],'e',lazy.group['scratchpad'].dropdown_toggle('filemanager'),
+        desc="open the dropdown filemanager"),
+    Key(['mod1','control'],'p',lazy.group['scratchpad'].dropdown_toggle('password manager'),
+        desc="open the dropdown password manager KeePassXC"),
+    Key(['mod1','control'],'w',lazy.group['scratchpad'].dropdown_toggle('WhatsApp'),
+        desc="open the dropdown for WhatsApp"),
 ])
 #endregion
 
@@ -426,7 +469,9 @@ def vloume_widget(prev_color,color,size,fontsize):
 #endregion
 
 #region System_widgets
-launch_htop= {'Button1': lambda qtile: qtile.cmd_spawn(term + ' -e htop')}
+def launch_htop(qtile):
+    qtile.cmd_spawn(term + ' -e htop')
+launch_htop= {'Button1': launch_htop}
 
 def System_widgets(prev_color,last_color,size,fontsize):
     return [