[SOLVED] dwm react strangely - azerty keycodes error

core_sum · 2013-09-29 18:31:44

Hi,

I'm trying dwm after some time on Spectrwm, but i'm facing a strange behaviour it is impossible at all to switch to n tag with ModKey + n or put client to desired tag.
Also dmenu wont spawn with ModKey + p. It spawn perfectly with "$: dmenu_run" in a terminal but not with dwm shortcut.

Other things seems to works fine.

is anyone already had the same behaviour ?

here is my config.h the only things that have changed from the config.def.h template is the termcmd (st replaced with terminology) and the modkey which I have change from "Alt" to "WindowsKey"

/* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */

/* appearance */
static const char font[]            = "-*-terminus-medium-r-*-*-16-*-*-*-*-*-*-*";
static const char normbordercolor[] = "#444444";
static const char normbgcolor[]     = "#222222";
static const char normfgcolor[]     = "#bbbbbb";
static const char selbordercolor[]  = "#005577";
static const char selbgcolor[]      = "#005577";
static const char selfgcolor[]      = "#eeeeee";
static const unsigned int borderpx  = 1;        /* border pixel of windows */
static const unsigned int snap      = 32;       /* snap pixel */
static const Bool showbar           = True;     /* False means no bar */
static const Bool topbar            = True;     /* False means bottom bar */

/* tagging */
static const char *tags[] = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" };

static const Rule rules[] = {
	/* xprop(1):
	 *	WM_CLASS(STRING) = instance, class
	 *	WM_NAME(STRING) = title
	 */
	/* class      instance    title       tags mask     isfloating   monitor */
	{ "Gimp",     NULL,       NULL,       0,            True,        -1 },
	{ "Firefox",  NULL,       NULL,       1 << 8,       False,       -1 },
};

/* layout(s) */
static const float mfact      = 0.55; /* factor of master area size [0.05..0.95] */
static const int nmaster      = 1;    /* number of clients in master area */
static const Bool resizehints = True; /* True means respect size hints in tiled resizals */

static const Layout layouts[] = {
	/* symbol     arrange function */
	{ "[]=",      tile },    /* first entry is default */
	{ "><>",      NULL },    /* no layout function means floating behavior */
	{ "[M]",      monocle },
};

/* key definitions */
#define MODKEY Mod4Mask
#define TAGKEYS(KEY,TAG) \
	{ MODKEY,                       KEY,      view,           {.ui = 1 << TAG} }, \
	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           KEY,      toggleview,     {.ui = 1 << TAG} }, \
	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             KEY,      tag,            {.ui = 1 << TAG} }, \
	{ MODKEY|ControlMask|ShiftMask, KEY,      toggletag,      {.ui = 1 << TAG} },

/* helper for spawning shell commands in the pre dwm-5.0 fashion */
#define SHCMD(cmd) { .v = (const char*[]){ "/bin/sh", "-c", cmd, NULL } }

/* commands */
static char dmenumon[2] = "0"; /* component of dmenucmd, manipulated in spawn() */
static const char *dmenucmd[] = { "dmenu_run", "-m", dmenumon, "-fn", font, "-nb", normbgcolor, "-nf", normfgcolor, "-sb", selbgcolor, "-sf", selfgcolor, NULL };
static const char *termcmd[]  = { "terminology", NULL };

static Key keys[] = {
	/* modifier                     key        function        argument */
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_p,      spawn,          {.v = dmenucmd } },
	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_Return, spawn,          {.v = termcmd } },
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_b,      togglebar,      {0} },
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_j,      focusstack,     {.i = +1 } },
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_k,      focusstack,     {.i = -1 } },
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_i,      incnmaster,     {.i = +1 } },
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_d,      incnmaster,     {.i = -1 } },
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_h,      setmfact,       {.f = -0.05} },
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_l,      setmfact,       {.f = +0.05} },
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_Return, zoom,           {0} },
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_Tab,    view,           {0} },
	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_c,      killclient,     {0} },
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_t,      setlayout,      {.v = &layouts[0]} },
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_f,      setlayout,      {.v = &layouts[1]} },
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_m,      setlayout,      {.v = &layouts[2]} },
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_space,  setlayout,      {0} },
	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_space,  togglefloating, {0} },
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_0,      view,           {.ui = ~0 } },
	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_0,      tag,            {.ui = ~0 } },
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_comma,  focusmon,       {.i = -1 } },
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_period, focusmon,       {.i = +1 } },
	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_comma,  tagmon,         {.i = -1 } },
	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_period, tagmon,         {.i = +1 } },
	TAGKEYS(                        XK_1,                      0)
	TAGKEYS(                        XK_2,                      1)
	TAGKEYS(                        XK_3,                      2)
	TAGKEYS(                        XK_4,                      3)
	TAGKEYS(                        XK_5,                      4)
	TAGKEYS(                        XK_6,                      5)
	TAGKEYS(                        XK_7,                      6)
	TAGKEYS(                        XK_8,                      7)
	TAGKEYS(                        XK_9,                      8)
	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_q,      quit,           {0} },
};

/* button definitions */
/* click can be ClkLtSymbol, ClkStatusText, ClkWinTitle, ClkClientWin, or ClkRootWin */
static Button buttons[] = {
	/* click                event mask      button          function        argument */
	{ ClkLtSymbol,          0,              Button1,        setlayout,      {0} },
	{ ClkLtSymbol,          0,              Button3,        setlayout,      {.v = &layouts[2]} },
	{ ClkWinTitle,          0,              Button2,        zoom,           {0} },
	{ ClkStatusText,        0,              Button2,        spawn,          {.v = termcmd } },
	{ ClkClientWin,         MODKEY,         Button1,        movemouse,      {0} },
	{ ClkClientWin,         MODKEY,         Button2,        togglefloating, {0} },
	{ ClkClientWin,         MODKEY,         Button3,        resizemouse,    {0} },
	{ ClkTagBar,            0,              Button1,        view,           {0} },
	{ ClkTagBar,            0,              Button3,        toggleview,     {0} },
	{ ClkTagBar,            MODKEY,         Button1,        tag,            {0} },
	{ ClkTagBar,            MODKEY,         Button3,        toggletag,      {0} },
};

Last edited by core_sum (2013-10-03 18:23:05)

XURL · 2013-09-29 19:14:43

What version of DWM are you running?
How did you install it?
How are you starting it?
Does it work if you change your MODKEY?

Last edited by XURL (2013-09-29 19:29:50)

hellomynameisphil · 2013-09-29 19:30:10

Not a C programmer, but I think you might be missing some semicolons and/or brackets in your config.h.

XURL · 2013-09-29 19:31:15

hellomynameisphil wrote:

Not a C programmer, but I think you might be missing some semicolons and/or brackets in your config.h.

Where? He wouldn't be able to compile it in case of missing semicolons.

core_sum · 2013-09-29 20:13:36

dwm 6.1 latest git pull

build & installed with makepkg -efi (config.h tweaked)

started with xinitrc "exec dwm"

I have try with alt (modkey1) and windows key (modkey4) same issue.

Also I have try to install the dwm binary from arch repo. the Dmenu works with ModKey + p but not the tag switching.

gocyclic249 · 2013-09-30 05:56:03

at least as of dwm6.0 the command to send a client to a tab was Mod1 + Shift + [1-9]. I would go back and recompile without the mods and see if the stock key bindings work that or go back to 6.0 as that is known to work.

#define MODKEY Mod4Mask

As I recall and I could be totally wrong but shouldn't it be more like

#define MODKEY Mod4

core_sum · 2013-09-30 18:51:36

It was in fact the 6.0.1 so I presum this the 6.0 version.

I have try to recompile with and without modification in config.h switching tags or sending clien to specified tag still not working.
Also I have try with

 #define MODKEY Mod4

but it wont compile.

All others keybiding works well like toggling the status bar with ModKey4 + b, increase client size, switching layout...but not the dmenu and tags functions.

I have try on my laptop and on my workstation and it does the same behaviour so it should be an error from me

Last edited by core_sum (2013-09-30 18:59:51)

ANOKNUSA · 2013-09-30 22:08:16

core_sum wrote:

#define MODKEY Mod4

You of course mean Mod4MASK, right?

eocampos · 2013-09-30 23:50:47

core_sum wrote:

All others keybiding works well like toggling the status bar with ModKey4 + b, increase client size, switching layout...but not the dmenu and tags functions.

What version of dmenu are you running? Try discarding "-m" option for dmenucmd in config.h, like this:

static const char *dmenucmd[] = { "dmenu_run", "-fn", font, "-nb", normbgcolor, "-nf", normfgcolor, "-sb", selbgcolor, "-sf", selfgcolor, NULL };

core_sum · 2013-10-01 11:06:02

yeah for sur I mean Mod4Mask

it is dmenu version 4.5.3.

I have remove the -m option and voila dmenu is back from hell. it works perfectly without -m option.

I'm trying to figure out what is that -m option, but it's not in the dmenu man.

Also ModKey4 + TAB works well and switch from the last tag seen so the wm is usable but it would be nice if sending client to tag was functional

Last edited by core_sum (2013-10-01 11:11:00)

core_sum · 2013-10-03 18:22:33

Ok solved,

it was the keycodes from my azerty keyboard which not correspond to the shortcuts in the config.h, I have change the keycodes according to the azerty patch availiable here and voila all issues are gone.

I mark the topic solved.

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#1 2013-09-29 18:31:44

[SOLVED] dwm react strangely - azerty keycodes error

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