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Lax Lexis

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Registered: 2013-09-30

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SOLVED [i3 tw] Urxvt(c) first line not on top since last system update

Hello everyone,

since the last system update my urxvt client starts with the command line not on top anymore. This issue (or feature?) happens on all my arch devices. Please see the screenshot.

Last edited by Lax Lexis (2023-01-15 17:46:12)

2ManyDogs

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Registered: 2012-01-15

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Re: SOLVED [i3 tw] Urxvt(c) first line not on top since last system update

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/77062

scottro

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Registered: 2002-10-11

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Re: SOLVED [i3 tw] Urxvt(c) first line not on top since last system update

One workaround that worked for a few people (in my case with dwm) gotten from an alpine linux github thread.
In $HOME/.Xdefaults

URxvt.geometry: 400x400

If you switch to a floating window manager like openbox, though, this will open urxt maximized.
Here's the alpine linux thread.

https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/a … sues/14525

Lax Lexis

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Registered: 2013-09-30

Posts: 86

Re: SOLVED [i3 tw] Urxvt(c) first line not on top since last system update

Thanks to all! I have downgraded the package.

steerio

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Registered: 2023-03-02

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Re: SOLVED [i3 tw] Urxvt(c) first line not on top since last system update

I have another workaround:

if [[ `ps ho command $(ps ho ppid $$)` == 'urxvt' ]]; then
  clear
fi

This will check if the parent process of your shell is urxvt, and only clear in that case, preventing it from happening when you open the shell through ssh or launch an interactive shell by hand for whatever reason.

Last edited by steerio (2023-03-02 10:57:25)