The dwm thread

foobarch · 2010-09-19 17:42:56

Hi.

I use dwm 5.8.2 and Firefox 3.6.10. Lately I have an ugly problem with firefox. Firefox stays in foreground and full size, but it should behave like every other window in dwm. For example:

When I press [Shift]+[Alt]+[Enter] a new terminal opens and is selected, but I cannot see it, since firefox doesn't resize..

Anyone knows how to solve this?

RedScare · 2010-09-19 18:28:55

foobarch wrote:

Hi.
I use dwm 5.8.2 and Firefox 3.6.10. Lately I have an ugly problem with firefox. Firefox stays in foreground and full size, but it should behave like every other window in dwm. For example:
When I press [Shift]+[Alt]+[Enter] a new terminal opens and is selected, but I cannot see it, since firefox doesn't resize..
Anyone knows how to solve this?

Try to select your firefox window (perhaps using your mouse), then hit your MODKEY+shift+space with the default config.h. That combo makes windows managed/unmanaged.

jasonwryan · 2010-09-19 18:33:15

Thread on the suckless ML about this issue: http://lists.suckless.org/dev/1009/6019.html

foobarch · 2010-09-19 18:36:51

Try to select your firefox window (perhaps using your mouse), then hit your MODKEY+shift+space with the default config.h. That combo makes windows managed/unmanaged.

That's it. Thank you!!

burn · 2010-10-07 22:00:49

steve___ wrote:

Hi All,
With a rule of:
{ "MPlayer",    NULL,       NULL,       0,              True },
Mplayer floats and is centered. With a rule of:
{ NULL,         NULL,       "popup",    0,             True },
A term titled 'popup' floats but is not centered. The window is in the top left of the screen. Does anyone know why this is?

should i be ashamed of quoting a post from 2008? D:

anyway, how can i force a floating terminal to spawn in the top right corner instead of the top left corner?

0mark · 2010-10-08 09:25:07

burn wrote:

anyway, how can i force a floating terminal to spawn in the top right corner instead of the top left corner?

When a client floats, size and position hints are accepted. Use the -geometry option:

       -geometry geometry
               This option specifies the preferred size and position of the VT102 window; see X().

For example:

xterm -geometry 50x10+1000+300

opens a xterm 50 chars wide and 10 chars high at position 1000:300.

burn · 2010-10-08 11:07:42

thats it! thanks 0mark.

steve___ · 2010-10-08 18:31:46

Hooray for 0mark

edma2 · 2010-10-10 06:07:20

thought i'd share something i found today
http://dwm.suckless.org/patches/focusatom

use this with lsw (@suckless) to print open uzbl windows to dmenu via script
bind 'S' or something similar in your uzbl to launch this script and select the "tab" you want to see
works like a charm with monocle mode if you don't have tabbing support built in (which is really unstable for uzbl imo)

na12 · 2010-10-25 17:44:25

I using dwm with pango patch,and tried to add flextile patch but I got this output:

 patch -p1 < flextile-5.8.2.diff
patching file config.def.h
patching file dwm.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 137 (offset 15 lines).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 613 (offset 12 lines).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 1469 (offset -9 lines).
Hunk #4 succeeded at 1487 (offset -9 lines).
Hunk #5 FAILED at 1541.
Hunk #6 succeeded at 1614 (offset -7 lines).
Hunk #7 succeeded at 1635 (offset -7 lines).
Hunk #8 succeeded at 1927 (offset -7 lines).
1 out of 8 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file dwm.c.rej
patching file flextile.h

and,this is dwm.c.rej

--- dwm-5.8.2-0/dwm.c    2010-06-10 22:47:51.669677000 +0200
+++ dwm.c    2010-06-10 22:55:53.128305000 +0200
@@ -1541,7 +1527,19 @@
     XSetLineAttributes(dpy, dc.gc, 1, LineSolid, CapButt, JoinMiter);
     if(!dc.font.set)
         XSetFont(dpy, dc.gc, dc.font.xfont->fid);
-    /* init bars */
+    /* init tags, bars, layouts, axes, msplits and mfacts */
+    for(m = mons; m; m = m->next) {
+        m->curtag = m->prevtag = 1;
+        for(i=0; i < LENGTH(tags) + 1; i++) {
+            m->showbars[i] = m->showbar;
+            m->lts[i] = &layouts[0];
+            m->mfacts[i] = m->mfact;
+            m->ltaxes[i][0] = m->ltaxis[0];
+            m->ltaxes[i][1] = m->ltaxis[1];
+            m->ltaxes[i][2] = m->ltaxis[2];
+            m->msplits[i] = m->msplit;
+        }
+    }
     updatebars();
     updatestatus();
     /* EWMH support per view */

I have not yet compiled dwm,because I am not sure is this patch succeded.
Is this normal output?

jasonwryan · 2010-10-25 18:36:10

You need to hand patch the rejected chunk for it to compile...

na12 · 2010-10-25 19:06:14

jasonwryan wrote:

You need to hand patch the rejected chunk for it to compile...

I didn't understand this quite.

jasonwryan · 2010-10-25 19:34:32

The dwm.c.rej chunk needs to be manually added to dwm.c

When you applied the previous patches, it moved the code in dwm.c around suifficiently to mean that flextile couldn't be applied cleanly. If you want flextile, you need to complete the patch.

na12 · 2010-10-25 20:22:09

It is too complicated for me,I am not so good with c.

steve___ · 2010-10-25 20:50:07

This doesn't have much to do with C. Please pastebin your patched dwm.c and someone here might be able to show you.

na12 · 2010-10-26 07:08:16

steve___ wrote:

This doesn't have much to do with C. Please pastebin your patched dwm.c and someone here might be able to show you.

Here you go

http://pastebin.com/fYgY3rJT

jasonwryan · 2010-10-26 07:13:58

The rejected chunk goes in at line 1540.

na12 · 2010-10-26 17:13:33

Thanks,everything works like a charm.
edit:
But I have problem with moveresize patch now,I compile it without errors but keys don't work.

Here is my config.h

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

/* appearance */
static const char font[]            = "snap 8";
static const char normbordercolor[] = "#777777";
static const char normbgcolor[]     = "#3C3B37";
static const char normfgcolor[]     = "#cccccc";
static const char selbordercolor[]  = "#FE765E";
static const char selbgcolor[]      = "#3C3B37";
static const char selfgcolor[]      = "#FE765E";
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[] = { "main", "www", "dev", "misc" };

/* include(s) depending on the tags array */
#include "flextile.h"

static const Rule rules[] = {
    /* class      instance    title       tags mask     isfloating   monitor */
    { "Gimp",     NULL,       NULL,       0,            True,        -1 },
    { "Skype",     NULL,       NULL,       0,            True,        -1 },
    { "Pidgin",     NULL,       NULL,       0,            True,        -1 },
    { "Firefox",  NULL,       NULL,       1 << 8,       False,       -1 },
};

/* layout(s) */
static const float mfact      = 0.65; /* factor of master area size [0.05..0.95] */
static const Bool resizehints = True; /* True means respect size hints in tiled resizals */
static const int layoutaxis[] = {
    1,    /* layout axis: 1 = x, 2 = y; negative values mirror the layout, setting the master area to the right / bottom instead of left / top */
    2,    /* master axis: 1 = x (from left to right), 2 = y (from top to bottom), 3 = z (monocle) */
    2,    /* stack axis:  1 = x (from left to right), 2 = y (from top to bottom), 3 = z (monocle) */
};
static const unsigned int mastersplit = 1;    /* number of tiled clients in the master area */

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 Mod1Mask
#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 const char *dmenucmd[] = { "dmenu_run", "-fn", font, "-nb", normbgcolor, "-nf", normfgcolor, "-sb", selbgcolor, "-sf", selfgcolor, NULL };
static const char *termcmd[]  = { "uxterm", 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_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} },
    { MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_t,      rotatelayoutaxis, {.i = 0} },    /* 0 = layout axis */
    { MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Tab,    rotatelayoutaxis, {.i = 1} },    /* 1 = master axis */
    { MODKEY|ControlMask|ShiftMask, XK_Tab,    rotatelayoutaxis, {.i = 2} },    /* 2 = stack axis */
    { MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Return, mirrorlayout,     {0} },
    { MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_h,      shiftmastersplit, {.i = -1} },   /* reduce the number of tiled clients in the master area */
    { MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_l,      shiftmastersplit, {.i = +1} },   /* increase the number of tiled clients in the master area */
        { MODKEY,                       XK_Down,   moveresize,     {.v = (int []){ 0, 25, 0, 0 }}},
        { MODKEY,                       XK_Up,     moveresize,     {.v = (int []){ 0, -25, 0, 0 }}},
        { MODKEY,                       XK_Right,  moveresize,     {.v = (int []){ 25, 0, 0, 0 }}},
        { MODKEY,                       XK_Left,   moveresize,     {.v = (int []){ -25, 0, 0, 0 }}},
        { MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_Down,   moveresize,     {.v = (int []){ 0, 0, 0, 25 }}},
        { MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_Up,     moveresize,     {.v = (int []){ 0, 0, 0, -25 }}},
        { MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_Right,  moveresize,     {.v = (int []){ 0, 0, 25, 0 }}},
        { MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_Left,   moveresize,     {.v = (int []){ 0, 0, -25, 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 na12 (2010-10-26 18:06:31)

JokerBoy · 2010-11-16 01:53:08

this patch seems to work for me

--- dwm-5.8.2.orig/dwm.c    2010-11-16 03:36:02.396000221 +0200
+++ dwm-5.8.2/dwm.c    2010-11-16 03:11:47.000000000 +0200
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
 static void maprequest(XEvent *e);
 static void monocle(Monitor *m);
 static void movemouse(const Arg *arg);
+static void moveresize(const Arg *arg);
 static Client *nexttiled(Client *c);
 static Monitor *ptrtomon(int x, int y);
 static void propertynotify(XEvent *e);
@@ -1286,6 +1287,25 @@
     }
 }
 
+void
+moveresize(const Arg *arg) {
+    XEvent ev;
+    Monitor *m = selmon;
+
+    if(!(m->sel && arg && arg->v))
+        return;
+    if(m->lt[m->sellt]->arrange && !m->sel->isfloating)
+        togglefloating(NULL);
+
+    resize(m->sel, m->sel->x + ((int *)arg->v)[0],
+        m->sel->y + ((int *)arg->v)[1],
+        m->sel->w + ((int *)arg->v)[2],
+        m->sel->h + ((int *)arg->v)[3],
+        True);
+
+    while(XCheckMaskEvent(dpy, EnterWindowMask, &ev));
+}
+
 Client *
 nexttiled(Client *c) {
     for(; c && (c->isfloating || !ISVISIBLE(c)); c = c->next);

config.h

    { MODKEY|Mod1Mask,              XK_Down,   moveresize,     {.v = (int []){ 0, 25, 0, 0 }}},
    { MODKEY|Mod1Mask,              XK_Up,     moveresize,     {.v = (int []){ 0, -25, 0, 0 }}},
    { MODKEY|Mod1Mask,              XK_Right,  moveresize,     {.v = (int []){ 25, 0, 0, 0 }}},
    { MODKEY|Mod1Mask,              XK_Left,   moveresize,     {.v = (int []){ -25, 0, 0, 0 }}},
    { MODKEY|Mod1Mask|ControlMask,  XK_Down,   moveresize,     {.v = (int []){ 0, 0, 0, 25 }}},
    { MODKEY|Mod1Mask|ControlMask,  XK_Up,     moveresize,     {.v = (int []){ 0, 0, 0, -25 }}},
    { MODKEY|Mod1Mask|ControlMask,  XK_Right,  moveresize,     {.v = (int []){ 0, 0, 25, 0 }}},
    { MODKEY|Mod1Mask|ControlMask,  XK_Left,   moveresize,     {.v = (int []){ 0, 0, -25, 0 }}},

vanvalium · 2010-11-17 01:35:02

Some questions,
is it possible to use a second modkey?
Also, this doesn't anything to with dwm I guess, more an X thing. I'd like to use capslock as a metakey or something like that. What is the best way to do that. I remember reading something about that in a dwm thread.

jasonwryan · 2010-11-17 01:46:44

A second modkey? No idea, sorry.

Using CapsLock (or another key as your modkey)? http://dwm.suckless.org/customisation/windows_key

Meyithi · 2010-11-17 01:59:33

vanvalium wrote:

Some questions,
is it possible to use a second modkey?
Also, this doesn't anything to with dwm I guess, more an X thing. I'd like to use capslock as a metakey or something like that. What is the best way to do that. I remember reading something about that in a dwm thread.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dw … ows_Key.29

You'll need to fiddle with xmodmap but the process is the same.

thayer · 2010-11-17 02:00:13

Depending on what you're trying to do you can also remap a second key so that X recognizes it as the first key; in effect giving you two modkeys. That's what I do; I remapped my Right Alt key to be the same as my Windows key so I can use either for dwm.

vanvalium · 2010-11-19 01:05:51

already knew about those things, but thanks
I'm gonna try and map capslock to a combination of ctrl + alt + shift + modkey. Should be usable like a second, different modkey.

inch · 2010-12-24 21:22:11

Hi! Just started with my first arch experience and tried to get into dwm - and already hit the first barrier. I installed dwm via the wiki and everything went fine, edited the xinitrc (contains the sh header and exec dwm). dwm starts and everything is fine until I want to do something (like opening a terminal), ALT + Shift + Enter doesn't open anything, ALT + Shift + Q doesn't exit dwm and so on. (config.h wasn't changed by me)

No keybinds work at all, what am I doing wrong?

Last edited by inch (2010-12-24 21:23:58)

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