Awesome WM / Minimized windows

tala · 2010-03-28 08:51:24

Hey everybody!

I just started using Awesome WM and I ran into the problem that when minimizing windows I'm not able to "un-minimize" them again. I use the default rc.lua that comes with Awesome. The rc.lua defined that Mod4 + n minimizes a window, in case it is already minimized, it shall be not minimized. So when I press Mod4 + n the window is minimized as expected. But the only way I found up to now to reverse the minimization is to click onto the minimized window in the bar - pressing Mod4 + n does not "un-minimize" the window. I have tried to switch to the minimized client using Mod4 + h / l, but no luck.

How can I make a minimized client visible again?

Thanks & best regards,

Tala

Last edited by tala (2010-03-28 09:02:55)

Corneliax · 2010-09-30 17:38:33

I'm also curious how minimized windows can be restored without using the mouse. An alt-tab triggered window list is what I'm currently using as a workaround:

awful.key({ "Mod1", "Alt"     }, "Tab",
    function ()
        awful.menu.menu_keys.down = { "Down", "Alt_L" }
        local cmenu = awful.menu.clients({width=400}, {keygrabber=true, coords={x=0, y=10}})
    end)

lovat · 2010-10-02 06:05:15

I also want to know, there should be a solution for this.

guisacouto · 2010-10-09 16:22:11

I also have this problem:X

regards

anrxc · 2010-10-09 17:18:16

Various solutions were proposed on the mailing list http://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=aw … unminimize

kamil · 2010-10-09 18:30:08

    -- all minimized clients are restored 
    awful.key({ modkey, "Shift"   }, "n", 
        function()
            local tag = awful.tag.selected()
                for i=1, #tag:clients() do
                    tag:clients()[i].minimized=false
                    tag:clients()[i]:redraw()
            end
        end)

Add this to globalkeys table.
If you press modkey + N, all minimized clients will be restored.

Kamil

Army · 2010-10-09 20:29:28

Great!!!

ennui · 2010-11-28 22:21:23

Thanks so much for this temporary fix! But it seems silly that such a huge oversight remains in awesome. And this fix is far from ideal as it restore all minimized windows!! I recall I used to be able to select a minimized client and either restore it with mod+n, maximize with mod+m, or fullscreen it with mod+f

wha happa'?

Has anyone managed to restore these functions to their former glory? xmonad is looking more and more tempting...

anrxc · 2010-11-29 03:32:57

People coding awesome these days have much more important things to
do. I predict a good solution will come only when a user is annoyed
enough.

Why didn't it happen yet? It has a lot to do with general awesome
workflow. There are 9 tags per screen, pleanty of screen estate. Each
with a tiling layout that is designed to maximize usability of that
estate. It also feels more natural to me that you would maximize the
client needing your full attention, not hide(minimize) others around
it.

ennui · 2011-12-01 10:40:39

anrxc wrote:

It also feels more natural to me that you would maximize the
client needing your full attention, not hide(minimize) others around
it.

True, but why include something half finished? Why even give me the option of minimizing if I can't restore it? Better to not have it at all. Right now it is just a way to banish a window that you then have to kill.

And is awesome dead? If so, what tiling manager would you folks suggest?

dam5h · 2012-01-09 19:51:47

i just started using it so i hope its not dead.

with default behavior, mod+ctrl+n restores minimized windows, although if multiple windows are minimized there doesn't seem to be an obvious way to only restore the one you are interested in. it seems there is a queue that may be the reverse of tehorder they were minimized in.

if someone has a suggestion on "cherry-picking" the one that is restored, or even a workflow suggestion; please oblige. thanks

ngoonee · 2012-01-10 01:13:44

This thread is over 2 years old, don't bring it up please. Awesome is certainly not dead, as a quick glance at its ML would tell you. Closing.

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#1 2010-03-28 08:51:24

Awesome WM / Minimized windows

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