scratchpad with custom geometry

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asked 2012-09-22 21:52:55 +0000

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Hi! Is there any way to define scratchpad window position in the config? I want it to appear in the right bottom corner. relevant strings from my config are following:

bindsym $mod+x scratchpad show

for_window [instance="scratchpad"] border 1pixel, floating enable; move scratchpad

exec urxvtc -name scratchpad -geometry 80x20-2-50

why doesn't it work? thanks

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answered 2012-09-22 21:57:20 +0000

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Scratchpad currently (v4.3) resizes the window to be 75% of your output’s height and 50% of your output’s width. I agree that this should probably not be done for floating windows, patches welcome.

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answered 2013-01-26 05:10:38 +0000

Lingzhu Xiang
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I found adding a criterion to scratchpad show kept the geometry. So you can try this:

bindsym $mod+x [instance="scratchpad"] scratchpad show

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There is no difference between criterion or non-criterion scratchpad show commands (at least none is intended). Note that the current git version (“next” branch) does keep the geometry of floating windows when moving them to scratchpad.

Michael ( 2013-01-26 08:19:55 +0000 )edit

I read and tested a bit. Without criterion, urxvt's parent is shown with state SCRATCHPAD\_FRESH hence the resizing. With the criterion, urxvt itself is shown with state SCRATCHPAD\_NONE. No resizing. i3 version 4.4 (2012-12-12, branch "tags/4.4"). Unintended feature indeed.

Lingzhu Xiang ( 2013-01-26 12:52:38 +0000 )edit

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