add signal hack to prevent firefox focus stealing

[etc/awesome.git] / .config / awesome / rc.lua

diff --git a/.config/awesome/rc.lua b/.config/awesome/rc.lua
index 22808522b9046555844ebb2054ff1a6fb3c5bd31..8f3c452ee80e8a040b3d4c39cc17a5cbe24133e5 100644 (file)
--- a/.config/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/.config/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -534,33 +534,37 @@ awful.rules.rules = {
                      keys = clientkeys,
                      buttons = clientbuttons,
                      placement = awful.placement.no_overlap+awful.placement.no_offscreen,
-                     screen = awful.screen.focused() -- TODO: this is a hack, possibly related to https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome/issues/1052
      }
     },
 
     -- Floating clients.
     { rule_any = {
         instance = {
-          "DTA",  -- Firefox addon DownThemAll.
-          "copyq",  -- Includes session name in class.
+            "DTA",  -- Firefox addon DownThemAll.
+            "copyq",  -- Includes session name in class.
         },
         class = {
-          "Arandr",
-          "Gpick",
-          "Kruler",
-          "MessageWin",  -- kalarm.
-          "Sxiv",
-          "Wpa_gui",
-          "pinentry",
-          "veromix",
-          "xtightvncviewer"},
+            "Arandr",
+            "Gpick",
+            "Kruler",
+            "MessageWin",  -- kalarm.
+            "Sxiv",
+            "Wpa_gui",
+            "pinentry",
+            "veromix",
+            "xtightvncviewer",
+            "MuPDF",
+            "vlc",
+            "Wicd-client.py",
+            "Blueman-manager"
+        },
 
         name = {
-          "Event Tester",  -- xev.
+            "Event Tester",  -- xev.
         },
         role = {
-          "AlarmWindow",  -- Thunderbird's calendar.
-          "pop-up",       -- e.g. Google Chrome's (detached) Developer Tools.
+            "AlarmWindow",  -- Thunderbird's calendar.
+            "pop-up",       -- e.g. Google Chrome's (detached) Developer Tools.
         }
       }, properties = { floating = true }},
 
@@ -569,6 +573,9 @@ awful.rules.rules = {
     --DISABLED--  }, properties = { titlebars_enabled = true }
     --DISABLED-- },
 
+    { rule = { type = "dialog" },
+      properties = { placement = awful.placement.centered }},
+
     { rule = { class = "URxvt", instance = "irc" },
       properties = { screen = screen.count(), tag = screen.count() == 1 and "2" or "1" } },
     { rule = { class = "Firefox", instance = "Navigator" },
@@ -649,6 +656,15 @@ end)
 
 client.connect_signal("focus", function(c) c.border_color = beautiful.border_focus end)
 client.connect_signal("unfocus", function(c) c.border_color = beautiful.border_normal end)
+
+-- https://www.mail-archive.com/awesome@naquadah.org/msg08285.html
+client.disconnect_signal("request::activate", awful.ewmh.activate)
+client.connect_signal("request::activate", function(c, context, hints)
+    if c.class == "Firefox" and context == "ewmh" then
+        return
+    end
+    return awful.ewmh.activate(c, context, hints)
+end)
 -- }}}
 
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