bspwm/external.sh

#!/bin/sh

wid=$1
class=$2
instance=$3
consequences=$4

title=$(xtitle "$wid")
role="$(xprop -id "$wid" WM_WINDOW_ROLE | awk -F '"' '{print $2}')"

if [ $class = "Thunderbird" ] && [ $role = "messageWindow" ] || [ $role = "Msgcompose" ] ; then
	echo "state=floating"
	echo "rectangle=1100x868+250+16"
	exit
fi

# notify-send "$title" "$1 | $2 | $3 | $4 | $role"

#place floating windows
#adapted from https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm/issues/263
floats=$(bspc query -N -n .floating -d .focused | wc -l)
xdotool windowmove --sync $wid $(( 50 + 50 * floats )) y

case "$role" in
	WM_FORCE_FLOATING)
		echo "state=floating"
		;;
	WM_FORCE_TILED)
		echo "state=tiled"
		;;
	WM_FORCE_FULLSCREEN)
		echo "state=fullscreen"
		;;
esac

# case $state in
# 	floating)
# 		if [ -z "$desktop" ] || [ "$desktop" = "$(bspc query -D -d --names)" ] && [ -z "$rectangle" ]; then
# 			rule="${rule}$(centerfloat) center=false "
# 		fi
# 		;;
# esac