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 $2}')"
parent_id="$(xprop -id "$wid" WM_TRANSIENT_FOR | awk -F '# ' '{print $2}')"

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

# put child windows in center of parent window instead of desktop center
if [ -n "$parent_id" ] ; then
	parent_class="$(xprop -id "$parent_id" WM_CLASS | awk -F '"' '{print $2}')"

	if [ "$parent_class" = gimp ] ; then
		parent_x="$(xdotool getwindowgeometry --shell $parent_id | grep X | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')"
		parent_y="$(xdotool getwindowgeometry --shell $parent_id | grep Y | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')"

		x="$((parent_x + 20))"
		y="$((parent_y + 20))"

		# without an echo, the xdotool command will not work.
		# it appears that xdotool runs before the window is created if no echo is used. 
		# using a sleep command instead of echo just causes a delay in the window opening.
		# so it appears the output to stdout (or whatever) causes bspwm to open the window
		echo ""
		xdotool windowmove "$wid" "$x" "$y"
		exit

		# notify-send $parent_id "$parent_class | $parent_x , $parent_y | $parent_width x $parent_height"
		# notify-send $wid "$width x $height"
		# (sleep 2 ; notify-send $wid "xdotool windowmove --sync $wid $x $y") &
	fi

	if [ "$parent_class" = chromium ] ; then
		parent_x="$(xdotool getwindowgeometry --shell $parent_id | grep X | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')"
		parent_y="$(xdotool getwindowgeometry --shell $parent_id | grep Y | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')"
		parent_width="$(xdotool getwindowgeometry --shell $parent_id | grep WIDTH | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')"
		parent_height="$(xdotool getwindowgeometry --shell $parent_id | grep HEIGHT | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')"

		width="$(xdotool getwindowgeometry --shell $wid | grep WIDTH | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')"
		height="$(xdotool getwindowgeometry --shell $wid | grep HEIGHT | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')"

		x="$((parent_x + parent_width / 2 - width / 2))"
		y="$((parent_y + parent_height / 2 - height / 2))"

		# without an echo, the xdotool command will not work.
		# it appears that xdotool runs before the window is created if no echo is used. 
		# using a sleep command instead of echo just causes a delay in the window opening.
		# so it appears the output to stdout (or whatever) causes bspwm to open the window
		echo ""
		xdotool windowmove "$wid" "$x" "$y"
		exit

		# notify-send $parent_id "$parent_class | $parent_x , $parent_y | $parent_width x $parent_height"
		# notify-send $wid "$width x $height"
		# (sleep 2 ; notify-send $wid "xdotool windowmove --sync $wid $x $y") &
	fi
fi

if [ $class = "Thunderbird" ] && [ $role = "messageWindow" ] || [ $role = "Msgcompose" ] ; then
	echo "state=floating"
	echo "rectangle=1080x868+0+800"
	exit
fi

if [ $class = "Surf" ] ; then
	echo "state=floating"
	echo "follow=on"
	echo "rectangle=1080x868+0+700"
	exit
fi


# notify-send "$title" "$1 | class: '$2' | instance: '$3' | $4 | role: '$role'"

#place floating windows
#adapted from https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm/issues/263
# floats=$(bspc query -N -n .floating -d .focused | wc -l)
# if [ $floats -gt 0 ] ; then
# 	echo ""
# 	xdotool windowmove --relative $wid $(( 50 * floats )) $(( 50 * floats ))
    # why does --relative option not work?
# 	notify-send $floats "xdotool windowmove --relative $wid $(( 50 * floats )) $(( 50 * floats ))"
# 	exit
# fi

case "$role" in
	messageWindow)
		echo "state=floating"
		;;
	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