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Diffstat (limited to '.local/bin/scripts/scratchpad')
| -rwxr-xr-x | .local/bin/scripts/scratchpad | 88 |
1 files changed, 42 insertions, 46 deletions
diff --git a/.local/bin/scripts/scratchpad b/.local/bin/scripts/scratchpad index 1b3dfeb..8a1aea0 100755 --- a/.local/bin/scripts/scratchpad +++ b/.local/bin/scripts/scratchpad @@ -4,65 +4,61 @@ # Created On: Tue 07 Mar 2023 15:06:47 PM CAT # Project: Agnostic scratchpad/dropdown terminal that works on most window managers -# Set the GDK_BACKEND and QT_QPA_PLATFORM environment variables to x11 to allow working in Wayland +# Dependencies: wmctrl, xprop, xdo, xdotool +# NOTE: Ensure script is included in system's path and can therefore be invoked with the command 'scratchpad'. +# Furthermore make sure the terminal is using x11 as a backend in wayland to allow this to work. +# Example: wezterm.lua: enable_wayland = false, +# kitty.conf: linux_display_server x11 + +# Set the environment variables to x11 to allow working in Wayland export GDK_BACKEND=x11 export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb +export WAYLAND_DISPLAY="" +export WINIT_UNIX_BACKEND=x11 -# List of supported terminals with dropdown class -supported_terminals=( - "wezterm" - "kitty" - "alacritty" -) +# Supported terminals and dropdown class +supported_terminals=("wezterm" "kitty" "alacritty") -# Check if any of the supported terminals with scratchpad class are running +# Check if any supported terminal with scratchpad class is running for term in "${supported_terminals[@]}"; do - if pgrep -f "$term.*--class scratchpad" >/dev/null; then - my_term="$term" - break - fi + if pgrep -f "$term.*--class scratchpad" >/dev/null; then + my_term="$term" + break + fi done -# If none of the supported terminals are running, start the first available one +# If no supported terminal is running, start the first available one if [ "$my_term" = "" ]; then - for term in "${supported_terminals[@]}"; do - if command -v "$term" >/dev/null 2>&1; then - my_term="$term" - break - fi - done - if [ "$my_term" = "" ]; then - echo "No supported terminal found." - exit 1 - fi + for term in "${supported_terminals[@]}"; do + if command -v "$term" >/dev/null 2>&1; then + my_term="$term" + break + fi + done + if [ "$my_term" = "" ]; then + echo "No supported terminal found." && exit 1 + fi - # Start the terminal with scratchpad class - case "$my_term" in - "wezterm") - wezterm start --class scratchpad -e tmux new-session -A -s tmux -e bash >/dev/null 2>&1 & - ;; - "kitty") - kitty --class scratchpad tmux new-session -A -s tmux -e bash >/dev/null 2>&1 & - ;; - "alacritty") - alacritty --class scratchpad -e tmux new-session -A -s tmux -e bash >/dev/null 2>&1 & - ;; - esac + # Start terminal with scratchpad class + case "$my_term" in + "wezterm") wezterm start --class scratchpad -e tmux new-session -A -s tmux -e bash & ;; + "kitty") kitty --class scratchpad tmux new-session -A -s tmux -e bash & ;; + "alacritty") alacritty --class scratchpad -e tmux new-session -A -s tmux -e bash & ;; + esac fi # Get the window ID of the scratchpad terminal id="$(xdo id -N scratchpad)" -# Toggle the visibility of the scratchpad terminal +# Toggle scratchpad terminal visibility if [ "$id" != "" ]; then - if xwininfo -id "$id" | grep "Map State: IsViewable" >/dev/null; then - # The scratchpad window is visible, so hide it - dimensions="$(xwininfo -id "$id" | awk '/Width:|Height:/ { printf("%s=%s;", tolower($1), $2) }')" - xdo hide "$id" 2>/dev/null - else - # The scratchpad window is hidden, so show it - xdo show "$id" - # Restore the dimensions of the window - xdotool windowsize "$id" "$(echo "$dimensions" | tr ';' ' ')" 2>/dev/null - fi + if xwininfo -id "$id" | grep "Map State: IsViewable" >/dev/null; then + # Scratchpad is visible, hide it + dimensions="$(xwininfo -id "$id" | awk '/Width:|Height:/ { printf("%s=%s;", tolower($1), $2) }')" + xdo hide "$id" 2>/dev/null + else + # Scratchpad is hidden, show it and restore dimensions + xdo show "$id" + xdotool windowsize "$id" "$(echo "$dimensions" | tr ';' ' ')" 2>/dev/null + fi fi |