Re: How to assign apps to cwm groups?

On 2024-05-23 22:07:27, Sadeep Madurange wrote:
> I'm trying to assign xterm to group 1 and firefox to group 2. Then,
> I'd like to only see a specific group at any given time.
>
> After logging in, I start xterm. Then I start firefox. Problem is
> firefox opens right on top of my terminal. I expected it to open in
> group 2 such that either it's not visible till I press 4+2 or start
> firefox in group 2 and move me to group 2 automatically. Is that not
> how groups work?
>
> Also, with the config below and firefox and terminal open, when I
> press 4+1 nothing happens (I still see firefox and xterm stacked).
> When I press 4+2, both windows disappears.
>
> Can someone please let me know how I can configure groups to work a
> little like workspaces in i3, if that's possible?

Actually, it seems to be working. Not sure what I did, but works as
expected with the following config.

sticky no

autogroup 1 "xterm,XTerm"
autogroup 2 "Firefox"

# Commands
command mail "xterm -e 'cd ~/Downloads && mutt -F ~/.mutt/muttrc'"
command firefox firefox

bind-key 4-Return terminal
bind-key 4-d menu-cmd
bind-key 4S-r restart
bind-key 4S-e quit
bind-key 4S-q window-close

bind-key 4-1 group-only-1
bind-key 4-2 group-only-2
bind-key 4-3 group-only-3
bind-key 4-4 group-only-4
bind-key 4-5 group-only-5
bind-key 4-6 group-only-6
bind-key 4-7 group-only-7
bind-key 4-8 group-only-8
bind-key 4-9 group-only-9

bind-key 4S-1 window-movetogroup-1
bind-key 4S-2 window-movetogroup-2
bind-key 4S-3 window-movetogroup-3
bind-key 4S-4 window-movetogroup-4
bind-key 4S-5 window-movetogroup-5
bind-key 4S-6 window-movetogroup-6
bind-key 4S-7 window-movetogroup-7
bind-key 4S-8 window-movetogroup-8
bind-key 4S-9 window-movetogroup-9

# Mouse bindings
bind-mouse M-2 window-lower
bind-mouse M-3 window-resize

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Sadeep Madurange
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