#!/usr/bin/env bash # a i3-like scratchpad for arbitrary applications. # # this lets a new monitor called "scratchpad" appear in from the top into the # current monitor. There the "scratchpad" will be shown (it will be created if # it doesn't exist yet). If the monitor already exists it is scrolled out of # the screen and removed again. # # Warning: this uses much resources because herbstclient is forked for each # animation step. # # If a tag name is supplied, this is used instead of the scratchpad tag="${1:-scratchpad}" hc() { "${herbstclient_command[@]:-herbstclient}" "$@" ;} mrect=( $(hc monitor_rect "" ) ) width=${mrect[2]} height=${mrect[3]} rect=( $((width/2)) $((height/2)) $((${mrect[0]}+(width/4))) $((${mrect[1]}+(height/4))) ) hc chain , add "$tag" , set_attr tags.by-name."$tag".at_end true monitor=scratchpad exists=false if ! hc add_monitor $(printf "%dx%d%+d%+d" "${rect[@]}") \ "$tag" $monitor 2> /dev/null ; then exists=true else # remember which monitor was focused previously hc chain \ , new_attr string monitors.by-name."$monitor".my_prev_focus \ , substitute M monitors.focus.index \ set_attr monitors.by-name."$monitor".my_prev_focus M fi show() { hc lock hc raise_monitor "$monitor" hc focus_monitor "$monitor" hc unlock hc lock_tag "$monitor" } hide() { # if q3terminal still is focused, then focus the previously focused monitor # (that mon which was focused when starting q3terminal) hc substitute M monitors.by-name."$monitor".my_prev_focus \ and + compare monitors.focus.name = "$monitor" \ + focus_monitor M hc remove_monitor "$monitor" } [ $exists = true ] && hide || show