On Apr 23, 2012 6:48 PM, "Adam Jimerson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello all > > I have am having an issue when setting a client to default to float in my rc.lua file, in my configuration file's rule section I have the following: > > { rule = { class = "ktp-contactlist" }, > properties = { tag = tags[1][5], > floating = true } }, > { rule = { class = "Empathy" }, > properties = { tag = tags[1][5], > floating = true } }, > > The rue for Empathy is working fine, although empahty is having issues of its own... Anyways the "ktp-contactlist" KDE telepathy is not floating when I run it. > The only thing that I can think of is that what I have for class is wrong but I have tried "ktp-contactlist" which is how it shows up under a ps call, and under > /usr/share/applications/kde4/ as ktp-contactlist.desktop, but the window title when open says "KDE IM Contacts" and I have tried that with no luck. Any clue > as to a way to get this to ether default to float so I don't have to press Mod4 + Ctrl + Space on the contact list and any chat windows that it opens? > > The only reason I am wanting these to float is so that they don't take up the full/most screen real estate even though the tag they are on is set to dwindle spiral.
Make sure you have the right string for class (case sensitive too). http://awesome.naquadah.org/wiki/FAQ#How_to_find_window.27s_class_and_other_identifiers.3F ^ should help. Sometimes it is just a matter of getting the right tool. If you are still having trouble after that, reply here again with the output of xprop. -- Hth, Perry
