Thanks for the tip on xprop Perry with that I figured out what was wrong, I needed to capitalize the K in ktp.
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Perry Hargrave <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 >
