Homebrew Installation
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@crisidev As requested, I am opening an issue over here.
As I understand it.. I have to use brew tap crisidev/homebrew-chunkwm and then brew install chunkwm
Am I correct?
Yes, correct. The first command brew tap crisidev/homebrew-chunkwm dowloads the new formula, the second one install it.
Yes... the installation instructions really did work. But unfortunately chunkwm did not work out for me. I am going back to kwm until I this is finally ready as a finished product.
Maybe it is the chunkwmrc.
I am currently using chunkwm. I still have some problems, but I adapted my workspaces to chunkwm quirks and I am fine with it. Why?
I have posted some issues with chunkwm, but I can't see much of an improvement with the new version. Maybe it is my settings in the chunkwmrc file.
I have windows bouncing in from monitor to monitor whenever I open a new one. For instance, whenever I open Firefox and its on Monitor 2... when I launch safari, all of a sudden both apps on running on split screen on monitor 1. That's not what I want.
Åsmund aka koekeishiya says that he has never faced this issue, but I guess it is because he does not use a dual monitor setup like I do. I'm wondering if I would be having any of my issues if installed chunkwm from source rather than using home-brew.
The homebrew installation is following the source repo, hence the code is not different. Homebrew is just a packaging mechanism.
Regarding your problems, I don't know how to help. I am currently using the laptop monitor + an external one and all the applications has rules to be positioned in particular desktop numbers. I am not having a lot of issues and it is more performant than kwm.
Also chunkwm is a framework. It takes a while to find the proper settings and to adapt your workflow.
Are you using customs settings or only the one provided on the repo as examples?
I'm using my own edited file. Here is my chunkwmrc at this moment..
#
# NOTE: specify the absolutepath to the directory to use when
# loading a plugin. '~' expansion is supported.
#
chunkc core::plugin_dir ~/.chunkwm_plugins
#
# NOTE: if enabled, chunkwm will monitor the specified plugin_dir
# and automatically reload any '.so' file that is changed.
#
chunkc core::hotload 1
#
# NOTE: the following are config variables for the chunkwm-tiling plugin.
#
chunkc set global_desktop_mode bsp
chunkc set 2_desktop_mode bsp
chunkc set 5_desktop_mode bsp
chunkc set 1_desktop_tree ~/.chunkwm_layouts/dev_1
chunkc set global_desktop_offset_top 2
chunkc set global_desktop_offset_bottom 2
chunkc set global_desktop_offset_left 2
chunkc set global_desktop_offset_right 2
chunkc set global_desktop_offset_gap 2
chunkc set 1_desktop_offset_top 2
chunkc set 1_desktop_offset_bottom 2
chunkc set 1_desktop_offset_left 2
chunkc set 1_desktop_offset_right 2
chunkc set 1_desktop_offset_gap 2
chunkc set 3_desktop_offset_top 2
chunkc set 3_desktop_offset_bottom 2
chunkc set 3_desktop_offset_left 2
chunkc set 3_desktop_offset_right 2
chunkc set desktop_padding_step_size 10.0
chunkc set desktop_gap_step_size 5.0
chunkc set bsp_spawn_left 1
chunkc set bsp_optimal_ratio 1
chunkc set bsp_split_mode optimal
chunkc set bsp_split_ratio 0.5
chunkc set window_focus_cycle monitor
chunkc set mouse_follows_focus 1
chunkc set window_float_next 0
chunkc set window_float_center 1
chunkc set window_region_locked 1
#
# NOTE: shell commands require escaped quotes
# to pass value containing a whitespace.
#
# chunkc set mouse_modifier \"cmd shift\"
chunkc set mouse_modifier fn
chunkc set preselect_border_color 0xffffff00
chunkc set preselect_border_width 4
chunkc set preselect_border_radius 0
#
# NOTE: these settings require chwm-sa.
# (https://github.com/koekeishiya/chwm-sa)
#
chunkc set window_float_topmost 0
chunkc set window_fade_inactive 0
chunkc set window_fade_alpha 0.85
chunkc set window_fade_duration 0.5
#
# NOTE: the following are config variables for the chunkwm-border plugin.
#
chunkc set focused_border_color 0xffc0b18b
chunkc set focused_border_width 4
chunkc set focused_border_radius 0
chunkc set focused_border_skip_floating 0
#
# NOTE: specify plugins to load when chunkwm starts.
# if chunkc plugin_dir is not set, the absolutepath is necessary.
#
chunkc core::load tiling.so
chunkc core::load ffm.so
#chunkc core::load border.so
#
# NOTE: shell commands require escaped quotes
# to pass value containing a whitespace.
#
chunkc tiling::rule --owner \"System Preferences\" --subrole AXStandardWindow --state tile
chunkc tiling::rule --owner Finder --name Copy --state float```
Has this ever happened to you?
No, never.
Happens to me quite a bit. Can't think of why... I always have to restart it to get it back. Otherwise all the windows open up that size in the same position