some awesome changes, not complete

awesome/.config/awesome/binds.lua

@@ -145,10 +145,15 @@ local client_buttons = gears.table.join(
   end),
   awful.button({ "Mod4" }, 1, function(c)
     c:emit_signal("request::activate", "mouse_click", { raise = true })
+    c.floating = true
     awful.mouse.client.move(c)
   end),
+  awful.button({ "Mod4" }, 2, function(c)
+    c.floating = not c.floating
+  end),
   awful.button({ "Mod4" }, 3, function(c)
     c:emit_signal("request::activate", "mouse_click", { raise = true })
+    c.floating = true
     awful.mouse.client.resize(c, config.resize_corner)
   end)
 )

awesome/.config/awesome/config.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 local awful = require("awful")
 
+local floating = require("floating")
+
 local config = {}
 
 -- Default programs
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ config.theme_name = "default"
 config.layouts = {
   awful.layout.suit.tile,
   awful.layout.suit.max,
-  awful.layout.suit.floating,
+  floating,
 }
 config.default_layout = 1 -- Index of layout (1-indexed)
 

awesome/.config/awesome/floating.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+local ipairs = ipairs
+local capi = { mouse = mouse, mousegrabber = mousegrabber }
+
+local floating = {}
+
+function floating.mouse_resize_handler(c, corner, x, y)
+  local g = c:geometry()
+
+  -- Do not allow maximized clients to be resized by mouse
+  local fixed_x = c.maximized_horizontal
+  local fixed_y = c.maximized_vertical
+
+  local prev_coords = {}
+  local coordinates_delta = {x=0, y=0}
+
+  local corner_x, corner_y = x, y
+  local mouse_coords = capi.mouse.coords()
+  x = mouse_coords.x
+  y = mouse_coords.y
+  coordinates_delta = {x = corner_x-x,y = corner_y-y}
+
+  capi.mousegrabber.run(function(state)
+    if not c.valid then return false end
+
+    state.x = state.x + coordinates_delta.x
+    state.y = state.y + coordinates_delta.y
+
+    for _, v in ipairs(state.buttons) do
+      if v then
+        local ng
+
+        prev_coords = { x = state.x, y = state.y }
+
+        if corner == "bottom_right" then
+          ng = {
+            width = state.x - g.x,
+            height = state.y - g.y
+          }
+        elseif corner == "bottom_left" then
+          ng = {
+            x = state.x,
+            width = (g.x + g.width) - state.x,
+            height = state.y - g.y
+          }
+        elseif corner == "top_left" then
+          ng = {
+            x = state.x,
+            width = (g.x + g.width) - state.x,
+            y = state.y,
+            height = (g.y + g.height) - state.y
+          }
+        else
+          ng = {
+            width = state.x - g.x,
+            y = state.y, 
+            height = (g.y + g.height) - state.y 
+          }
+        end
+
+        if ng.width <= 0 then ng.width = nil end
+        if ng.height <= 0 then ng.height = nil end
+        if fixed_x then ng.width = g.width ng.x = g.x end
+        if fixed_y then ng.height = g.height ng.y = g.y end
+
+        c:geometry(ng)
+        local rg = c:geometry()
+
+        if corner == "bottom_right" then
+          ng = {}
+        elseif corner == "bottom_left" then
+          ng = {
+            x = (g.x + g.width) - rg.width
+          }
+        elseif corner == "top_left" then
+          ng = {
+            x = (g.x + g.width) - rg.width,
+            y = (g.y + g.height) - rg.height
+          }
+        else
+          ng = {
+            y = (g.y + g.height) - rg.height
+          }
+        end
+
+        c:geometry({ x = ng.x, y = ng.y })
+        return true
+      end
+    end
+
+    return prev_coords.x == state.x and prev_coords.y == state.y
+  end, corner .. "_corner")
+end
+
+function floating.arrange()
+end
+
+floating.name = "floating"
+
+return floating

awesome/.config/awesome/signals.lua

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+local gears = require("gears")
 local awful = require("awful")
 local beautiful = require("beautiful")
 
@@ -10,14 +11,20 @@ screen.connect_signal("property::geometry", function(s)
   end
 end)
 
--- Ensure client is on screen
+-- Attach client to top of the slaves and ensure client is on screen
 client.connect_signal("manage", function(c)
+  if not awesome.startup then utils.attach_top(c) end
+
   if awesome.startup
     and not c.size_hints.user_position
     and not c.size_hints.program_position
   then
     awful.placement.no_offscreen(c)
   end
+
+  if c.floating then
+    c.ontop = true
+  end
 end)
 
 -- Use sloppy focus for clients
@@ -26,24 +33,7 @@ client.connect_signal("mouse::enter", function(c)
 end)
 
 -- Set border color based on focus status
-client.connect_signal("focus", function(c)
-  if tag_only_has_floating() then
-    awful.client.focus.byidx(1)
-  else
-    t = 0
-    repeat
-      awful.client.focus.byidx(-1)
-      t = t + 1
-    until not client.focus.floating or t > 5
-  end
-  c.border_color = beautiful.border_focus
-end)
+client.connect_signal("focus", function(c) c.border_color = beautiful.border_focus end)
 client.connect_signal("unfocus", function(c) c.border_color = beautiful.border_normal end)
 
-client.connect_signal("unminimize", function(c) c.unminize() end)
-
-client.connect_signal("manage", function (c)
-  if c.floating then
-    c.ontop = true
-  end
-end)
+client.connect_signal("minimize", function(c) c.unminize() end)

awesome/.config/awesome/utils.lua

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 local awful = require("awful")
 
-function tag_only_has_floating()
-  local tag = awful.screen.focused().selected_tag
-  local clients = tag:clients()
-  for _, c in ipairs(clients) do
-    if not c.floating then
-      return false
-    end
-  end
-  return true
+local utils = {}
+
+function utils.attach_top(c)
+  local t = awful.tag.selected(c.screen)
+
+  local clients = t:clients()
+  local layout = awful.tag.getproperty(t, "layout")
+  local nmaster = layout.master_count or 1
+
+  local index = math.min(#clients, nmaster)
+  c:swap(clients[index])
 end
+
+return utils