0

I want to make Google chrome focusable while using awesomeWM in Ubuntu 18.04. How can I do it?

I'm new to use awesomeWM as a window manager in Ubuntu 18.04, and I prefer Google chrome (not chromium, because my password manager don't work). I installed Chrome as a .deb package in official.

However, in default, Chrome spawned by <mod> + r and google-chrome cannot be focused by <mod> + space and don't obey to layouts.

Besides I found google-chrome's WM_CLASS is Google-chrome by xwininfo and xprop and refered to the doc, I added this code in my rc.lua:

    { rule = { class = "Google-chrome" },
      properties = { focusable = true }
    },

And reboot. I expect this code enables google-chrome focusable, but it was still not focusable.

How do I correct the code?

Szkieletor
  • 1
  • 1

1 Answers1

0

Is the problem that the window is not focusable or that it cannot be tiled? Based on your description, I wonder if Chrome is defaulting to a maximized state. If you're able, try pressing <mod> + m to unmaximize the client. If that works, add maximized_vertical = false and maximized_horizontal = false to the rule:

    { rule = { class = "Google-chrome" },
      properties = { focusable = true, 
                     maximized_vertical = false, 
                     maximized_horizontal = false }
    },
orionsev
  • 1
  • 1