Feature request to add alternative scratchpad patch by Gaspar Vardanyan ref. #8

README.md

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
 
 ### Changelog:
 
+2020-02-09 - Added alternative scratchpad patch
+
 2020-02-02 - Added fsignal and transferall patches
 
 2020-01-29 - Added swapfocus and shiftview patches
@@ -272,6 +274,9 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
    - [scratchpad](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/scratchpad/)
       - the scratchpad patch allows you to spawn or restore a floating terminal window
 
+   - [scratchpad_alt_1](https://github.com/GasparVardanyan/dwm-scratchpad)
+      - this alternative patch enables a scratchpad feature in dwm similar to the scratchpad feature in i3wm
+
    - [selfrestart](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/selfrestart/)
       - restart dwm without the unnecessary dependency of an external script
 

config.def.h

@@ -555,6 +555,9 @@ static const char *termcmd[]  = { "st", NULL };
 static const char scratchpadname[] = "scratchpad";
 static const char *scratchpadcmd[] = { "st", "-t", scratchpadname, "-g", "120x34", NULL };
 #endif // SCRATCHPAD_PATCH
+#if SCRATCHPAD_ALT_1_PATCH
+static const unsigned scratchpad_mask = 1u << sizeof tags / sizeof * tags;
+#endif // SCRATCHPAD_ALT_1_PATCH
 
 static Key keys[] = {
 	/* modifier                     key            function                argument */
@@ -695,8 +698,16 @@ static Key keys[] = {
 	#if STICKY_PATCH
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_s,          togglesticky,           {0} },
 	#endif // STICKY_PATCH
+	#if SCRATCHPAD_ALT_1_PATCH
+	{ MODKEY,                       XK_0,          view,                   {.ui = ~scratchpad_mask } },
+	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_0,          tag,                    {.ui = ~scratchpad_mask } },
+	{ MODKEY,                       XK_minus,      scratchpad_show,        {0} },
+	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_minus,      scratchpad_hide,        {0} },
+	{ MODKEY,                       XK_equal,      scratchpad_remove,      {0} },
+	#else
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_0,          view,                   {.ui = ~0 } },
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_0,          tag,                    {.ui = ~0 } },
+	#endif // SCRATCHPAD_ALT_1_PATCH
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_comma,      focusmon,               {.i = -1 } },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_period,     focusmon,               {.i = +1 } },
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_comma,      tagmon,                 {.i = -1 } },
@@ -779,9 +790,9 @@ static Key keys[] = {
 	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_KP_5,       togglemaximize,         {.i =  0} },
 	#endif // EXRESIZE_PATCH
 	#if SETBORDERPX_PATCH
-	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_minus,      setborderpx,            {.i = -1 } },
-	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_plus,       setborderpx,            {.i = +1 } },
-	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_numbersign, setborderpx,            {.i = 0 } },
+	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_minus,      setborderpx,            {.i = -1 } },
+	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_plus,       setborderpx,            {.i = +1 } },
+	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_numbersign, setborderpx,            {.i = 0 } },
 	#endif // SETBORDERPX_PATCH
 	#if CYCLELAYOUTS_PATCH
 	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_comma,      cyclelayout,            {.i = -1 } },

patch/include.c

@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
 #if SCRATCHPAD_PATCH
 #include "scratchpad.c"
 #endif
+#if SCRATCHPAD_ALT_1_PATCH
+#include "scratchpad_alt_1.c"
+#endif
 #if SELFRESTART_PATCH
 #include "selfrestart.c"
 #endif

patch/include.h

@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
 #if SCRATCHPAD_PATCH
 #include "scratchpad.h"
 #endif
+#if SCRATCHPAD_ALT_1_PATCH
+#include "scratchpad_alt_1.h"
+#endif
 #if SELFRESTART_PATCH
 #include "selfrestart.h"
 #endif

patch/scratchpad_alt_1.c

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+static Client * scratchpad_last_showed = NULL;
+
+static void scratchpad_hide ()
+{
+	if (selmon -> sel)
+	{
+		selmon -> sel -> tags = scratchpad_mask;
+		focus(NULL);
+		arrange(selmon);
+	}
+}
+
+static _Bool scratchpad_last_showed_is_killed (void)
+{
+	_Bool killed = 1;
+	for (Client * c = selmon -> clients; c != NULL; c = c -> next)
+	{
+		if (c == scratchpad_last_showed)
+		{
+			killed = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	return killed;
+}
+
+static void scratchpad_remove ()
+{
+	if (selmon -> sel && scratchpad_last_showed != NULL && selmon -> sel == scratchpad_last_showed)
+		scratchpad_last_showed = NULL;
+}
+
+static void scratchpad_show ()
+{
+	if (scratchpad_last_showed == NULL || scratchpad_last_showed_is_killed ())
+		scratchpad_show_first ();
+	else
+	{
+		if (scratchpad_last_showed -> tags != scratchpad_mask)
+		{
+			scratchpad_last_showed -> tags = scratchpad_mask;
+			focus(NULL);
+			arrange(selmon);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			_Bool found_current = 0;
+			_Bool found_next = 0;
+			for (Client * c = selmon -> clients; c != NULL; c = c -> next)
+			{
+				if (found_current == 0)
+				{
+					if (c == scratchpad_last_showed)
+					{
+						found_current = 1;
+						continue;
+					}
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					if (c -> tags == scratchpad_mask)
+					{
+						found_next = 1;
+						scratchpad_show_client (c);
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			if (found_next == 0) scratchpad_show_first ();
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void scratchpad_show_client (Client * c)
+{
+	scratchpad_last_showed = c;
+	c -> tags = selmon->tagset[selmon->seltags];
+	focus(c);
+	arrange(selmon);
+}
+
+static void scratchpad_show_first (void)
+{
+	for (Client * c = selmon -> clients; c != NULL; c = c -> next)
+	{
+		if (c -> tags == scratchpad_mask)
+		{
+			scratchpad_show_client (c);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}

patch/scratchpad_alt_1.h

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+static void scratchpad_hide ();
+static _Bool scratchpad_last_showed_is_killed (void);
+static void scratchpad_remove ();
+static void scratchpad_show ();
+static void scratchpad_show_client (Client * c);
+static void scratchpad_show_first (void);

patches.def.h

@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@
  * This patch depends on an additional library lmdpclient so if you want to enable this
  * then you will also have to append -lmpdclient to the LIBS configuration in config.mk.
  * A placeholder has been added there for reference.
+ * This patch depends on the following additional library:
+ *    - libmpdclient
  * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/mpdcontrol/
  */
 #define MDPCONTROL_PATCH 0
@@ -387,6 +389,12 @@
  */
 #define SCRATCHPAD_PATCH 0
 
+/* This alternative patch enables a scratchpad feature in dwm similar to the scratchpad
+ * feature in i3wm.
+ * https://github.com/GasparVardanyan/dwm-scratchpad
+ */
+#define SCRATCHPAD_ALT_1_PATCH 0
+
 /* Allows restarting dwm without the dependency of an external script.
  * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/selfrestart/
  */
@@ -452,6 +460,10 @@
 /* This patch depends on the pertag patch and makes it possible to switch focus with a single
  * shortcut (mod-s) instead of having to think if you should use mod-j or mod-k for reaching
  * the previously used window.
+ * This patch depends on the following additional libraries:
+ *    - libxcb
+ *    - Xlib-libxcb
+ *    - xcb-res
  * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/swapfocus/
  */
 #define SWAPFOCUS_PATCH 0