Scratchpad failure

[wasamasa]

I'm using the following lines to have a scratchpad with termite going on:

exec --no-startup-id scratchpad
# ...
for_window [class="scratchpad_termite"] move to scratchpad
bindsym $mod+grave [class="scratchpad_termite"] scratchpad show

Contents of the scratchpad script:

#!/bin/bash
pgrep tmux
if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
  termite --class=scratchpad_termite --exec=tmux
else
  termite --class=scratchpad_termite --exec='tmux a'
fi

Error when using $mod+grave:

Command '[class="scratchpad_termite"] scratchpad show' failed: Can't handle criteria string: Refusing to execute command

Not sure what exactly is going on there. I'd be happy to provide further debug information.

[thejan2009]

There are multiple issues here. First of all, the reported failure to parse criteria. There is also another issue which might be related to upstream: --class=something doesn't change the window's class or appname. Relevant output of command swaymsg -t get_tree when termite was started with --class option:

              "window": 5,
              "window_properties": {
                "class": "termite",
                "title": "js@planica:~",
                "transient_for": null
              },
              "fullscreen_mode": 0,
              "sticky": false,
              "floating": "auto_off",
              "app_id": "termite",

[wasamasa]

I would also accept an alternative solution for recognizing a specific Termite window as scratchpad.

[thejan2009]

Use title instead of class, e.g. termite --title=scratchpad_termite and for_window [title="scratchpad_termite"] move scratchpad. About the second part - criteria doesn't seem to be implemented as one would expect, it doesn't work with arbitrary commands, only with for_window. That should probably be a separate issue.

[wasamasa]

Thanks. If I change the script and config as suggested, I get an additional error:

Command 'move' failed: Expected 'move <left|up|right|down>' or 'move <container|window> to workspace <name>' or 'move <container|window> to output <name|direction>' or 'move position mouse'

[ddevault]

Please provide a log.

[wasamasa]

Truncated log:

12/27/16 00:23:11 - [commands.c:482] handling config command 'exec --no-startup-id scratchpad'
12/27/16 00:23:11 - [commands.c:328] find_handler(exec) 0
12/27/16 00:23:11 - [config.c:656] Defferring command `exec --no-startup-id scratchpad'
...
12/27/16 00:23:11 - [commands.c:482] handling config command 'for_window [title="scratchpad_termite"] move to scratchpad'
12/27/16 00:23:11 - [commands.c:328] find_handler(for_window) 0
12/27/16 00:23:11 - [criteria.c:101] Parsing criteria: '[title="scratchpad_termite"]'
12/27/16 00:23:11 - [criteria.c:231] title -> /scratchpad_termite/
12/27/16 00:23:11 - [for_window.c:36] for_window: '[title="scratchpad_termite"]' -> 'move to scratchpad' added
12/27/16 00:23:11 - [commands.c:482] handling config command 'bindsym $mod+grave [title="scratchpad_termite"] scratchpad show'
12/27/16 00:23:11 - [commands.c:328] find_handler(bindsym) 0
12/27/16 00:23:11 - [bind.c:85] bindsym - Bound Mod4+grave to command [title="scratchpad_termite"] scratchpad show
...
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [exec_always.c:74] Child process created with pid 12416 for workspace 1
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [commands.c:414] Handling command 'exec --no-startup-id scratchpad'
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [commands.c:328] find_handler(exec) 0
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [exec_always.c:18] exec switch '--no-startup-id' not supported, ignored.
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [exec_always.c:33] Executing scratchpad
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [exec_always.c:74] Child process created with pid 12418 for workspace 1
...
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [exec_always.c:74] Child process created with pid 12416 for workspace 1
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [commands.c:414] Handling command 'exec --no-startup-id scratchpad'
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [commands.c:328] find_handler(exec) 0
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [exec_always.c:18] exec switch '--no-startup-id' not supported, ignored.
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [exec_always.c:33] Executing scratchpad
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [exec_always.c:74] Child process created with pid 12418 for workspace 1
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [main.c:44] [wlc] xwm: unimplemented 29
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [workspace.c:329] looking for workspace for pid 12424
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [workspace.c:344] found pid_workspace for pid 12418, workspace 1
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [handlers.c:341] handle:3 type:0 state:0 parent:0 mask:0 (x:0 y:0 w:642 h:386) title:scratchpad_termite class:(null) appid:termite
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [container.c:290] Adding new view 3:scratchpad_termite to container 0x267d050 2
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [layout.c:62] Adding 0x2babe30 (4, 0.000000x0.000000) to 0x267d050 (2, 1366.000000x751.000000)
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [container.c:240] creating container 0x2bc5050 around 0x2babe30
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [layout.c:62] Adding 0x2babe30 (4, 0.000000x0.000000) to 0x2bc5050 (3, 0.000000x0.000000)
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [ipc-server.c:665] Sending window::new event
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [debug_log.c:94] Setting focus to 0x2babe30:3 (VIEW 'scratchpad_termite')
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [ipc-server.c:665] Sending window::focus event
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [debug_log.c:94] Arranging layout for 0x2bc5050 (CONTAINER '(null)')
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x2bc5050 (null) 0.000000x0.000000+0.000000,0.000000
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x2babe30 scratchpad_termite 0.000000x0.000000+0.000000,0.000000
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [layout.c:858] Set view to 1 x 1 @ 0, 0
focus:R      |(0x63bf20)(p:(nil)   )(f:0x267b700)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:root|layout:-    |w:1366|h: 768|x:   0|y:   0|g:  0|vis:t|children: 1|name:root
|focus:X     |(0x267b700)(p:0x63bf20)(f:0x267d050)(h: 1)Type:op  |layout:-    |w:1366|h: 768|x:   0|y:   0|g: -1|vis:t|children: 1|name:LVDS-1
|-focus:W    |(0x267d050)(p:0x267b700)(f:0x2bc5050)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:ws  |layout:Horiz|w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:t|children: 1|name:1
|--focus:X   |(0x2bc5050)(p:0x267d050)(f:0x2babe30)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:cont|layout:Tab  |w:   0|h:   0|x:   0|y:   0|g: -1|vis:t|children: 1|name:(null)
|---focus:K  |(0x2babe30)(p:0x2bc5050)(f:(nil)   )(h: 3)Type:view|layout:-    |w:   1|h:   1|x:   0|y:   0|g: -1|vis:t|children: 0|name:scratchpad_termi
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [debug_log.c:94] Arranging layout for 0x267b700 (OUTPUT 'LVDS-1')
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x267b700 LVDS-1 1366.000000x768.000000+0.000000,0.000000
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [debug_log.c:94] Arranging layout for 0x267d050 (WORKSPACE '1')
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x267d050 1 1366.000000x751.000000+0.000000,17.000000
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [layout.c:826] -> Found panel for this workspace: 1366x17, position: 0
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [layout.c:848] Arranging workspace '1' at 0.000000, 17.000000
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [layout.c:918] Arranging 0x267d050 horizontally
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [layout.c:922] Calculating arrangement for 0x2bc5050:3 (will scale 1366.000000 by 1.000000)
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x2bc5050 (null) 1366.000000x0.000000+0.000000,17.000000
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x2babe30 scratchpad_termite 1.000000x1.000000+0.000000,17.000000
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [layout.c:858] Set view to 1366 x 751 @ 0, 17
focus:R      |(0x63bf20)(p:(nil)   )(f:0x267b700)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:root|layout:-    |w:1366|h: 768|x:   0|y:   0|g:  0|vis:t|children: 1|name:root
|focus:X     |(0x267b700)(p:0x63bf20)(f:0x267d050)(h: 1)Type:op  |layout:-    |w:1366|h: 768|x:   0|y:   0|g: -1|vis:t|children: 1|name:LVDS-1
|-focus:W    |(0x267d050)(p:0x267b700)(f:0x2bc5050)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:ws  |layout:Horiz|w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:t|children: 1|name:1
|--focus:X   |(0x2bc5050)(p:0x267d050)(f:0x2babe30)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:cont|layout:Tab  |w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:t|children: 1|name:(null)
|---focus:K  |(0x2babe30)(p:0x2bc5050)(f:(nil)   )(h: 3)Type:view|layout:-    |w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:t|children: 0|name:scratchpad_termi
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [handlers.c:393] for_window '[title="scratchpad_termite"]' matches new view 0x2babe30, cmd: 'move to scratchpad'
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [commands.c:414] Handling command 'move to scratchpad'
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [commands.c:328] find_handler(move) 0
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [handlers.c:396] Command 'move' failed: Expected 'move <left|right|up|down>' or 'move <container|window> to workspace <name>' or 'move <container|window|workspace> to output <name|direction>' or 'move position mouse'
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [debug_log.c:94] Setting focus to 0x2babe30:3 (VIEW 'scratchpad_termite')
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [ipc-server.c:665] Sending window::focus event
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [debug_log.c:94] Arranging layout for 0x2bc5050 (CONTAINER '(null)')
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x2bc5050 (null) 1366.000000x751.000000+0.000000,17.000000
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x2babe30 scratchpad_termite 1366.000000x751.000000+0.000000,17.000000
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [layout.c:858] Set view to 1366 x 751 @ 0, 17
focus:R      |(0x63bf20)(p:(nil)   )(f:0x267b700)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:root|layout:-    |w:1366|h: 768|x:   0|y:   0|g:  0|vis:t|children: 1|name:root
|focus:X     |(0x267b700)(p:0x63bf20)(f:0x267d050)(h: 1)Type:op  |layout:-    |w:1366|h: 768|x:   0|y:   0|g: -1|vis:t|children: 1|name:LVDS-1
|-focus:W    |(0x267d050)(p:0x267b700)(f:0x2bc5050)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:ws  |layout:Horiz|w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:t|children: 1|name:1
|--focus:X   |(0x2bc5050)(p:0x267d050)(f:0x2babe30)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:cont|layout:Tab  |w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:t|children: 1|name:(null)
|---focus:K  |(0x2babe30)(p:0x2bc5050)(f:(nil)   )(h: 3)Type:view|layout:-    |w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:t|children: 0|name:scratchpad_termi
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [handlers.c:496] geometry request for 3 642x386 @ 0,17
12/27/16 00:23:12 - [handlers.c:496] geometry request for 3 1366x751 @ 0,17
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [input.c:52] rewritten name Power_Button
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [handlers.c:131] Found input device (0:1:Power_Button)
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [input.c:52] rewritten name Video_Bus
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [handlers.c:131] Found input device (0:6:Video_Bus)
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [input.c:52] rewritten name Sleep_Button
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [handlers.c:131] Found input device (0:3:Sleep_Button)
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [input.c:52] rewritten name AT_Translated_Set_2_keyboard
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [handlers.c:131] Found input device (1:1:AT_Translated_Set_2_keyboard)
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [input.c:52] rewritten name TPPS/2_IBM_TrackPoint
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [handlers.c:131] Found input device (2:10:TPPS/2_IBM_TrackPoint)
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [input.c:52] rewritten name ThinkPad_Extra_Buttons
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [handlers.c:131] Found input device (6058:20564:ThinkPad_Extra_B)
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [debug_log.c:94] Setting focus to 0x2babe30:3 (VIEW 'scratchpad_termite')
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [ipc-server.c:665] Sending window::focus event
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [debug_log.c:94] Arranging layout for 0x2bc5050 (CONTAINER '(null)')
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x2bc5050 (null) 1366.000000x751.000000+0.000000,17.000000
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x2babe30 scratchpad_termite 1366.000000x751.000000+0.000000,17.000000
12/27/16 00:23:13 - [layout.c:858] Set view to 1366 x 751 @ 0, 17
focus:R      |(0x63bf20)(p:(nil)   )(f:0x267b700)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:root|layout:-    |w:1366|h: 768|x:   0|y:   0|g:  0|vis:t|children: 1|name:root
|focus:X     |(0x267b700)(p:0x63bf20)(f:0x267d050)(h: 1)Type:op  |layout:-    |w:1366|h: 768|x:   0|y:   0|g: -1|vis:t|children: 1|name:LVDS-1
|-focus:W    |(0x267d050)(p:0x267b700)(f:0x2bc5050)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:ws  |layout:Horiz|w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:t|children: 1|name:1
|--focus:X   |(0x2bc5050)(p:0x267d050)(f:0x2babe30)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:cont|layout:Tab  |w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:t|children: 1|name:(null)
|---focus:K  |(0x2babe30)(p:0x2bc5050)(f:(nil)   )(h: 3)Type:view|layout:-    |w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:t|children: 0|name:scratchpad_termi
12/27/16 00:23:14 - [handlers.c:592] Command '[title="scratchpad_termite"] scratchpad show' failed: Can't handle criteria string: Refusing to execute command
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [handlers.c:592] Command '[title="scratchpad_termite"] scratchpad show' failed: Can't handle criteria string: Refusing to execute command
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [handlers.c:592] Command '[title="scratchpad_termite"] scratchpad show' failed: Can't handle criteria string: Refusing to execute command
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [handlers.c:592] Command '[title="scratchpad_termite"] scratchpad show' failed: Can't handle criteria string: Refusing to execute command
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [handlers.c:592] Command '[title="scratchpad_termite"] scratchpad show' failed: Can't handle criteria string: Refusing to execute command
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [workspace.c:329] looking for workspace for pid 12425
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [handlers.c:341] handle:4 type:0 state:0 parent:0 mask:0 (x:0 y:0 w:656 h:576) title:emacs@odonien class:emacs appid:(null)
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [container.c:290] Adding new view 4:emacs@odonien to container 0x2babe30 4
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [ipc-server.c:665] Sending window::new event
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [debug_log.c:94] Setting focus to 0x2bcf700:4 (VIEW 'emacs@odonien')
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [ipc-server.c:665] Sending window::focus event
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [debug_log.c:94] Arranging layout for 0x2bc5050 (CONTAINER '(null)')
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x2bc5050 (null) 1366.000000x751.000000+0.000000,17.000000
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x2babe30 scratchpad_termite 1366.000000x751.000000+0.000000,17.000000
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [layout.c:858] Set view to 1366 x 751 @ 0, 17
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x2bcf700 emacs@odonien 0.000000x0.000000+0.000000,17.000000
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [layout.c:858] Set view to 1366 x 751 @ 0, 17
focus:R      |(0x63bf20)(p:(nil)   )(f:0x267b700)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:root|layout:-    |w:1366|h: 768|x:   0|y:   0|g:  0|vis:t|children: 1|name:root
|focus:X     |(0x267b700)(p:0x63bf20)(f:0x267d050)(h: 1)Type:op  |layout:-    |w:1366|h: 768|x:   0|y:   0|g: -1|vis:t|children: 1|name:LVDS-1
|-focus:W    |(0x267d050)(p:0x267b700)(f:0x2bc5050)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:ws  |layout:Horiz|w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:t|children: 1|name:1
|--focus:X   |(0x2bc5050)(p:0x267d050)(f:0x2bcf700)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:cont|layout:Tab  |w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:t|children: 2|name:(null)
|---focus:X  |(0x2babe30)(p:0x2bc5050)(f:(nil)   )(h: 3)Type:view|layout:-    |w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:f|children: 0|name:scratchpad_termi
|---focus:K  |(0x2bcf700)(p:0x2bc5050)(f:(nil)   )(h: 4)Type:view|layout:-    |w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:t|children: 0|name:emacs@odonien
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [debug_log.c:94] Arranging layout for 0x267b700 (OUTPUT 'LVDS-1')
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x267b700 LVDS-1 1366.000000x768.000000+0.000000,0.000000
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [debug_log.c:94] Arranging layout for 0x267d050 (WORKSPACE '1')
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x267d050 1 1366.000000x751.000000+0.000000,17.000000
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [layout.c:826] -> Found panel for this workspace: 1366x17, position: 0
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [layout.c:848] Arranging workspace '1' at 0.000000, 17.000000
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [layout.c:918] Arranging 0x267d050 horizontally
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [layout.c:922] Calculating arrangement for 0x2bc5050:3 (will scale 1366.000000 by 1.000000)
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x2bc5050 (null) 1366.000000x751.000000+0.000000,17.000000
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x2babe30 scratchpad_termite 1366.000000x751.000000+0.000000,17.000000
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [layout.c:858] Set view to 1366 x 751 @ 0, 17
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [layout.c:786] Arranging layout for 0x2bcf700 emacs@odonien 1366.000000x751.000000+0.000000,17.000000
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [layout.c:858] Set view to 1366 x 751 @ 0, 17
focus:R      |(0x63bf20)(p:(nil)   )(f:0x267b700)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:root|layout:-    |w:1366|h: 768|x:   0|y:   0|g:  0|vis:t|children: 1|name:root
|focus:X     |(0x267b700)(p:0x63bf20)(f:0x267d050)(h: 1)Type:op  |layout:-    |w:1366|h: 768|x:   0|y:   0|g: -1|vis:t|children: 1|name:LVDS-1
|-focus:W    |(0x267d050)(p:0x267b700)(f:0x2bc5050)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:ws  |layout:Horiz|w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:t|children: 1|name:1
|--focus:X   |(0x2bc5050)(p:0x267d050)(f:0x2bcf700)(h:18446744073709551615)Type:cont|layout:Tab  |w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:t|children: 2|name:(null)
|---focus:X  |(0x2babe30)(p:0x2bc5050)(f:(nil)   )(h: 3)Type:view|layout:-    |w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:f|children: 0|name:scratchpad_termi
|---focus:K  |(0x2bcf700)(p:0x2bc5050)(f:(nil)   )(h: 4)Type:view|layout:-    |w:1366|h: 751|x:   0|y:  17|g: -1|vis:t|children: 0|name:emacs@odonien
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [handlers.c:496] geometry request for 4 656x576 @ 0,34
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [handlers.c:496] geometry request for 4 1366x734 @ 0,34
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [handlers.c:496] geometry request for 4 1360x720 @ 0,34
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [handlers.c:496] geometry request for 4 1360x720 @ 0,34
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [handlers.c:496] geometry request for 4 1366x734 @ 0,34
12/27/16 00:23:15 - [ipc-server.c:665] Sending window::title event
12/27/16 00:23:17 - [commands.c:414] Handling command 'exit'
12/27/16 00:23:17 - [commands.c:328] find_handler(exit) 0
12/27/16 00:23:17 - [main.c:46] [wlc] Terminating wlc...
12/27/16 00:23:17 - [main.c:46] [wlc] Terminating compositor...
12/27/16 00:23:17 - [main.c:46] [wlc] Output (1) terminated...
12/27/16 00:23:17 - [container.c:439] OUTPUT: Destroying output '1'