4 * i3 - an improved dynamic tiling window manager
6 * © 2009-2010 Michael Stapelberg and contributors
8 * See file LICENSE for license information.
10 * workspace.c: Functions for modifying workspaces
27 #include "workspace.h"
33 * Returns a pointer to the workspace with the given number (starting at 0),
34 * creating the workspace if necessary (by allocating the necessary amount of
35 * memory and initializing the data structures correctly).
38 Workspace *workspace_get(int number) {
40 TAILQ_FOREACH(ws, workspaces, workspaces)
41 if (ws->num == number)
44 /* If we are still there, we could not find the requested workspace. */
45 int last_ws = TAILQ_LAST(workspaces, workspaces_head)->num;
47 DLOG("We need to initialize that one, last ws = %d\n", last_ws);
49 for (int c = last_ws; c < number; c++) {
50 DLOG("Creating new ws\n");
52 ws = scalloc(sizeof(Workspace));
54 TAILQ_INIT(&(ws->floating_clients));
55 expand_table_cols(ws);
56 expand_table_rows(ws);
57 workspace_set_name(ws, NULL);
59 TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(workspaces, ws, workspaces);
63 ewmh_update_workarea();
69 * Sets the name (or just its number) for the given workspace. This has to
70 * be called for every workspace as the rendering function
71 * (render_internal_bar) relies on workspace->name and workspace->name_len
75 void workspace_set_name(Workspace *ws, const char *name) {
80 ret = asprintf(&label, "%d: %s", ws->num + 1, name);
81 else ret = asprintf(&label, "%d", ws->num + 1);
84 errx(1, "asprintf() failed");
88 ws->name = convert_utf8_to_ucs2(label, &(ws->name_len));
89 if (config.font != NULL)
90 ws->text_width = predict_text_width(global_conn, config.font, ws->name, ws->name_len);
91 else ws->text_width = 0;
97 * Returns true if the workspace is currently visible. Especially important for
98 * multi-monitor environments, as they can have multiple currenlty active
102 bool workspace_is_visible(Workspace *ws) {
103 return (ws->output->current_workspace == ws);
107 * Switches to the given workspace
110 void workspace_show(xcb_connection_t *conn, int workspace) {
111 bool need_warp = false;
112 xcb_window_t root = xcb_setup_roots_iterator(xcb_get_setup(conn)).data->root;
113 /* t_ws (to workspace) is just a convenience pointer to the workspace we’re switching to */
114 Workspace *t_ws = workspace_get(workspace-1);
116 DLOG("show_workspace(%d)\n", workspace);
118 /* Store current_row/current_col */
119 c_ws->current_row = current_row;
120 c_ws->current_col = current_col;
122 /* Check if the workspace has not been used yet */
123 workspace_initialize(t_ws, c_ws->output, false);
125 if (c_ws->output != t_ws->output) {
126 /* We need to switch to the other output first */
127 DLOG("moving over to other output.\n");
129 /* Store the old client */
130 Client *old_client = CUR_CELL->currently_focused;
132 c_ws = t_ws->output->current_workspace;
133 current_col = c_ws->current_col;
134 current_row = c_ws->current_row;
135 if (CUR_CELL->currently_focused != NULL)
138 Rect *dims = &(c_ws->output->rect);
139 xcb_warp_pointer(conn, XCB_NONE, root, 0, 0, 0, 0,
140 dims->x + (dims->width / 2), dims->y + (dims->height / 2));
143 /* Re-decorate the old client, it’s not focused anymore */
144 if ((old_client != NULL) && !old_client->dock)
145 redecorate_window(conn, old_client);
146 else xcb_flush(conn);
148 /* We need to check, if a global fullscreen-client is blocking the t_ws and if
149 * necessary switch that to local fullscreen */
150 Client* client = c_ws->fullscreen_client;
151 if (client != NULL && client->workspace != c_ws)
152 client_enter_fullscreen(conn, client, false);
155 /* Check if we need to change something or if we’re already there */
156 if (c_ws->output->current_workspace->num == (workspace-1)) {
157 Client *last_focused = SLIST_FIRST(&(c_ws->focus_stack));
158 if (last_focused != SLIST_END(&(c_ws->focus_stack)))
159 set_focus(conn, last_focused, true);
161 client_warp_pointer_into(conn, last_focused);
168 Workspace *old_workspace = c_ws;
169 c_ws = t_ws->output->current_workspace = workspace_get(workspace-1);
171 /* Unmap all clients of the old workspace */
172 workspace_unmap_clients(conn, old_workspace);
174 current_row = c_ws->current_row;
175 current_col = c_ws->current_col;
176 DLOG("new current row = %d, current col = %d\n", current_row, current_col);
178 workspace_map_clients(conn, c_ws);
180 /* POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE HERE: due to the call to _map_clients first and
181 * render_layout afterwards, there is a short flickering on the source
182 * workspace (assign ws 3 to output 0, ws 4 to output 1, create single
183 * client on ws 4, move it to ws 3, switch to ws 3, you’ll see the
186 /* Restore focus on the new workspace */
187 Client *last_focused = SLIST_FIRST(&(c_ws->focus_stack));
188 if (last_focused != SLIST_END(&(c_ws->focus_stack)))
189 set_focus(conn, last_focused, true);
190 else xcb_set_input_focus(conn, XCB_INPUT_FOCUS_POINTER_ROOT, root, XCB_CURRENT_TIME);
194 /* We can warp the pointer only after the window has been
195 * reconfigured in render_layout, otherwise the pointer will
196 * be warped to the old position, which will not work when we
197 * moved it to another output. */
198 if (last_focused != SLIST_END(&(c_ws->focus_stack)) && need_warp) {
199 client_warp_pointer_into(conn, last_focused);
205 * Assigns the given workspace to the given output by correctly updating its
206 * state and reconfiguring all the clients on this workspace.
208 * This is called when initializing a output and when re-assigning it to a
209 * different output which just got available (if you configured it to be on
210 * output 1 and you just plugged in output 1).
213 void workspace_assign_to(Workspace *ws, Output *output, bool hide_it) {
216 bool visible = workspace_is_visible(ws);
220 /* Copy the dimensions from the virtual output */
221 memcpy(&(ws->rect), &(ws->output->rect), sizeof(Rect));
223 ewmh_update_workarea();
225 /* Force reconfiguration for each client on that workspace */
226 SLIST_FOREACH(client, &(ws->focus_stack), focus_clients) {
227 client->force_reconfigure = true;
234 /* Render the workspace to reconfigure the clients. However, they will be visible now, so… */
235 render_workspace(global_conn, output, ws);
237 /* …unless we want to see them at the moment, we should hide that workspace */
238 if (visible && !hide_it)
241 workspace_unmap_clients(global_conn, ws);
244 DLOG("Need to adjust output->current_workspace...\n");
245 output->current_workspace = c_ws;
250 * Initializes the given workspace if it is not already initialized. The given
251 * screen is to be understood as a fallback, if the workspace itself either
252 * was not assigned to a particular screen or cannot be placed there because
253 * the screen is not attached at the moment.
256 void workspace_initialize(Workspace *ws, Output *output, bool recheck) {
259 if (ws->output != NULL && !recheck) {
260 DLOG("Workspace already initialized\n");
264 old_output = ws->output;
266 /* If this workspace has no preferred output or if the output it wants
267 * to be on is not available at the moment, we initialize it with
268 * the output which was given */
269 if (ws->preferred_output == NULL ||
270 (ws->output = get_output_by_name(ws->preferred_output)) == NULL)
273 DLOG("old_output = %p, ws->output = %p\n", old_output, ws->output);
274 /* If the assignment did not change, we do not need to update anything */
275 if (old_output != NULL && ws->output == old_output)
278 workspace_assign_to(ws, ws->output, false);
282 * Gets the first unused workspace for the given screen, taking into account
283 * the preferred_output setting of every workspace (workspace assignments).
286 Workspace *get_first_workspace_for_output(Output *output) {
287 Workspace *result = NULL;
290 TAILQ_FOREACH(ws, workspaces, workspaces) {
291 if (ws->preferred_output == NULL ||
292 get_output_by_name(ws->preferred_output) != output)
299 if (result == NULL) {
300 /* No assignment found, returning first unused workspace */
301 TAILQ_FOREACH(ws, workspaces, workspaces) {
302 if (ws->output != NULL)
310 if (result == NULL) {
311 DLOG("No existing free workspace found to assign, creating a new one\n");
314 TAILQ_FOREACH(ws, workspaces, workspaces)
316 result = workspace_get(last_ws + 1);
319 workspace_initialize(result, output, false);
324 * Maps all clients (and stack windows) of the given workspace.
327 void workspace_map_clients(xcb_connection_t *conn, Workspace *ws) {
330 ignore_enter_notify_forall(conn, ws, true);
332 /* Map all clients on the new workspace */
334 CIRCLEQ_FOREACH(client, &(ws->table[cols][rows]->clients), clients)
335 client_map(conn, client);
337 /* Map all floating clients */
338 if (!ws->floating_hidden)
339 TAILQ_FOREACH(client, &(ws->floating_clients), floating_clients)
340 client_map(conn, client);
342 /* Map all stack windows, if any */
343 struct Stack_Window *stack_win;
344 SLIST_FOREACH(stack_win, &stack_wins, stack_windows)
345 if (stack_win->container->workspace == ws)
346 xcb_map_window(conn, stack_win->window);
348 ignore_enter_notify_forall(conn, ws, false);
352 * Unmaps all clients (and stack windows) of the given workspace.
354 * This needs to be called separately when temporarily rendering
355 * a workspace which is not the active workspace to force
356 * reconfiguration of all clients, like in src/xinerama.c when
357 * re-assigning a workspace to another screen.
360 void workspace_unmap_clients(xcb_connection_t *conn, Workspace *u_ws) {
362 struct Stack_Window *stack_win;
364 /* Ignore notify events because they would cause focus to be changed */
365 ignore_enter_notify_forall(conn, u_ws, true);
367 /* Unmap all clients of the given workspace */
368 int unmapped_clients = 0;
370 CIRCLEQ_FOREACH(client, &(u_ws->table[cols][rows]->clients), clients) {
371 DLOG("unmapping normal client %p / %p / %p\n", client, client->frame, client->child);
372 client_unmap(conn, client);
376 /* To find floating clients, we traverse the focus stack */
377 SLIST_FOREACH(client, &(u_ws->focus_stack), focus_clients) {
378 if (!client_is_floating(client))
381 DLOG("unmapping floating client %p / %p / %p\n", client, client->frame, client->child);
383 client_unmap(conn, client);
387 /* If we did not unmap any clients, the workspace is empty and we can destroy it, at least
388 * if it is not the current workspace. */
389 if (unmapped_clients == 0 && u_ws != c_ws) {
390 /* Re-assign the workspace of all dock clients which use this workspace */
392 DLOG("workspace %p is empty\n", u_ws);
393 SLIST_FOREACH(dock, &(u_ws->output->dock_clients), dock_clients) {
394 if (dock->workspace != u_ws)
397 DLOG("Re-assigning dock client to c_ws (%p)\n", c_ws);
398 dock->workspace = c_ws;
403 /* Unmap the stack windows on the given workspace, if any */
404 SLIST_FOREACH(stack_win, &stack_wins, stack_windows)
405 if (stack_win->container->workspace == u_ws)
406 xcb_unmap_window(conn, stack_win->window);
408 ignore_enter_notify_forall(conn, u_ws, false);
412 * Goes through all clients on the given workspace and updates the workspace’s
413 * urgent flag accordingly.
416 void workspace_update_urgent_flag(Workspace *ws) {
419 SLIST_FOREACH(current, &(ws->focus_stack), focus_clients) {
420 if (!current->urgent)
431 * Returns the width of the workspace.
434 int workspace_width(Workspace *ws) {
435 return ws->rect.width;
439 * Returns the effective height of the workspace (without the internal bar and
440 * without dock clients).
443 int workspace_height(Workspace *ws) {
444 int height = ws->rect.height;
445 i3Font *font = load_font(global_conn, config.font);
447 /* Reserve space for dock clients */
449 SLIST_FOREACH(client, &(ws->output->dock_clients), dock_clients)
450 height -= client->desired_height;
452 /* Space for the internal bar */
453 height -= (font->height + 6);