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1 /*
2  * vim:ts=4:sw=4:expandtab
3  *
4  * i3 - an improved dynamic tiling window manager
5  * © 2009 Michael Stapelberg and contributors (see also: LICENSE)
6  *
7  * workspace.c: Modifying workspaces, accessing them, moving containers to
8  * workspaces.
9  *
10  */
11 #include "all.h"
12 #include "yajl_utils.h"
13 
14 /* Stores a copy of the name of the last used workspace for the workspace
15  * back-and-forth switching. */
16 static char *previous_workspace_name = NULL;
17 
18 /* NULL-terminated list of workspace names (in order) extracted from
19  * keybindings. */
20 static char **binding_workspace_names = NULL;
21 
22 /*
23  * Sets ws->layout to splith/splitv if default_orientation was specified in the
24  * configfile. Otherwise, it uses splith/splitv depending on whether the output
25  * is higher than wide.
26  *
27  */
29  /* If default_orientation is set to NO_ORIENTATION we determine
30  * orientation depending on output resolution. */
32  Con *output = con_get_output(ws);
33  ws->layout = (output->rect.height > output->rect.width) ? L_SPLITV : L_SPLITH;
34  ws->rect = output->rect;
35  DLOG("Auto orientation. Workspace size set to (%d,%d), setting layout to %d.\n",
36  output->rect.width, output->rect.height, ws->layout);
37  } else {
39  }
40 }
41 
42 /*
43  * Returns a pointer to the workspace with the given number (starting at 0),
44  * creating the workspace if necessary (by allocating the necessary amount of
45  * memory and initializing the data structures correctly).
46  *
47  */
48 Con *workspace_get(const char *num, bool *created) {
49  Con *output, *workspace = NULL;
50 
51  TAILQ_FOREACH(output, &(croot->nodes_head), nodes)
52  GREP_FIRST(workspace, output_get_content(output), !strcasecmp(child->name, num));
53 
54  if (workspace == NULL) {
55  LOG("Creating new workspace \"%s\"\n", num);
56  /* unless an assignment is found, we will create this workspace on the current output */
57  output = con_get_output(focused);
58  /* look for assignments */
59  struct Workspace_Assignment *assignment;
60 
61  /* We set workspace->num to the number if this workspace’s name begins
62  * with a positive number. Otherwise it’s a named ws and num will be
63  * -1. */
64  long parsed_num = ws_name_to_number(num);
65 
67  if (strcmp(assignment->name, num) == 0) {
68  DLOG("Found workspace name assignment to output \"%s\"\n", assignment->output);
69  GREP_FIRST(output, croot, !strcmp(child->name, assignment->output));
70  break;
71  } else if (parsed_num != -1 && name_is_digits(assignment->name) && ws_name_to_number(assignment->name) == parsed_num) {
72  DLOG("Found workspace number assignment to output \"%s\"\n", assignment->output);
73  GREP_FIRST(output, croot, !strcmp(child->name, assignment->output));
74  }
75  }
76 
77  Con *content = output_get_content(output);
78  LOG("got output %p with content %p\n", output, content);
79  /* We need to attach this container after setting its type. con_attach
80  * will handle CT_WORKSPACEs differently */
81  workspace = con_new(NULL, NULL);
82  char *name;
83  sasprintf(&name, "[i3 con] workspace %s", num);
84  x_set_name(workspace, name);
85  free(name);
86  workspace->type = CT_WORKSPACE;
87  FREE(workspace->name);
88  workspace->name = sstrdup(num);
90  workspace->num = parsed_num;
91  LOG("num = %d\n", workspace->num);
92 
93  workspace->parent = content;
95 
96  con_attach(workspace, content, false);
97 
98  ipc_send_workspace_event("init", workspace, NULL);
103  if (created != NULL)
104  *created = true;
105  } else if (created != NULL) {
106  *created = false;
107  }
108 
109  return workspace;
110 }
111 
112 /*
113  * Extracts workspace names from keybindings (e.g. “web” from “bindsym $mod+1
114  * workspace web”), so that when an output needs a workspace, i3 can start with
115  * the first configured one. Needs to be called before reorder_bindings() so
116  * that the config-file order is used, not the i3-internal order.
117  *
118  */
120  Binding *bind;
121  int n = 0;
122  if (binding_workspace_names != NULL) {
123  for (int i = 0; binding_workspace_names[i] != NULL; i++) {
124  free(binding_workspace_names[i]);
125  }
127  }
129  DLOG("binding with command %s\n", bind->command);
130  if (strlen(bind->command) < strlen("workspace ") ||
131  strncasecmp(bind->command, "workspace", strlen("workspace")) != 0)
132  continue;
133  DLOG("relevant command = %s\n", bind->command);
134  const char *target = bind->command + strlen("workspace ");
135  while (*target == ' ' || *target == '\t')
136  target++;
137  /* We check if this is the workspace
138  * next/prev/next_on_output/prev_on_output/back_and_forth/number command.
139  * Beware: The workspace names "next", "prev", "next_on_output",
140  * "prev_on_output", "number", "back_and_forth" and "current" are OK,
141  * so we check before stripping the double quotes */
142  if (strncasecmp(target, "next", strlen("next")) == 0 ||
143  strncasecmp(target, "prev", strlen("prev")) == 0 ||
144  strncasecmp(target, "next_on_output", strlen("next_on_output")) == 0 ||
145  strncasecmp(target, "prev_on_output", strlen("prev_on_output")) == 0 ||
146  strncasecmp(target, "number", strlen("number")) == 0 ||
147  strncasecmp(target, "back_and_forth", strlen("back_and_forth")) == 0 ||
148  strncasecmp(target, "current", strlen("current")) == 0)
149  continue;
150  char *target_name = parse_string(&target, false);
151  if (target_name == NULL)
152  continue;
153  if (strncasecmp(target_name, "__", strlen("__")) == 0) {
154  LOG("Cannot create workspace \"%s\". Names starting with __ are i3-internal.\n", target);
155  free(target_name);
156  continue;
157  }
158  DLOG("Saving workspace name \"%s\"\n", target_name);
159 
161  binding_workspace_names[n - 1] = target_name;
162  }
164  binding_workspace_names[n - 1] = NULL;
165 }
166 
167 /*
168  * Returns a pointer to a new workspace in the given output. The workspace
169  * is created attached to the tree hierarchy through the given content
170  * container.
171  *
172  */
174  /* add a workspace to this output */
175  Con *out, *current;
176  char *name;
177  bool exists = true;
178  Con *ws = con_new(NULL, NULL);
179  ws->type = CT_WORKSPACE;
180 
181  /* try the configured workspace bindings first to find a free name */
182  for (int n = 0; binding_workspace_names[n] != NULL; n++) {
183  char *target_name = binding_workspace_names[n];
184  /* Ensure that this workspace is not assigned to a different output —
185  * otherwise we would create it, then move it over to its output, then
186  * find a new workspace, etc… */
187  bool assigned = false;
188  struct Workspace_Assignment *assignment;
190  if (strcmp(assignment->name, target_name) != 0 ||
191  strcmp(assignment->output, output_primary_name(output)) == 0)
192  continue;
193 
194  assigned = true;
195  break;
196  }
197 
198  if (assigned)
199  continue;
200 
201  current = NULL;
202  TAILQ_FOREACH(out, &(croot->nodes_head), nodes)
203  GREP_FIRST(current, output_get_content(out), !strcasecmp(child->name, target_name));
204  exists = (current != NULL);
205  if (!exists) {
206  ws->name = sstrdup(target_name);
207  /* Set ->num to the number of the workspace, if the name actually
208  * is a number or starts with a number */
209  ws->num = ws_name_to_number(ws->name);
210  LOG("Used number %d for workspace with name %s\n", ws->num, ws->name);
211 
212  break;
213  }
214  }
215 
216  if (exists) {
217  /* get the next unused workspace number */
218  DLOG("Getting next unused workspace by number\n");
219  int c = 0;
220  while (exists) {
221  c++;
222 
223  ws->num = c;
224 
225  current = NULL;
226  TAILQ_FOREACH(out, &(croot->nodes_head), nodes)
227  GREP_FIRST(current, output_get_content(out), child->num == ws->num);
228  exists = (current != NULL);
229 
230  DLOG("result for ws %d: exists = %d\n", c, exists);
231  }
232  sasprintf(&(ws->name), "%d", c);
233  }
234  con_attach(ws, content, false);
235 
236  sasprintf(&name, "[i3 con] workspace %s", ws->name);
237  x_set_name(ws, name);
238  free(name);
239 
241 
244 
245  return ws;
246 }
247 
248 /*
249  * Returns true if the workspace is currently visible. Especially important for
250  * multi-monitor environments, as they can have multiple currenlty active
251  * workspaces.
252  *
253  */
255  Con *output = con_get_output(ws);
256  if (output == NULL)
257  return false;
258  Con *fs = con_get_fullscreen_con(output, CF_OUTPUT);
259  LOG("workspace visible? fs = %p, ws = %p\n", fs, ws);
260  return (fs == ws);
261 }
262 
263 /*
264  * XXX: we need to clean up all this recursive walking code.
265  *
266  */
267 Con *_get_sticky(Con *con, const char *sticky_group, Con *exclude) {
268  Con *current;
269 
270  TAILQ_FOREACH(current, &(con->nodes_head), nodes) {
271  if (current != exclude &&
272  current->sticky_group != NULL &&
273  current->window != NULL &&
274  strcmp(current->sticky_group, sticky_group) == 0)
275  return current;
276 
277  Con *recurse = _get_sticky(current, sticky_group, exclude);
278  if (recurse != NULL)
279  return recurse;
280  }
281 
282  TAILQ_FOREACH(current, &(con->floating_head), floating_windows) {
283  if (current != exclude &&
284  current->sticky_group != NULL &&
285  current->window != NULL &&
286  strcmp(current->sticky_group, sticky_group) == 0)
287  return current;
288 
289  Con *recurse = _get_sticky(current, sticky_group, exclude);
290  if (recurse != NULL)
291  return recurse;
292  }
293 
294  return NULL;
295 }
296 
297 /*
298  * Reassigns all child windows in sticky containers. Called when the user
299  * changes workspaces.
300  *
301  * XXX: what about sticky containers which contain containers?
302  *
303  */
304 static void workspace_reassign_sticky(Con *con) {
305  Con *current;
306  /* 1: go through all containers */
307 
308  /* handle all children and floating windows of this node */
309  TAILQ_FOREACH(current, &(con->nodes_head), nodes) {
310  if (current->sticky_group == NULL) {
311  workspace_reassign_sticky(current);
312  continue;
313  }
314 
315  LOG("Ah, this one is sticky: %s / %p\n", current->name, current);
316  /* 2: find a window which we can re-assign */
317  Con *output = con_get_output(current);
318  Con *src = _get_sticky(output, current->sticky_group, current);
319 
320  if (src == NULL) {
321  LOG("No window found for this sticky group\n");
322  workspace_reassign_sticky(current);
323  continue;
324  }
325 
326  x_move_win(src, current);
327  current->window = src->window;
328  current->mapped = true;
329  src->window = NULL;
330  src->mapped = false;
331 
332  x_reparent_child(current, src);
333 
334  LOG("re-assigned window from src %p to dest %p\n", src, current);
335  }
336 
337  TAILQ_FOREACH(current, &(con->floating_head), floating_windows)
338  workspace_reassign_sticky(current);
339 }
340 
341 /*
342  * Callback to reset the urgent flag of the given con to false. May be started by
343  * _workspace_show to avoid urgency hints being lost by switching to a workspace
344  * focusing the con.
345  *
346  */
347 static void workspace_defer_update_urgent_hint_cb(EV_P_ ev_timer *w, int revents) {
348  Con *con = w->data;
349 
350  ev_timer_stop(main_loop, con->urgency_timer);
351  FREE(con->urgency_timer);
352 
353  if (con->urgent) {
354  DLOG("Resetting urgency flag of con %p by timer\n", con);
355  con_set_urgency(con, false);
358  ipc_send_window_event("urgent", con);
359  tree_render();
360  }
361 }
362 
363 static void _workspace_show(Con *workspace) {
364  Con *current, *old = NULL;
365  Con *old_focus = focused;
366 
367  /* safe-guard against showing i3-internal workspaces like __i3_scratch */
368  if (con_is_internal(workspace))
369  return;
370 
371  /* disable fullscreen for the other workspaces and get the workspace we are
372  * currently on. */
373  TAILQ_FOREACH(current, &(workspace->parent->nodes_head), nodes) {
374  if (current->fullscreen_mode == CF_OUTPUT)
375  old = current;
376  current->fullscreen_mode = CF_NONE;
377  }
378 
379  /* enable fullscreen for the target workspace. If it happens to be the
380  * same one we are currently on anyways, we can stop here. */
381  workspace->fullscreen_mode = CF_OUTPUT;
382  current = con_get_workspace(focused);
383  if (workspace == current) {
384  DLOG("Not switching, already there.\n");
385  return;
386  }
387 
388  /* Remember currently focused workspace for switching back to it later with
389  * the 'workspace back_and_forth' command.
390  * NOTE: We have to duplicate the name as the original will be freed when
391  * the corresponding workspace is cleaned up.
392  * NOTE: Internal cons such as __i3_scratch (when a scratchpad window is
393  * focused) are skipped, see bug #868. */
394  if (current && !con_is_internal(current)) {
396  if (current) {
398  DLOG("Setting previous_workspace_name = %s\n", previous_workspace_name);
399  }
400  }
401 
402  workspace_reassign_sticky(workspace);
403 
404  DLOG("switching to %p / %s\n", workspace, workspace->name);
405  Con *next = con_descend_focused(workspace);
406 
407  /* Memorize current output */
408  Con *old_output = con_get_output(focused);
409 
410  /* Display urgency hint for a while if the newly visible workspace would
411  * focus and thereby immediately destroy it */
412  if (next->urgent && (int)(config.workspace_urgency_timer * 1000) > 0) {
413  /* focus for now… */
414  next->urgent = false;
415  con_focus(next);
416 
417  /* … but immediately reset urgency flags; they will be set to false by
418  * the timer callback in case the container is focused at the time of
419  * its expiration */
420  focused->urgent = true;
421  workspace->urgent = true;
422 
423  if (focused->urgency_timer == NULL) {
424  DLOG("Deferring reset of urgency flag of con %p on newly shown workspace %p\n",
425  focused, workspace);
426  focused->urgency_timer = scalloc(1, sizeof(struct ev_timer));
427  /* use a repeating timer to allow for easy resets */
430  focused->urgency_timer->data = focused;
431  ev_timer_start(main_loop, focused->urgency_timer);
432  } else {
433  DLOG("Resetting urgency timer of con %p on workspace %p\n",
434  focused, workspace);
435  ev_timer_again(main_loop, focused->urgency_timer);
436  }
437  } else
438  con_focus(next);
439 
440  ipc_send_workspace_event("focus", workspace, current);
441 
442  DLOG("old = %p / %s\n", old, (old ? old->name : "(null)"));
443  /* Close old workspace if necessary. This must be done *after* doing
444  * urgency handling, because tree_close_internal() will do a con_focus() on the next
445  * client, which will clear the urgency flag too early. Also, there is no
446  * way for con_focus() to know about when to clear urgency immediately and
447  * when to defer it. */
448  if (old && TAILQ_EMPTY(&(old->nodes_head)) && TAILQ_EMPTY(&(old->floating_head))) {
449  /* check if this workspace is currently visible */
450  if (!workspace_is_visible(old)) {
451  LOG("Closing old workspace (%p / %s), it is empty\n", old, old->name);
452  yajl_gen gen = ipc_marshal_workspace_event("empty", old, NULL);
453  tree_close_internal(old, DONT_KILL_WINDOW, false, false);
454 
455  const unsigned char *payload;
456  ylength length;
457  y(get_buf, &payload, &length);
458  ipc_send_event("workspace", I3_IPC_EVENT_WORKSPACE, (const char *)payload);
459 
460  y(free);
461 
466  }
467  }
468 
469  workspace->fullscreen_mode = CF_OUTPUT;
470  LOG("focused now = %p / %s\n", focused, focused->name);
471 
472  /* Set mouse pointer */
473  Con *new_output = con_get_output(focused);
474  if (old_output != new_output) {
475  x_set_warp_to(&next->rect);
476  }
477 
478  /* Update the EWMH hints */
480 
481  /* Push any sticky windows to the now visible workspace. */
482  output_push_sticky_windows(old_focus);
483 }
484 
485 /*
486  * Switches to the given workspace
487  *
488  */
489 void workspace_show(Con *workspace) {
490  _workspace_show(workspace);
491 }
492 
493 /*
494  * Looks up the workspace by name and switches to it.
495  *
496  */
497 void workspace_show_by_name(const char *num) {
498  Con *workspace;
499  workspace = workspace_get(num, NULL);
500  _workspace_show(workspace);
501 }
502 
503 /*
504  * Focuses the next workspace.
505  *
506  */
508  Con *current = con_get_workspace(focused);
509  Con *next = NULL, *first = NULL, *first_opposite = NULL;
510  Con *output;
511 
512  if (current->num == -1) {
513  /* If currently a named workspace, find next named workspace. */
514  if ((next = TAILQ_NEXT(current, nodes)) != NULL)
515  return next;
516  bool found_current = false;
517  TAILQ_FOREACH(output, &(croot->nodes_head), nodes) {
518  /* Skip outputs starting with __, they are internal. */
519  if (con_is_internal(output))
520  continue;
522  if (child->type != CT_WORKSPACE)
523  continue;
524  if (!first)
525  first = child;
526  if (!first_opposite || (child->num != -1 && child->num < first_opposite->num))
527  first_opposite = child;
528  if (child == current) {
529  found_current = true;
530  } else if (child->num == -1 && found_current) {
531  next = child;
532  return next;
533  }
534  }
535  }
536  } else {
537  /* If currently a numbered workspace, find next numbered workspace. */
538  TAILQ_FOREACH(output, &(croot->nodes_head), nodes) {
539  /* Skip outputs starting with __, they are internal. */
540  if (con_is_internal(output))
541  continue;
543  if (child->type != CT_WORKSPACE)
544  continue;
545  if (!first || (child->num != -1 && child->num < first->num))
546  first = child;
547  if (!first_opposite && child->num == -1)
548  first_opposite = child;
549  if (child->num == -1)
550  break;
551  /* Need to check child against current and next because we are
552  * traversing multiple lists and thus are not guaranteed the
553  * relative order between the list of workspaces. */
554  if (current->num < child->num && (!next || child->num < next->num))
555  next = child;
556  }
557  }
558  }
559 
560  if (!next)
561  next = first_opposite ? first_opposite : first;
562 
563  return next;
564 }
565 
566 /*
567  * Focuses the previous workspace.
568  *
569  */
571  Con *current = con_get_workspace(focused);
572  Con *prev = NULL, *first_opposite = NULL, *last = NULL;
573  Con *output;
574 
575  if (current->num == -1) {
576  /* If named workspace, find previous named workspace. */
577  prev = TAILQ_PREV(current, nodes_head, nodes);
578  if (prev && prev->num != -1)
579  prev = NULL;
580  if (!prev) {
581  bool found_current = false;
582  TAILQ_FOREACH_REVERSE(output, &(croot->nodes_head), nodes_head, nodes) {
583  /* Skip outputs starting with __, they are internal. */
584  if (con_is_internal(output))
585  continue;
587  if (child->type != CT_WORKSPACE)
588  continue;
589  if (!last)
590  last = child;
591  if (!first_opposite || (child->num != -1 && child->num > first_opposite->num))
592  first_opposite = child;
593  if (child == current) {
594  found_current = true;
595  } else if (child->num == -1 && found_current) {
596  prev = child;
597  return prev;
598  }
599  }
600  }
601  }
602  } else {
603  /* If numbered workspace, find previous numbered workspace. */
604  TAILQ_FOREACH_REVERSE(output, &(croot->nodes_head), nodes_head, nodes) {
605  /* Skip outputs starting with __, they are internal. */
606  if (con_is_internal(output))
607  continue;
609  if (child->type != CT_WORKSPACE)
610  continue;
611  if (!last || (child->num != -1 && last->num < child->num))
612  last = child;
613  if (!first_opposite && child->num == -1)
614  first_opposite = child;
615  if (child->num == -1)
616  continue;
617  /* Need to check child against current and previous because we
618  * are traversing multiple lists and thus are not guaranteed
619  * the relative order between the list of workspaces. */
620  if (current->num > child->num && (!prev || child->num > prev->num))
621  prev = child;
622  }
623  }
624  }
625 
626  if (!prev)
627  prev = first_opposite ? first_opposite : last;
628 
629  return prev;
630 }
631 
632 /*
633  * Focuses the next workspace on the same output.
634  *
635  */
637  Con *current = con_get_workspace(focused);
638  Con *next = NULL;
640 
641  if (current->num == -1) {
642  /* If currently a named workspace, find next named workspace. */
643  next = TAILQ_NEXT(current, nodes);
644  } else {
645  /* If currently a numbered workspace, find next numbered workspace. */
647  if (child->type != CT_WORKSPACE)
648  continue;
649  if (child->num == -1)
650  break;
651  /* Need to check child against current and next because we are
652  * traversing multiple lists and thus are not guaranteed the
653  * relative order between the list of workspaces. */
654  if (current->num < child->num && (!next || child->num < next->num))
655  next = child;
656  }
657  }
658 
659  /* Find next named workspace. */
660  if (!next) {
661  bool found_current = false;
663  if (child->type != CT_WORKSPACE)
664  continue;
665  if (child == current) {
666  found_current = true;
667  } else if (child->num == -1 && (current->num != -1 || found_current)) {
668  next = child;
669  goto workspace_next_on_output_end;
670  }
671  }
672  }
673 
674  /* Find first workspace. */
675  if (!next) {
677  if (child->type != CT_WORKSPACE)
678  continue;
679  if (!next || (child->num != -1 && child->num < next->num))
680  next = child;
681  }
682  }
683 workspace_next_on_output_end:
684  return next;
685 }
686 
687 /*
688  * Focuses the previous workspace on same output.
689  *
690  */
692  Con *current = con_get_workspace(focused);
693  Con *prev = NULL;
695  DLOG("output = %s\n", output->name);
696 
697  if (current->num == -1) {
698  /* If named workspace, find previous named workspace. */
699  prev = TAILQ_PREV(current, nodes_head, nodes);
700  if (prev && prev->num != -1)
701  prev = NULL;
702  } else {
703  /* If numbered workspace, find previous numbered workspace. */
705  if (child->type != CT_WORKSPACE || child->num == -1)
706  continue;
707  /* Need to check child against current and previous because we
708  * are traversing multiple lists and thus are not guaranteed
709  * the relative order between the list of workspaces. */
710  if (current->num > child->num && (!prev || child->num > prev->num))
711  prev = child;
712  }
713  }
714 
715  /* Find previous named workspace. */
716  if (!prev) {
717  bool found_current = false;
719  if (child->type != CT_WORKSPACE)
720  continue;
721  if (child == current) {
722  found_current = true;
723  } else if (child->num == -1 && (current->num != -1 || found_current)) {
724  prev = child;
725  goto workspace_prev_on_output_end;
726  }
727  }
728  }
729 
730  /* Find last workspace. */
731  if (!prev) {
733  if (child->type != CT_WORKSPACE)
734  continue;
735  if (!prev || child->num > prev->num)
736  prev = child;
737  }
738  }
739 
740 workspace_prev_on_output_end:
741  return prev;
742 }
743 
744 /*
745  * Focuses the previously focused workspace.
746  *
747  */
750  DLOG("No previous workspace name set. Not switching.\n");
751  return;
752  }
753 
755 }
756 
757 /*
758  * Returns the previously focused workspace con, or NULL if unavailable.
759  *
760  */
763  DLOG("No previous workspace name set.\n");
764  return NULL;
765  }
766 
767  Con *workspace;
768  workspace = workspace_get(previous_workspace_name, NULL);
769 
770  return workspace;
771 }
772 
773 static bool get_urgency_flag(Con *con) {
774  Con *child;
775  TAILQ_FOREACH(child, &(con->nodes_head), nodes)
776  if (child->urgent || get_urgency_flag(child))
777  return true;
778 
779  TAILQ_FOREACH(child, &(con->floating_head), floating_windows)
780  if (child->urgent || get_urgency_flag(child))
781  return true;
782 
783  return false;
784 }
785 
786 /*
787  * Goes through all clients on the given workspace and updates the workspace’s
788  * urgent flag accordingly.
789  *
790  */
792  bool old_flag = ws->urgent;
793  ws->urgent = get_urgency_flag(ws);
794  DLOG("Workspace urgency flag changed from %d to %d\n", old_flag, ws->urgent);
795 
796  if (old_flag != ws->urgent)
797  ipc_send_workspace_event("urgent", ws, NULL);
798 }
799 
800 /*
801  * 'Forces' workspace orientation by moving all cons into a new split-con with
802  * the same layout as the workspace and then changing the workspace layout.
803  *
804  */
805 void ws_force_orientation(Con *ws, orientation_t orientation) {
806  /* 1: create a new split container */
807  Con *split = con_new(NULL, NULL);
808  split->parent = ws;
809 
810  /* 2: copy layout from workspace */
811  split->layout = ws->layout;
812 
813  Con *old_focused = TAILQ_FIRST(&(ws->focus_head));
814 
815  /* 3: move the existing cons of this workspace below the new con */
816  DLOG("Moving cons\n");
817  while (!TAILQ_EMPTY(&(ws->nodes_head))) {
818  Con *child = TAILQ_FIRST(&(ws->nodes_head));
819  con_detach(child);
820  con_attach(child, split, true);
821  }
822 
823  /* 4: switch workspace layout */
824  ws->layout = (orientation == HORIZ) ? L_SPLITH : L_SPLITV;
825  DLOG("split->layout = %d, ws->layout = %d\n", split->layout, ws->layout);
826 
827  /* 5: attach the new split container to the workspace */
828  DLOG("Attaching new split (%p) to ws (%p)\n", split, ws);
829  con_attach(split, ws, false);
830 
831  /* 6: fix the percentages */
832  con_fix_percent(ws);
833 
834  if (old_focused)
835  con_focus(old_focused);
836 }
837 
838 /*
839  * Called when a new con (with a window, not an empty or split con) should be
840  * attached to the workspace (for example when managing a new window or when
841  * moving an existing window to the workspace level).
842  *
843  * Depending on the workspace_layout setting, this function either returns the
844  * workspace itself (default layout) or creates a new stacked/tabbed con and
845  * returns that.
846  *
847  */
849  DLOG("Attaching a window to workspace %p / %s\n", ws, ws->name);
850 
851  if (ws->workspace_layout == L_DEFAULT) {
852  DLOG("Default layout, just attaching it to the workspace itself.\n");
853  return ws;
854  }
855 
856  DLOG("Non-default layout, creating a new split container\n");
857  /* 1: create a new split container */
858  Con *new = con_new(NULL, NULL);
859  new->parent = ws;
860 
861  /* 2: set the requested layout on the split con */
862  new->layout = ws->workspace_layout;
863 
864  /* 4: attach the new split container to the workspace */
865  DLOG("Attaching new split %p to workspace %p\n", new, ws);
866  con_attach(new, ws, false);
867 
868  /* 5: fix the percentages */
869  con_fix_percent(ws);
870 
871  return new;
872 }
873 
881  if (TAILQ_EMPTY(&(ws->nodes_head))) {
882  ELOG("Workspace %p / %s has no children to encapsulate\n", ws, ws->name);
883  return NULL;
884  }
885 
886  Con *new = con_new(NULL, NULL);
887  new->parent = ws;
888  new->layout = ws->layout;
889 
890  DLOG("Moving children of workspace %p / %s into container %p\n",
891  ws, ws->name, new);
892 
893  Con *child;
894  while (!TAILQ_EMPTY(&(ws->nodes_head))) {
895  child = TAILQ_FIRST(&(ws->nodes_head));
896  con_detach(child);
897  con_attach(child, new, true);
898  }
899 
900  con_attach(new, ws, true);
901 
902  return new;
903 }
904 
909 bool workspace_move_to_output(Con *ws, const char *name) {
910  LOG("Trying to move workspace %p / %s to output \"%s\".\n", ws, ws->name, name);
911 
912  Output *current_output = get_output_for_con(ws);
913  if (current_output == NULL) {
914  ELOG("Cannot get current output. This is a bug in i3.\n");
915  return false;
916  }
917 
918  Output *output = get_output_from_string(current_output, name);
919  if (!output) {
920  ELOG("Could not get output from string \"%s\"\n", name);
921  return false;
922  }
923 
924  Con *content = output_get_content(output->con);
925  LOG("got output %p with content %p\n", output, content);
926 
927  Con *previously_visible_ws = TAILQ_FIRST(&(content->focus_head));
928  LOG("Previously visible workspace = %p / %s\n", previously_visible_ws, previously_visible_ws->name);
929 
930  bool workspace_was_visible = workspace_is_visible(ws);
931  if (con_num_children(ws->parent) == 1) {
932  LOG("Creating a new workspace to replace \"%s\" (last on its output).\n", ws->name);
933 
934  /* check if we can find a workspace assigned to this output */
935  bool used_assignment = false;
936  struct Workspace_Assignment *assignment;
938  if (assignment->output == NULL || strcmp(assignment->output, output_primary_name(current_output)) != 0)
939  continue;
940 
941  /* check if this workspace is already attached to the tree */
942  Con *workspace = NULL, *out;
943  TAILQ_FOREACH(out, &(croot->nodes_head), nodes)
944  GREP_FIRST(workspace, output_get_content(out),
945  !strcasecmp(child->name, assignment->name));
946  if (workspace != NULL)
947  continue;
948 
949  /* so create the workspace referenced to by this assignment */
950  LOG("Creating workspace from assignment %s.\n", assignment->name);
951  workspace_get(assignment->name, NULL);
952  used_assignment = true;
953  break;
954  }
955 
956  /* if we couldn't create the workspace using an assignment, create
957  * it on the output */
958  if (!used_assignment)
959  create_workspace_on_output(current_output, ws->parent);
960 
961  /* notify the IPC listeners */
962  ipc_send_workspace_event("init", ws, NULL);
963  }
964  DLOG("Detaching\n");
965 
966  /* detach from the old output and attach to the new output */
967  Con *old_content = ws->parent;
968  con_detach(ws);
969  if (workspace_was_visible) {
970  /* The workspace which we just detached was visible, so focus
971  * the next one in the focus-stack. */
972  Con *focus_ws = TAILQ_FIRST(&(old_content->focus_head));
973  LOG("workspace was visible, focusing %p / %s now\n", focus_ws, focus_ws->name);
974  workspace_show(focus_ws);
975  }
976  con_attach(ws, content, false);
977 
978  /* fix the coordinates of the floating containers */
979  Con *floating_con;
980  TAILQ_FOREACH(floating_con, &(ws->floating_head), floating_windows)
981  floating_fix_coordinates(floating_con, &(old_content->rect), &(content->rect));
982 
983  ipc_send_workspace_event("move", ws, NULL);
984  if (workspace_was_visible) {
985  /* Focus the moved workspace on the destination output. */
986  workspace_show(ws);
987  }
988 
989  /* NB: We cannot simply work with previously_visible_ws since it might
990  * have been cleaned up by workspace_show() already, depending on the
991  * focus order/number of other workspaces on the output.
992  * Instead, we loop through the available workspaces and only work with
993  * previously_visible_ws if we still find it. */
994  TAILQ_FOREACH(ws, &(content->nodes_head), nodes) {
995  if (ws != previously_visible_ws)
996  continue;
997 
998  /* Call the on_remove_child callback of the workspace which previously
999  * was visible on the destination output. Since it is no longer
1000  * visible, it might need to get cleaned up. */
1001  CALL(previously_visible_ws, on_remove_child);
1002  break;
1003  }
1004 
1005  return true;
1006 }
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