riospawn
| Function | Expected argument | Default keybinding |
|---|---|---|
| riospawn | N/A | Super+Shift+Enter |
The riospawn function allows the user to "draw" where a window is to be spawned in
a similar manner to the Plan 9 windowing
system rio.
The feature uses a tool called slop (Select Operation) under the hood to draw the selection. This will have to be compiled and installed separately.
Configuration options:
static const char slopspawnstyle[] = "-t 0 -c 0.92,0.85,0.69,0.3 -o"; /* do NOT define -f (format) here */The slopspawnstyle option allow you to use a different slop style
when spawning clients. See slop --help for or the man page for more details.
Note that even if -t 0 is passed to slop it still ends up highlighting the window underneath the
cursor for a fraction of a second on the first mouse click before you start dragging.
The default keybinding of Super+Shift+Enter allows the use of riospawn to draw where a terminal
is to spawn.
There are no external commands for this function.
Also see:
- the rioresize function
- the RioDrawSpawnAsync functionality
- the RioDrawIncludeBorders functionality and
- the RioDrawNoMatchPID flag