fix(i3): update window startup behavior

home/.chezmoitemplates/models/small-brain

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+AquaAI/qwen3.5:4b

home/bin/audio/executable_system-start-audio.sh

@@ -22,15 +22,6 @@ function fixPulse() {
     fi
 }
 
-# Start up programs that use audio.
-function launchi3() {
-    if [ -z "$skipi3" ]; then
-	echo Opening i3wm sound workspaces
-	sleep .1 && i3-msg 'workspace 5; exec brave-browser'
-	#sleep 5.1 && python ~/bin/start-firefox.py
-    fi
-}
-
 # Set up sinks.
 function setupSinks() {
     pactl set-default-sink speakers
@@ -66,23 +57,12 @@ function restartWireplumber() {
     systemctl --user restart wireplumber
 }
 
-# arg parser
-for arg in "$@"
-do
-    # Skip commands for i3wm
-    if [[ $arg == *"-s"* ]]; then
-	skipi3=true
-    fi
-done
-
 # Wire sinks
 setupSinks
 
 # Eurorack audio interface
 sh ~/bin/audio/es9start.sh
 
-launchi3
 systemctl --user restart polybar
 sleep 5
 restartWireplumber
-

home/bin/executable_start-brave.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Restore Brave and place its windows after they finish opening.
+
+preferences="$HOME/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/Default/Preferences"
+
+function enable_session_restore {
+  if [ ! -f "$preferences" ] || ! command -v jq &> /dev/null; then
+    return
+  fi
+
+  temp_file="$(mktemp "${preferences}.XXXXXX")"
+  if jq '.session.restore_on_startup = 1 | .profile.exit_type = "Normal"' \
+    "$preferences" > "$temp_file"; then
+    mv "$temp_file" "$preferences"
+  else
+    rm -f "$temp_file"
+  fi
+}
+
+enable_session_restore
+i3-msg 'workspace 9; append_layout ~/.config/i3/brave-workspace-9.json; workspace 5'
+brave-browser --restore-last-session &
+
+# Brave creates restored windows asynchronously and after startup focus has moved.
+for _ in {1..20}; do
+  sleep 0.5
+  i3-msg '[class="^Brave-browser$" workspace="^(?!9$).*"] move to workspace 5' \
+    > /dev/null
+done

home/dot_config/hypr/bind-all.conf

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ bind = $mainMod, E, exec, $fileManager
 bind = $mainMod, V, togglefloating,
 bind = $mainMod, D, exec, $menu
 bind = $mainMod, P, pseudo, # dwindle
-bind = $mainMod, J, togglesplit, # dwindle
+bind = $mainMod, J, layoutmsg, togglesplit # dwindle
 bind = $mainMod, L, exec, hyprlock
 bind = $mainMod, F, fullscreen
 

home/dot_config/hypr/general.conf

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ animations {
 }
 
 dwindle {
-  pseudotile = yes
   preserve_split = yes
   force_split = 2
 }
@@ -40,4 +39,3 @@ master {
 }
 
 gesture = 3, horizontal, workspace
-

home/dot_config/hypr/hyprland.conf

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ misc {
   force_default_wallpaper = 0
 }
 
-windowrulev2 = suppressevent maximize, class:.*
+windowrule = suppress_event maximize, match:class .*
 
 source = ~/.config/hypr/bind-all.conf
 source = ~/.config/hypr/bind-framework.conf

home/dot_config/i3/brave-workspace-9.json

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "border": "normal",
+  "floating": "auto_off",
+  "layout": "splitv",
+  "type": "con",
+  "nodes": [
+    {
+      "border": "pixel",
+      "floating": "auto_off",
+      "percent": 0.5,
+      "swallows": [
+        {
+          "class": "^Brave-browser$",
+          "title": ".*Music Assistant.*"
+        }
+      ],
+      "type": "con"
+    },
+    {
+      "border": "pixel",
+      "floating": "auto_off",
+      "percent": 0.5,
+      "swallows": [
+        {
+          "class": "^Brave-browser$",
+          "title": ".*YouTube.*"
+        }
+      ],
+      "type": "con"
+    }
+  ]
+}

home/dot_config/i3/config.tmpl

@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ for_window [class="^Bitwig Studio$" title="^Bitwig Studio"] exec sh ~/bin/audio/
 for_window [class="^Bitwig Studio$" title="^Bitwig Studio"] exec systemctl --user restart i3wm-close-window.service
 
 #Other
-for_window [class="Signal"] move to workspace $wsSignal
+for_window [class="Signal"] move to workspace $wsSignal; urgent disable
+for_window [class="^Brick$"] move to workspace $ws2
 
 #bindsym $mod+F5 gaps inner current set 0; gaps outer current set 0
 #bindsym $mod+F6 gaps inner current set $inner; gaps outer current set $outer
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ workspace $wsSignal      output DP-2
 workspace $ws9           output HDMI-0
 workspace $ws10          output HDMI-0
 
-exec --no-startup-id compton &
+exec --no-startup-id picom --backend glx --daemon
 exec --no-startup-id feh --bg-scale ~/Pictures/desktop/0001.jpg &
 
 mode "$g13" {
@@ -263,8 +264,8 @@ bindsym $mod+F1 mode "$g13"
 exec_always --no-startup-id g13d --config ~/.config/g13/resolve.bind --logo ~/.config/g13/resolve.lpbm &
 
 # Startup programs
-exec --no-startup-id i3-msg "workspace $wsSignal; exec flatpak run org.signal.Signal;"
+exec --no-startup-id flatpak run org.signal.Signal
-exec --no-startup-id i3-msg "workspace $ws5"
+exec --no-startup-id ~/bin/start-brave.sh
 exec --no-startup-id i3-msg "workspace $ws1; exec alacritty"
 
 # Starts Jack for audio
@@ -338,8 +339,8 @@ for_window [class="Minecraft*" title="Minecraft*"] move to workspace $wsGames
 for_window [class="Minecraft*" title="Minecraft*"] exec --no-startup-id cat ~/.config/g13/minecraft.bind > /tmp/g13-0 && sleep .1 && cat ~/.config/g13/minecraft.lpbm > /tmp/g13-0
 
 # Arkham Knight
-for_window [class="steam_app_208650" title="*"] move to workspace $wsGames
+for_window [class="steam_app_208650" title=".*"] move to workspace $wsGames
-for_window [class="steam_app_208650" title="*"] exec --no-startup-id cat ~/.config/g13/arkham-knight.bind > /tmp/g13-0 && sleep .1 && cat ~/.config/g13/arkham-knight.lpbm > /tmp/g13-0
+for_window [class="steam_app_208650" title=".*"] exec --no-startup-id cat ~/.config/g13/arkham-knight.bind > /tmp/g13-0 && sleep .1 && cat ~/.config/g13/arkham-knight.lpbm > /tmp/g13-0
 
 # Factorio
 for_window [class="factorio" title="Factorio*"] move to workspace $wsGames

home/user/snapcast.service

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Requires=pipewire.service
 WantedBy=default.target
 
 [Service]
-Type=oneshot
+Type=simple
-RemainAfterExit=true
+ExecStart=%h/git/audio/snapcast/bin/snapclient --player pipewire
-ExecStart=%h/git/audio/snapcast/bin/snapclient
+Restart=on-failure
-ExecStop=killall -q snapclient