Auto create scratch pad

[Viktor]

When loading the dk, how could I immediately open a terminal hidden as a scratchpad, so that if needed, I can call it up with a button press (dkcmd win scratch?)?

[Nate Maia]

You can do this with rules like I show in the example configs

dkrc

# send a window to the scratchpad
dkcmd rule class="^scratchpad$" scratch=true
alacritty --class scratchpad

sxhkdrc

# toggle scratchpad
alt + shift + u
    dkcmd win "scratchpad" scratch

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[Nate Maia]

If you want to do this with a window that you cannot set the class on then adjust the value “scratchpad“ to match your window class (it’s not regex but a direct match)

[Nate Maia]

In short, yes, what window do you want this behaviour with?

[Viktor]

The goal would be that when the dk window manager (exec dk) starts, a terminal program (alacritty) starts automatically as a scratchpad, and I can call it up. So I don't want to open a terminal, which I move to scratchpad, and then I can turn it on and off, but create a terminal that is automatically in scratchpad when dk starts.

[Nate Maia]

I updated my original response, that should do the trick

[Nate Maia]

Another user has this rule to also set the location

dkcmd rule class="^scratchpad$" scratch=true float=true x=800 y=28 w=1000 h=600

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[Viktor]

Thx. Now working great. I did the following:

In sxhkdrc:

# Scratchpad
super + shift + Return
    dkcmd win scratchpad scratch

in dkrc:

alacritty --class scratchpad -o "window.dimensions.lines=25" -o "window.dimensions.columns=120" &
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dkcmd rule class="^scratchpad$" scratch=true float=true x=center y=center

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