add move tag to focused screen

rc.lua

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ require("awful.hotkeys_popup.keys")
 local debian = require("debian.menu")
 local has_fdo, freedesktop = pcall(require, "freedesktop")
 
+local KEY_ALT = "Mod1"
+
 -- {{{ Error handling
 -- Check if awesome encountered an error during startup and fell back to
 -- another config (This code will only ever execute for the fallback config)
@@ -196,17 +198,34 @@ end
 -- Re-set wallpaper when a screen's geometry changes (e.g. different resolution)
 screen.connect_signal("property::geometry", set_wallpaper)
 
+local tag1 = "1:idea"
+local tag2 = "2:brow"
+local tag3 = "3:term"
+local tag4 = "4:code"
+local tag5 = "5:zoom"
+local tag6 = "6:chat"
+local tag7 = "7:pass"
+local tag8 = "8"
+local tag9 = "9"
+
+local tags = {
+    tag1,tag2,tag3,tag4,tag5,tag6,tag7,tag8,tag9
+}
+
 awful.screen.connect_for_each_screen(function(s)
     -- Wallpaper
     set_wallpaper(s)
 
 for s in screen do
     print("Oh, wow, we have screen " .. tostring(s))
+    print("Oh, wow, we have screen " .. tostring(s.index))
 end
 
-    -- Each screen has its own tag table.
+if s.index == 1 then
-    awful.tag({ "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" }, s, awful.layout.layouts[6])
+    --  screen#1 has all tag
-
+    awful.tag(tags, s, awful.layout.layouts[6])
+    -- awful.tag({ "1:ide", "2:browser", "3:term", "4:code", "5:zoom-teams", "6", "7", "8", "9" }, s, awful.layout.layouts[6])
+end
     -- Create a promptbox for each screen
     s.mypromptbox = awful.widget.prompt()
     -- Create an imagebox widget which will contain an icon indicating which layout we're using.
@@ -255,17 +274,21 @@ root.buttons(gears.table.join(
 ))
 -- }}}
 
+
 -- {{{ Key bindings
+-- mod + s = show help
 globalkeys = gears.table.join(
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "s",      hotkeys_popup.show_help,
               {description="show help", group="awesome"}),
+    -- mod + left|right -> view next/prev tag         
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "Left",   awful.tag.viewprev,
               {description = "view previous", group = "tag"}),
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "Right",  awful.tag.viewnext,
               {description = "view next", group = "tag"}),
+    -- mod + Esc -> tag history resotre          
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "Escape", awful.tag.history.restore,
               {description = "go back", group = "tag"}),
-
+    -- mod + j|k -> focuse next|prev client
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "j",
         function ()
             awful.client.focus.byidx( 1)
@@ -278,18 +301,22 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
         end,
         {description = "focus previous by index", group = "client"}
     ),
+    -- mod + w -> show main menu
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "w", function () mymainmenu:show() end,
               {description = "show main menu", group = "awesome"}),
 
     -- Layout manipulation
+    -- mod + shift + j|k -> swap client wiht next|prev client in tag
     awful.key({ modkey, "Shift"   }, "j", function () awful.client.swap.byidx(  1)    end,
               {description = "swap with next client by index", group = "client"}),
     awful.key({ modkey, "Shift"   }, "k", function () awful.client.swap.byidx( -1)    end,
               {description = "swap with previous client by index", group = "client"}),
+    -- mod + ctrl + j|k -> focus next|prev screen
     awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "j", function () awful.screen.focus_relative( 1) end,
               {description = "focus the next screen", group = "screen"}),
     awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "k", function () awful.screen.focus_relative(-1) end,
               {description = "focus the previous screen", group = "screen"}),
+    -- mod + u -> urgent client
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "u", awful.client.urgent.jumpto,
               {description = "jump to urgent client", group = "client"}),
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "Tab",
@@ -302,13 +329,21 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
         {description = "go back", group = "client"}),
 
     -- Standard program
+    -- mod + enter -> terminal
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "Return", function () awful.spawn(terminal) end,
               {description = "open a terminal", group = "launcher"}),
+    -- mod + ctrl + r -> restart awsome
     awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "r", awesome.restart,
               {description = "reload awesome", group = "awesome"}),
+    -- mod + shift + q -> quit awesome          
     awful.key({ modkey, "Shift"   }, "q", awesome.quit,
               {description = "quit awesome", group = "awesome"}),
 
+    -- mod + l|h -> inc/dec master width factor
+    -- Note: def master:
+    -- The master window generally just refers to the first window. Many tiling layouts will size
+    -- it bigger than the rest, making it the primary window in the layout. There are a few
+    -- functions that deal with that window specifically (focus master, etc.)
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "l",     function () awful.tag.incmwfact( 0.05)          end,
               {description = "increase master width factor", group = "layout"}),
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "h",     function () awful.tag.incmwfact(-0.05)          end,
@@ -338,9 +373,11 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
               {description = "restore minimized", group = "client"}),
 
     -- Prompt
+    -- mod + r -> run menu in top bar: type application name and run it
     awful.key({ modkey },            "r",     function () awful.screen.focused().mypromptbox:run() end,
               {description = "run prompt", group = "launcher"}),
 
+    -- mod + x -> run lua code in top bar
     awful.key({ modkey }, "x",
               function ()
                   awful.prompt.run {
@@ -357,22 +394,30 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
 )
 
 clientkeys = gears.table.join(
+    -- mod + f -> full screen toggle
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "f",
         function (c)
             c.fullscreen = not c.fullscreen
             c:raise()
         end,
         {description = "toggle fullscreen", group = "client"}),
+    -- mod + shift + c -> close client
     awful.key({ modkey, "Shift"   }, "c",      function (c) c:kill()                         end,
               {description = "close", group = "client"}),
+    -- mod + ctrl + space -> toggle float          
     awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "space",  awful.client.floating.toggle                     ,
               {description = "toggle floating", group = "client"}),
+    -- mod + ctrl + enter -> move to master  position        
     awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "Return", function (c) c:swap(awful.client.getmaster()) end,
               {description = "move to master", group = "client"}),
+    -- mod + o -> move to screen          
+    -- move the current client in to the active tag of the next screen
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "o",      function (c) c:move_to_screen()               end,
               {description = "move to screen", group = "client"}),
+    -- mod + t -> toggle on top          
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "t",      function (c) c.ontop = not c.ontop            end,
               {description = "toggle keep on top", group = "client"}),
+    -- mod + n -> minimize
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "n",
         function (c)
             -- The client currently has the input focus, so it cannot be
@@ -380,18 +425,21 @@ clientkeys = gears.table.join(
             c.minimized = true
         end ,
         {description = "minimize", group = "client"}),
+    -- mod + m -> toggle maximize    
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "m",
         function (c)
             c.maximized = not c.maximized
             c:raise()
         end ,
         {description = "(un)maximize", group = "client"}),
+    -- mod + ctrl + m -> toggle maximize vertical     
     awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "m",
         function (c)
             c.maximized_vertical = not c.maximized_vertical
             c:raise()
         end ,
         {description = "(un)maximize vertically", group = "client"}),
+    -- mod + shift + m -> toggle maximize horizontal
     awful.key({ modkey, "Shift"   }, "m",
         function (c)
             c.maximized_horizontal = not c.maximized_horizontal
@@ -400,12 +448,25 @@ clientkeys = gears.table.join(
         {description = "(un)maximize horizontally", group = "client"})
 )
 
+local function move_tag_to_focused_screen(tagName)
+    -- For all screens: find tag by name
+    print("looking for tag " .. tagName)
+    local tagByName = awful.tag.find_by_name(nil, tagName)
+    if tag then
+        print("tag found with name" .. tagName)
+       local screenFocused = awful.screen.focused() 
+       tagByName.screen=screenFocused
+       tagByName:view_only()
+    end
+end
+
 -- Bind all key numbers to tags.
 -- Be careful: we use keycodes to make it work on any keyboard layout.
 -- This should map on the top row of your keyboard, usually 1 to 9.
 for i = 1, 9 do
     globalkeys = gears.table.join(globalkeys,
         -- View tag only.
+        -- mod + i -> show tag
         awful.key({ modkey }, "#" .. i + 9,
                   function ()
                         local screen = awful.screen.focused()
@@ -415,7 +476,16 @@ for i = 1, 9 do
                         end
                   end,
                   {description = "view tag #"..i, group = "tag"}),
+
+        awful.key({ modkey, KEY_ALT }, "#" .. i + 9,
+                  function ()
+                    move_tag_to_focused_screen(tags[i])
+                  end,
+                  {description = "view tag #"..i, group = "tag"}),
+
         -- Toggle tag display.
+        -- 
+        -- mod + ctrl + i -> show/hide tag
         awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "#" .. i + 9,
                   function ()
                       local screen = awful.screen.focused()
@@ -426,6 +496,7 @@ for i = 1, 9 do
                   end,
                   {description = "toggle tag #" .. i, group = "tag"}),
         -- Move client to tag.
+        -- mod + shift + i -> move client to tag
         awful.key({ modkey, "Shift" }, "#" .. i + 9,
                   function ()
                       if client.focus then
@@ -437,6 +508,7 @@ for i = 1, 9 do
                   end,
                   {description = "move focused client to tag #"..i, group = "tag"}),
         -- Toggle tag on focused client.
+        -- mod + ctrl + shift +i -> toggle focused client on tag
         awful.key({ modkey, "Control", "Shift" }, "#" .. i + 9,
                   function ()
                       if client.focus then
@@ -467,7 +539,7 @@ awful.rules.rules = {
       properties = { border_width = beautiful.border_width,
                      border_color = beautiful.border_normal,
                      focus = awful.client.focus.filter,
-                     raise = true,
+                     -- raise = true,
                      keys = clientkeys,
                      buttons = clientbuttons,
                      screen = awful.screen.preferred,