fixed rules with single screen

autorun.sh

@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ run /usr/bin/nm-applet
 run /usr/bin/blueman-manager
 # screenshot utility
 run /usr/bin/shutter
+# volume control
+run /usr/bin/pasystray
 
 # tag 1
-run /usr/local/bin/idea
+run idea
 # tag 2
 run  /opt/google/chrome/chrome 
 # tag 3
@@ -26,9 +28,9 @@ run /usr/bin/code
 # tag 5
 run /usr/bin/zoom
 run /usr/bin/teams
-# tag 6
+tag 6
-run /usr/bin/rocketchat-desktop
+run /snap/bin/rocketchat-desktop
 run /usr/bin/thunderbird
 # tag 7
 run /usr/local/bin/bitwarden
-run /usr/bin/keepass2
+run /usr/bin/keepassx

rc.lua

@@ -35,6 +35,43 @@ local tags = {
     tag1,tag2,tag3,tag4,tag5,tag6,tag7,tag8,tag9
 }
 
+local wibar_font="Deja Vu Sans Mono 14"
+
+-- d_sep = wibox.widget.textbox(" | ")
+d_sep = wibox.widget{
+    markup = '|',
+    align  = 'center',
+    valign = 'center',
+    widget = wibox.widget.textbox,
+    font = wibar_font
+}
+l_sep = wibox.widget{
+    markup = '[',
+    align  = 'center',
+    valign = 'center',
+    widget = wibox.widget.textbox,
+    font = wibar_font
+}
+
+m_sep = wibox.widget{
+    markup = '][',
+    align  = 'center',
+    valign = 'center',
+    widget = wibox.widget.textbox,
+    font = wibar_font
+}
+
+r_sep = wibox.widget{
+    markup = ']',
+    align  = 'center',
+    valign = 'center',
+    widget = wibox.widget.textbox,
+    font = wibar_font
+}
+
+
+
+
 -- {{{ 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)
@@ -63,7 +100,10 @@ end
 -- {{{ Variable definitions
 -- Themes define colours, icons, font and wallpapers.
 beautiful.init(gears.filesystem.get_themes_dir() .. "default/theme.lua")
-beautiful.font = "DejaVu Sans 12"
+beautiful.font = wibar_font
+beautiful.wibar_bg="#6C3483cc"
+beautiful.bg_systray="#6C3483cc"
+
 
 -- This is used later as the default terminal and editor to run.
 terminal = "x-terminal-emulator"
@@ -157,7 +197,7 @@ mykeyboardlayout = awful.widget.keyboardlayout()
 -- mytextclock = wibox.widget.textclock()
 mytextclock = wibox.widget.textclock("%Y-%m-%d, %a, %H:%M:%S",1)
 
-mybatterywidget = battery_widget { adapter = "BAT0", ac = "AC" }
+mybatterywidget = battery_widget { adapter = "BAT0", ac = "AC", widget_font = wibar_font }
 
 -- Create a wibox for each screen and add it
 local taglist_buttons = gears.table.join(
@@ -249,7 +289,7 @@ end
     s.mytasklist = awful.widget.tasklist(s, awful.widget.tasklist.filter.currenttags, tasklist_buttons)
 
     -- Create the wibox
-    s.mywibox = awful.wibar({ position = "top", screen = s })
+    s.mywibox = awful.wibar({ position = "top", screen = s, height = 34 })
 
     -- Add widgets to the wibox
     s.mywibox:setup {
@@ -264,9 +304,14 @@ end
         { -- Right widgets
             layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
             mykeyboardlayout,
+            d_sep,
             wibox.widget.systray(),
+            d_sep,
             mytextclock,
+            l_sep,
             mybatterywidget,
+            r_sep,
+            d_sep,
             s.mylayoutbox,
         },
     }
@@ -549,6 +594,25 @@ clientbuttons = gears.table.join(
 root.keys(globalkeys)
 -- }}}
 
+local function getScreenByTagName(tagName)
+    print("getScreenByTagName 1:" .. tagName)
+     local tagByName = awful.tag.find_by_name(nil, tagName)
+    print("getScreenByTagName 2:" .. tostring(tagByName) )
+     local screenOfTag = tagByName.screen
+    print("getScreenByTagName 3:" .. tostring(screenOfTag) )
+     if screenOfTag then
+     local indexOfScreen = screenOfTag.index
+      print( "tag " .. tostring(tagName) .. " is on screen " .. tostring(indexOfScreen))
+     return indexOfScreen
+     end
+     return awful.screen.focused().index 
+ end
+
+
+local function getTagByName(tagName)
+    return awful.tag.find_by_name(nil, tagName)
+end
+
 -- {{{ Rules
 -- Rules to apply to new clients (through the "manage" signal).
 awful.rules.rules = {
@@ -596,35 +660,37 @@ awful.rules.rules = {
       }, properties = { titlebars_enabled = true }
     },
     -- jetbrains-idea -> tag 1
-    { rule = { class = "jetbrains-idea" },
+    { rule = { instance = "jetbrains-idea" },
-      properties = {  tag = tag1 } },
+      properties = {  screen =  function () return getScreenByTagName(tag1) end, tag = tag1 } },
     -- chrome -> tag 2
-    { rule = { class = "google-chrome" },
+    { rule = { instance = "google-chrome" },
-      properties = {  tag = tag2 } },
+      properties = { sreen = function () return getScreenByTagName(tag2) end, tag = tag2 } },
     -- terminator-> tag 3
-    { rule = { class = "terminator" },
+    { rule = { instance = "terminator" },
-      properties = {  tag = tag3 } },
+      properties = {  screen = function () return getScreenByTagName(tag3) end, tag = tag3 } },
+    { rule = { instance = "x-terminal-emulator" },
+      properties = {  function () return getScreenByTagName(tag7) end, tag = tag3 } },
     -- vscode -> tag 4
-    { rule = { class = "code" },
+    { rule = { instance = "code" },
-      properties = {  tag = tag4 } },
+      properties = { screen = function () return getScreenByTagName(tag4) end, tag = tag4 } },
     -- zoom -> tag5
-    { rule = { class = "zoom" },
+    { rule = { instance = "zoom" },
-      properties = {  tag = tag5 } },
+      properties = { screen = function () return getScreenByTagName(tag5) end, tag = tag5 } },
     -- microsoft teams - preview -> tag5
-    { rule = { class = "microsoft teams - preview" },
+    { rule = { instance = "microsoft teams - preview" },
-      properties = {  tag = tag5 } },
+      properties = { screen = function () return getScreenByTagName(tag5) end, tag = tag5 } },
     -- rocket.chat-> tag6
-    { rule = { class = "rocket.chat" },
+    { rule = { instance = "rocket.chat" },
-      properties = {  tag = tag6 } },
+      properties = { screen = function () return getScreenByTagName(tag6) end, tag = tag6 } },
     -- Thunderbird -> tag6
     { rule = { class = "Thunderbird" },
-      properties = {  tag = tag6 } },
+      properties = {  screen = function () return getScreenByTagName(tag6) end, tag = tag6 } },
     -- Bitwarden -> tag7
-    { rule = { class = "bitwarden" },
+    { rule = { instance = "bitwarden" },
-      properties = {  tag = tag7 } },
+      properties = { screen = function () return getScreenByTagName(tag7) end, tag = tag7 } },
     -- keepass2 -> tag7
-    { rule = { class = "keepass2" },
+    { rule = { instance = "keepassx" },
-      properties = {  tag = tag7 } },
+      properties = { screen = function () return getScreenByTagName(tag7) end, tag = tag7 } },
     -- Set Firefox to always map on the tag named "2" on screen 1.
     -- { rule = { class = "Firefox" },
     --   properties = { screen = 1, tag = "2" } },