forge-ext
bug: some windows cannot be tiled (neovide, blackbox so far)
Description
Neovide is a GUI frontend for the Neovim text editor.
Unfortunately, Forge forces Neovide to launch in a permanent floating window that can't be toggled.
Overriding Neovide's wmclass and mode in $XDG_CONFIG/forge/windows.json doesn't work.
Is there a way to force Neovide to launch tiled instead of floated?
Problem Explanation
The problem is that Forge insists on launching Neovide in a floating window. Floating mode also cannot be toggled.
Expected Behavior
Forge should launch Neovide in a tiled window. Or provide a way to force Neovide to launch tiled.
Reprodution
Install Neovide. Launch Neovide on Wayland in Gnome Shell with the following command.
env -u WYALAND_DISPLAY neovide --frame="none" --multigrid
Details
Mark with [ ] all that applies:
It happens with any application?
- [ ] Yes, it applies to any application.
- [x] No. Only with the following applications:
- VSCode, Terminal, ...
- [ ] It works with the following applications that I have tried:
- Fill in a list with any application that applies
It happens only on one computer?
- [x] I don't know.
- [ ] No. I have tried it on more than one computer.
It happens only with some specific gnome configuration?
- [x] I don't think that the configuration matters.
- [ ] Yes. Only if the following config is set up:
- Fill in a list with any configuration tha applies.
It happens only with some specific extension installed?
- [x] I don't think that the installed extensions affect the bug/behavior.
- [ ] Yes. Only if the following gnome extension is installed:
- Fill in a list with any extension tha applies.
- Fill in also any detail about the extensions that applies.
Diagnostics
It happens at all times in Gnome Shell on Wayland.
Fill in all information that applies:
Environment
- Distro version : ... (
Fedora Linux 38 (Workstation Edition)) - GNOME Shell version: ... (
GNOME Shell 44.5) - Forge source : ... (
extensions.gnome.org) - Forge version : ... (
Version 72)
Display Setup
Displays:
- 1 ultra-widescreen monitor
- 3440x1440 (21:) 100hz + 4k monitor
Extension Configuration
Command: dconf dump /org/gnome/shell/extensions/forge/
[/]
auto-split-enabled=true
css-last-update=uint32 37
css-updated='1696197313142'
focus-border-toggle=true
quick-settings-enabled=false
showtab-decoration-enabled=false
stacked-tiling-mode-enabled=false
tabbed-tiling-mode-enabled=true
tiling-mode-enabled=true
window-gap-size=uint32 4
window-gap-size-increment=uint32 2
workspace-skip-tile=''
[keybindings]
con-split-horizontal=['<Control><Alt><Super>h']
con-split-layout-toggle=['<Super>c']
con-split-vertical=['<Control><Alt><Super>v']
con-stacked-layout-toggle=['<Control><Alt><Super>s']
con-tabbed-layout-toggle=['<Control><Alt><Super>t']
con-tabbed-showtab-decoration-toggle=['<Shift><Control><Alt><Super>t']
focus-border-toggle=@as []
mod-mask-mouse-tile='None'
prefs-tiling-toggle=@as []
window-focus-down=['<Control><Alt>j']
window-focus-left=['<Control><Alt>h']
window-focus-right=['<Control><Alt>l']
window-focus-up=['<Control><Alt>k']
window-gap-size-decrease=@as []
window-gap-size-increase=@as []
window-move-down=@as []
window-move-left=@as []
window-move-right=@as []
window-move-up=@as []
window-resize-bottom-decrease=@as []
window-resize-bottom-increase=@as []
window-resize-left-decrease=@as []
window-resize-left-increase=@as []
window-resize-right-decrease=@as []
window-resize-right-increase=@as []
window-resize-top-decrease=@as []
window-resize-top-increase=@as []
window-snap-center=['<Super>Return']
window-snap-one-third-left=@as []
window-snap-one-third-right=@as []
window-snap-two-third-left=@as []
window-snap-two-third-right=@as []
window-swap-down=['<Super>j']
window-swap-last-active=@as []
window-swap-left=['<Super>h']
window-swap-right=['<Super>l']
window-swap-up=['<Super>k']
window-toggle-always-float=['<Control><Super>o']
window-toggle-float=['<Super>o']
workspace-active-tile-toggle=@as []
Enabled Extensions
Command: gnome-extensions list --enabled --details
[email protected]
Name: Hot Edge
Description: Add a hot edge that activates the overview to the bottom of the screen. This minimizes the pointer travel required to access the dash when using the new GNOME Shell 40 overview layout.
Now with preference dialog!
You can find more documentation at https://github.com/jdoda/hotedge/blob/main/README.md and report issues at https://github.com/jdoda/hotedge/issues .
Path: /home/lateef/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]
URL: https://github.com/jdoda/hotedge
Version: 17
State: ENABLED
[email protected]
Name: Forge
Description: Tiling and window manager for GNOME
Please report bugs/issues on https://github.com/forge-ext/forge/issues
Path: /home/lateef/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]
URL: https://github.com/forge-ext/forge
Version: 72
State: ENABLED
[email protected]
Name: GSConnect
Description: GSConnect is a complete implementation of KDE Connect especially for GNOME Shell with Nautilus, Chrome and Firefox integration. It does not rely on the KDE Connect desktop application and will not work with it installed.
KDE Connect allows devices to securely share content like notifications or files and other features like SMS messaging and remote control. The KDE Connect team has applications for Linux, BSD, Android, Sailfish, iOS, macOS and Windows.
Please report issues on Github!
Path: /home/lateef/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]
URL: https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect/wiki
Version: 55
State: ENABLED
rounded-window-corners@yilozt
Name: Rounded Window Corners
Description: Add rounded corners for all windows
Path: /home/lateef/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/rounded-window-corners@yilozt
URL: https://github.com/yilozt/rounded-window-corners
Version: 11
State: ENABLED
[email protected]
Name: Background Logo
Description: Overlay a tasteful logo on the background to enhance the user experience
Path: /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]
URL: https://pagure.io/background-logo-extension
State: ENABLED
[email protected]
Name: GPaste
Description: Clipboard management system
Path: /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]
URL: http://github.com/Keruspe/GPaste
State: ENABLED
Graphics information
Command: lshw -C display
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Iris Graphics 540
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
logical name: /dev/fb0
version: 0a
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pciexpress msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom fb
configuration: depth=32 driver=i915 latency=0 resolution=3440,1440
resources: irq:132 memory:de000000-deffffff memory:80000000-bfffffff ioport:f000(size=64) memory:c0000-dffff
Hi @mystilleef, will it run by removing the extra params?
env -u WYALAND_DISPLAY neovide
Hi @mystilleef, will it run by removing the extra params?
env -u WYALAND_DISPLAY neovide
Same issue without the parameters.
The same thing happened to me but with Black Box terminal installed via flatpak. I tried some keyboard shortcut to use for tmux and suddenly the tiling mode turned off. I thought that I somehow turned off the extension, but that was not the case.. I restarted the computer, installed and uninstalled the Black Box and the extension, but since then, whenever I open the Black Box, it is in floating mode..
Hi @grey4owl - I am using BlackBox as my terminal in Silverblue.
Does pressing Ctrl + Shift + C help? The windows.json can also be edited to remove them from floating. https://github.com/forge-ext/forge#forge-override-paths
@jmmaranan Still not working, I knew about windows.json but it is not in the file at all..
Hi @grey4owl - there is an issue with reading the $HOME/.config/forge/config/windows.json path. It is reading from the .local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/config/windows.json instead. While that issue is not fixed, can you check that other file instead?