start: start apps only when awesome is ready

rc/rules.lua

@@ -10,20 +10,17 @@ awful.rules.rules = {
 		    buttons = config.mouse.client }},
    -- Emacs
    { rule = { class = "Emacs" },
-     properties = { tag = config.tags.emacs,
-		    switchtotag = true }},
+     properties = { tag = config.tags.emacs }},
    -- Browser stuff
    { rule_any = { name = { "Iceweasel", "Firefox", "Chromium" } },
-     properties = { tag = config.tags.www,
-		    switchtotag = true }},
+     properties = { tag = config.tags.www }},
    { rule = { instance = "plugin-container" },
      properties = { floating = true }}, -- Flash with Firefox
    { rule = { instance = "exe", class="Exe", instance="exe" },
      properties = { floating = true }}, -- Flash with Chromium
    -- Pidgin
    { rule = { class = "Pidgin" },
-     properties = { tag = config.tags.im,
-		    switchtotag = true }},
+     properties = { tag = config.tags.im }},
    { rule = { class = "Pidgin" },
      except = { role = "buddy_list" }, -- buddy_list is the master
      properties = { }, callback = awful.client.setslave },

rc/start.lua

@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 
 -- run a command only if the client does not already exist
 xrun = function(name, cmd)
+   -- Try first the list of clients from awesome
+   local clients = client.get()
+   local client
+   for _, client in pairs(clients) do
+      if client.name == name or client.class == name or client.instance == name then
+	 return
+      end
+   end
+
+   -- Not found, let's check with xwininfo. We can only check name...
    if os.execute("xwininfo -name '" .. name .. "' > /dev/null 2> /dev/null") == 0 then
       return
    end
@@ -60,18 +70,34 @@ end
 os.execute(table.concat(execute, ";"))
 
 -- Spawn various X programs
-startapps = function()
+startapps = function(now)
+   -- xrun can only be used when awesome has started
+   if not now then
+      local stimer = timer { timeout = 0 }
+      stimer:add_signal("timeout", function()
+			   stimer:stop()
+			   startapps(true)
+				   end)
+      stimer:start()
+      return
+   end
+
    xrun("polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1",
 	"/usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1")
    xrun("Bluetooth Applet",
 	"bluetooth-applet")
    xrun("Pidgin", "pidgin -n")
+   xrun("emacs")
    
    if config.hostname == "neo" then
       xrun("keepassx", "keepassx -min -lock")
       xrun("Transmission", "transmission-gtk -m")
+      xrun("chromium")
    elseif config.hostname == "guybrush" then
       xrun("keepassx", "keepassx -min -lock")
       xrun("NetworkManager Applet", "nm-applet")
+      xrun("chromium")
+   elseif config.hostname == "naruto" then
+      xrun("iceweasel")
    end
 end