awesome-scratchpad.lua

-- awesomewm scratchpad terminal
-- clone this repo into your ~/.config/awesome:
-- git clone https://github.com/notnew/awesome-scratch ~/.config/awesome

--TOP OF FILE
local scratch = require("awesome-scratch.scratch")
screen_width = awful.screen.focused().geometry.width
screen_height = awful.screen.focused().geometry.height

--KEYBIND
  -- open scratchpad
awful.key({ modkey }, "d", function ()
    scratch.toggle("st -n scratch", { instance = "scratch" })
  end,
    { description = "Open scratchpad terminal" , group = "term" }
  ),

-- RULE
    {
        rule_any = {
            instance = { "scratch" },
            class = { "scratch" },
            icon_name = { "scratchpad_urxvt" },
        },
        properties = {
            skip_taskbar = false,
            floating = true,
            ontop = false,
            minimized = true,
            sticky = false,
            width = screen_width * 0.7,
            height = screen_height * 0.75
        },
        callback = function (c)
            awful.placement.centered(c,{honor_padding = true, honor_workarea=true})
            gears.timer.delayed_call(function()
                c.urgent = false
            end)
        end
    },