The title is self explanatory... I was configuring AwesomeWM and suddenly realised that none of my dropdown menus were working (they were working fine before). Actually, I noticed that they were working, but are completely invisible. This happens in application menus (like the top menu on pcmanfm) and in desktop, when I right click. For example, in Notepadqq, if click on the Search menu on the top, nothing appears, but I can move down the mouse, left click, and the search tool appears; the same occurs in desktop, where I can can right click and nothing will show up, but moving the mouse to where the apps would appear and left clicking, the selected app opens. The menu is there, I can click stuff, but I don't know what I'm clicking. The only one that is normal is Vivaldi's menu. I really don't know what I did to cause that, and would appreciate any help.
I don't think there's something wrong with my rc.lua file, but here is a part of it:
-- {{{ Required libraries
-- If LuaRocks is installed, make sure that packages installed through it are
-- found (e.g. lgi). If LuaRocks is not installed, do nothing.
pcall(require, "luarocks.loader")
local gears = require("gears")
local awful = require("awful")
require("awful.autofocus")
local wibox = require("wibox")
local beautiful = require("beautiful")
local naughty = require("naughty")
local lain = require("lain")
local vicious = require("vicious")
--local menubar = require("menubar")
local freedesktop = require("freedesktop")
local hotkeys_popup = require("awful.hotkeys_popup")
require("awful.hotkeys_popup.keys")
local mytable = awful.util.table or gears.table -- 4.{0,1} compatibility
-- }}}
-- {{{ 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)
if awesome.startup_errors then
naughty.notify {
preset = naughty.config.presets.critical,
title = "Oops, there were errors during startup!",
text = awesome.startup_errors
}
end
-- Handle runtime errors after startup
do
local in_error = false
awesome.connect_signal("debug::error", function (err)
if in_error then return end
in_error = true
naughty.notify {
preset = naughty.config.presets.critical,
title = "Oops, an error happened!",
text = tostring(err)
}
in_error = false
end)
end
-- }}}
-- {{{ Autostart windowless processes
-- This function will run once every time Awesome is started
local function run_once(cmd_arr)
for _, cmd in ipairs(cmd_arr) do
awful.spawn.with_shell(string.format("pgrep -u $USER -fx '%s' > /dev/null || (%s)", cmd, cmd))
end
end
run_once({ "urxvtd", "unclutter -root" }) -- comma-separated entries
-- This function implements the XDG autostart specification
--[[
awful.spawn.with_shell(
'if (xrdb -query | grep -q "^awesome\\.started:\\s*true$"); then exit; fi;' ..
'xrdb -merge <<< "awesome.started:true";' ..
-- list each of your autostart commands, followed by ; inside single quotes, followed by ..
'dex --environment Awesome --autostart --search-paths "$XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/autostart:$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/autostart"' -- https://github.com/jceb/dex
)
--]]
-- }}}
-- {{{ Variable definitions
local themes = {
"blackburn", -- 1
"copland", -- 2
"dremora", -- 3
"holo", -- 4
"multicolor", -- 5
"powerarrow", -- 6
"powerarrow-dark", -- 7
"rainbow", -- 8
"steamburn", -- 9
"vertex" -- 10
}
local chosen_theme = themes[7]
local modkey = "Mod4"
local altkey = "Mod1"
local terminal = "/home/daniel/.local/kitty.app/bin/kitty"
local vi_focus = false -- vi-like client focus https://github.com/lcpz/awesome-copycats/issues/275
local cycle_prev = true -- cycle with only the previously focused client or all https://github.com/lcpz/awesome-copycats/issues/274
local editor = os.getenv("EDITOR") or "vim"
local browser = "vivaldi"
local brightness_widget = require("awesome-wm-widgets.brightness-widget.brightness")
awful.util.terminal = terminal
awful.util.tagnames = { "main", "www", "files", "dev", "other" }
awful.layout.layouts = {
awful.layout.suit.tile,
awful.layout.suit.max,
awful.layout.suit.fair,
awful.layout.suit.tile.bottom,
awful.layout.suit.tile.top,
--awful.layout.suit.fair,
--awful.layout.suit.fair.horizontal,
--awful.layout.suit.spiral,
--awful.layout.suit.spiral.dwindle,
--awful.layout.suit.max,
--awful.layout.suit.max.fullscreen,
--awful.layout.suit.magnifier,
--awful.layout.suit.corner.nw,
--awful.layout.suit.corner.ne,
--awful.layout.suit.corner.sw,
--awful.layout.suit.corner.se,
--lain.layout.cascade,
--lain.layout.cascade.tile,
--lain.layout.centerwork,
--lain.layout.centerwork.horizontal,
--lain.layout.termfair,
--lain.layout.termfair.center
}
lain.layout.termfair.nmaster = 3
lain.layout.termfair.ncol = 1
lain.layout.termfair.center.nmaster = 3
lain.layout.termfair.center.ncol = 1
lain.layout.cascade.tile.offset_x = 2
lain.layout.cascade.tile.offset_y = 32
lain.layout.cascade.tile.extra_padding = 5
lain.layout.cascade.tile.nmaster = 5
lain.layout.cascade.tile.ncol = 2
awful.util.taglist_buttons = mytable.join(
awful.button({ }, 1, function(t) t:view_only() end),
awful.button({ modkey }, 1, function(t)
if client.focus then client.focus:move_to_tag(t) end
end),
awful.button({ }, 3, awful.tag.viewtoggle),
awful.button({ modkey }, 3, function(t)
if client.focus then client.focus:toggle_tag(t) end
end),
awful.button({ }, 4, function(t) awful.tag.viewnext(t.screen) end),
awful.button({ }, 5, function(t) awful.tag.viewprev(t.screen) end)
)
awful.util.tasklist_buttons = mytable.join(
awful.button({ }, 1, function(c)
if c == client.focus then
c.minimized = true
else
c:emit_signal("request::activate", "tasklist", { raise = true })
end
end),
awful.button({ }, 3, function()
awful.menu.client_list({ theme = { width = 250 } })
end),
awful.button({ }, 4, function() awful.client.focus.byidx(1) end),
awful.button({ }, 5, function() awful.client.focus.byidx(-1) end)
)
beautiful.init(string.format("%s/.config/awesome/themes/%s/theme.lua", os.getenv("HOME"), chosen_theme))
-- }}}
-- Net widget creation
local net_speed_widget = require("awesome-wm-widgets.net-speed-widget.net-speed")
-- To-do widget
local todo_widget = require("awesome-wm-widgets.todo-widget.todo")
local spotify_widget = require("awesome-wm-widgets.spotify-widget.spotify")
-- {{{ Menu
-- Create a launcher and a main menu
local myawesomemenu = {
{ "Hotkeys", function() hotkeys_popup.show_help(nil, awful.screen.focused()) end },
{ "Manual", string.format("%s -e man awesome", terminal) },
{ "Edit config", string.format("%s -e %s %s", terminal, editor, awesome.conffile) },
{ "Restart", awesome.restart },
{ "Quit", function() awesome.quit() end },
}
awful.util.mymainmenu = freedesktop.menu.build {
before = {
{ "Awesome", myawesomemenu, beautiful.awesome_icon },
-- other triads can be put here
},
after = {
{ "Open terminal", terminal },
-- other triads can be put here
}
}
-- Hide the menu when the mouse leaves it
--[[
awful.util.mymainmenu.wibox:connect_signal("mouse::leave", function()
if not awful.util.mymainmenu.active_child or
(awful.util.mymainmenu.wibox ~= mouse.current_wibox and
awful.util.mymainmenu.active_child.wibox ~= mouse.current_wibox) then
awful.util.mymainmenu:hide()
else
awful.util.mymainmenu.active_child.wibox:connect_signal("mouse::leave",
function()
if awful.util.mymainmenu.wibox ~= mouse.current_wibox then
awful.util.mymainmenu:hide()
end
end)
end
end)
--]]
-- Set the Menubar terminal for applications that require it
--menubar.utils.terminal = terminal
-- }}}
-- {{{ Screen
-- Re-set wallpaper when a screen's geometry changes (e.g. different resolution)
screen.connect_signal("property::geometry", function(s)
-- Wallpaper
if beautiful.wallpaper then
local wallpaper = beautiful.wallpaper
-- If wallpaper is a function, call it with the screen
if type(wallpaper) == "function" then
wallpaper = wallpaper(s)
end
gears.wallpaper.maximized(wallpaper, s, true)
end
end)
-- No borders when rearranging only 1 non-floating or maximized client
screen.connect_signal("arrange", function (s)
local only_one = #s.tiled_clients == 1
for _, c in pairs(s.clients) do
if only_one and not c.floating or c.maximized or c.fullscreen then
c.border_width = 0
else
c.border_width = beautiful.border_width
end
end
end)
-- Create a wibox for each screen and add it
awful.screen.connect_for_each_screen(function(s) beautiful.at_screen_connect(s) end)
-- }}}
-- {{{ Mouse bindings
root.buttons(mytable.join(
awful.button({ }, 3, function () awful.util.mymainmenu:toggle() end),
awful.button({ }, 4, awful.tag.viewnext),
awful.button({ }, 5, awful.tag.viewprev)
))
-- }}}
-- Set keys
root.keys(globalkeys)
-- }}}
-- {{{ Rules
-- Rules to apply to new clients (through the "manage" signal).
awful.rules.rules = {
-- All clients will match this rule.
{ rule = { },
properties = { border_width = beautiful.border_width,
border_color = beautiful.border_normal,
focus = awful.client.focus.filter,
raise = true,
keys = clientkeys,
buttons = clientbuttons,
screen = awful.screen.preferred,
placement = awful.placement.no_overlap+awful.placement.no_offscreen,
size_hints_honor = false
}
},
{ rule = { class = "x-terminal-emulator" },
properties = { opacity = 0.9 } },
-- Floating clients.
{ rule_any = {
instance = {
"DTA", -- Firefox addon DownThemAll.
"copyq", -- Includes session name in class.
"pinentry",
},
class = {
"Arandr",
"Blueman-manager",
"Gpick",
"Kruler",
"MessageWin", -- kalarm.
"Sxiv",
"Tor Browser", -- Needs a fixed window size to avoid fingerprinting by screen size.
"Wpa_gui",
"veromix",
"xtightvncviewer"},
-- Note that the name property shown in xprop might be set slightly after creation of the client
-- and the name shown there might not match defined rules here.
name = {
"Event Tester", -- xev.
},
role = {
"AlarmWindow", -- Thunderbird's calendar.
"ConfigManager", -- Thunderbird's about:config.
"pop-up", -- e.g. Google Chrome's (detached) Developer Tools.
}
}, properties = { floating = true }},
-- Add titlebars to normal clients and dialogs
{ rule_any = {type = { "normal", "dialog" }
}, properties = { titlebars_enabled = true }
},
-- Set Firefox to always map on the tag named "2" on screen 1.
{ rule = { class = "Vivaldi" },
properties = { screen = 1, tag = "www" } },
}
-- }}}
-- {{{ Signals
-- Signal function to execute when a new client appears.
client.connect_signal("manage", function (c)
-- Set the windows at the slave,
-- i.e. put it at the end of others instead of setting it master.
-- if not awesome.startup then awful.client.setslave(c) end
if awesome.startup
and not c.size_hints.user_position
and not c.size_hints.program_position then
-- Prevent clients from being unreachable after screen count changes.
awful.placement.no_offscreen(c)
end
end)
--[[
-- Add a titlebar if titlebars_enabled is set to true in the rules.
client.connect_signal("request::titlebars", function(c)
-- Custom
if beautiful.titlebar_fun then
beautiful.titlebar_fun(c)
return
end
-- Default
-- buttons for the titlebar
local buttons = mytable.join(
awful.button({ }, 1, function()
c:emit_signal("request::activate", "titlebar", {raise = true})
awful.mouse.client.move(c)
end),
awful.button({ }, 3, function()
c:emit_signal("request::activate", "titlebar", {raise = true})
awful.mouse.client.resize(c)
end)
)
awful.titlebar(c, { size = 16 }) : setup {
{ -- Left
awful.titlebar.widget.iconwidget(c),
buttons = buttons,
layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal
},
{ -- Middle
{ -- Title
align = "center",
widget = awful.titlebar.widget.titlewidget(c)
},
buttons = buttons,
layout = wibox.layout.flex.horizontal
},
{ -- Right
awful.titlebar.widget.floatingbutton (c),
awful.titlebar.widget.maximizedbutton(c),
awful.titlebar.widget.stickybutton (c),
awful.titlebar.widget.ontopbutton (c),
awful.titlebar.widget.closebutton (c),
layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal()
},
layout = wibox.layout.align.horizontal
}
end) ]]--
-- Enable sloppy focus, so that focus follows mouse.
client.connect_signal("mouse::enter", function(c)
c:emit_signal("request::activate", "mouse_enter", {raise = vi_focus})
end)
client.connect_signal("focus", function(c) c.border_color = beautiful.border_focus end)
client.connect_signal("unfocus", function(c) c.border_color = beautiful.border_normal end)
-- }}}
-- Autostart Applications
--awful.spawn.with_shell("compton")
awful.util.spawn("nm-applet")
awful.spawn.with_shell("nitrogen --restore")
-- Add gaps between tiles
beautiful.useless_gap = 2
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