Awesome fixes

awesome/keys.lua

@@ -202,10 +202,10 @@ keys.globalkeys = gears.table.join(
 
     -- Brightness
     awful.key({ }, "XF86MonBrightnessDown", function ()
-        awful.util.spawn("xbacklight -dec 15") end),
+        awful.spawn("xbacklight -dec 15") end),
 
     awful.key({ }, "XF86MonBrightnessUp", function ()
-        awful.util.spawn("xbacklight -inc 15") end),
+        awful.spawn("xbacklight -inc 15") end),
 
     -- ALSA volume control
     awful.key({}, "XF86AudioRaiseVolume",
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ keys.globalkeys = gears.table.join(
     -- Screenshot on prtscn using scrot
     awful.key({}, "Print",
         function()
-            awful.util.spawn(apps.screenshot, false)
+            awful.spawn(apps.screenshot, false)
         end
     ),
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ keys.globalkeys = gears.table.join(
     awful.key({modkey}, "Escape",
         function()
             -- emit signal to show the exit screen
-            awful.util.spawn("rofi -show power-menu -modi power-menu:" .. os.getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") .. "/awesome/scripts/rofi-power-menu")
+            awful.spawn("rofi -show power-menu -modi power-menu:" .. os.getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") .. "/awesome/scripts/rofi-power-menu")
         end,
         {description = "toggle exit screen", group = "hotkeys"}
     ),
@@ -292,14 +292,14 @@ keys.globalkeys = gears.table.join(
     awful.key({}, "XF86PowerOff",
         function()
             -- emit signal to show the exit screen
-            awful.util.spawn("rofi -show power-menu -modi power-menu:~/.config/awesome/scripts/rofi-power-menu")
+            awful.spawn("rofi -show power-menu -modi power-menu:~/.config/awesome/scripts/rofi-power-menu")
         end,
         {description = "toggle exit screen", group = "hotkeys"}
     ),
 
     awful.key({}, "XF86Calculator",
         function()
-            awful.util.spawn("rofi -show calc -modi calc -no-show-match -no-sort -calc-command \"echo -n '{result}' | xsel --clipboard\"")
+            awful.spawn("rofi -show calc -modi calc -no-show-match -no-sort -calc-command \"echo -n '{result}' | xsel --clipboard\"")
         end,
         {description = "Launch the calculator", group = "hotkeys"}
     ),

awesome/rc.lua

@@ -79,21 +79,6 @@ awful.layout.layouts = {
      awful.layout.suit.tile.top,
 }
 
--- Signal function to execute when a new client appears.
-client.connect_signal("manage", function (c)
-    -- Set the window as a slave (put it at the end of others instead of setting it as 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
-    gears.timer.delayed_call(function() awful.placement.centered(mouse, {parent=c}) end)
-end)
-
-
 -- ===================================================================
 -- Client Focusing
 -- ===================================================================
@@ -107,6 +92,27 @@ client.connect_signal("mouse::enter", function(c)
     c:emit_signal("request::activate", "mouse_enter", {raise = false})
 end)
 
+
+-- Signal function to execute when a new client appears.
+client.connect_signal("manage", function (c)
+    -- Set the window as a slave (put it at the end of others instead of setting it as 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
+
+    gears.timer.delayed_call(function()
+        local geometry = c:geometry()
+        local x = geometry.x + geometry.width/2
+        local y = geometry.y + geometry.height/2
+        mouse.coords({x = x, y = y}, true)
+    end)
+end)
+
 -- ===================================================================
 -- Screen Change Functions (ie multi monitor)
 -- ===================================================================
@@ -134,6 +140,17 @@ require("awesomewm-vim-tmux-navigator") {
      experimental = true
 }
 
+local function move_mouse_onto_focused_client()
+    local c = client.focus
+	if c then
+        local geometry = c:geometry()
+        local x = geometry.x + geometry.width/2
+        local y = geometry.y + geometry.height/2
+        mouse.coords({x = x, y = y}, true)
+    end
+end
+
+
 client.connect_signal("property::maximized", function(focused)
      local hide = focused.maximized or focused.fullscreen
      for i, c in ipairs(client.get()) do
@@ -162,3 +179,6 @@ end)
 client.connect_signal("unfocus", function(c)
   c.border_color = beautiful.border_normal
 end)
+
+client.connect_signal("focus", move_mouse_onto_focused_client)
+client.connect_signal("swapped", move_mouse_onto_focused_client)

awesome/widgets/task-list.lua

@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ local function list_update(w, buttons, label, _, objects)
     local static_length = 16 * count
     local total_text_length = 0
     for _, o in ipairs(objects) do
+        if o.name then
             total_text_length = total_text_length + o.name:len()
         end
+    end
     local truncate = (total_text_length + static_length) > 170
 
     for i, o in ipairs(objects) do
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ local filter = function(c, _)
           if t.selected then
                 local ctags = c:tags()
                 for _, v in ipairs(ctags) do
-                     if v == t and c.screen == client.focus.screen then
+                     if v == t and client.focus and c.screen == client.focus.screen then
                           return true
                      end
                 end