Add 0th tag and move to first empty workspace

awesome/keys.lua

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ local naughty = require("naughty")
 local beautiful = require("beautiful")
 local volume_widget = require("widgets.volume-widget.volume")
 local dpi = beautiful.xresources.apply_dpi
-local mouse_utils = require("mouse_utils")
-
 
 local modkey = "Mod4"
 
@@ -27,6 +25,20 @@ local keys = {}
 
 -- AwesomeWM Vim Tmux Navigator
 
+local function get_first_nonempty_tag()
+    local screen = awful.screen.focused()
+    local tags = screen.tags
+    local first_empty = nil
+    for _, t in ipairs(tags) do
+        if #t:clients() > 0 then
+            first_empty = nil
+        elseif first_empty == nil then
+            first_empty = t
+        end
+    end
+    return first_empty
+end
+
 local focus_bydirection = function(direction)
     awful.client.focus.global_bydirection(direction)
     if client.focus then
@@ -409,19 +421,9 @@ keys.globalkeys = gears.table.join(
         end,
         {description = "Switch to next tag", group = "client"}
     ),
-    -- Focus client by index (cycle through clients)
     awful.key({modkey}, "t",
         function()
-            local screen = awful.screen.focused()
+            local first_empty = get_first_nonempty_tag()
-            local tags = screen.tags
-            local first_empty = nil
-            for _, t in ipairs(tags) do
-                if #t:clients() > 0 then
-                    first_empty = nil
-                elseif first_empty == nil then
-                    first_empty = t
-                end
-            end
             if first_empty ~= nil then
                 first_empty:view_only()
             end
@@ -429,6 +431,17 @@ keys.globalkeys = gears.table.join(
         {description = "Switch to next tag", group = "client"}
     ),
 
+    awful.key({modkey, "Shift"}, "t",
+        function()
+            local first_empty = get_first_nonempty_tag()
+            if first_empty ~= nil then
+                client.focus:move_to_tag(first_empty)
+                first_empty:view_only()
+            end
+        end,
+        {description = "Switch to next tag", group = "client"}
+    ),
+
     -- =========================================
     -- SCREEN FOCUSING
     -- =========================================
@@ -640,34 +653,38 @@ keys.clientkeys = gears.table.join(
     )
 )
 
--- Bind all key numbers to tags
+local function register_tag(tag)
-for i = 1, 9 do
     keys.globalkeys = gears.table.join(keys.globalkeys,
         -- Switch to tag
-        awful.key({modkey}, "#" .. i + 9,
+        awful.key({modkey}, "#" .. tag + 9,
             function()
                 local screen = awful.screen.focused()
-                local tag = screen.tags[i]
+                local t = screen.tags[tag]
-                if tag then
+                if t then
-                    tag:view_only()
+                    t:view_only()
                 end
             end,
-            {description = "view tag #"..i, group = "tag"}
+            {description = "view tag #"..tag, group = "tag"}
         ),
         -- Move client to tag
-        awful.key({modkey, "Shift"}, "#" .. i + 9,
+        awful.key({modkey, "Shift"}, "#" .. tag + 9,
             function()
                 if client.focus then
-                    local tag = client.focus.screen.tags[i]
+                    local t= client.focus.screen.tags[tag]
-                    if tag then
+                    if t then
-                        client.focus:move_to_tag(tag)
+                        client.focus:move_to_tag(t)
-                        tag:view_only()
+                        t:view_only()
                     end
                 end
             end,
-            {description = "move focused client to tag #"..i, group = "tag"}
+            {description = "move focused client to tag #"..tag, group = "tag"}
         )
     )
 end
 
+-- Bind all key numbers to tags
+for i = 1, 10 do
+    register_tag(i)
+end
+
 return keys

awesome/pastel.lua

@@ -32,15 +32,14 @@ pastel.initialize = function()
 
     -- Set up each screen (add tags & panels)
     awful.screen.connect_for_each_screen(function(s)
-        for i = 1, 9, 1
+        for i = 1, 10, 1
         do
-            awful.tag.add(tostring(i), {
+            awful.tag.add(tostring(i % 10), {
                 layout = grid,
                 screen = s,
                 selected = i == 1
             })
         end
-
         s.quake = quake
 
         -- Only add the top panel on the primary screen