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Jan van Veldhuizen
Jan van Veldhuizen

Reputation: 528

bspwm does not switch focus to my second screen. It works when going there with the mouse

I am trying to have desktops 1-4 on my laptop screen and 5-8 on my second screen.

Super 1-4 works fine on my laptop. But when I press Super 5-8, the focus stays on desktop 4, not switching to my 2nd screen. When I move my mouse pointer to the second screen I can open apps there, and then Super 1-4 switch between desktops 5-8.

Somehow the focus switch does not work to my other monitor.

bspwmrc:

#! /bin/bash

pgrep -x sxhkd >/dev/null || sxhkd &
... other startup commands

start_from=1
monitors_connected=$(bspc query -M | wc -l)
per_monitor=$(( 8 / monitors_connected ))
for monitor in $(bspc query -M); do
   bspc monitor $monitor -d $(seq $start_from $(( start_from + per_monitor - 1)))
   start_from=$(( start_from + per_monitor ))
done

(I found this here: bspwm workspaces not working after activating other monitor)

sxhkdrc:

super + {_,shift + }{1-8}
    bspc {desktop --focus,node --to-desktop} 'focused:^{1-8}'

When I open a terminal on my second screen and type the command bspc desktop --focus 2, then the focus switches nicely to desktop 2 on my laptop screen.

UPDATE: I think I can narrow this issue down to: Why do Super 5-8 not work? And why are Super 1-4 on my second monitor going to desktops 5-8?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1458

Answers (1)

Jan van Veldhuizen
Jan van Veldhuizen

Reputation: 528

In the meantime I solved it. I'll leave the solution here for others having similar issues.

I removed the word 'focused' from the command. That was basically it. I also split the line into two separated lines for more flexibility.

super + {1-8}
    bspc desktop --focus ^{1-8}

super + shift + {1-8}
    bspc node --to-desktop} ^{1-8} --focus

Upvotes: 2

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