From e8649d0a296a8a014fbd9e98182c78bfae2b9ed3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lepage Vallee <elv1313@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 16:50:10 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] screen: Add a function to get the client preferred screen

---
 lib/awful/screen.lua | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/awful/screen.lua b/lib/awful/screen.lua
index 6a7a496d..48efa13c 100644
--- a/lib/awful/screen.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/screen.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ local capi =
 {
     mouse = mouse,
     screen = screen,
-    client = client
+    client = client,
+    awesome = awesome,
 }
 local util = require("awful.util")
 local object = require("gears.object")
@@ -213,6 +214,15 @@ function screen.object.set_padding(self, padding)
     end
 end
 
+--- Return the currently screen for new clients.
+-- This is exactly the same as `awful.screen.focused` exept it avoids clients
+-- being moved when Awesome is restarted. This is used by the default `rc.lua`.
+-- @tparam client c A client
+-- @treturn screen The preferred screen.
+function screen.preferred(c)
+    return capi.awesome.startup and c.screen or screen.focused()
+end
+
 --- The defaults arguments for `awful.screen.focused`
 -- @tfield[opt=nil] table awful.screen.default_focused_args
 

From 1c177cabce1557f6eacf517dee0e8ff0f4cb02fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lepage Vallee <elv1313@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 16:50:28 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] awesomerc: Explicitly select a default screen

A client is supposed to go to a screen when:

 * It has been started using `awful.spawn` with explicit instructions [1]
 * An `awful.rules` rule **or any of its callbacks** set the screen [2]
 * When something handle `request::screen` and/or `request::tag` in some
   custom ways. [3]
 * Some clients can request a screen and mean it (like MythTV/Kodi/XBMC and
   some multi-window DAW) [4]

A client is supposed to go to the focused screen when none of the above are
true [5].

Other constraints:

 * The screen need to be set only once, anything will will emit
   `property::screen` many time and cause side effects.
 * There has to be a single entry point to the algorithm, no multiple
   "manage" handler.
 * Awesome internals must use the `request::` signal API and not force
   their decision outside of request handlers.
 * Restarting Awesome must not change the client screen

Commit 2178744 fix use case number [1] and [2]. It actually fix [4] too, but
it is an accident and I am not sure we care about [4] anyway. Use case [1]
and [2], however, are very important.

Fix #1091
---
 awesomerc.lua        |  1 +
 lib/awful/screen.lua | 10 ++++++----
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/awesomerc.lua b/awesomerc.lua
index 0029e197..11dcc93e 100755
--- a/awesomerc.lua
+++ b/awesomerc.lua
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ awful.rules.rules = {
                      raise = true,
                      keys = clientkeys,
                      buttons = clientbuttons,
+                     screen = awful.screen.preferred,
                      placement = awful.placement.no_overlap+awful.placement.no_offscreen
      }
     },
diff --git a/lib/awful/screen.lua b/lib/awful/screen.lua
index 48efa13c..f477d6a0 100644
--- a/lib/awful/screen.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/screen.lua
@@ -214,10 +214,12 @@ function screen.object.set_padding(self, padding)
     end
 end
 
---- Return the currently screen for new clients.
--- This is exactly the same as `awful.screen.focused` exept it avoids clients
--- being moved when Awesome is restarted. This is used by the default `rc.lua`.
--- @tparam client c A client
+--- Get the preferred screen in the context of a client.
+-- This is exactly the same as `awful.screen.focused` except that it avoids
+-- clients being moved when Awesome is restarted.
+-- This is used in the default `rc.lua` to ensure clients get assigned to the
+-- focused screen by default.
+-- @tparam client c A client.
 -- @treturn screen The preferred screen.
 function screen.preferred(c)
     return capi.awesome.startup and c.screen or screen.focused()