new binding

README.md

@@ -108,7 +108,10 @@ modkey + shift + i : shift to up region
 modkey + shift + insert : move to top-left
 modkey + shift + page_up :  move to top-right
 modkey + shift + home :  move to center
-modkey + shift + end :  move to center
+
+modkey + shift + end :  toggle always on
+--|will keep the floating client always visible
+
 modkey + shift + delete :  move to bottom-left
 modkey + shift + page_down :  move to bottom-right
 --|these will also work with tiled clients

init.lua

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ local shuffle = machina.shuffle
 local my_shifter = machina.my_shifter
 local expand_vertical = machina.expand_vertical
 local move_to = machina.move_to
+local toggle_always_on = machina.toggle_always_on
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------- key bindings -- ;
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ local bindings = {
    awful.key({modkey, "Shift"}, "Insert", move_to("top-left")),
    awful.key({modkey, "Shift"}, "Page_Up", move_to("top-right")),
    awful.key({modkey, "Shift"}, "Home", move_to("center")),
-   awful.key({modkey, "Shift"}, "End", move_to("center")),
+   awful.key({modkey, "Shift"}, "End", toggle_always_on),
    awful.key({modkey, "Shift"}, "Delete", move_to("bottom-left")),
    awful.key({modkey, "Shift"}, "Page_Down", move_to("bottom-right")),
    --▨ move (positional)
@@ -85,12 +86,12 @@ client.connect_signal("request::activate", function(c)
    c:raise()
    client.focus = c
 end) --|this is needed to ensure floating stuff becomes
-     --|visible when invoked through run_or_raise
+     --|visible when invoked through run_or_raise.
 
 client.connect_signal("focus", function(c) 
    if not c.floating then
       for _, tc in ipairs(screen[awful.screen.focused()].all_clients) do
-         if tc.floating then
+         if tc.floating and not tc.always_on then
             tc.hidden = true
          end
       end
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ client.connect_signal("focus", function(c)
    end
 end) --|hide all floating windows when the user switches to a
      --|tiled client. this is handy when you have a floating
-     --|browser open.
+     --|browser open. unless, client is set to always_on.
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------- exports -- ;
 

methods.lua

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 ---------------------------------------------------------------- locals -- ;
 
 local grect = require("gears.geometry").rectangle
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ end
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------- helpers -- ;
 
-local function getLowest(table)
+local function getlowest(table)
    local low = math.huge
    local index
    for i, v in pairs(table) do
@@ -81,6 +82,13 @@ local function tablelength(T)
    return count
 end
 
+----------------------------------------------------------- always_on() -- ;
+
+local function toggle_always_on()
+   always_on = nil or client.focus.always_on
+   client.focus.always_on = not always_on
+end
+
 ----------------------------------------- focus_by_direction(direction) -- ;
 
 local function focus_by_direction(direction)
@@ -164,7 +172,7 @@ local function move_to(location)
          edges.y[region.y] = region.y + region.height
       end
       
-      useless_gap = getLowest(edges.x)
+      useless_gap = getlowest(edges.x)
       client.focus:geometry(geoms[location](useless_gap))
       return
    end
@@ -596,7 +604,8 @@ module = {
    shuffle = shuffle,
    my_shifter = my_shifter,
    expand_vertical = expand_vertical,
-   move_to = move_to
+   move_to = move_to,
+   toggle_always_on = toggle_always_on
 }
 
 return module