Using plank (dock app) properly with bspwm

[beyond9thousand]

The Problem

After installing it for the first time and adding it to my bsp rc, I noticed that plank would actually go behind all windows. This only fixes itself if I restart the wm in that session. Meaning on every new login, I would have to restart the wm in order for plank to start working correctly once again.

Expected behavior

Plank spawns above all other windows when the mouse is lowered to the bottom edge of the screen, and disappears when it is taken away. Plank is also not under focus at all times / when switching to a different workspace.

Tested workaround

Adding the bspc rule bspc rule -a Plank manage=on border=off locked=on focus=off follow=off This solves the issue of plank not staying on top after the first login. But simultaneously it also adds a different problem. Plank is now on focus whenever I am on an 'empty' desktop. This branches off into a tertiary problem where I can no longer use jgmenu since plank is always on focus. I have demonstrated my problem below

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/77363063/170856932-d0259194-b6c4-4862-a15f-4bb8b4302ea0.mp4

End Goal

To be able to use plank and jgmenu in the same setup without either of them interfering with each other or bspwm prohibiting their functionality in any way. This only works without the bspc rule and only after restarting the wm in that session. Demonstrated below

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/77363063/170857607-e58c0d19-77cb-4d71-83fa-98bc05bb18f1.mp4

[beyond9thousand]

https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm/issues/390

[JFOZ1010]

@beyond9thousand Exactly bro, me pasa eso tal cual, the docks get stuck behind tiled windows and i dont know what i have to do.

[beyond9thousand]

Fixed it by running this script in the background

#!/bin/bash
 
bspc subscribe node_add | while read -r _; do
   xdo raise -N Plank
done