Unable to tile Android Emulator

[deecewan]

Describe the bug The android emulator seems to permanently "float". I seem unable to tile it. There was definitely a point in the past where it was able to be tiled, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore.

I've seen a bunch of issues about the opposite - windows that are tiled and can't be floated. Wondering if maybe a fix for that has regressed something else?

Applications: Android Emulator

To Reproduce

• Set layout to 'Tall'
• Open any application (your browser, for instance)
• Open the android emulator
• It'll sit behind the browser

Expected behavior

The android emulator takes up a tile spot.

Screenshots If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.

Versions:

• macOS: 10.15.4
• Amethyst: 0.15.3 (88)

Debug Info

$ /Applications/Amethyst.app/Contents/MacOS/Amethyst --debug-info

Version: 0.15.3 (88)

OS version: Version 10.15.4 (Build 19E287)

Has permissions: false

Screens:
	(0.0, 0.0, 3840.0, 1620.0) [(0.0, 0.0, 3840.0, 1620.0)]
	(-1680.0, 381.0, 1680.0, 1050.0) [(-1680.0, 189.0, 1680.0, 1050.0)]

Manageable applications:
	Control Strip (com.apple.controlstrip)
	ViewBridgeAuxiliary (com.apple.ViewBridgeAuxiliary)
	EmojiFunctionRowIM (com.apple.inputmethod.EmojiFunctionRowItem)
	Android File Transfer Agent (com.google.android.mtpagent)
	storeuid (com.apple.storeuid)
	studentd (com.apple.studentd)
	SiriNCService (com.apple.SiriNCService)
	Slack (com.tinyspeck.slackmacgap)
	iTerm2 (com.googlecode.iterm2)
	Finder (com.apple.finder)
	LookupViewService (Google Chrome) (com.apple.LookupViewService)
	coreautha (com.apple.LocalAuthentication.UIAgent)
	AppSSOAgent (com.apple.AppSSOAgent)
	talagent (com.apple.talagent)
	QuickLookUIService (Finder) (com.apple.quicklook.QuickLookUIService)
	Android Studio (com.google.android.studio)
	Preview (com.apple.Preview)
	com.apple.appkit.xpc.openAndSavePanelService (QuickLookUIService (Finder)) (com.apple.appkit.xpc.openAndSavePanelService)
	QuickLookUIService (com.apple.appkit.xpc.openAndSavePanelService (QuickLookUIService (Finder))) (com.apple.quicklook.QuickLookUIService)

Configuration:
mod1: (
    option,
    shift
)
window-resize-step: 5
float-small-windows: 1
enables-layout-hud-on-space-change: 1
enables-layout-hud: 1
ignore-menu-bar: 0
floating: (
        {
        id = "com.apple.QuickTimePlayerX";
        "window-titles" =         (
        );
    }
)
screen-padding-bottom: 5
mod2: (
    option,
    shift,
    control
)
window-minimum-height: 0
new-windows-to-main: 0
window-margins: 1
screen-padding-left: 5
window-minimum-width: 0
mouse-follows-focus: 0
layouts: (
    tall,
    wide,
    fullscreen,
    column
)
screen-padding-top: 5
use-canary-build: 0
floating-is-blacklist: 1
follow-space-thrown-windows: 1
restore-layouts-on-launch: 1
debug-layout-info: 1
screen-padding-right: 5
window-margin-size: 10
mouse-resizes-windows: 1
focus-follows-mouse: 0

Additional context Add any other context about the problem here.

[ianyh]

Duplicate of #795

[deecewan]

@ianyh i think this is actually the reverse of that. I can't make these windows not float - they always float. In that issue you linked, the windows always tile, and can't float.

[ianyh]

Ah, you are right. Sorry, wasn't reading closely enough.

[daverodgman]

Two other apps that won't tile for me: Slack and OneNote. iTerm wasn't tiling but now is (unsure what changed).

I wondered if Electron was the issue (I think Slack & OneNote are both Electron based) but other Electron apps (VSCode, WhatsApp, Atom) are fine.

OSX 10.15.6, Amethyst 0.15.3 (88)

[deecewan]

slack tiles fine for me 🤔

[0legg]

I think Android Emulator goes with id com.apple.ViewBridgeAuxiliary, and adding an override for it worked for me to disable tiling. I haven't experiment with explicit tiling though.

[axelinternet]

@0legg mind sharing how you did that?

[t-jones]

I have the same problem with Chrome. When I open a minimized window, it floats, and will do so till either: 1) Amethyst is restarted; or 2) I click a link in another app opening up a new tab in the window.

[vizcay]

Any workarounds here?

[PlugFox]

The same problem, any possibility to exclude from tiling windows by title?

[martin-braun]

I think Android Emulator goes with id com.apple.ViewBridgeAuxiliary, and adding an override for it worked for me to disable tiling. I haven't experiment with explicit tiling though.

I try to white-list the emulator for Floating windows and this ID is not working. How can I figure out that ID by myself, because this is not an .app, it's a binary (path: /Users/user/Library/Android/sdk/emulator/qemu/darwin-x86_64/qemu-system-x86_64)?

[ianyh]

It probably depends on how it's being launched, unfortunately.

[ianyh]

Might be fixed by #1396. I think the issue may have been the method of being launched after Amethyst is already running. We were not handling all cases using workspace notifications.

[Bogghi]

Hi, any update on this? I've been strugling a lot with this