Changing tags with two monitors

[Hugobsb]

Update

I'm writing this here in the top to make it easier for anyone finding a solution.

It's an approach that remediates the problem.

For me, it was just a matter of deactivating tag_preview. This can be achieved by changing this from 1 to 0 and recompiling.

Expected behavior

Whenever I change tags with opened screens in both monitors, I imagine it should either (or maybe both via configuration? I don't know):

• Change the tag for both monitors;
• Allow me to change the tags for each monitor individually.

What happens

When I'm on my primary monitor (on the right), I can freely change tags.

It's worth mentioning that the left monitor keeps the same tag and screen opened while I change tags on the right monitor.

However, whenever I try to change a tag on my left monitor (not primary) when I have a screen on it, I'm kicked out of the session (logoff) and then when I login again, my primary monitor is changed to be the left one and I'm not able to use the right one. Even after running the autorandr <profile> command.

I tried to:

• Open a window using both key bindings and Super + D to search and open something with the monitor focused;
• Move an already opened screen to the other monitor Super + Shift + Arrow keys.
• • I tried both arrow keys in case the monitor order has been changed, but that was not the case.

Note: If I reboot, everything gets back to normal, but I can trigger the issue back anyways.

How to trigger the issue

Using two monitors, try to move to other tags in the monitor that is not the primary one.

Video demonstrating the issue

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KYiMYOuuZo1P1nQPWPUaik48jBfhofrn/view?usp=sharing

Note: I'm sorry if I sounded weird or if I said something wrong. English is not my native language.

Technical information

I've installed Arco Linux ISO B of ChadWM. Plus, I'm using arandr and autorandr to manage my displays.

Here is what ~/.screenlayout/my-layout.sh looks like:

#!/bin/sh
xrandr --output HDMI-0 --primary --mode 1920x1080 --pos 1920x0 --rotate normal --output DP-0 --off --output DP-1 --off --output HDMI-1 --off --output DP-2 --off --output DP-3 --off --output HDMI-1-1 --off --output HDMI-1-2 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal

Note: I've modified ChadWM's /scripts/run.sh for the monitor setup. It looks like this:

#!/bin/sh

#xrdb merge ~/.Xresources 
#xbacklight -set 10 &
#xset r rate 200 50 &

function run {
 if ! pgrep $1 ;
  then
    $@&
  fi
}
run "dex $HOME/.config/autostart/arcolinux-welcome-app.desktop"
#run "xrandr --output VGA-1 --primary --mode 1360x768 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal"
#run "xrandr --output HDMI2 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 1920x0 --rotate normal --output HDMI1 --primary --mode 1920x1080 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --output VIRTUAL1 --off"
#run xrandr --output eDP-1 --primary --mode 1368x768 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --output DP-1 --off --output HDMI-1 --off --output DP-2 --off --output HDMI-2 --off
#run xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode 1366x768 --output DP3 --mode 1920x1080 --right-of LVDS1
#run xrandr --output DVI-I-0 --right-of HDMI-0 --auto
#run xrandr --output DVI-1 --right-of DVI-0 --auto
#run xrandr --output DVI-D-1 --right-of DVI-I-1 --auto
#run xrandr --output HDMI2 --right-of HDMI1 --auto
#autorandr horizontal
#run "autorandr horizontal"
run "autorandr two_monitors"
run "nm-applet"
run "pamac-tray"
#run "variety"
run "xfce4-power-manager"
run "blueberry-tray"
run "/usr/lib/xfce4/notifyd/xfce4-notifyd"
run "/usr/lib/polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1"
picom -b  --config ~/.config/arco-chadwm/picom/picom.conf &
run "numlockx on"
run "volumeicon"
#run "pa-applet"
sxhkd -c ~/.config/arco-chadwm/sxhkd/sxhkdrc &
run "nitrogen --restore"
run "conky -c $HOME/.config/arco-chadwm/conky/system-overview"
#you can set wallpapers in themes as well
#feh --bg-fill /usr/share/backgrounds/archlinux/arch-wallpaper.jpg &
#feh --bg-fill /usr/share/backgrounds/arcolinux/arco-wallpaper.jpg &
#feh --bg-fill ~/.config/arco-chadwm/wallpaper/chadwm.jpg &
#feh --bg-fill ~/.config/arco-chadwm/wallpaper/chadwm1.png &
#feh --randomize --bg-fill /home/erik/Insync/Apps/Wallhaven/*


#nitrogen --set-zoom-fill --random /home/erik/Insync/Apps/Desktoppr/ --head=0
#nitrogen --set-zoom-fill --random /home/erik/Insync/Apps/Desktoppr/ --head=1

#wallpaper for other Arch based systems
#feh --bg-fill /usr/share/archlinux-tweak-tool/data/wallpaper/wallpaper.png &
#run applications from startup

#run "insync start"
#run "spotify"
#run "ckb-next -b"
#run "discord"
#run "telegram-desktop"
#run "dropbox"

pkill bar.sh
~/.config/arco-chadwm/scripts/bar.sh &
while type chadwm >/dev/null; do chadwm && continue || break; done

My neofetch info:

                    /-                      hugobsb@hugo-arco
                   ooo:                     -----------------
                  yoooo/                    OS: ArcoLinux
                 yooooooo                   Host: B360M AORUS Gaming 3
                yooooooooo                  Kernel: 6.1.46-1-lts
               yooooooooooo                 Uptime: 17 mins
             .yooooooooooooo                Packages: 1707 (pacman)
            .oooooooooooooooo               Shell: zsh 5.9
           .oooooooarcoooooooo              Resolution: 1920x1080, 1920x1080
          .ooooooooo-oooooooooo             DE: chadwm
         .ooooooooo-  oooooooooo            WM: dwm
        :ooooooooo.    :ooooooooo           Theme: Arc-Dark [GTK2/3]
       :ooooooooo.      :ooooooooo          Icons: Sardi-Arc [GTK2/3]
      :oooarcooo         .oooarcooo         Terminal: alacritty
     :ooooooooy           .ooooooooo        CPU: Intel i7-8700 (12) @ 4.600GHz
    :ooooooooo   /ooooooooooooooooooo       GPU: Intel CoffeeLake-S GT2 [UHD Graphics 630]
   :ooooooooo      .-ooooooooooooooooo.     GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
  ooooooooo-             -ooooooooooooo.    Memory: 2.29GiB / 15.48GiB (14%)
 ooooooooo-                 .-oooooooooo.   GPU Driver: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd CoffeeLake-S GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] [1458:d000]
ooooooooo.                     -ooooooooo   CPU Usage: 8%
                                            Disk (/): 37G / 92G (43%)
                                            Font: Noto Sans 11 [GTK2/3]