Without this Tweak the Browser‘s Windows don’t will Split together with the Other Windows!

The Tip Show Easily:

• How-to Make the Initial SetUp for the Awesome Desktop

  (Needed because Some Clients Like the Web Browsers Usually StarUp Maximized)

  1. Open a Terminal Window
  2. Edit the Awesome Configuration File

     sudo nano /etc/xdg/awesome/rc.lua

  3. Press Ctrl+w to Enter Search Mode
  4. Search for “keys = clientkeys”
  5. Append in the Same Block of Code:
     

     maximized_vertical = false,
     maximized_horizontal = false,

  6. Press Ctrl+x to Save & Exit 🙂
  7. Quit from Awesome
  8. Then Log-In Again to Load New Config

  
   

 

• How-to Switch of Windows Layout Visually

  

For Advanced Commands & Configuration with LUA Look into:

• Awesome Basic Keyboard ShortCuts
• Awesome Wiki

Basic Awesome Desktop Commands List:
(Remember that in Awesome Jargon Mod4 = Cmd/Win and Tag = Desktop!)

1. Run Program —>> Mod4(Cmd/Win)+r then programName Return
2. Open Terminal —>> Mod4 Return
3. Switch to Next Layout —>> Mod4+Shift+Space
4. Resize Window/Layout —>> Mod4+Mouse-Right-Button+Drag
5. Move/Drag a Floating Window —>> Mod4+Drag
6. Minimize Selected Window —>> Mod4+n
7. Close Selected Window —>> Mod4+Shift+c
8. Switch of Tag(Desktop) —>> Mod4+<tagNum>
9. Switch a Selected Window to a New Tag —>> Mod4+Shift+<tagNum>
10. Put a Copy of Selected Window on a Tag —>>Mod4+Mouse-Right-Button+<tagNum>
11. To Switch the Windows in a Tiled Layout —>> Mod4+Shift+j
12. Relaunch Awesome(After modified configuration) —>> Mod4 Shift+Return