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Fix window positioning for tiling window managers #1

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95 changes: 76 additions & 19 deletions bongocat.py
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import contextlib
import ctypes
import os
import threading
import tkinter as tk
Expand All @@ -23,12 +24,32 @@

config = get_config()

taskbar = win32gui.FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", None)
# Try to get taskbar position, fallback to work area for tiling WMs like glazewm
taskbar = win32gui.FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", None)
left, top, right, bottom = win32gui.GetWindowRect(taskbar)

x = right - config["width"] - config["offset_from_right"]
y = top - config["height"] + 68 - config["offset_from_bottom"]
# If taskbar detection fails (returns zeros), use screen work area
if right == 0 or bottom == 0:
# Get work area (screen minus taskbar) using SystemParametersInfo
class RECT(ctypes.Structure):
_fields_ = [
("left", ctypes.c_long),
("top", ctypes.c_long),
("right", ctypes.c_long),
("bottom", ctypes.c_long),
]

SPI_GETWORKAREA = 0x0030
work_area = RECT()
ctypes.windll.user32.SystemParametersInfoW(
SPI_GETWORKAREA, 0, ctypes.byref(work_area), 0
)

x = work_area.right - config["width"] - config["offset_from_right"]
y = work_area.bottom - config["height"] - config["offset_from_bottom"]
else:
x = right - config["width"] - config["offset_from_right"]
y = top - config["height"] + 68 - config["offset_from_bottom"]

root = tk.Tk()
root.attributes("-topmost", True)
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -89,7 +110,10 @@

label = tk.Label(root, image=idle_photo, bg="white")
label.pack()
root.geometry(f"+{x}+{y}")
root.geometry(f"{config['width']}x{config['height']}+{x}+{y}")
root.deiconify()
root.lift()
root.attributes("-topmost", True)


# more functions :3
Expand All @@ -109,8 +133,28 @@ def reload_config(icon, item):
taskbar = win32gui.FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", None)
left, top, right, bottom = win32gui.GetWindowRect(taskbar)

x = right - config["width"] - config["offset_from_right"]
y = top - config["height"] + 68 - config["offset_from_bottom"]
# Use fallback for tiling WMs if taskbar detection fails
if right == 0 or bottom == 0:

class RECT(ctypes.Structure):
_fields_ = [
("left", ctypes.c_long),
("top", ctypes.c_long),
("right", ctypes.c_long),
("bottom", ctypes.c_long),
]

SPI_GETWORKAREA = 0x0030
work_area = RECT()
ctypes.windll.user32.SystemParametersInfoW(
SPI_GETWORKAREA, 0, ctypes.byref(work_area), 0
)

x = work_area.right - config["width"] - config["offset_from_right"]
y = work_area.bottom - config["height"] - config["offset_from_bottom"]
else:
x = right - config["width"] - config["offset_from_right"]
y = top - config["height"] + 68 - config["offset_from_bottom"]

root.geometry(f"{config['width']}x{config['height']}+{x}+{y}")

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -432,14 +476,36 @@ def monitor_fullscreen_app():
if current_rect != last_taskbar_rect:
last_taskbar_rect = current_rect
left, top, right, bottom = current_rect
x = right - config["width"] - config["offset_from_right"]
y = top - config["height"] + 68 - config["offset_from_bottom"]
# Use fallback for tiling WMs if taskbar detection fails
if right == 0 or bottom == 0:

class RECT(ctypes.Structure):
_fields_ = [
("left", ctypes.c_long),
("top", ctypes.c_long),
("right", ctypes.c_long),
("bottom", ctypes.c_long),
]

SPI_GETWORKAREA = 0x0030
work_area = RECT()
ctypes.windll.user32.SystemParametersInfoW(
SPI_GETWORKAREA, 0, ctypes.byref(work_area), 0
)

x = work_area.right - config["width"] - config["offset_from_right"]
y = work_area.bottom - config["height"] - config["offset_from_bottom"]
else:
x = right - config["width"] - config["offset_from_right"]
y = top - config["height"] + 68 - config["offset_from_bottom"]
root.geometry(f"{config['width']}x{config['height']}+{x}+{y}")

if (not config["fullscreen"]["show"]) and is_fullscreen_app_active():
fullscreen_active = is_fullscreen_app_active()

if (not config["fullscreen"]["show"]) and fullscreen_active:
root.withdraw()
else:
if is_fullscreen_app_active():
if fullscreen_active:
if config["fullscreen"]["use_offset_from_bottom"]:
y_fullscreen = (
top
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -484,15 +550,6 @@ def monitor_fullscreen_app():
label.update()
else:
root.geometry(f"{config['width']}x{config['height']}+{x}+{y}")
idle_image = load_image(config["cat_states"]["idle"])
leftpaw_image = load_image(config["cat_states"]["leftpaw"])
rightpaw_image = load_image(config["cat_states"]["rightpaw"])
idle_photo = ImageTk.PhotoImage(idle_image)
leftpaw_photo = ImageTk.PhotoImage(leftpaw_image)
rightpaw_photo = ImageTk.PhotoImage(rightpaw_image)
label.config(image=idle_photo)
setattr(label, "image", idle_photo)
label.update()
root.deiconify()
root.after(1000, monitor_fullscreen_app)

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