fix(hyprland): rewrite scratchpads with on-created-empty

- Use workspace rules with on-created-empty for auto-launch
- Single keybind per scratchpad (no more pgrep hacks)
- Use --app-id for reliable class matching
- Update to Hyprland 0.53+ windowrule syntax (match:class)
- Fix size rules to use expressions: (monitor_w*0.6) (monitor_h*0.6)

1 files changed, 56 insertions, 47 deletions

diff --git a/dotfiles/hyprland/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf b/dotfiles/hyprland/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
index 166b44b..f3f0cd7 100644
--- a/dotfiles/hyprland/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
+++ b/dotfiles/hyprland/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
@@ -108,15 +108,15 @@ xwayland {
 }
 
 # ============================================================================
-# Window Rules
+# Window Rules (Hyprland 0.53+ syntax: match:CONDITION, RULE)
 # ============================================================================
 # Floating windows (from DWM rules)
-windowrule = float on, match:class ^(Gimp)$
-windowrule = float on, match:class ^(caffeine)$
-windowrule = float on, match:class ^(blueman-services)$
-windowrule = float on, match:class ^(Blueman-manager)$
-windowrule = float on, match:class ^(qalculate-gtk)$
-windowrule = float on, match:title ^(Event Tester)$
+windowrule = match:class ^(Gimp)$, float on
+windowrule = match:class ^(caffeine)$, float on
+windowrule = match:class ^(blueman-services)$, float on
+windowrule = match:class ^(Blueman-manager)$, float on
+windowrule = match:class ^(qalculate-gtk)$, float on
+windowrule = match:title ^(Event Tester)$, float on
 
 # ============================================================================
 # Key Bindings
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ windowrule = float on, match:title ^(Event Tester)$
 $mod = SUPER
 
 # Terminal and core apps (from DWM)
-bind = $mod, T, exec, st
+bind = $mod, T, exec, foot
 bind = $mod, E, exec, emacsclient -c -a "" || emacs
 bind = $mod, W, exec, $BROWSER
 bind = $mod, P, exec, wofi --show drun
@@ -215,54 +215,63 @@ bind = $mod, PERIOD, focusmonitor, +1
 bind = $mod SHIFT, COMMA, movewindow, mon:-1
 bind = $mod SHIFT, PERIOD, movewindow, mon:+1
 
+# ============================================================================
 # Scratchpads (from DWM togglescratch)
-# Audio mixer (was MODKEY+a -> spaudio/pulsemixer)
+# ============================================================================
+# Using on-created-empty workspace rules - app launches on first toggle,
+# subsequent toggles just show/hide the workspace
+
+# Workspace rules (auto-launch apps when workspace first accessed)
+workspace = special:term, on-created-empty:foot --app-id foot-term tmux
+workspace = special:audio, on-created-empty:foot --app-id foot-audio pulsemixer
+workspace = special:monitor, on-created-empty:foot --app-id foot-monitor gotop
+workspace = special:music, on-created-empty:foot --app-id foot-music ncmpcpp
+workspace = special:files, on-created-empty:foot --app-id foot-files ranger
+workspace = special:htop, on-created-empty:foot --app-id foot-htop htop
+
+# Keybindings (single bind per scratchpad - just toggle visibility)
+bind = $mod SHIFT, RETURN, togglespecialworkspace, term
 bind = $mod, A, togglespecialworkspace, audio
-bind = $mod, A, exec, [workspace special:audio] pgrep -x pulsemixer || st -t spaudio -e pulsemixer
-windowrule = float on, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(spaudio)$
-windowrule = size 60% 60%, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(spaudio)$
-windowrule = center on, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(spaudio)$
-windowrule = workspace special:audio, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(spaudio)$
-
-# System monitor (was MODKEY+m -> spmon/gotop)
 bind = $mod, M, togglespecialworkspace, monitor
-bind = $mod, M, exec, [workspace special:monitor] pgrep -x gotop || st -t spmon -e gotop
-windowrule = float on, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(spmon)$
-windowrule = size 60% 60%, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(spmon)$
-windowrule = workspace special:monitor, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(spmon)$
-
-# Music player (was MODKEY+slash -> spmp/ncmpcpp)
 bind = $mod, SLASH, togglespecialworkspace, music
-bind = $mod, SLASH, exec, [workspace special:music] pgrep -x ncmpcpp || st -t spmp -e ncmpcpp
-windowrule = float on, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(spmp)$
-windowrule = size 60% 60%, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(spmp)$
-windowrule = workspace special:music, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(spmp)$
-
-# Terminal scratchpad (was MODKEY+Shift+Return -> spterm/tmux)
-bind = $mod SHIFT, RETURN, togglespecialworkspace, term
-bind = $mod SHIFT, RETURN, exec, [workspace special:term] pgrep -f "st.*spterm" || st -t spterm -e tmux
-windowrule = float on, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(spterm)$
-windowrule = size 60% 60%, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(spterm)$
-windowrule = workspace special:term, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(spterm)$
-
-# File manager (was MODKEY+f -> spfm/ranger)
 bind = $mod, F, togglespecialworkspace, files
-bind = $mod, F, exec, [workspace special:files] pgrep -x ranger || st -t spfm -e ranger
-windowrule = float on, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(spfm)$
-windowrule = size 60% 60%, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(spfm)$
-windowrule = workspace special:files, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(spfm)$
+bind = $mod SHIFT, H, togglespecialworkspace, htop
 
-# Calculator (was MODKEY+x or MODKEY+c -> qalculate)
+# Window rules (using app-id/class matching, Hyprland 0.53+ syntax)
+# Terminal scratchpad
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-term)$, float on
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-term)$, size (monitor_w*0.6) (monitor_h*0.6)
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-term)$, center on
+
+# Audio mixer
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-audio)$, float on
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-audio)$, size (monitor_w*0.6) (monitor_h*0.6)
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-audio)$, center on
+
+# System monitor
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-monitor)$, float on
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-monitor)$, size (monitor_w*0.6) (monitor_h*0.6)
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-monitor)$, center on
+
+# Music player
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-music)$, float on
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-music)$, size (monitor_w*0.6) (monitor_h*0.6)
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-music)$, center on
+
+# File manager
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-files)$, float on
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-files)$, size (monitor_w*0.6) (monitor_h*0.6)
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-files)$, center on
+
+# Htop
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-htop)$, float on
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-htop)$, size (monitor_w*0.6) (monitor_h*0.6)
+windowrule = match:class ^(foot-htop)$, center on
+
+# Calculator (not a scratchpad, just launches app)
 bind = $mod, X, exec, qalculate-gtk
 bind = $mod, C, exec, qalculate-gtk
 
-# Htop (was MODKEY+Shift+h -> sptop/htop)
-bind = $mod SHIFT, H, togglespecialworkspace, htop
-bind = $mod SHIFT, H, exec, [workspace special:htop] pgrep -x htop || st -t sptop -e htop
-windowrule = float on, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(sptop)$
-windowrule = size 60% 60%, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(sptop)$
-windowrule = workspace special:htop, match:class ^(st-256color)$, match:title ^(sptop)$
-
 # Media/hardware keys
 bindel = , XF86AudioRaiseVolume, exec, pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5%
 bindel = , XF86AudioLowerVolume, exec, pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5%