Floating Window Size Beyond Monitor Resolution

[jncsotk30]

When toggling a window to floating mode, the size (if not previously modified), expands beyond the size of monitor viewport.

Can there be some logic implemented to set the default size of a floating window to the monitor resolution minus 10-15%? Or if this can be done best through rules, how would that be done to specify the client selector? A class wildcard?

[jncsotk30]

Digging a little more, Zen Browser, nor Telegram extend beyond the resolution of monitor, so maybe this is just Davinci Resolve. Either way, this would still be nice to implement with the resolution minus 10-15% so it's more obvious the window is floating.

[vaxerski]

hm, I don't think we can do this, and with xwayland windows it's even more wonky. Why not just set a windowrule for dr?

[jncsotk30]

Gotcha -- thanks for checking into it. Would I just have to apply a size rule for all floating windows with a class of wildcard then? I don't want to override the default behavior that you have coded of a client retaining their previous size when flipping between floating and tiled though.

[tannerellen]

You could use a window rule with maxsize to make sure a floating window never goes over a certain size (can still get smaller). Something like:
windowrule = maxsize 2000 1000, floating:1

What I would love and would make this work perfect is if we could use a percentage with maxsize rather than just a pixel value like that. maxsize 90% 90% would make things a lot easier and more portable.

Edit:
For full disclosure I do use this window rule already:
windowrule = size <90% <90%, floating:1
But that will only work for new windows that start as floating as it's a static rule. If you make a window floating after the fact then it won't work.