Qtile focus behavior (below, above)

[combro2k]

Hi,

When I used the BSP layout of Qtile and I use conky for instance, the terminal windows are above conky
But when I use Plasma layout conky is above my terminals. The config I use is:

conky.config = {                                                                            
  alignment = 'top_right',                                                                  
  background = false,                                                                       
  border_inner_margin = 15,                                                                 
  color2 = 'f2f2f2',                                                                        
  cpu_avg_samples = 2,                                                                      
  default_color = 'cf6a4c',                                                                 
  double_buffer = true,                                                                     
  font = 'Cousine Nerd Font Mono:size=10',                                                  
  draw_shades = true,                                                                       
  gap_x = 30,                                                                               
  gap_y = 50,                                                                               
  pad_percents = 300,                                                                       
  minimum_width = 250,                                                                      
  no_buffers = true,                                                                        
  own_window = true,                                                                        
  own_window_type = 'override',                                                             
  own_window_transparent = false,                                                           
  own_window_colour = '1e1e1e',                                                             
  own_window_class = 'conky-sysinfo',                                                       
  own_window_hints = 'undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager',                    
  update_interval = 1.0,                                                                    
  use_xft = true,                                                                           
  own_window_title = 'Conky Sysinfo',                                                       
}

I don't get it..
my dotfiles are found at https://github.com/combro2k/dotfiles

[dyuri]

I had a similar issue with my "live wallpaper" (xglbg), Plasma sets the stacking of all the windows in the tree to below to prevent covering any floating windows:
https://github.com/numirias/qtile-plasma/blob/master/plasma/layout.py#L97

Unfortunately this prevents conky like windows to be in the background.

I removed that line in my fork and xglbg works as expected, you could give it a try if it fixes your issue as well.

[dyuri]

Oh, I just realized this issue is not 11 days but a year old :)

[Quicksilver151]

issue is now 3 years old and i seek a solution