[Feature Request] Add exceptions list for auto-tiling

[eToThePiIPower]

I would like to add specific windows (by e.g. WM_CLASS) to an exceptions list to exclude them from auto-tiling. It seems some window types are already included by default, but these aren't extensible via the settings and I've found some specific applications where auto-tiling causes problems.

I use a pop-up terminal (specifically, Guake) for much of my work in the shell. Under normal conditions, I have it set to open from the bottom of the screen overlaying the rest of my windows, taking up the full width and ~40% of the vertical height of the monitor. With tiling-shell's auto-tile enabled, it gets tiled like any other window—which is definitely not what I want.

Ideally, I would be able to to add a list of exceptions to the auto-tiling (such as by WM_CLASS), with an "eyedrop" picker to pick the windows to add to the exception list.

[eToThePiIPower]

I was able to apply a quick hack directly to my extension.js at line 3392 to fix the problem for me - temporarily at least:

if (window.get_wm_class() == "Guake")
  return;

I haven't dived into the typescript source yet, and this obviously isn't user extensible via the settings, but it does do the job. I'll take a deeper dive over the next few days to see if I can get something more polished working.

[domferr]

Hey thank you for this suggestion and I love you gave it a try! I agree with you this is a must-have, hope to implement 🔜
If you think to work on this please let me know, so we don't duplicate any efforts ❤️