From 210682e955d6166eb9c330d3c370e46698b5efc1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rene Kievits <crylia@yorha.speedport.ip>
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 02:10:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add option to choose between client class or name in the
 taskbar

---
 awesome/src/theme/user_config.lua |  7 +++++++
 awesome/src/widgets/tasklist.lua  | 20 +++++---------------
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/awesome/src/theme/user_config.lua b/awesome/src/theme/user_config.lua
index b081109..0323b20 100644
--- a/awesome/src/theme/user_config.lua
+++ b/awesome/src/theme/user_config.lua
@@ -198,6 +198,13 @@ User_config = {
     "backlight"
   },
 
+
+  --[[
+    If true the taskbar will shot the client name instead of the class name.
+    Default: false
+  ]] --
+  taskbar_use_name = true,
+
   --[[
     This is the default terminal, Alacritty is the default.
   ]] --
diff --git a/awesome/src/widgets/tasklist.lua b/awesome/src/widgets/tasklist.lua
index 80d2eb9..0400fce 100644
--- a/awesome/src/widgets/tasklist.lua
+++ b/awesome/src/widgets/tasklist.lua
@@ -93,28 +93,18 @@ local list_update = function(widget, buttons, label, _, objects)
 
 		task_widget:buttons(create_buttons(buttons, object))
 
-		local text, _ = label(object, task_widget.container.layout_it.title)
+		local client_string = User_config.taskbar_use_name and object.name or object.class
 
 		if object == capi.client.focus then
-			if text == nil or text == '' then
+			if client_string == nil or client_string == '' then
 				task_widget.container.layout_it.title:set_margins(0)
 			else
-				local text_full = text:match('>(.-)<')
-				if text_full then
-					if object.class == nil then
-						text = object.name
-					else
-						text = object.class:sub(1, 20)
-					end
-					task_tool_tip:set_text(text_full)
-					task_tool_tip:add_to_object(task_widget)
-				else
-					task_tool_tip:remove_from_object(task_widget)
-				end
+				task_tool_tip:set_text(client_string)
+				task_tool_tip:add_to_object(task_widget)
+				task_widget.container.layout_it.title:set_text(client_string:sub(1, 20))
 			end
 			task_widget:set_bg(Theme_config.tasklist.bg_focus)
 			task_widget:set_fg(Theme_config.tasklist.fg_focus)
-			task_widget.container.layout_it.title:set_text(text)
 		else
 			task_widget:set_bg(Theme_config.tasklist.bg)
 			task_widget.container.layout_it.title:set_text('')