SwallowNoInheritFullScreen

If a child window swallows a terminal then by default it will inherit the terminal's size and position.

Likewise the terminal window will inherit the size and position of the child window when it is being unswallowed. This also applies for the fullscreen state.

If desirable it is possible to prevent a specific window, or terminal window, from inheriting the fullscreen state of the accompanying window on swallow / unswallow. This can be done by adding the SwallowNoInheritFullScreen flag which can be set via client rules.

The below tables describe the expected floating, tiled and fullscreen states on swallow and unswallow for the terminal window and normal window.

Expected default behaviour for swallow state inheritance

Terminal before	Swallowing window	>>	State at unswallow	Terminal after
Tiled	Tiled	>>	Tiled	Tiled
Tiled	Tiled	>>	Floating	Floating
Tiled	Tiled	>>	Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)
Tiled	Tiled	>>	Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)
Floating	Floating	>>	Tiled	Tiled
Floating	Floating	>>	Floating	Floating
Floating	Floating	>>	Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)
Floating	Floating	>>	Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)
Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)	>>	Tiled	Tiled
Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)	>>	Floating	Floating
Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)	>>	Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)
Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)	>>	Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)
Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)	>>	Tiled	Tiled
Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)	>>	Floating	Floating
Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)	>>	Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)
Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)	>>	Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)

Expected behaviour when the terminal window has the SwallowNoInheritFullScreen flag

Terminal before	Swallowing window	>>	State at unswallow	Terminal after
Tiled	Tiled	>>	Tiled	Tiled
Tiled	Tiled	>>	Floating	Floating
Tiled	Tiled	>>	Fullscreen (tiled)	$${\color{orange}Tiled}$$
Tiled	Tiled	>>	Fullscreen (floating)	$${\color{orange}Floating}$$
Floating	Floating	>>	Tiled	Tiled
Floating	Floating	>>	Floating	Floating
Floating	Floating	>>	Fullscreen (tiled)	$${\color{orange}Tiled}$$
Floating	Floating	>>	Fullscreen (floating)	$${\color{orange}Floating}$$
Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)	>>	Tiled	Tiled
Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)	>>	Floating	Floating
Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)	>>	Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)
Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)	>>	Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)
Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)	>>	Tiled	Tiled
Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)	>>	Floating	Floating
Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)	>>	Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)
Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)	>>	Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)

Expected behaviour when the normal window has the SwallowNoInheritFullScreen flag

Terminal before	Swallowing window	>>	State at unswallow	Terminal after
Tiled	Tiled	>>	Tiled	Tiled
Tiled	Tiled	>>	Floating	Floating
Tiled	Tiled	>>	Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)
Tiled	Tiled	>>	Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)
Floating	Floating	>>	Tiled	Tiled
Floating	Floating	>>	Floating	Floating
Floating	Floating	>>	Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)
Floating	Floating	>>	Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)
Fullscreen (tiled)	$${\color{orange}Tiled}$$	>>	Tiled	Tiled
Fullscreen (tiled)	$${\color{orange}Tiled}$$	>>	Floating	Floating
Fullscreen (tiled)	$${\color{orange}Tiled}$$	>>	Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)
Fullscreen (tiled)	$${\color{orange}Tiled}$$	>>	Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)
Fullscreen (floating)	$${\color{orange}Floating}$$	>>	Tiled	Tiled
Fullscreen (floating)	$${\color{orange}Floating}$$	>>	Floating	Floating
Fullscreen (floating)	$${\color{orange}Floating}$$	>>	Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)
Fullscreen (floating)	$${\color{orange}Floating}$$	>>	Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)

Expected behaviour when the both the normal window and terminal window has the SwallowNoInheritFullScreen flag

Terminal before	Swallowing window	>>	State at unswallow	Terminal after
Tiled	Tiled	>>	Tiled	Tiled
Tiled	Tiled	>>	Floating	Floating
Tiled	Tiled	>>	Fullscreen (tiled)	$${\color{orange}Tiled}$$
Tiled	Tiled	>>	Fullscreen (floating)	$${\color{orange}Floating}$$
Floating	Floating	>>	Tiled	Tiled
Floating	Floating	>>	Floating	Floating
Floating	Floating	>>	Fullscreen (tiled)	$${\color{orange}Tiled}$$
Floating	Floating	>>	Fullscreen (floating)	$${\color{orange}Floating}$$
Fullscreen (tiled)	$${\color{orange}Tiled}$$	>>	Tiled	$${\color{orange}Fullscreen (tiled)}$$
Fullscreen (tiled)	$${\color{orange}Tiled}$$	>>	Floating	$${\color{orange}Fullscreen (floating)}$$
Fullscreen (tiled)	$${\color{orange}Tiled}$$	>>	Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)
Fullscreen (tiled)	$${\color{orange}Tiled}$$	>>	Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)
Fullscreen (floating)	$${\color{orange}Floating}$$	>>	Tiled	$${\color{orange}Fullscreen (tiled)}$$
Fullscreen (floating)	$${\color{orange}Floating}$$	>>	Floating	$${\color{orange}Fullscreen (floating)}$$
Fullscreen (floating)	$${\color{orange}Floating}$$	>>	Fullscreen (tiled)	Fullscreen (tiled)
Fullscreen (floating)	$${\color{orange}Floating}$$	>>	Fullscreen (floating)	Fullscreen (floating)

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