DWM + ROXTerm + PCManFM

Launch/show/hide a scratchpad (ROXTerm terminal emulator) while using DWM with F12 key and launch it while using PCManFM with F4 key. Tested in Debian GNU/Linux 6.

1. additional packages required: xdotool, x11-utils
2. show-roxterm script: /usr/local/bin/show-roxterm

   
   #!/bin/bash
   
   wid=$(xdotool search --title MyROXTerm)
   if [ -n "$wid" ]; then
       if [ -z "$(xprop -id $wid | grep 'window state: Normal' 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
           xdotool windowmap $wid
           sleep 0.2s
       fi
       xdotool windowactivate $wid
   fi
   

3. configure PCManFM F4 terminal launcher key: ~/.config/libfm/libfm.conf

   
   [config]
   terminal="pcmanfm-roxterm"
   

4. pcmanfm-roxterm script: /usr/local/bin/pcmanfm-roxterm

   
   #!/bin/bash
   
   roxterm --tab --title=MyROXTerm
   show-roxterm
   xdotool key Super+Control+Shift+2
   

5. launch-roxterm script: /usr/local/bin/launch-roxterm

   
   #!/bin/bash
   
   roxterm --tab --title=MyROXTerm
   show-roxterm
   

6. toggle-roxterm script: /usr/local/bin/toggle-roxterm

   
   #!/bin/bash
   
   wid=$(xdotool search --title MyROXTerm)
   if [ -z "$wid" ]; then
       roxterm --tab --title=MyROXTerm
       wid=$(xdotool search --title MyROXTerm)
       xdotool windowactivate $wid
   else
       if [ -z "$(xprop -id $wid | grep 'window state: Normal' 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
           xdotool windowmap $wid
           sleep 0.2s
           xdotool windowactivate $wid
       else
           xdotool windowunmap $wid
       fi
   fi
   

7. configure DWM v6: config.h

   
   /* class        instance    title   tags mask   isfloating  monitor */
   { "Pcmanfm",    NULL,       NULL,   1<<1,       False,      -1 },
   { "Roxterm",    NULL,       NULL,   0,          True,       -1 },
   
   /* key definitions */
   #define MODKEY Mod4Mask
   #define TAGKEYS(KEY,TAG) \
   .
   .
   .
       { MODKEY|ControlMask|ShiftMask, KEY,      toggletag,      {.ui = 1 << TAG} },
   
   /* commands */
   static const char *termcmd[]  = { "launch-roxterm", NULL };
   static const char *scratchpadcmd[]  = { "toggle-roxterm", NULL };
   
   /* modifier            key           function argument */
   { MODKEY|ShiftMask,    XK_Return,    spawn,   {.v = termcmd } },
   { 0,                   XK_F12,       spawn,   {.v = scratchpadcmd } },
   

8. Reference:
   https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Rxvt-unicode#Scriptlets