Awesome updates.

Setup naughty for the notification manager.
Stoped default notification service.
Made better rules for window placement.

config/awesome/rc.lua

@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ local naughty       = require("naughty")
 local menubar       = require("menubar")
 local hotkeys_popup = require("awful.hotkeys_popup")
 
+-- Kill xfce4-notifyd on awesome startup (with a short delay + retry,
+-- in case xfce4-notifyd hasn't started yet at this point in the session)
+awful.spawn.easy_async_with_shell("pkill xfce4-notifyd", function() end)
+gears.timer.start_new(3, function()
+    awful.spawn.easy_async_with_shell("pkill xfce4-notifyd", function() end)
+    return false -- don't repeat
+end)
+
 -- {{{ Error handling
 if awesome.startup_errors then
     naughty.notify({ preset = naughty.config.presets.critical,
@@ -41,7 +49,7 @@ local colors = {
     background     = "#111111",
     background_alt = "#1a1a1a",
     foreground     = "#d3dae3",
-    accent         = "#616161",
+    accent         = "#6e6e6e",
     accent_alt     = "#6ba0e8",
     red            = "#e35b5b",
     green          = "#98c379",
@@ -50,6 +58,38 @@ local colors = {
     white          = "#ffffff",
 }
 
+-- {{{ Naughty (notifications) — styled to match wibar/client theme
+naughty.config.defaults.position     = "top_right"
+naughty.config.defaults.timeout      = 5
+naughty.config.padding				 = 12
+naughty.config.defaults.margin       = 12
+naughty.config.defaults.spacing      = 8
+naughty.config.defaults.icon_size    = 48
+naughty.config.defaults.border_width = 3
+naughty.config.defaults.font         = "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font 12"
+naughty.config.defaults.shape        = function(cr, w, h) gears.shape.rounded_rect(cr, w, h, 13) end
+
+-- Base look, matches wibar/border palette
+naughty.config.presets.normal = {
+    bg          = colors.background,
+    fg          = colors.foreground,
+    border_color = colors.background_alt,
+    border_width = 3,
+    font        = "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font 12",
+    timeout     = 5,
+}
+naughty.config.presets.low = naughty.config.presets.normal
+
+naughty.config.presets.critical = {
+    bg          = colors.background,
+    fg          = colors.red,
+    border_color = colors.red,
+    border_width = 3,
+    font        = "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font 12",
+    timeout     = 0, -- stays until dismissed
+}
+-- }}}
+
 -- Bar font (matches your polybar JetBrainsMono Nerd Font; bump the number to 14
 -- if you want it as large as polybar's size=14).
 beautiful.font = "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font 12"
@@ -86,6 +126,8 @@ awful.layout.layouts = {
     awful.layout.suit.floating,
 }
 -- }}}
+--
+naughty.config.defaults.position = "top_right"
 
 -- {{{ Bar helpers ---------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -98,7 +140,7 @@ end
 -- A slim "|" separator in the disabled color, like polybar's separator.
 local function sep()
     local w = wibox.widget.textbox()
-    w.markup = string.format("<span foreground='%s'> │ </span>", colors.disabled)
+    w.markup = string.format("<span foreground='%s00'>  </span>", colors.disabled)
     return w
 end
 
@@ -169,7 +211,7 @@ local function make_vol()
 		-- left click: toggle mute
         awful.button({ }, 1, function () awful.spawn.easy_async_with_shell( [[sh -c 'pactl set-sink-mute "$(pactl get-default-sink)" toggle']], function() refresh() end) end),
 		-- right click: open the mixer
-        awful.button({ }, 3, function () awful.spawn("pavucontrol") end),
+        awful.button({ }, 3, function () awful.spawn("/home/jason/.local/bin/audioswitch") end),
 		-- scroll up: +2%
         awful.button({ }, 4, function () awful.spawn.easy_async_with_shell( [[sh -c 'pactl set-sink-volume "$(pactl get-default-sink)" +2%']], function() refresh() end) end),
 		-- scroll down: -2%
@@ -278,7 +320,7 @@ awful.screen.connect_for_each_screen(function(s)
             layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
             padded(s.mytaglist, 8, 4),
             s.mypromptbox,
-            { title, left = 8, widget = wibox.container.margin },
+            { title, left = 18, widget = wibox.container.margin },
         },
         nil,      -- empty center
         padded(right, 4, 12),
@@ -327,7 +369,7 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
 	awful.key({ modkey }, "p", function () awful.spawn("xfce4-screenshooter") end, {description = "screenshot", group = "system"}),
 
 	-- Alt tab only in max mode
-	awful.key({ "Mod1" }, "Tab", function () if awful.layout.get(mouse.screen) == awful.layout.suit.max then awful.client.focus.byidx(1) if client.focus then client.focus:raise() end end end),
+	awful.key({ "Mod1" }, "Tab", function () awful.client.focus.byidx(1) end),
 
     -- Media keys: volume up/down/mute (works even without a hardware key
     -- if you bind these in your compositor/DE too)
@@ -335,9 +377,12 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
     awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioLowerVolume", function () awful.spawn.easy_async_with_shell([[sh -c 'pactl set-sink-volume "$(pactl get-default-sink)" -2%']]) end, {description = "volume down", group = "media"}),
     awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioMute", function () awful.spawn.easy_async_with_shell([[sh -c 'pactl set-sink-mute "$(pactl get-default-sink)" toggle']]) end, {description = "toggle mute", group = "media"}),
 
+	-- rofi menus
+	awful.key({ modkey }, "a", function () awful.spawn("/home/jason/.local/bin/audioswitch") end, {description = "audio output", group = "system"}),
+	awful.key({ modkey, "Shift" }, "p", function () awful.spawn("/home/jason/.local/bin/powermenu") end, {description = "power menu", group = "system"}),
+
     -- Awesome control
-    awful.key({ modkey, "Shift" }, "r", awesome.restart, {description = "reload awesome", group = "awesome"}),
-    awful.key({ modkey, "Shift" }, "e", awesome.quit, {description = "quit awesome", group = "awesome"})
+    awful.key({ modkey, "Shift" }, "r", awesome.restart, {description = "reload awesome", group = "awesome"})
 )
 
 -- Workspace keys 1..5: Alt+N view, Alt+Shift+N move client to tag
@@ -398,6 +443,7 @@ awful.rules.rules = {
         name     = { "Event Tester" },
         role     = { "AlarmWindow", "pop-up" },
       }, properties = { floating = true }},
+
 }
 -- }}}
 
@@ -420,6 +466,18 @@ client.connect_signal("manage", function (c)
     end
 end)
 
+client.connect_signal("property::floating", function(c)
+    if c.floating and c.type ~= "notification" then
+        awful.placement.centered(c, { honor_workarea = true })
+    end
+end)
+
+client.connect_signal("manage", function(c)
+    if c.floating and c.type ~= "notification" then
+        awful.placement.centered(c, { honor_workarea = true })
+    end
+end)
+
 -- Focus follows mouse (i3-like). Comment out for click-to-focus only.
 client.connect_signal("mouse::enter", function(c)
     c:emit_signal("request::activate", "mouse_enter", {raise = false})