Add default-workspace-monitor config option - #2240
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A workspace that has never been shown and isn't covered by
workspace-to-monitor-force-assignment has no monitor of its own yet, so
when first focused it opens on the main monitor. On multi-monitor setups
this means switching to a fresh workspace pulls focus to the main
monitor, away from where the user is currently working.
i3/sway open a new workspace on the focused output instead. Add an opt-in
option for that behavior:
default-workspace-monitor = 'main' # default, unchanged
default-workspace-monitor = 'focused' # open on the focused monitor
When set to 'focused' and the newly focused workspace has no monitor of
its own yet, setFocus places it on the monitor being switched away from
(oldFocus's monitor) rather than its default (main). Force-assigned,
visible, and previously-placed workspaces are unaffected, so behavior is
unchanged unless the option is opted into.
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./test.shpasses — verified locally on Xcode 26.6:swift test383/383, swiftformat + swiftlint + periphery all clean.