Re: [dev] wmii - key events are not read unless they are repeated

2011-05-07 Thread Suraj N. Kurapati
On Sun 08 May 2011 03:54:33 PM PDT, Ben Smith wrote: > the programs list does not appear until its pressed a few times, > or another action if called. That's because your program list is being re-computed every time you press Mod4-p. To fix this, compute the program list once and cache it in memo

[dev] wmii - key events are not read unless they are repeated

2011-05-07 Thread Ben Smith
Hi, I'm starting to get into scripting wmii and am having a little trouble reading key events, e.g. the programs list does not appear until its pressed a few times, or another action if called. This is also my first adventure into scripting. I'm on arch linux with the wmii installed from communi

[dev] [9base] add rm and ssam from plan9port

2011-05-07 Thread Stanley Lieber
http://openbsd.stanleylieber.com:7734/9base/add_rm_ssam.diff -sl

Re: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread Suraj N. Kurapati
On Sat 07 May 2011 08:53:40 PM PDT, m1...@web.de wrote: > >Not having the time, energy, or motivation to hack on wmii is > >reasonable > wrong, i wrote: time, the other stuff is invented by your > imagination.. True, I projected my feelings into your statement whilst empathizing. > *imaginati

Re: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread Andrew Hills
On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 9:19 PM, Wolf Tivy wrote: > It would be nice to be able to tag a window (or a tag) as > needing lots of space, and letting dwm accomodate (go into > monocle or whatever) automatically, but maybe the problem > is that 1024x768 just isn't enough. Use the tag mask to automatic

RE: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread Wolf Tivy
> As for tags, I think joining two tags in the current view was one of > the early aha moments I had when implementing dwm. > > Not using this feature frequently is fine though. But you will develop > new working styles when joining tags that you haven't previously > considered possible. > > Chee

Re: [dev] Sup and dmc

2011-05-07 Thread hiro
> complicated? is the most simple implementation for storing data. why non > transparent? I'm not sure I understood the whole concept yet, will have to do some more reading. I guess I'm making it more difficult than it is...

Re: [dev] [ANN] sabotage 2011-04-30, a musl+busybox based distribution

2011-05-07 Thread hiro
I don't use acme and abaco a lot because I don't like window managers inside window managers... I sometimes dream about a real acmewm

Re: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread hiro
Multiple tags seem cleaner to me than switching the current tag in wmii sending a client to the old tag and switching back to it again. But for this you need all your tags to be pretty organized, and more or less empty. I see the point though, but to switch would be difficult for me.

Re: [dev] [ANN] sabotage 2011-04-30, a musl+busybox based distribution

2011-05-07 Thread Ruben Mikkonen
That would be cool in my opinion, since I'm attraced to the concep of Abaco (and Acme). The only reason I don't regularly use Abaco is that it renders pages so poorly that it's much saner to use e.g. Surf. On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 8:11 AM, Jens Staal wrote: > > For a web browser I would recommend N

Re: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread Anselm R Garbe
On 7 May 2011 20:43, Jakub Lach wrote: > 7 May 2011 20:26 Anselm R Garbe wrote: > >> That doesn't sound you are using dwm as it is supposed to be used. > > Oh, snap! I'm always using tag 1 in static style (top, syslogd etc).. > > Am I not worthy? Should I be anticipating van arrival? Look in fro

Re: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread markus schnalke
[2011-05-07 20:39] m1...@web.de > @Anselm > i get tired from this..i just switched my wm..have fun with dwm ;) You did right. Use the window manager that matches your needs best. meillo

Re: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread M1kes
@Suraj >Finally, we arrive at the truth. Not having the time, energy, or >motivation wrong, i wrote: time, the other stuff is invented by your imagination.. *imaginationlaaand* ^^ > to hack on wmii is reasonable; accusing wmii of being >undocumented (there is a manpage, user guide, and website)

Re: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread Suraj Kurapati
On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:21 AM, wrote: >> fix wmii. don't try to turn dwm into it. > this wuld be a solution if wmii would be documented..which is not > really the case..sorry but there is nearly no documentation in it Really? wmii has a manpage, user guide, and wiki of documentation. > i don

Re: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread David Neu
On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Kurt H Maier wrote: > On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 9:26 AM, wrote: >> >> hm well that should be main-features of a dynamic-window-manager and >> not just available pver a "patch"..these were some of the main reasons I >> liked wmii.. > > Incorrect.  Your desires are bas

Re: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread Jakub Lach
7 May 2011 20:26 Anselm R Garbe wrote: > That doesn't sound you are using dwm as it is supposed to be used. Oh, snap! I'm always using tag 1 in static style (top, syslogd etc).. Am I not worthy? Should I be anticipating van arrival?

Re: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread M1kes
@Anselm i get tired from this..i just switched my wm..have fun with dwm ;) ___ Schon gehört? WEB.DE hat einen genialen Phishing-Filter in die Toolbar eingebaut! http://produkte.web.de/go/toolbar

Re: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread Anselm R Garbe
On 7 May 2011 20:21, wrote: > @Connor >> Sorry, I don't understand -- why is Alt-Return insufficient? > yes ok, this is a solution. but if i switch back via via Alt-Return > the main-window gets ordered at first windows on the right side.. > so if i want it to be the bottom window on the right si

Re: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread M1kes
@kurt > and I'm not trying to define 'dynamic window manager' in the general > case. I'm explaining to you why your workflow is incompatible with > dwm. nope, if, at all, dwm is incompatible with my workflow ;) > I can't make any of this make sense. If you want to reorder windows, > there's mod1+re

Re: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread Suraj Kurapati
On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 7:43 AM, wrote: > i like wmii :)  but it seems to become more and more unmaintained Kris is still around, but very busy it seems. I would guess that he will have enough free time & motivation to work on wmii this summer. > and there are some minor issues which are bother

Re: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread Kurt H Maier
On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 10:43 AM, wrote: > well..incorrect :) there is no public definition of a dyn. wm which > says this features shouldn't be present..so if i'm saying "this > feature should be present" to make it a usable dyn. this is my > opinion :) and I'm not trying to define 'dynamic wind

Re: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread Connor Lane Smith
Hey, On 7 May 2011 15:43, wrote: > in dwm i have would have to think > about "which terminal to use for which purpose and how much > space do i need" because there is no way to change de ordering > of terminals in a tag an easy way or just maximise a window by > "stacking". Sorry, I don't under

Re: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread M1kes
@Kurt well..incorrect :) there is no public definition of a dyn. wm which says this features shouldn't be present..so if i'm saying "this feature should be present" to make it a usable dyn. this is my opinion :) i'm not just using 1 tab, in average i'm using 5 tabs and there are situations where i

Re: [dev] [ANN] sabotage 2011-04-30, a musl+busybox based distribution

2011-05-07 Thread Abner
> I would love to see a simple and fast image uncompressing library with a > standard API for all them. if we just add support for compressing we can > write simple tools to convert between file formats and change background > images or write a nicer slock. > > and im sure jpg+png+gif can fit in le

Re: [dev] dwm

2011-05-07 Thread v4hn
On Fri, May 06, 2011 at 03:33:51PM +0200, Petr Sabata wrote: > On Fri, May 06, 2011 at 03:26:11PM +0200, m1...@web.de wrote: > > [huge pile of crap] > > Oh that hurts... You did _not_ try to read this, did ya? Anselm wrote: > I'm looking into mlmmj to let html mails bounce. Would be great to se