Re: [dev] [wmii] problem with wmiir xwrite /client/$client/ctl kill

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 05:37:57PM -0400, Kris Maglione wrote:
> On Wed, 26 May 2010 17:06:52 -0400
> Alex Kilgore <adkilgore_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > In the latest tip, recently I have run into a problem where
> > when I run wmiir xwrite /tag/sel/ctl kill in a terminal for example,
> > wmii stops responding to any keypresses, but I can switch between
> > already open windows with the mouse, though not much else.
> > Any idea what is going on or how I might be able to troubleshoot the
> > issue? Thanks,
>
> Well, in general, you wouldn't write ‘kill’ to /tag/sel/ctl, because it
> wouldn't do anything but report an error. Er, just read the subject,
> though, in which case:

Ah, yes, I meant /client/sel/ctl, sorry

>
> 1) What rc are you using?

I am using wmiirc, just in case there was an issue with that, I copied a fresh one from the rc directory and still can reproduce the behavior

> 2) Try wmiir read /event from the commandline and see if your key
> presses are reported.

The keypresses are still reported, but it seems that they are just not acted upon

>
> It's possible that your rc is catching some signal from whatever client
> was killed, but I really couldn't say without more specifics.
>
> --
> Kris Maglione
>
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>
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