Re: [dwm] What functions do I really use?

From: Alexander Polakov <polachok_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:27:47 +0300

* Leonhard Scherer <lyon8_AT_gmx.net> [061122 16:18]:
> Anselm R. Garbe wrote:
> >Hi there,
> >
> >I'd like to know what functions do you really use in dwm,
> >because I feel, there are features I don't use. After
> >several months of usage, this might lead to an revision of
> >features, which could be externalized into patches instead
> >staying upstream in the default distribution.
> >
> >Personnaly, I rarely/never use the following features/functions:
> >
> >- titlebars of clients (I really can live without them, I never
> > look at them), removing titlebars could reduce the source
> > about 70 lines, maybe more with some restructurings
> >- viewall/toggleview: (I never view more than one tag per time,
> > although I use the other way around, tagging some
> > clients with more than one tag that they appear when
> > viewing different tags) - I haven't implemented a patch, but
> > this could make seltag[] obsolet, and at least the functions
> > I listed here, approx. yet another 50-70 lines
> > -> instead this feature, I would consider holding
> > a pertag array for client order instead, to remember the
> > per-tag layout correctly, this might add yet another 20-30
> > lines
> >
> >What do you think (I know your opinions about the client title
> >window already, but what do you think about my second point?)
> >
> >If you want to check, how it feels without titlebars, you can
> >apply my patch for dwm-2.2 (and hg tip):
> >
> > http://suckless.org/download/dwm-2.2-notitlebar.patch
> >
> >(It removes abot 70 LOC and renames drawtitle into drawclient,
> > which sould be done anyway).
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> Hi again..
>
> I got very much the same opinion like you, Anselm; but I really miss the
> togglemax-view feature :/
>
> Maximizing to a specific tag is very uncomfortable, I think, so I would
> really like to have the titlebars removed and the togglemax inserted again.
>
> Leo Scherer
>
> PS: I also don't like the "View all windows in one tag"-function (don't
> know the name) 'cause if you press the buttons by mistake there are
> very often indication errors afterwards..:/

I have the same opinion and added the togglemax from dwm-0.<something>
myself, also removed titlebars (just not draw them (thanks Anselm for
more correct solution, I'll use it now))

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Alexander Polakov | http://polachok.livejournal.com
Received on Wed Nov 22 2006 - 14:28:35 UTC

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