Re: [dwm] tag-used indicator dots

On 12/1/06, Anselm R. Garbe <arg_AT_suckless.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 05:06:47PM +0100, Anselm R. Garbe wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 09:59:35AM -0600, Seth Graham wrote:
> > > Sander van Dijk wrote:
> > > >On 12/1/06, Anselm R. Garbe <arg_AT_suckless.org> wrote:
> > > >>On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 03:29:11PM +0100, Antoni Grzymala wrote:
> > > >>> Making a release?
> > > >>
> > > >>No, let's wait some days... This change needs a mental settle first ;)
> > > >
> > > >Hm, this is better than the full rectangle, yet I find it visually
> > > >unpleasing;
> > >
> > > I think the line is a better idea than the dots though.. two dots was
> > > extremely confusing. I think if I were implementing this sort of change,
> > > I'd manipulate the font weight before adding dots and lines. Maybe
> > > something like bold = current client, italics = empty tag.
> >
> > I think that might be the way to go...
>
> Just checked, italic is not possible, bold won't be a problem...
>

We can do without italics. The problem with vertical lines is as
Anthony said: are they to the left of the tag name? The right? Both?

What about bolded tag names for populated tags and [brackets] around
focused-client-tag names? It would mean rendering whitespace around
each tag name initially, though, in order to keep the tag list from
resizing every time focus changes.

Kurt
Received on Sat Dec 02 2006 - 02:30:26 UTC