Re: [dwm] tag-used indicator dots

On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 07:30:24PM -0600, Kurt Maier wrote:
> 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.

Well, note my winner proposal, that's the way to go in my eyes.
It's quite intuitiv after some hours of work during night.

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