Re: [dwm] Again client titles and nmaster indicator

From: Enno \ <gottox_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:29:52 +0100

Hi!

Since I'm often annoyed by the titlebars I think this is a great improvement.
I also think BORDERBGCOLOR is a good idea because the SEL-/NORMBGCOLOR
doesn't give enough contrast.

Thanks
Gottox

2007/1/13, Antoni Grzymala <antoni_AT_chopin.edu.pl>:
> Tako rzecze Anselm R. Garbe (w e-mailu datowanym 2007-01-13, 14:36):
>
> > I know that many people like the client titlebar for various
> > reasons (be it the fact that it's rather unique to dwm, be it
> > the fact that it allows to locate a client when using many of
> > them easily), hence I consider this should go into a separate
> > patch.
>
> [...]
>
> > To the nmaster indicator - I think I don't need to justify this
> > removal (I considered it useful, but I don't miss it) - we also
> > have no indicator which tells us the current master width value
> > as a number, that's my main reason. The nmaster value should be
> > obvious to people (you rarely use nmaster > 3 I believe).
> >
> > Please complain.
>
> I complain. Please don't remove this from the main branch. At least not
> the title bars. Having to patch every release of dwm with a possibly
> not-up-to-date titlebar patch will be a big nuisance for at least half
> of the users here.. How about a small config #define and a little more
> code to maintain for the rest of us?
>
> Another argument is that the title bars sometimes contain useful
> information that convenient to have visible at most times (without
> having to activate the window).
>
> Since you're saying dwm is finished I don't see any real value in
> changing this again... Or maybe I should just stay on 3.0 from now on..
>
> As the nmaster indicator -- come on, is it more than 0.5 LOC? I think it
> should stay.
>
> Cheers,
>
> [a]
>
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