Re: [dwm] dzen replacing dwm status bar

On Sat, Dec 22, 2007 at 04:22:46PM -0500, Ritesh Kumar wrote:
> On Dec 22, 2007 9:52 AM, Robert Manea <rob.manea_AT_googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > * lobzang_AT_free.fr (lobzang_AT_free.fr) wrote:
> >
> > Hello.
> >
> > [...]
> > > I think the slave window should simply have a fixed width, specified by
> > the
> > > user.
> >
> > Ok, SVN dzen (svn checkout http://dzen.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ dzen)
> > has the ability to grow/shrink the title dynamically now.
> >
> > You can toggle this feature with the '-expand <l|c|r>' option.
> > Where 'l' means grow to the left, 'r' grow to the right and '-c'
> > grow on both ends. ('-c' is not implemented yet)
> >
> > Please give it a try and report your experiences back.
> >
> >
> > > Lobzang
> >
> > Bye, Rob.
> >
> >
> Can we use the "embed window in another process' window" trick to embed all
> kinds of plugins in the status bar (given the status program supports the
> desired switches)? This will keep dwm clean of support code for specific
> plugins. Plus, embedding a window will let dwm know its size dynamically.

I'd like to keep this complexity out of dwm. I really think to
provide a more flexible way to change the bar position and
geometry.

Regards,

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