Re: [dwm] Preventing xterm from closing by killclient()

You can use close() command in the ipython window in order to close the
plot window instead of killclient

On Thu, 10 Apr 2008, Martin Sander wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 11:25:59PM +0200, Anselm R. Garbe wrote:
> > Hmm, what about changing the binding to Ctrl-d in your setup
> > then?
>
> Thanks for the suggestion, but I think I did not make myself entirely
> clear. My problem is of different nature.
>
> As an example, I have an xterm with an ipython [2] shell, which I use to
> plot some data using matplotlib [2]. The window showing the plot has no
> means of closing it but killclient() (the same with gnuplot, btw).
>
> So when I want to close that window I use MODKEY|Shiftmask, XK_c.
> My problem occurs when I don't realize that actually that window is not
> focused, but the xterm running ipython is focused instead.
> xterm closes, I lose everything I have typed in that window so far,
> including the history, which is absolutely not what I want.
>
> I know I could use BORDERPX > 2 or set SELBORDERCOLOR to something very
> high contrast, but I'd find that rather distracting/ugly.
>
> I'd prefer just to never ever kill xterm, something like
>
> if (clientname=='xterm')
> return;
>
> in killclient(). I just need some hints how to do it.
>
> Regards
>
> Martin
>
> [1] http://ipython.scipy.org/
> [2] http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/
>
>
Received on Thu Apr 10 2008 - 08:20:30 UTC