Re: [wmii] answers to IRC comments

On Fri, May 12, 2006 at 08:24:16PM +0200, Denis Grelich wrote:
> On Fri, 12 May 2006 19:45:21 +0200
> Denis Grelich <denisg_AT_ueberl33t.info> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 12 May 2006 18:05:44 +0200
> > "Sander van Dijk" <a.h.vandijk_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > On 5/12/06, Denis Grelich <denisg_AT_ueberl33t.info> wrote:
> > > > > The nil-tag view is necessary in the case when /def/rules gets
> > > > > blanked or never written (blank by default) and wmiiwm is run
> > > > > without wmiirc (just as an example), which is possible actually.
> > > >
> > > > So set it to a sane value and re-set it when the default rule is read.
> > >
> > > That's exactly the way it is now. There is no overall 'sane' default,
> > > since the default is always connected to wmiirc: If one has bindings
> > > for [1-9] tagging in wmiirc, '1' is a sane default, if one has
> > > bindings for [a-z] tagging in wmiirc, 'a' is a sane default. Hence,
> > > the only sane default is one that isn't connected to any specific
> > > configuration at all, such as "nil", "null" or "fallback".
> > > Currently, when /def/rules is written, rules are applied to all
> > > clients that have the "nil" tag, or no tag at all (assentially
> > > resetting "nil" to whatever your default tag in the rules is).
> >
> > Then I really don't see a problem here. The behaviour is
> > okay, and it is unneccessary to automatically switch to a
> > newly created tag when you are on »nil.« Then GIMP opens up
> > in an not-focused view when it is the first app I start.
> > It's just relevant for the first time I start an app in
> > wmii, it is totally consistent and competely uncritical.
>
> And if you really want to switch to the new tag if you're on
> nil, it's a matter of one if-clause. Isn't it?

Just to clarify: if we allow empty views, the nil view will
always be destroyed if it is empty, all others are allowed to be
selected (attempting to select nil which is empty will fail).
This is the only sane way to get rid of nil at startup to me.

Regards,

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