Re: [wmii] Tagging rules?

As I understand it, when a window that matches a tagging rule is
mapped, it is automatically given the specified tags. You can access
tags with Mod1 + T (then type the tag name) and can apply non-numeric
tags with Mod1+Shift+T followed by the tag name (if it's prepended by
a +, it adds that tag instead of switching it, and - removes that
tag). I just use the numeric ones because they're easier, but I've
seen some ruby-wmii code (I don't use ruby-wmii though) that lets you
access the alphanumeric tags using the Mod1+n keys (just goes to the
appropriate one in the list).

On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 8:41 PM, Michael Schreifels <technel_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I have been using wmii for quite some time now, and I absolutely love
> it. Today I began attempting to configure it with pywmii (a project
> that looks to be abandoned--or at least updated anymore). I have seen
> this come up in pywmii, python-wmii, and also when I have tried other
> tiling window manager, and I don't really understand the concept...
>
> What *are* tagging rules?
>
> The FAQ doesn't discuss it, the man pages don't touch on it, Google
> finds little but references to it config files...what are they used
> for?
>
> For example, in pywmii, the default wmiirc has this:
>
> # Tagging Rules
> wmii.tagrules = [
> ("/SNAC/", "~"),
> ("/XMMS.*/", "~"),
> ("/MPlayer.*/", "~"),
> ("/.*Untitled.*/", "~"),
> #("/PyLaunch/", "~"),
> #("/.*gedit.*/", "~"),
> #(".*PyLaunch.*", "~"),
> ("/Send & Receive.*/", "~"),
> ("/.*Mozilla Firefox.*/", "web"),
> ("/.*Minefield.*/", "web"),
> ("/.*Evolution/", "mail"),
> ("/XChat.*/", "chat"),
> ("/mycalc\\.py/", "~"),
> ("/KTorrent/", "torrent"),
> ("/Pan:.*/", "news"),
> ("/.*/", "!"),
> ("/.*/", "0"),
> ]
>
> I have seen screenshots where people will have tags like "web", but I
> don't really get what they are for. Do you access them with MOD-# like
> other tags? Are the programs automatically launched for that tag? Or
> are they just auto put there after launch?
>
> I'd appreciate an explanation. Thanks!
>
>

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