open two dozen of windows (was: Re: source script)

* Sven Guckes <[email protected]> [2004-02-09 11:58]:
> because renumbering happens.

And yet it is possible.


> open two dozen of windows when reading, say, www.heise.de, and then
> close some of the articles you have read;

Everer head of a thing called tabbed browsing?


> eg windows # 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19 and 23.

If you manage to end up with such a window numbering, i agree your
session management must not be called 'chaotic', but Sieve of
Erathostenes.


> now fill the holes with the remaining windows.

Using the zombie command there will be no *holes*.


> how many keystrokes will this take you?
> 
> i bet it'll take you a lot more than
>     CTRL-A :renum RETURN

You only make safe bets, Sven.


> using the windowlist command and its silly up/down selection

Silly? -Hey, at least you've got vi-keys there!


> > As long as you don't use the %u escape, which would be the ultimate
> > 'buddy list' feature i mean.
> 
> huh?  whatever.

I meant, to see whoson, like for (other) users tracing.

s~


 
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