Re: Move frames to and from scratchpad

Hi,

Canaan Hadley-Voth <[email protected]> writes:
> I have been using this function to do what you are trying to do.  (Though someone else might anticipate further cases where mine also fails, like a WClientWin attached (unframed) to a WGroupWS.)
>
> function send_to_or_from_sp(cwin, jumpto)
>     local sp=ioncore.lookup_region("*scratchpad*", "WFrame")
>     if cwin:parent()==sp then
> 	local scr=cwin:screen_of()
> 	local destws=scr:mx_current()
> 	local destwstype=obj_typename(destws)
> 	if destwstype=="WTiling" then
> 	    destws:current():attach(cwin)
> 	elseif destwstype=="WGroupWS" and obj_typename(destws:current())=="WTiling" then
> 	    destws:current():current():attach(cwin)
> 	elseif destwstype=="WGroupWS" then
> 	    destws:attach_framed(cwin)
> 	end
> 	mod_sp.set_shown_on(scr, 'unset')
>     else
> 	sp:attach(cwin)
>     end
>
>     if jumpto then
> 	cwin:goto()
>     end
> end
>


  I have been using the function you sent and it works very well; thanks.
  With Tuomo's improvements, I think it would be very helpful for the scratchpad feature of Ion. Could it be included?


-- Daniel