Re: Attach client to several workspaces

Oskar Nordquist <[email protected]> Tue, 7 Apr 2009 18:22:05 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.window-managers.ion.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
2009/4/7 Tuomo Valkonen <[email protected]>:
> On 2009-04-07, Oskar Nordquist <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Would it not be easier to just duplicate the client to refer to the same X
>> window? I don't even know if that is possible, but if it is, that's how I'd
>> prefer to do it.
>
> Ummm... I don't know what you really mean. The client always refers to
> the same window it initially created. You can move it around in Ion's
> window management hierarchy (cf. Mod1+A, Mod1+T & Mod1+K A, tab drag),
> also to follow you around. Obviously you can automate this by attaching
> a script to suitable hooks.
>

I'm not sure how X works, but I'm guessing there is some kind of handle that
an Ion client refers to to draw the window. Would it not be possible to
use this same handle in a new Ion client, which would essentially render the
same window?

Excuse my ignorance.