Re: execf not working
Kelly Collier <[email protected]>
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Hello, Thanks to both of you for your replies. Guess I'll look for a different solution to my problem than execf. (I'm trying to find a means to open an application in a frame that isn't selected.) Cheers, Kelly Ingo Krabbe wrote on 01/06/2012 06:51 AM: > On Fri, Jan 06, 2012 at 01:37:54AM +0100, Axel Beckert wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> On Fri, Jan 06, 2012 at 01:30:38AM +0100, Kelly Collier wrote: >> >>> I've got my screen split into two frames, 0 and 1. Say I have an xterm >>> in frame 0. In that xterm, I type >>> >>> ratpoison -c "execf 1 xterm" >>> >>> Things run as planned: A new xterm is opened in frame 1. However, if I >>> try with a heavier-duty program, say, chromium... >>> >>> ratpoison -c "execf 1 chromium-browser" >>> >>> ... chromium opens in the current frame, frame 0. >>> > > I never found any application that obeys execf's frame, though I never > use any old Xt or similar programs anyway. > > So, I think Chromium is not the exception, but xterm. > > >> Chromium is special as the thing we regards as one window (with >> strange, application specific titlebar) is in reality one window per >> tab AFAIK, just handled to look like one window by the application >> itself. Maybe this confuses ratpoison? >> >> OTOH I used Chromium with ratpoison once or twice, too, and didn't >> notice any strange issues. But I don't use ratpoison's execf either. >> >> Kind regards, Axel >> -- >> /~\ Plain Text Ribbon Campaign | Axel Beckert >> \ / Say No to HTML in E-Mail and News | [email protected] (Mail) >> X See http://www.asciiribbon.org/ | [email protected] (Mail+Jabber) >> / \ I love long mails: http://email.is-not-s.ms/ | http://noone.org/abe/ (Web) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ratpoison-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/ratpoison-devel >> > >