Re: feature request, workspaces

Ralf Butenuth wrote:

>On Saturday 25 February 2006 22:44, cga wrote:
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>>Charles Philip Chan wrote:
>>One convenient way to simulate to some extent what the OP requested -
>>two-dimension switching - is to define twenty workspaces, eg. and bind
>>convenient keys to "Switch to next/previous ten workspaces". You thus
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>
>thanks for the answers. Yes, I was aware of that option, and I allready worked 
>with that arrangement. But I think It would be nicer to have something like a 
>3x3 or 4x4 grid, or a grid to a costumable size.
>
how about using X's viewport capabilities.. just a thought..

> 
>To do this I need to have something like an "switch to the next 4 
>workspace"-option, or a program witch tells windowmaker to switch the 
>workspaces so I can set keybindings to it.
>
wmaker provides the building blocks via an unlimited (?) number or 
workspaces. I remember that the Afterstep window manager used to have 
and external module called "pager" - I believe.. that lets you create a 
customizable grid of "sub-desktops" .. ie. you can define eg. four 
subdesktops of 3x3.. Maybe that code could provide an example and/or be 
adapted to wmaker.. don't think it provides keyboard navigation, 
though.. besides I'm not sure wmaker supports user-written external 
modules (?).. so seamless integration might be a problem.. Maybe we need 
a different patch than the one you had in mind - one that makes it 
possible to add your own custom code to wmaker as external modules 
rather than patches..???  

> 
>So I need to figure out how you can tell windowmaker to switch to a certain 
>workspace in a little c-program.  
>I looked at the wmpager source, and I think he did it by sending an XEvent 
>(see code snippet 1 down). 
>
first reaction would be to look at the wmaker code that switches 
workspaces..??

>I am not that familiar with XEvents, but I tried 
>to use this method to write my one program, to beginn with it should only 
>jump to the first workspace. (see code snippet 2). It compiles, runs, and 
>does nothing (well, it sends an XEvent wich is ignored).  
>So, if anyone has suggestions on either how to fix my program to do wath I 
>want or knows another methode to switch workspaces via a c-programm, I would 
>be happy for suggestions. 
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>
can't help you there.

>If not  than thanks for the answers so far, and I will keep on using a 2x10 
>grid via the method kindly described by Charles.
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>
Cheers..
Chris.
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