Re: feature request, workspaces

On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 15:26:57 -0500
cga <[email protected]> wrote:

> Ralf Butenuth wrote:
> 
> >On Saturday 25 February 2006 22:44, cga wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>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
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >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..???  

I seem to remember Alfredo was working on new pager code for WM.  
Lets push for that :) shouldn't take him too long to finish.  If he continues 
the work.

> 
> > 
> >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. 
> >  
> >
> 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.
> >  
> >
> Cheers..
> Chris.
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