Re: [RP] Close window manager onlast program exit

[Ryan Yeske]

address@hidden writes:

> Hi All,
> 
> I have just been hacking around with ratpoison so that it will exit
> when all windows are closed.

Interesting.
 
> Closing down the window manager when there are no windows left to manage
> seems to be logical too me, (but probably not anyone else ;).

Well, there is no other way currently to quit Ratpoison, except for
running ratpoison --kill, so it does solve a small hole in the current
design.

Also, with a goal of ratpoison being GNU Screen emulation (at least in my
mind) it makes sense to emulate Screen's behavior in this sense as well.

So, count me in as agreeing that this *seems* logical.  Although it
might be a bit frustrating to hit C-t k on my last window, not knowing
its my last window and having X shut down when that wasnt my
intention.
 
> Anyway, if anyone else thinks this is useful please let me know and
> I'll generate some patches.

I'd be interested in giving your changes a try.

What happens when you first start the wm up though?  Screen will start
up a shell, but ratpoison starts with nothing.  Do your patches kill
the wm only after something has been run within ratposion and then
killed?

Ryan

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