Re: [RP] Patch to stop shells from being left around

[Doug Kearns]

Mike Meyer wrote:

> Doug Kearns <address@hidden> types:

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> > > Well, here's the little hack that I've been using for a while.
> > > It's probably even less portable than a python script, and a _whole_ lot 
> > > uglier :)
> > > It does, however, use the current value of defwinfmt for the ratmenu labels.
>
> That's actually a nice thing to do. The eval is the trick I missed,
> though the use of <(...) is a good trick. I think you could simplify
> it by making the second invocation of rp like so:
>         <( ratpoison -c "windows ratpoison -c 'select %n'" )
Thanks - write once, run everyday :)

> Hmm - one possible problem - what happens if a window vanishes between
> invocations?

Bad, bad, bad things....
Just an empty ratmenu command for the listed window label, I imagine.

> > Now, if I only I could find the time to patch ratmenu so that we can 
> > escape ':' characters in the label.
>
> Yup, that was part of the problem.
>
>         <mike
>
> P.S. Thunder, lightening and 2cm hail here. Thank the gods for UPS's
> as the light just moved from inside to outside for a second.

You did brave the storm and bring the car in didn't you?

Regards,
Doug