Re: [RP] Sending of any key in top keymap

[Joshua Neuheisel]

From: "Martin Samuelsson"
> The way I see it I would love to have commands like keyseq and functions
> like the jnpatch client-server model available in the core distribution
> but not compiled in by default. Not beeing in control of the CVS tree I
> can't do anything else than beg for it though.
>
> ...
>
> On top of my wishlist for in core inclusion is the jnpatch. Or actually
> most the xft parts of it.


As maintainer of the JNPatch, I'm obviously a little biased, but I'll say
this again: If we want to have some of the more experimental features as
compile-time options in a different branch, I would be willing to maintain
it.  If you take a look at http://www.neuheisel.us/ratpoison/patches/ you'll
see how long I've been maintaining the patch, and the Xft parts are very
stable.  I'll continue to maintain it as long as people find it useful, but
it would be easier for other hackers to try out patches against it if it
were in a CVS branch.

<slight troll warning>
Remember, adding library dependencies as compile time options does not add
dependencies to the final executable by default.  Moreover, a library
dependency for something you want (e.g., xft) is not a Bad Thing.  Adding
dependecies for flatbed scanner tools and wireless sniffing libraries to
your window manager is...
</slight troll warning>

Joshua