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Re: window grouping updates

From	owl <owl@rooftop.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject	Re: window grouping updates
Date	2017-03-25 20:09 +0000
Organization	O.W.L.
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Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> wrote:
> On 2017-03-25, owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:
>> Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> wrote:
>>> On 2017-03-25, owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:
>>>> Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 2017-03-25, owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> As far as raising the leader window, it seems like the best approach
>>>>>> is just to keep it on top, but both xprop and wmctrl approaches fail
>>>>>> in the script, while an identical wmctrl approach works fine from the
>>>>>> command line directly.  xprop on the other hand shows that the property
>>>>>> updates, but it seems to have no effect.  I'll keep futzing with it,
>>>>>> but it might be simpler just to right-click->Aways on top.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sounds like you're almost there.
>>>>
>>>> OK, found out some weirdness.  The wid that is set by wish is actually
>>>> a *child* window of the window I need.  It works as the windowid for
>>>> all intents and purposes except for this on-top setting.  For that
>>>> I need to get the parent id.  Then wmctrl works, but only after the
>>>> initial "Add Window".  Oddly, trying to bypass that yields a *different*
>>>> parent id.  LOL.  Even calling a dummy function fails.  But now it will
>>>> at least set the window to be "Always on top" without having to manually
>>>> set it.  Hopefully I'll stumble on a better way eventually.  I just don't
>>>> know enough about it yet. 
>>> 
>>> I'm always surprised by the knowledge of others. Consider posting this in
>>> alt.os.linux. 
>>> 
>>
>> Got the auto-setting of the "on-top" fixed now using a previous approach,
>> but with the code repositioned.  Trying it with various apps shows that
>> a few don't obey the "Raise Window," but that's a matter for casual
>> investigation later.  I'm calling it 99.9% done at this point.  I am
>> still curious about that parent window thing, so I may put together
>> some simple code that illustrates the point and ask around here and
>> there as you suggested.  Could be a bug in wmctrl.
> 
> I have two books arriving today. Don't know how much flipping through
> them I will be doing. These are Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk (4th
> Edition) and Exploring Expect: A Tcl-based Toolkit for Automating
> Interactive Programs (Nutshell Handbooks) I hope to spend a little time
> with VimL book I just got last week and I got the new Practical Vim 2.0
> which covers Wim 8 in. 
> 

I've got that Expect book somewhere.

As for vim scripting, there's also this for free (with hardcopy
options from $20-$40):

http://learnvimscriptthehardway.stevelosh.com/

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Re: window grouping updates owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-03-24 14:58 +0000
  Re: window grouping updates Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-03-24 10:48 -0500
    Re: window grouping updates owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-03-24 18:40 +0000
      Re: window grouping updates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-24 11:55 -0700
        Re: window grouping updates owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-03-25 01:03 +0000
          Re: window grouping updates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-24 18:15 -0700
            Re: window grouping updates Tampon <letsplayfindthestring@bloody.net> - 2017-03-25 02:57 +0000
      Re: window grouping updates Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-03-24 14:07 -0500
        Re: window grouping updates Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-03-24 12:14 -0700
          Re: window grouping updates Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-03-24 12:24 -0700
        Re: window grouping updates owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-03-25 01:01 +0000
          Re: window grouping updates Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-03-24 20:26 -0500
            Re: window grouping updates owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-03-25 02:15 +0000
            Re: window grouping updates owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-03-25 03:59 +0000
              Re: window grouping updates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-24 21:28 -0700
                Re: window grouping updates Tampon <letsplayfindthestring@bloody.net> - 2017-03-25 04:32 +0000
              Re: window grouping updates Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-03-24 23:47 -0500
                Re: window grouping updates owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-03-25 08:06 +0000
                Re: window grouping updates Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-03-25 09:33 -0500
                Re: window grouping updates owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-03-25 20:09 +0000
                Re: window grouping updates Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-03-25 15:14 -0500
                Re: window grouping updates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-25 10:47 -0700
                Re: window grouping updates owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-03-25 20:12 +0000
                Re: window grouping updates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-25 13:33 -0700
                Re: window grouping updates Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-25 22:04 +0100
                Re: window grouping updates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-25 14:30 -0700
                Re: window grouping updates Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-25 22:48 +0100
                Re: window grouping updates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-25 15:12 -0700
                Re: window grouping updates Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-25 23:34 +0100
                Re: window grouping updates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-25 17:13 -0700
                Re: window grouping updates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-26 11:50 -0700
                Re: window grouping updates owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-03-26 20:28 +0000
                Re: window grouping updates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-26 13:59 -0700
                Re: window grouping updates owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-03-26 21:52 +0000
                Re: window grouping updates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-26 15:49 -0700
                Re: window grouping updates owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-03-26 22:59 +0000
                Re: window grouping updates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-26 16:07 -0700
                Re: window grouping updates owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-03-26 23:25 +0000
                Re: window grouping updates Tampon <letsplayfindthestring@bloody.net> - 2017-03-26 23:35 +0000
                Re: window grouping updates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-26 16:38 -0700
                Re: window grouping updates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-26 16:43 -0700
                Re: window grouping updates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-26 19:16 -0700
                Re: window grouping updates owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-03-27 13:36 +0000
                Re: window grouping updates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-27 10:43 -0700
  Re: window grouping updates Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-24 10:38 -0700

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