Re: FVWM: Tab window switching more informative??

From: Cameron Simpson <cs_at_zip.com.au>
Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 16:28:59 +1000

On 12May2005 12:27, jpkotta <sqrt_-1_at_ezrs.com> wrote:
| Theoretically, any
| command could generate the string, so you may be able to find a way to
| make it print out the command that you last executed.

Indeed. Look at my windowlist:

        http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/fvwm/windowlist-20050514.png

The zoob lines are terminals, on the host zoob, in my home directory
(the "~"), running the command listed (or last ran the command
if <in-angle-brackets>). The "E" is a vi edit window, editing
~/scripts/addif. And so forth.

I have a script ttylabel:

        http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/css/bin/ttylabel

to write the icon and title strings. I make them the same although
obviously they could be different (I don't use icons...)

In a zsh I invoke this from the preexec() and precmd() functions.
In a bash I set $PROMPT_COMMAND=atprompt, where atprompt is a shell function
that runs ttylabel amongst other stuff.

So tweak your shell environment. It will serve you well regardless of what
window manager you use.

Cheers,
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Cameron Simpson <cs_at_zip.com.au> DoD#743
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Received on Sat May 14 2005 - 01:31:08 BST

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