Re: [9fans] anyone else notice this expecation

[rog@vitanuova.com]

> I close the middle one expecting it to reveal more of the top window but
> instead the one at the bottom gets bigger and I have the same obscured
> view. So I close the middle one again, if there are a few windows I
> might end up doing it to them all.

this is useful if you're closing a load of windows: the tag on the
next window down the column ends up very close to the mouse when
you've deleted a window.

middle-button-click on that little square to the left of the tag is
your friend...

i do get acme window clutter all the time, and i haven't worked out a
good solution yet.  i did experiment with giving acme a "Hide" command
(with equivalent Edit 'H' command) but stalled on bugs in my
implementation and the thought that it probably wouldn't be that good
in practise.

speaking of acme enhancements, i've been running now for some time
with a version of the plumber that implements "plumbing priority"
(i.e.  most messages get sent to one app only, the one that's most
recently asked for them).  other ports can be marked broadcast (e.g.
mail message notifications).  it works fine, seems completely natural;
i haven't distributed it because as implemented you can't change a
port's broadcast status (not sure how it should work in the syntax).
if anyone's interested, let me know.

  cheers,
    rog.