Re: [9fans] managing windows in rio

[john@csplan9.rit.edu]

> I use exactly the same virtuals. I really like the scrollwheel virtual
> switching.
> I also still use '-term xterm'.
>
> But I wish I had a riofs, in order to write some scripts playing with
> the windows, or using 'xbindkeys' for doing some wm tasks.
>
> 2008/2/7, andrey mirtchovski <mirtchovski@gmail.com>:
>> a non-plan9 solution: run rio with -virtuals num and have a few
>> different desktops, switching between them with the middle button.
>>
>> i typically run 'rio -virtuals 4'
>>
>> andrey
>>
>> On Feb 7, 2008 10:22 AM,  <lejatorn@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > to cut it short: how do you guys do it?
>> >
>> > Since I am not to the point where I run almost everything in the same
>> > acme window, I need quite a few windows when I'm on p9 or in rio from
>> > p9p. And I am having trouble finding and raising to focus the one I need
>> > when there are more than, say, five of them on a res of 1280x800.
>> >
>> > Sqweek pointed me to winwatch which seems rather neat, but there is no
>> > such thing in p9p as far as I know, and no keyboard shortcut to cycle
>> > through the various windows (except in cinap's hacked rio ;) ).
>> > So I assume there must be a way to work efficiently through the
>> > windows and I'm curious to know what are everyone habits and tricks for
>> > that.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Mathieu.
>> >

I've quit using p9p rio... to use multiple desktops well, you need a scroll
wheel, but using a scroll wheel for midclick is terrible. Now, I use a real
3 button mouse and stumpwm on Linux.
Anyway, back to Plan 9... I always have two drawterm windows open to different
systems. One is for mail, IRC, and different crap, and the other is for work.
The work one has the most windows open; I tend to keep a big acme right in the
center and a bunch (about 6) terminal windows open around it. The important
thing is to keep enough of a window visible that I can bring it forward easily.

That said, I work at 1920x1200 so this may not be as effective on lower
resolutions. I have had organization problems on my Thinkpad @ 1024x768.


John