From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <9front-bounces@9front.inri.net>
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org
X-Spam-Level: 
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,
	HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham
	autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4
Received: from 9front.inri.net (9front.inri.net [168.235.81.73])
	by inbox.vuxu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E50D72223C
	for <ml@inbox.vuxu.org>; Thu, 30 May 2024 20:04:00 +0200 (CEST)
Received: from pb-smtp20.pobox.com ([173.228.157.52]) by 9front; Thu May 30 14:02:41 -0400 2024
Received: from pb-smtp20.pobox.com (unknown [127.0.0.1])
	by pb-smtp20.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69D4F33D58
	for <9front@9front.org>; Thu, 30 May 2024 14:02:39 -0400 (EDT)
	(envelope-from me+unobe@fallglow.com)
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed; d=pobox.com; h=message-id
	:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type
	:content-transfer-encoding; s=sasl; bh=soIv7O+j5fFZQ8XWIKGJnW/pO
	Jk1QGE4URx7GSaiqDE=; b=Dxx3x8CH5kiGfVa8CHuz7BWFPrA4ddXQP8RR0sxAC
	wBN3BOefyIfI9fzWvwfF+gBEtpsAwQQvkFzT4XkmyA+6YjNNi3whxxM7gnrBgQK8
	FGZkelVCmU0vnp2VSUk/me9o0iH+h2bjmjIjwjWMhW1Q0009lzlItxAznfqekusM
	mk=
Received: from pb-smtp20.sea.icgroup.com (unknown [127.0.0.1])
	by pb-smtp20.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62C7533D57
	for <9front@9front.org>; Thu, 30 May 2024 14:02:39 -0400 (EDT)
	(envelope-from me+unobe@fallglow.com)
Received: from strider.localdomain (unknown [47.37.156.153])
	(using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits))
	(No client certificate requested)
	by pb-smtp20.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 6DD9933D50
	for <9front@9front.org>; Thu, 30 May 2024 14:02:36 -0400 (EDT)
	(envelope-from me+unobe@fallglow.com)
Message-ID: <936EF9A6D6FC7A0C8EA45C35090AFF47@smtp.pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 11:02:34 -0700
From: Romano <me+unobe@fallglow.com>
To: 9front@9front.org
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Pobox-Relay-ID:
 CBDB685A-1EAE-11EF-8373-ACC938F0AE34-09620299!pb-smtp20.pobox.com
List-ID: <9front.9front.org>
List-Help: <http://lists.9front.org>
X-Glyph: ➈
X-Bullshit: stateless ISO-certified lifecycle descriptor manager 
Subject: [9front] window label
Reply-To: 9front@9front.org
Precedence: bulk

The man page for window(1) has quite a few
flags yet one that I often wish were there is not:
setting the label. There's a separate 'label'
command, so the simplest I've gotten to starting
a new window with rc and setting the label is:

	window rc -c '''label mylabel; rc'''

The inner quotes are required.[1]

Here is what is documented in window(1):

	window [ -m ] [ -r minx miny maxx maxy ] [ -dx n ] [ -dy n ]
          [ -minx n ] [ -miny n ] [ -maxx n ] [ -maxy n ] [ -cd dir ]
          [ -hide ] [ -scroll ] [ -noscroll ] [ cmd arg ... ]

There are 3 different ways to set the size of the window
(i.e., '-r', '-dx/dy', '-min/max'), and two flags to
determine scrolling. To me, it looks like this might have
been an oversight or window(1) was developed when the
UI wasn't more fully developed (i.e., before a 'label'
even existed).[2] I'll only ask one question
for now: is the lack of setting label with a flag an
oversight or intentional?[3]

- Romano

[1] I haven't investigated much, but I think
    it has to do with the parsing of arguments by window
    to the new window. For example:

		window rc -c 'echo -n mylabel > /mnt/wsys/label; rc'

    Will complain in the new window:

		Illegal flag -n
		Usage: rc [-srdiIlxebpvV] [-c arg] [-m command] [file [arg ...]]

    Maybe /bin/window needs to set $cmd to $"cmd when,
    except in the $#xflag case.

[2] Also, '-m', which never brings to mind 'namespace'
    for me but I realize it's mean to signify 'mount' as
    explained in the manual, is like 'scroll' and 'hide'
    with respect to the other flags because they're ones
    whose current values I see which doesn't appear
    accessible in /mnt/wsys/ (or /dev) (scroll can be set
    via /mnt/wsys/wctl, and 'visible' wctl signifies the
    window is not hidden, but that's the extent of it
    as far as I can tell).

[3] Lastly, '-x' does set the label to execute a
    new command, but doesn't create a new window. This
    flag isn't documented yet I see it's used when '-m'
    is used to set the label automatically to the command
    being run. It might make sense to do the same thing
    when '-m' isn't used, too, rather than the 'rc DDDDD'
    default.