WM: grouping applications (TAI)

[Maciej Pilichowski]

On Wednesday 29 April 2009 21:45:47 Matthew Woehlke wrote:

Matthew, please do not add key bindings to the actions, ok? Because I 
am bit lost, and besides, we can discuss key bindings later.

> Maciej Pilichowski wrote:
> > PS2. And I have difficulties with this:
> >
> > wm-switch-window-{previous,next}-sequence
> >
> > * TAI -- spatial navigation covers that
> >
> > * GAI -- both spatial and historic
> >
> > * FAI -- the same as GAI but with even more problem with
> > navigating the sequence because user can change the windows order
>
> Do you mean smart vs. spatial vs. historic? 

No, I mean what do we need sequence switch for. It is redundant imho.

> The idea IIRC is that 
> spatial/historic are not bound, but available for binding if users
> want. 

See above, it does not explain the nature of the action.

> The more "natural" for TAI is spatial (so smart is spatial 
> for TAI), 

Ok.

> but I can see wanting the option for historic. 

Of course.

> "Smart"  
> just means that it is either spatial or historic, depending on the
> container type.

This is redundant too. For TAI user would have both historic and 
spatial (for all containers actually), so when I choose "smart" 
switch what the action will be? For TAI let's say. Why spatial would 
be more important than historic or vice-verse.

And mostly, what do we need that smartness for? If I would like to go 
left, I go left, I want to go back, I go back, I don't need smart 
level to make a choice instead of me.

> FAI, the thought was it doesn't have a previous/next spatial mode,

I don't understand this switch kind at all.

> previous/next would always do historic regardless of moniker. 

Sure, in historic terms.

> I'm not sure what
> you mean "user can change the windows order"?

I was referering to sequence switch. Usually it make sense for widgets 
(focus order) or for TDI, but for FAI, you can have 
A B C

apps, and the sequence is like this, user moves the windows and now it 
is
A C B

so what is the sequence now? Still A B C, or A C B. If latter -- it is 
redundant to spatial notion.

Cheers,