[REQUEST] Custom order of window list.

[arakis]

[REQUEST] Custom order of window list.

[DaveDavenport]

Can't you implement this easily using script mode and i3's ipc?
I wonder if we can help with the icon for an application in a way.
(looking up icon for window class would be easy, I wonder if we can implement something to fetch icon for window id).

[arakis]

Implementing via script mode and IPC would work, but as you said, I need an efficient and safe way to show the icons.

[arakis]

By the way, I also see that the original window list has some additional features/columns: Workspace number, and separate columns for Process name and Window Title.

So, it might be challenging to mimic this list one-to-one, solely for custom order.

[arakis]

There might be another issue with script mode: it can be quite slow, especially when running in notebook power-saving mode.

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# https://gist.github.com/Atreyagaurav/2b70bb997fa5eff45c924e86095080e8

$(jq -r '.scripts | .["'$(jq -r '.scripts|keys[]' \
                             ~/.config/rofi/scripts/custom-menu.json \
                              | rofi -dmenu)'"] |.script' \
     ~/.config/rofi/scripts/custom-menu.json)

{
  "bgcolor": "black",
  "scripts": {
    "rdp-arakis": {
      "name": "RDP Arakis",
      "script": "/home/sebastian/.scripts/launch-rdp-arakis.sh",
      "tooltip": "RDP Arakis"
    }
  }
}

When launching the aforementioned script, rofi will be displayed immediately - but it can take up to 2 seconds until the list is filled (in this case, a single entry), when in power save mode. When plugged into power, the list will be filled immediately.

In contrast to the window list: This mode will always be rendered immediately, without noticing any delay, regardless of the power mode.

For a window switcher, any delay will kill the user experience.

So, passing the order of window-id's via command line may still be the most performant way.

[lbonn]

@arakis this may interest you: https://github.com/lbonn/i3-focus-last, it uses dmenu mode.

I am also working on a rofi plugin version (in the repo as well) which mostly works but still needs a bit of polish.

[DaveDavenport]

supprising that in power saving mode it is so slow.. I wonder why and if it has something to do with rofi's async loading in dmenu.

btw the above is not script mode? but dmenu mode. there is a (slight) difference.

[DaveDavenport]

~/.config/rofi/scripts/custom-menu.json

I am confused by this, rofi does not support json menus.
That directory should have script mode scripts.

[arakis]

You're right, rofi does not support json. It's just an input file for the jq tool. See https://gist.github.com/Atreyagaurav/2b70bb997fa5eff45c924e86095080e8

[DaveDavenport]

That directory is already 'used' by rofi to auto-load mode scripts. You might want to avoid using that.