project-repo/cagebreak

Feature request: special launch mode returning automatically to top mode

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bda65hp commented

Hi,
I'm thinking on a very efficient way for launching my everyday's apps.
For now i've got a mode "launch" with some keys for launchig app like "f" for firefox. But after launching an app, i need to type a key for returning to top mode.
Is there a way to add an option for specific mode like this:

  • enter launch mode with a keybinding (as it is actually)
  • type a key for launching the app and return to top mode
    This remove just one action but can be very fast :)
    Something like && in bash in the config file or an option to setmode definemode.
sodface commented

If you are only launching a single app before returning to top mode... isn't that basically already the behavior with eg.:

bind w exec firefox
bda65hp commented

You're right.
But that can be handy to have this with other mode. It's possible with river for example and that's great.

sodface commented

Maybe a little hacky but this seems to be working using wtype to send a keystroke (t in this config) to return to top mode then launch the command:

definemode launch                           
bind A setmode launch                                                                      
definekey launch f exec wtype t && firefox                                                   
definekey launch t setmode top
project-repo commented

Hi,
I'm sorry, I'm somewhat confused about what you are asking. Do I
understand correctly that you would like to have the following workflow?

  1. Press keybinding (e.g. C-a) to enter apps mode
  2. Type f to launch firefox
    If I understand correctly, you would like to be back in top mode after
    these operations, right? If so, can you see if the following keybindings
    work for you, and if not, what you would like to have changed?
definemode apps
definekey top C-a mode apps
definekey apps f exec firefox

Cheers,
project-repo

PS: sorry for the long response time!

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sodface commented

That works for me if that's what bda65hp is asking for, which I think it is. Apologies for my hacky wtype answer above, I missed this in the man page:

mode <mode> Enter mode "<mode>" - Returns to default mode, after a command is executed.
bda65hp commented

Hi,
I've missed "mode" and used "setmode".
With mode that is exactly what i want.

Sorry for the misunderstanding (and not fully RTFM) ;).

Thanks very much