Re: How to change status line %W output format

[Amadeusz Sławiński]

On Sat, 27 Jul 2019 09:38:47 +0000
"Liu, Yuanzhe" <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I finally got what I want in V4 branch. Thanks for your help 😊.
> But I found the color format symbol is not working in master branch, I mean 
> the "attribute/color modifier" in "String Escape" chapter of manual. Even I 
> only compiler the master branch without any change, it just not work.
> I'm not sure this is a bug or some new feature will come soon. So I Just 
> write this thing here.
> Anyway, thank you again, I'm really glad to code with my own screen now!
> 

Hi,

yes, the format on master was changed a bit to accomodate 256 colors and direct 
colors.
I try to keep documentation up to date, but it will need full review before v5 
release anyway.

Amadeusz

> Regards,
> Yuanzhe
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amadeusz Sławiński <address@hidden> 
> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2019 00:27
> To: Liu, Yuanzhe <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: How to change status line %W output format
> 
> On Fri, 26 Jul 2019 09:19:52 +0000
> "Liu, Yuanzhe" <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Thanks for your kindly explain😊.
> > Now I have synced with upstream and ready for compiler my own screen, my 
> > current HEAD is "commit 854c3673bb69a07d0ebaa52c2cd31eebaeaaca2c".
> > But the code seems changed a lot, I can't find the code location you 
> > mentioned now.
> > So could you please give me some advice base on my newer code?
> >   
> 
> Hi,
> 
> the code I referenced is on screen-v4 branch, it is code from which v4 
> releases are done, master branch has work towards v5.
> 
> If you want to use mater branch, then look at:
> https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/tree/src/winmsg.c#n366
> and
> https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/tree/src/process.c#n5978
> 
> Amadeusz
> 
> > Regards,
> > Yuanzhe
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Amadeusz Sławiński <address@hidden>
> > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2019 14:15
> > To: Liu, Yuanzhe <address@hidden>
> > Cc: address@hidden
> > Subject: Re: How to change status line %W output format
> > 
> > On Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:25:20 +0000
> > "Liu, Yuanzhe" <address@hidden> wrote:
> >   
> > > Hi,
> > >       The default %w will get something like "0 zsh 1 zsh ....", but I 
> > > want to make it to "[0][zsh][1][zsh]....", which will take less place and 
> > > much more clear for me to find the window I need.
> > >        Is this possible for version 4.03.01?
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > Yuanzhe
> > >     
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > if you want instand feedback, it's currently impossible without editing 
> > source code.
> > 
> > You could replace AddWindows here with your own version:
> > https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/tree/src/screen.c?h=scree
> > n-v4#n2708
> > 
> > AddWindows definition:
> > https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/tree/src/process.c?h=scre
> > en-v4#n5512
> > 
> > Another alternative I guess is to use callbacks to print window list, but I 
> > don't have such script at hand.
> > You could use
> > screen -Q windows
> > and then format it into your desired format, while callback would feed it 
> > into screen.
> > Problem with it would be that, you wouldn't get instand feedback onto your 
> > window situation.
> > 
> > Amadeusz  
>