Re: mcedit: Is there a way to tell mcedit to start in window mode instead of full screen?

[Sebastian Gniazdowski <sgniazdowski gmail com>]

Hi,

the options for a cascade (-w/--cascade) and tiling (-T/--tile) arrangement are implemented in https://midnight-commander.org/ticket/4184 patch. Also, menu entries (in Window submenu) are added. You can test the patch, if you like, it would help.

On Sat, 16 Jan 2021 at 10:10, bcurrey99 <bcurrey99 yahoo com> wrote:

The cascading windows is a very nice idea because you could see all of the files that  were opened.

But if that is too difficult, dividing the screen into two rows of tiled windows (maximum 6 or 8) would be reasonable .

Thanks much for your better idea. 

Bob Currey 

Sent from my Galaxy

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From: Sebastian Gniazdowski via mc <mc gnome org>

Date: 1/16/21 9:13 AM (GMT-06:00)

To: mc gnome org

Subject: Re: mcedit: Is there a way to tell mcedit to start in window mode instead of full screen?

(I'm replying to the list this time, just ensuring that it's not missed)

Can I ask for clarification:

- when an option, -w for example, will be given,

- then mc should start with the file's window in windowed (not fullscreen mode),

- for multiple files, possibly arranged the windows in e.g.: cascading way,

?

I think that this would involve first creating a CK_WindowCascade action that would arrange the windows (first exiting fullscreen if needed).

On Fri, 15 Jan 2021 at 14:32, Bob Currey via mc <mc gnome org> wrote:

I looked on the --help screen but didn't see an option to open in window mode

$ mcedit --help
Usage:
  mcedit [OPTION…] [+lineno] file1[:lineno] [file2[:lineno]...]


GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.25-154-g33c84e75e


Help Options:
  -h, --help                Show help options
  --help-all                Show all help options
  --help-terminal           Terminal options
  --help-color              Color options

Application Options:
  -V, --version             Displays the current version
  -f, --datadir             Print data directory
  -F, --datadir-info        Print extended info about used data directories
  --configure-options       Print configure options
  -P, --printwd=<file>      Print last working directory to specified file
  -U, --subshell            Enables subshell support (default)
  -u, --nosubshell          Disables subshell support
  -l, --ftplog=<file>       Log ftp dialog to specified file
  -v, --view=<file>         Launches the file viewer on a file
  -e, --edit=<file> ...     Edit files


Please send any bug reports (including the output of 'mc -V')
as tickets at www.midnight-commander.org

Midnight Commander is my favorite "mst have" program on my Linux machines.

Thanks for all your efforts :)

Bob Currey

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