Anselm R. Garbe wrote:
I don't understand this fixation on racing conditions. For instance, the default wmii configuration comes with a race condition: MOD-Return opens an xterm and MOD-<digit> switch to different views. Clearly, users mustn't hit MOD-<digit> after MOD-Return, lest they expose themselves to a racing condition.On Wed, Aug 09, 2006 at 09:28:45PM +0200, Kai Grossjohann wrote: So in what way is having a program wmiistart that waits for a window to appear and then does stuff with that window worse? Users just mustn't invoke wmiistart twice without waiting long enough for the first instance to finish its thing. (Users should also avoid running the same application without wmiistart.) Usually, windows don't pop up without any prior user action to initiate this. Therefore, the user has control over the whole procedure. The only exception is the initiation of the X11 session. Then, we have .xinitrc and wmiirc which are run and which could potentially invoke wmiistart many times. If that hurts, then don't do it... Kai |
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