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[xiangpeng2008]

Hi Kovid,

I'm just coming to kitty from tmux, because tmux doesn't currently support image printing while kitty could https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/graphics-protocol/.

Very often, I have multiple similar windows under same tab, which serve for similar but not exactly same jobs. And it's important for me to know which is which. With tmux (https://stackoverflow.com/a/37602055) I usually set each of the window a unique name. And show them on the bottom like below (I named them as "python 1" and "python 2"):

But I didn't find this option in Kitty, do you think it worths to have this ?

Thanks,

Xiangpeng

[kovidgoyal]

No, I dont think so. In tmux it makes sense to do this as in tmux the
dividers use a cell height worth of pixels. In kitty they are only a few
pixels high so you cant have titles in them. You can however set window
titles, and the currently focused window's title will be show in the tab
bar.

[xiangpeng2008]

Thanks for your quick reply.

I see. So we can't put them on the dividers.

But to get all window titles from tab bar requires me to loop the focus on all windows, which is not very practical.

It would work out if there's a command to print all window title on top of each window. Like this, but not just number

Or even if we could print the number, I could get the title by mapping "kitty @ ls" info.

Do you think it's worth to be able to show window title or window number on top of each window ?

Thanks

[kovidgoyal]

On Sun, Oct 10, 2021 at 07:14:59AM -0700, xiangpeng2008 wrote: Thanks for your quick reply.

Doesn't seem worth the effort to me, sorry. Note that you can already switch to the nth window by simply pressing ctrl+shift+n where n is 1-9 numbering from top left corner. Having to press a key to display the numbers and then another to pick them seems much less efficient to me.

[xiangpeng2008]

How would you know the number of a specific window ?

[kovidgoyal]

On Sun, Oct 10, 2021 at 07:45:03AM -0700, xiangpeng2008 wrote: How would you know the number of a specific window ?

they are numbered logically, just try it and see and you will get the hang of it.

[xiangpeng2008]

I fully understand that it may not worth the effect to you as you may never need this.

On tmux press a key to display the numbers, then press the number "immediately" would focus the window, so it'
s still OK in terms of efficiency.

I find that the numbers could be a bit mixed if I do some

Move window forward	ctrl+shift+f
Move window backward	ctrl+shift+b

Which I do have to do so some times as I need to put the major working window in the biggest pane, and the major working window could change.

Thanks again for your help. Maybe I need to work around "Control kitty from scripts" to find another approach of my practice.

[kovidgoyal]

On Sun, Oct 10, 2021 at 08:05:58AM -0700, xiangpeng2008 wrote: I fully understand that it may not worth the effect to you as you may never need this.

Indeed, but a PR implementing it is most welcome.

On tmux press a key to display the numbers, then press the number "immediately" would focus the window, so it' s still OK in terms of efficiency.

Of course, I am not saying it doesnt work for you, just doesnt make sense for me.

I find that the numbers could be a bit mixed if I do some Move window forward | ctrl+shift+f -- | -- Move window backward | ctrl+shift+b Which I do have to do so some times as I need to put the major working window in the biggest pane, and the major working window could change. Thanks again for your help. Maybe I need to work around "Control kitty from scripts" to find another approach of my practice.

If you are willing to do a bit of scripting, you can do the following: map f1 launch --type=overlay --allow-remote-control my-window-switcher-script And in the switcher script you use kitty @ ls to get a list of window titles and have the script ask the user to press a number key to select the window to switch to.

[kovidgoyal]

I had a little time so I decided to implement the numbers over windows to select function.

[xiangpeng2008]

what a great surprise !

Showing number together with window title would be best of best :)

But showing number alone is also the best

[xiangpeng2008]

Is this implementation integrated in latest release that I could download and experiment ?

[kovidgoyal]

Use the nightly builds. https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/blob/master/docs/binary.rst#customizing-the-installation