(#26) Put window selection feature under experimental flag

tsoding · Dec 26, 2019 · 9416175 · 9416175
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -31,30 +31,16 @@ $ nimble build -d:developer
 This will enable:
 - Reloading the shaders with `Ctrl+R`
 
-## Experimental Live Update
+## Experimental Features Compilation Flags
 
-See issue [#26]. For an experimental Live Update feature compile the application with the following flags:
+Experimental or unstable features can be enabled by passing the following flags to `nimble build` command:
 
-```console
-$ nimble build -d:live
-```
-
-Live update feature makes more sense right now in the windowed mode to enabled windowed mode use the following flags:
-
-```console
-$ nimble build -d:live -d:windowed
-```
-
-For a faster Live Update feature based on MIT-SHM X11 extension use `-d:mitshm`:
-
-```console
-$ nimble build -d:live -d:windowed -d:mitshm
-```
-
-The MIT-SHM support would probably not work for you until
-[nim-lang/x11#31](https://github.com/nim-lang/x11/pull/31) is merged.
-
-The feature is really unstable and experimental, so use it at your own risk.
+| Flag          | Description                                                                                                                    |
+|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `-d:live`     | Live image update. See issue [#26].                                                                                            |
+| `-d:mitshm`   | Enables fater Live image update using MIT-SHM X11 extension. Should be used along with `-d:live` to have an effect             |
+| `-d:windowed` | Run boomer in windowed mode instead of fullscreen.                                                                             |
+| `-d:select`   | Application lets the user to click on te window to "track" and it will track that specific window instead of the whole screen. |
 
 ## NixOS Overlay
 

diff --git a/src/boomer.nim b/src/boomer.nim
@@ -185,8 +185,12 @@ proc main() =
   defer:
     discard XCloseDisplay(display)
 
-  echo "Please select window:"
-  var trackingWindow = selectWindow(display)
+
+  when defined(select):
+    echo "Please select window:"
+    var trackingWindow = selectWindow(display)
+  else:
+    var trackingWindow = DefaultRootWindow(display)
 
   var screenConfig = XRRGetScreenInfo(display, DefaultRootWindow(display))
   let rate = XRRConfigCurrentRate(screenConfig)