cmd_seat: allow - to be used as alias for current

This allows for `-` (hyphen) to be used as an alias for the current seat
while sway is running. This alias was chosen since it is unlikely to
interfere with any desirable seat identifier
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Brian Ashworth 2019-02-02 22:02:28 -05:00
parent 1bd7400c4d
commit f425e81fbe
2 changed files with 16 additions and 5 deletions

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@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
#include <strings.h>
#include "sway/commands.h"
#include "sway/input/input-manager.h"
#include "sway/input/seat.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "stringop.h"
@ -20,7 +21,16 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_seat(int argc, char **argv) {
return error;
}
config->handler_context.seat_config = new_seat_config(argv[0]);
if (!strcmp(argv[0], "-")) {
if (config->reading) {
return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE,
"Current seat alias (-) cannot be used in the config");
}
config->handler_context.seat_config =
new_seat_config(config->handler_context.seat->wlr_seat->name);
} else {
config->handler_context.seat_config = new_seat_config(argv[0]);
}
if (!config->handler_context.seat_config) {
return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE, "Couldn't allocate config");
}

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@ -140,10 +140,11 @@ Configure options for multiseat mode.
A *seat* is a collection of input devices that act independently of each other.
Seats are identified by name and the default seat is _seat0_ if no seats are
configured. Each seat has an independent keyboard focus and a separate cursor that
is controlled by the pointer devices of the seat. This is useful for multiple
people using the desktop at the same time with their own devices (each sitting
in their own "seat").
configured. While sway is running, _-_ (hyphen) can be used as an alias for the
current seat. Each seat has an independent keyboard focus and a separate cursor
that is controlled by the pointer devices of the seat. This is useful for
multiple people using the desktop at the same time with their own devices (each
sitting in their own "seat").
*seat* <name> attach <input_identifier>
Attach an input device to this seat by its input identifier. A special