add("name", {properties})
allows creation of tags by passing a string and table of properties
to set for the tag. this is intended to be a convenient way to make
tags as opposed to the rather spartan way allowed by calling
awful.tag.new({"","",...}, screen, layout)
---
lib/awful/tag.lua.in | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/awful/tag.lua.in b/lib/awful/tag.lua.in
index a984ed5..4496fcf 100644
--- a/lib/awful/tag.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/tag.lua.in
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ local pairs = pairs
local ipairs = ipairs
local table = table
local setmetatable = setmetatable
+local unpack = unpack
local capi =
{
tag = tag,
@@ -30,6 +31,30 @@ data.tags = setmetatable({}, { __mode = 'k' })
history = {}
history.limit = 20
+--- Add a tag
+-- @param name The tag name, a string
+-- @param properties The tags properties, a table
+-- @return The created tag
+function add(name, properties)
+ local newtag = unpack(new({name},
+ properties.screen or 1,
+ properties.layout or nil))
+
+ -- no reason to re-set these in the loop below
+ properties.screen = nil
+ properties.layout = nil
+
+ -- some limitations here, method values can't be set?
+ -- awful.rules could be generalized to apply to tag objects too..
+ if newtag ~= nil then
+ for k, v in pairs(properties) do
+ setproperty(newtag, k, v)
+ end
+ end
+
+ return newtag
+end
+
--- Create a set of tags and attach it to a screen.
-- @param names The tag name, in a table
-- @param screen The tag screen, or 1 if not set.
--
1.7.0.1
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