On Apr 2, 2015 11:37 AM, "Martin" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I would like to use the appostrophe character as a group, but I can't get
it to work properly.
>
> This is what I try:
>
> # Regular key assignment
> group_str = "hneio" # Apostrophe is right next to o character and would
be super convenient to use
> # Yes, my keyboard layout is a bit unusual
>
> groups = [Group(i) for i in group_str]
>
> for i in groups:
> # mod1 + letter of group = switch to group
> keys.append(
> Key([mod], i.name, lazy.group[i.name].toscreen())
> )
> # mod1 + shift + letter of group = switch to & move focused window to
group
> keys.append(
> Key([mod, "shift"], i.name, lazy.window.togroup(i.name))
> )
> # Append special ' key group outside for loop
> a = Group("Q") # Name shouldn't be an issue
you have to put this group, a, inside groups list
> keys.append(
> Key([mod], 'apostrophe', lazy.group[a.name].toscreen())
> )
> keys.append(
> Key([mod, "shift"], 'apostrophe', lazy.window.togroup(a.name))
> )
>
> Using MOD+' and MOD+SHIFT+' actually activates the lazy.group commands,
but it gives an error and the output is
>
> 2015-04-02 10:28:01,394 qtile handle_KeyPress:855 KB command error
toscreen: No object group['Q'] in path 'group['Q']'
> 2015-04-02 10:28:03,433 qtile _xpoll:656 Handling: KeyPress
> 2015-04-02 10:28:03,433 qtile handle_KeyPress:855 KB command error
toscreen: No object group['Q'] in path 'group['Q']'
> 2015-04-02 10:28:04,213 qtile _xpoll:656 Handling: KeyPress
> 2015-04-02 10:28:04,214 qtile call:91 Command: togroup(('Q',), {})
> 2015-04-02 10:28:04,214 qtile handle_KeyPress:855 KB command error
togroup: No such group: Q
> 2015-04-02 10:28:05,056 qtile _xpoll:656 Handling: KeyPress
> 2015-04-02 10:28:05,056 qtile call:91 Command: togroup(('Q',), {})
> 2015-04-02 10:28:05,057 qtile handle_KeyPress:855 KB command error
togroup: No such group: Q
>
> Any idea of what is going wrong here? If I test the code, everything
works but there is no Q group in the GroupBox widget and the command gives
a non-critical error. Even if I don't use approstrophe, I cannot assign a
group outside the for i in groups: for loop. Why not?
>
> I don't know how I would assign the apostrophe inside the for loop. I
have tried:
>
> groups = [Group(i) for i in "hneio'"]
> groups = [Group(i) for i in "hneio\'"]
>
> with no success.
>
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