mkxlax

#!/usr/bin/perl

#it doesn't make senes to use both -wrapx and -wrapy, and you always use
# the opposite axis in the -wrapd? option

if ($#ARGV == -1) {
  &usage;
  exit(0);
}

if (-e "$ENV{'HOME'}/.mkxlax") {
  &loadconfig("$ENV{'HOME'}/.mkxlax");
}

$opts{"group"}="mkxlax";
$opts{"x"}=0;
$opts{"y"}=0;
$opts{"dx"}=0;
$opts{"dy"}=0;
$opts{"wrapx"}=0;
$opts{"wrapy"}=0;
$opts{"wrapdx"}=0;
$opts{"wrapdy"}=0;
$opts{"termsize"}="80x24";
$opts{"termopts"}="";
$opts{"geometry"}="+2-2";

@ARGV = &parse_option_array(@ARGV);

$xlax_group=$opts{"group"};
$ix=$opts{"x"};
$iy=$opts{"y"};
$dx=$opts{"dx"};
$dy=$opts{"dy"};
$wrapx=$opts{"wrapx"};
$wrapy=$opts{"wrapy"};
$wrapdx=$opts{"wrapdx"};
$wrapdy=$opts{"wrapdy"};
$termsize=$opts{"termsize"};
$termopts=$opts{"termopts"};

if ($dx == 0 && $dy == 0) {
  $dx=40; $dy=80;
  if ($wrapx == 0 && $wrapy == 0) {
    $wrapy=750; $wrapdx=200;
  }
}

$x=$ix; $y=$iy;
for ($i=0; $i<=$#ARGV; ++$i) {
  system("xterm -geometry $termsize+$x+$y -name \"$xlax_group:$ARGV[$i]\" -xrm 'XTerm*allowSendEvents: true' $termopts &");
  sleep(1);
  $x+=$dx;  if ($wrapx && $x>$wrapx) { $x=$ix; $y+=$wrapdy; }
  $y+=$dy;  if ($wrapy && $y>$wrapy) { $y=$iy; $x+=$wrapdx; }
}

sleep(2);

$x=(0)+2;
system("xlax -geometry $opts{'geometry'} -prefix $xlax_group: -find &");

#
# END OF MAIN
#

sub loadconfig {
  my $file=shift(@_);
  my $prev="";
  my $lay="";

  if (! open (CONF,$file)) {
    print STDERR "Can't open config file $file: $!\n";
    return;
  }
  while(<CONF>) {
    next if (/^[ \t]*#/);    #skip comment lines
    next if (/^[ \t]*$/);    #skip blank lines
    chomp;

    if (/\\ *$/) {
      $cont=1;
      s/\\ *$//;
    } else {
      $cont=0;
    }

    if ($prev ne "") {
      $layout{$prev} .= " $_";
      $prev="";
    } else {
      @words=split(' ');
      if ($words[0] =~ /:$/) {
	$lay=shift(@words);
	$lay =~ s/:$//;
	$layout{$lay} = join(" ",@words);
      } else {
	print STDERR "Warning: bad config file!\n";
      }
    }
    if ($cont) {
      $prev=$lay;
    }
  }
  close($file);
}

sub parse_option_array {
  my @args=@_;
  my $o;
  my $lname;

  while (substr($args[0],0,1) eq "-") {
    $o=shift(@args);
    last if ($o eq "--");
    $o=substr($o,1);
    if ($o eq "layout") {
      $lname=shift(@args); 
      if (defined($layout{$lname})) {
	my @tmp=split(' ',$layout{$lname});
	push (@args, &parse_option_array(@tmp));
      }
      next;
    }
    if (! defined($opts{$o})) {
      print "unknown option: -$o\n";
      &usage;
      exit(1);
    }
    $opts{$o}=shift(@args);
  }
  return(@args);
}


sub usage {
  print "Usage: mkxlax [options] string [more strings]\n";
  print "Options:\n";
  print "  -group name          the prefix to use in xlax\n";
  print "  -x N                 the initial x position of first window\n";
  print "  -y N                 the initial x position of first window\n";
  print "  -dx N                the offset in x for additional windows\n";
  print "  -dy N                the offset in y for additional windows\n";
  print "  -wrapx N             wrap x back to initial value when if >= N\n";
  print "  -wrapy N             wrap y back to initial value when if >= N\n";
  print "  -wrapdx N            when wrapping (either x or y) add N to x\n";
  print "  -wrapdy N            when wrapping (either x or y) add N to y\n";
  print "  -termsize WxH        size of the terminals to create\n";
  print "  -termopts options    additional xterm options\n";
  print "  -geometry geom       X11 geometry string for xlax window\n";
  print "  --                   stop option processing here\n";
  print "         (in case a window string needs to start with a dash)\n";
}