`-s` should only be used for terminals if the user wants to start a tmux or tmuxinator session. `-W` should be used if the program to start is not a terminal with an `-e` flag. `-a` should be used to set up WM specific rules (which are required for the -w and -y flags to work properly; see below for supported WMs). Refer to `tdrop --help` and the manpage for more complete instructions.
### Basic Flags
### Flicker
For window managers that will require a window to be repositioned after re-mapping it, some flicker may be noticeable. It is usually worse on tiling managers where the window must be re-floated every time it is mapped. The way around this is to use rules to either always have the class floated or one-time rules to only float the next instance of a class. Since bspwm has oneshot rules and won't alter the size/position of a window, there isn't any flicker for it, and you don't you can still use tiled windows of the same class as your dropdown.
However, the consistent way to eliminate visual flickering due to moving/resizing for any window manager is to enable fade-in for the compositor. For compton this can be done by setting `fading = true;` and adjusting the `fade-delta` in the .compton.conf accordingly.
angelic-sedition
10 years ago