exec different command in each sub window

[flex]

In terminator 0.91 it supports --layout to start terminator in a user defined layout.
But the option -e seems only affect the first sub window. I want the other sub windows can exec another command.
This is useful when i want to ssh some servers and place them into one terminator window.

[Chris Jones (cmsj)]

I'm not convinced that there is a sane way to represent what you want on the command line, but you could create a Layout in the Preferences editor with the terminals arranged how you want, and then use the Layout editor to set a custom command for each that makes them ssh to the right place? Is that sufficient for your needs?

[flex (frostynova)]

Does custom command could be used in each child of a layout?
Even though, i think a command line arguments is more better, because the ip address of ssh is always not the same.

[Chris Jones (cmsj)]

yes, a custom command can be specified for each child.

How would you want the command line syntax to work? Show me what you would want to type and what it should do and we'll see if it can be made to work.

[flex (frostynova)]

i think we can use more than one "-e" option each time.

For example:
      terminator -e "ssh ip1" -e "ssh ip2" -e "ssh ip3" -e "ssh ip4"
This will create a window which is 2 rows and 2 columns automatically.

Another solution is user defined a layout previously, such as a 2x2 window. Then we pass more than one "-e" option.
If the number of the options is not more than 4, the commands will fill the sub window one by one, The blank sub window which has no command assigned to it use default profile.
Otherwise, if the number of the options is more than 4, throw an error.
But i think this one is not as flexible as the one above.

[Chris Jones (cmsj)]

I suspect it could be made to work. It would have to prevent specifying a previous layout, to avoid confusion.

[tbird (wardzinski-todd)]

I would really like to have this option as well.

Another idea might be to have (sorry if this doesn't tab correctly):

[layouts]
                [[default]]
                  [[window0]]
                    type = Window
                  [[child1]]
                    type = Terminal
                    parent = window0
                    <b>command = "ssh ip1" </b>

[Chris Jones (cmsj)]

tbird: what you want is different to this bug report, and is entirely possible using pretty much exactly the syntax you suggested.

[tbird (wardzinski-todd)]

Well that's awesome :-). Shall I file a separate wishlist item? I could probably develop it myself if I had a good starting place to look in the code.

[Chris Jones (cmsj)]

Hi

No need for a bug, I meant it is possible to do that right now. It already exists, I just fail at documenting it.

Chris Jones

On 20 Jul 2010, at 17:44, tbird <email address hidden> wrote:

> Well that's awesome :-). Shall I file a separate wishlist item? I
> could probably develop it myself if I had a good starting place to look
> in the code.
>
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> exec different command in each sub window
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/556186
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[Fabiano Francesconi (fabiano-francesconi)]

I'd like to have a specific command-line for that purposes and I totally agree with flex: that's the gnome-terminal syntax, by the way.

Will this be implemented somehow?