From 0099e7fe7b26477b9c2d8e783991cd0b2fd0116e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ian Kelling <ian@iankelling.org>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 23:34:31 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix i3 related annoyances

---
 filesystem/usr/local/bin/i3-chat  |  2 +-
 filesystem/usr/local/bin/i3-emacs |  7 ++++---
 g                                 | 10 +++++++---
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/filesystem/usr/local/bin/i3-chat b/filesystem/usr/local/bin/i3-chat
index 62285fd..b6d854b 100755
--- a/filesystem/usr/local/bin/i3-chat
+++ b/filesystem/usr/local/bin/i3-chat
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if ! pgrep "^prof$" >/dev/null; then
 fi
 # start emacs daemon for profanity if it doesnt exist.
 
-id=$(i3-msg -t get_tree | jq -e '.. | select(.name?) | select(.name | test("^e-irc ")).id')
+id=$(i3-msg -t get_tree | jq -e '.. | select(.name?) | select(.name | test("^iznc ")).id')
 
 if [[ ! $id ]]; then
   emacsclient -s profanity -nc  &>/dev/null
diff --git a/filesystem/usr/local/bin/i3-emacs b/filesystem/usr/local/bin/i3-emacs
index 3337dcb..18eddd5 100755
--- a/filesystem/usr/local/bin/i3-emacs
+++ b/filesystem/usr/local/bin/i3-emacs
@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-
-id=$(i3-msg -t get_tree | jq -e '.. | select(.name?) | select(.name | test("^e-iak ")).id')
+# If there are more than one, just get the 1st one. There is probably
+# some better behavior to do in that case, but atm I don't want to think
+# about it.
+id=$(i3-msg -t get_tree | jq -e '.. | select(.name?) | select(.name | test("^e-iak ")).id'| sort -n| head -n1)
 
 if [[ $id ]]; then
   i3-msg "[con_id=\"$id\"] focus"
 else
-
   i3-msg "workspace 2"
   i3-split-maybe
   emacsclient -c
diff --git a/g b/g
index aaa9ac6..1d6c0d3 100755
--- a/g
+++ b/g
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@
 # that aren't errors can cause hang too, like when I added gnus
 # git to load path.
 
-# I was experimenting with running
+# note: I was experimenting with running
 # under gdb always to diagnose any hangs/crashes
 # and it won't work due to a gdb crash:
 # gdb -ex="set follow-fork-mode child" -ex=r -ex=quit --args emacsclient -nc
+#
 # -n = --no-wait, go into background
 # -c = create new frame instead of reusing the current frame
 # -a = alternate editor, empty string makes it start emacs daemon.
@@ -48,13 +49,16 @@ g() {
   if (( $# == 0 )); then
     args+=" -c"
   fi
-  # duplicate -c, but oh well
-  if ! pgrep -u $EUID emacsclient &>/dev/null; then
+
+  id=$(i3-msg -t get_tree | jq -e '.. | select(.name?) | select(.name | test("^e-iak ")).id'| sort -n| head -n1)
+
+  if [[ ! $id ]]; then
     if (( $# == 0 )) && type -p gdb &>/dev/null; then
       # no time for messing with gdb right now
       #gdb=true
       :
     else
+      # duplicate arg, but oh well.
       args+=" -c"
     fi
   fi
-- 
2.30.2