this algorithm seems to keep order for any scenario

diff --git a/view.c b/view.c
index 9ba8e0b..ac336e3 100644 (file)
--- a/view.c
+++ b/view.c
@@ -4,6 +4,31 @@
  */
 #include "dwm.h"
 
  */
 #include "dwm.h"
 

+/* static */
+
+static Client *
+getslot(Client *c)
+{
+       unsigned int i, tic;
+       Client *p;
+
+       for(tic = 0; tic < ntags && !c->tags[tic]; tic++);
+       for(p = clients; p; p = p->next) {
+               for(i = 0; i < ntags && !p->tags[i]; i++);
+               if(tic < i)
+                       return p;
+       }
+       return p;
+}
+
+static Client *
+tail()
+{
+       Client *c;
+       for(c = clients; c && c->next; c = c->next);
+       return c;
+}
+

 /* extern */
 
 void (*arrange)(Arg *) = DEFMODE;
 /* extern */
 
 void (*arrange)(Arg *) = DEFMODE;


@@ -11,27 +36,29 @@ void (*arrange)(Arg *) = DEFMODE;
 void
 attach(Client *c)
 {
 void
 attach(Client *c)
 {

-       Client *first = getnext(clients);
+       Client *p;

 
 

-       if(!first) {
-               if(clients) {
-                       for(first = clients; first->next; first = first->next);
-                       first->next = c;
-                       c->prev = first;
-               }
-               else
-                       clients = c;
+       if(!clients) {
+               clients = c;
+               return;
+       }
+       if(!(p = getnext(clients)) && !(p = getslot(c))) {
+               p = tail();
+               c->prev = p;
+               p->next = c;
+               return;

        }
        }

-       else if(first == clients) {
+
+       if(p == clients) {

                c->next = clients;
                clients->prev = c;
                clients = c;
        }
        else {
                c->next = clients;
                clients->prev = c;
                clients = c;
        }
        else {

-               first->prev->next = c;
-               c->prev = first->prev;
-               first->prev = c;
-               c->next = first;
+               p->prev->next = c;
+               c->prev = p->prev;
+               p->prev = c;
+               c->next = p;

        }
 }
 
        }
 }