From: Simon Ruderich <simon@ruderich.org>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:15:04 +0000 (-0600)
Subject: Use running program name for xterm's window name.
X-Git-Url: https://ruderich.org/simon/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=38c89a51b82d272fbcdd440bfe646b305c7982ed;p=config%2Fdotfiles.git

Use running program name for xterm's window name.

In the past it was only used with screen.
---

diff --git a/zsh/rc b/zsh/rc
index aa64848..ae35dcc 100644
--- a/zsh/rc
+++ b/zsh/rc
@@ -123,17 +123,17 @@ if [[ $ZSH_VERSION == (4.3.<9->|4.<4->*|<5->*) ]]; then
     RPROMPT='${vcs_info_msg_0_}'
 fi
 
-# When screen is used set the name of the window to the currently running
-# program.
+# When screen or xterm is used set the name of the window to the currently
+# running program.
 #
 # When a program is started preexec() sets the window's name to it; when it
 # stops precmd() resets the windows' name to 'zsh'.
-if [[ $TERM == screen ]]; then
+if [[ $TERM == screen || $TERM == xterm* ]]; then
     # Set to a non empty value to reset the window name in the next precmd()
     # call.
-    screen_name_reset=yes
+    window_reset=yes
 
-    screen_preexec() {
+    window_preexec() {
         # Get the program name with its arguments.
         local program_name=$1
         # When sudo is used use real program name instead, but with an
@@ -166,26 +166,34 @@ if [[ $TERM == screen ]]; then
         esac
 
         # Set the window name to the currently running program.
-        print -n "\ek$program_name\e\\"
+        if [[ $TERM == screen ]]; then
+            print -n "\ek$program_name\e\\"
+        elif [[ $TERM == xterm* ]]; then
+            print -n "\e]2;$program_name\e\\"
+        fi
 
         # Tell precmd() to reset the window name when the program stops.
-        screen_name_reset=yes
+        window_reset=yes
     }
 
-    screen_precmd() {
+    window_precmd() {
         # Abort if no window name reset is necessary.
-        [[ -z $screen_name_reset ]] && return
+        [[ -z $window_reset ]] && return
 
         # Reset the window name to 'zsh'.
-        print -n "\ekzsh\e\\"
+        if [[ $TERM == screen ]]; then
+            print -n "\ekzsh\e\\"
+        elif [[ $TERM == xterm* ]]; then
+            print -n "\e]2;zsh\e\\"
+        fi
 
         # Just reset the name, so no screen reset necessary for the moment.
-        screen_name_reset=
+        window_reset=
     }
 
     # Add the preexec() and precmd() hooks.
-    add-zsh-hook preexec screen_preexec
-    add-zsh-hook precmd screen_precmd
+    add-zsh-hook preexec window_preexec
+    add-zsh-hook precmd window_precmd
 fi