Re: Tab limit == 16?

[Peter Zelezny <zed@xchat.org>]

On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 16:27:05 -0400
"James LiGate" <Escape@usa.net> wrote:

> Hello, folks.  New X-Chat devotee here, so any slack you can cut me would be
> appreciated.  :o)
> 
> Am I correct in assuming that X-Chat is limited to 16 tabs (or maybe 15
> channels) in a window?  I found this apparent limit through empirical
> testing.
>  I took a quick stroll through the include files and the documentation, but
> didn't see any reference to it.  Thought before I went digging through the
> source I'd ask here.

No, there is no limit. I don't know where you got this idea from. Are you
getting the "< >" scrolling buttons when you open tabs that don't fit anymore?


> Also, it might be worthwhile to consider adding defines like NICKLEN,
> CHANLEN, and PATHLEN to xchat-plugin.h, as it may save some people from
> having to pull in xchat.h too (which can equate to a small can of worms).
> 
> I'm looking forward to developing for this client.  Thanks for everyone's
> efforts!

Those are internal sizes, they really don't apply to the plugin API. There
really must be a layer of abstraction, so using anything in xchat.h is at
your own risk (i.e. potentially breaking compatability with the next release).


-- 
Peter Zelezny.
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