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+Epist design notes, by woodblock
+--------------------------------
+
+- Chained keybindings like emacs, and I suppose vi if you're wierd like that.
+ - most actions can take extra parameters. probably only numbers, or strings, maybe both.
+- A config file that doesn't suck
+
+
+- exec
+- iconify
+- raise
+- lower
+- close
+- move to desktop
+- send to desktop
+- shade
+- sticky
+- move window (?)
+- next/prev window (special orders like stacking, grouping, etc?)
+- maximize/minimize
+- no stupid window
+- toggle keybindings
+- menus?
+
+class Action {
+ enum type;
+ char *string;
+ int param;
+ Action next;
+}
+