Window mode not working when the windows are unnamed/have the same name

[av1155]

Window mode does not show the preview of windows if the window has no name (windows have no name by default when created [default 1, 2, 3, etc values do not work]), it also does not switch to the windows (again, if they have no name). Everything else works as expected, previews do show up for sessions, as expected.

When pressing C-w the command works because it expands the session into three to show the three currently active windows for that session; however, it does not show a preview or switch to the selected window of that session (if the window has no name [default 1, 2, 3, etc values do not work]).

Configuration for SessionX:

Step 1: Open the menu without window mode (window mode is off):

Step 2: When manually triggering window mode with C-w it expands the session into the three currently active windows for that session:

Step 3: Cycling through the three windows does not show any preview:

Step 4: Dotfiles session does show preview, and when selected it goes into the session as expected.

[omerxx]

Indeed an issue. I think most users don't get this as new windows will be configured to use a default name like the default process or another config.

That said, I did reproduce and will look into using IDs rather than names. Thanks!

Edit: on a second thought I think this may point to a broader issue of duplications when windows are either named the same (e.g. default zsh process or by the user)

[av1155]

If I rename all windows with the same Nerd Font window icon as a name (automatically, as seen on my Tmux config), the window preview does not work. As pointed out in the original issue, it also does not work as expected when the windows have no names.

Here you can see the issue in action:

After renaming the windows to have different names:

Thanks! I enjoy this plugin.

[omerxx]

Got it! Thanks!

[omerxx]

@av1155 pushed a fix that addresses windows index rather than names. This works. The problem I think is that winodw names are many times used for describing the workspace with logical names and this takes it away. I'll think of a way to improve the experience