[BUG] Can't show `info` on startup.

[Rosuavio]

Version of Kakoune

v2024.05.18, master@1eec81b5311f6954a34e481eec8298cf0d436adb

Reproducer

info -style modal -title 'HI' 'Hello'

or

hook global KakBegin .* %{
    info -style modal -title 'HI' 'Hello'
}

or

hook global EnterDirectory .* %{
    info -style modal -title 'HI' 'Hello'
}

in .config/kak/kakrc

Outcome

Model never shows.

Expectations

I see the modal

Additional information

Under certain conditions I want to show an info box really early on startup. Specifically I am trying a info -style modal ... and on v2024.05.18 I tried running the command at the end of my kakrc and on KakBegin and it did not show. What I really need to get working it being able to show a modal on the new EnterDirectory hook. I tried the latest master and I still got don't see anything.

I tried providing a cmd line argument to hide the startup change log (ex. kak -ui terminal). I also used echo -debug HI commands after my info commands to make sure the execution was reaching my code, it was. I test the same exact info commands on the prompt and they show. I seem to be doing everything right but I cannot get a modal to show on KakBegin or EnterDirectory.

[krobelus]

On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 10:12:47AM -0800, Rosario Pulella wrote: Rosuavio created an issue (mawww/kakoune#5294) ### Version of Kakoune v2024.05.18, ***@***.*** ### Reproducer ```KakouneScript info -style modal -title 'HI' 'Hello' ``` or ```KakouneScript hook global KakBegin .* %{ info -style modal -title 'HI' 'Hello' } ``` or ```KakouneScript hook global EnterDirectory .* %{ info -style modal -title 'HI' 'Hello' } ``` in `.config/kak/kakrc`

These don't work because there is no client in context. Some possible workarounds hook -once global NormalIdle .* %{ info Hello } or evaluate-commands -client client0 %{ info Hello }

[Rosuavio]

Ah I see, that makes sense. Also should kakoune show some error for the code I tried? Something would be more informative than no error.

[alexherbo2]

Did you try with ClientCreate hook?

[Rosuavio]

Sorry I should have posted/update this. I got help from the discord, I am using WinDisplay now. I am still learning about hooks and contexts and stuff, so I not quite sure, but I don't this bug as is really valid.

Otherwise, perhaps there should have been and error or something shown to me.