tmux-float a better approach to floating windows

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diff --git a/.local/bin/tmux-toggle b/.local/bin/tmux-toggle
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Create a tmux window which is floating for use as a scratchpad.
+# Takes in two arguments:
+#   session: title of the terminal window
+#   software: software to run
+#   flags:  script to run when initializing the tmux session
+
+session="$1"
+software="$2"
+shift 2
+flags="$@"
+
+# Check if this software is started within tmux (start it if not)
+tmux has-session -t $session 2>/dev/null
+if [ $? != 0 ]; then
+  tmux new-session -d -s $session "$software $flags"
+  $TERMINAL -c "dropdown" -t "$session" -e tmux attach-session -t "$session"
+  exit
+fi
+
+case "$(tmux list-sessions | grep "$session" )" in
+  # If the session is open, close it
+  *"attached"*) tmux detach -s "$session" ;;
+  *) $TERMINAL -c "dropdown" -t "$session" -e tmux attach-session -t "$session" ;;
+esac
+
+# # If the session is closed, open it
+# check_state && tmux detach -s "$session"