use File::Temp;
use File::Basename;
use v5.10;
+use IPC::Cmd qw[can_run];
+
+# prerequisites check so we can be specific about failures caused
+# by not having these tools in the path
+can_run('asy') or die 'Please install asymptote';
+can_run('gv') or die 'Please install gv';
my $i3 = i3();
my $o = ($n->{orientation} eq 'none' ? "u" : ($n->{orientation} eq 'horizontal' ? "h" : "v"));
my $w = (defined($n->{window}) ? $n->{window} : "N");
- my $na = $n->{name};
+ my $na = ($n->{name} or "[Empty]");
$na =~ s/#/\\#/g;
$na =~ s/\$/\\\$/g;
$na =~ s/&/\\&/g;