Re: FVWM: Quit does not really quit ? and Icon placement.

From: Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 06:31:11 -0500

Reshma Acharya <reshma_at_india.ti.com> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I have a problem with the quit fvwm. I have the following in my .fvwm2rc
> file
>
> AddToMenu Quit-Verify "Really Quit Fvwm?" Title
> + "Yes, Really Quit" Quit
> + "Restart Fvwm" Restart /usr/local/bin/fvwm2
> + "Start twm" Restart twm
> + "Start mwm" Restart mwm
> + "Start olwm" Restart /usr/openwin/bin/olwm
> + "Start tvtwm" Restart vtwm
> + "Start dummy" Restart xterm -sb
> + "" Nop
> + "No, Don't Quit" Nop
>
> When I choose "Yes, really quit" , the fvwm exits partially by removing
> the destop buttons , menus etc, but the applications that I have been
> running still remain up, and I have to close them myself. even after
> that the Xsession does not close, and I have to kill this process from
> another machine by rlogging into the original machine.
>
> I searched the FAQ, manual, and the mailing list archive but did not
> find a solution.
>
> Can anyone tell me where I went wrong ?

Please mention the version of fvwm you are using and a little aboout the
OS you are using.

I'm going to assume you are starting fvwm with a ".xinitrc".

At least one command in the ".xinitrc" has to hold the "X session",
that is, it doesn't exit.

Some people use the window manager for that, others use a program
like xlogout, or xconsole. Any program that doesn't exit until you
tell it to will do.

Take a look at your .xinitrc and notice which programs are backgrounded,
and which programs are run in the foreground.

> Also Is there a way to line up the icons automatically to one side of
> the visible screen ? SnapAttraction and SnapGrid are for bringing the
> icons/windows together when they are close together. and I don't want to
> use icon boxes. I mean either ther musst be an option which tells all
> the icons to go to the left side (or whatever ) of teh screen (like in
> dtwm for CDE)
> OR
> something to rearrange the icons on the desktop when they are scattered
> all over the desktop.

The "Style * IconBox, IconGrid, IconFill" commands control the placement
of desktop icons.

Currently, there is no way to draw a grid on the screen and move all the
icons into it.

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Received on Wed Jan 05 2000 - 05:34:19 GMT

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