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

From: Andrew Laden <andrew_at_sgc.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 12:49:46 -0500 (EST)

I ran into this myself. Since CDE launches the window manager, quitting
the Window manager doesnt necessarily quit CDE>

CDE requires a special command to quit.

AddToMenu Quit-Verify "Really Quit Fvwm?" Title
+ "Yes, Really Quit(CDE)" Exec exec /usr/dt/bin/dtaction ExitSession


Try that.

-Andrew

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On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Reshma Acharya wrote:
> Dan,
> 
> I work on Sun Solaris 2.6 machine with CDE sitting on it by default.. I
> am using fvwm2.2
> 
> I did not know how to start fvwm from .xinitrc , so I read the CDE
> documentation and put a line in my /$USER/.dt/sesions/home/dt.resources
> file  as follows - 
> 
> dtsession*wmStartupCommand:     /usr/local/bin/fvwm2
> 
> So whenever I login from CDE login screen fvwm2 is started instead of
> dtwm. Can you please tell me what to do so that I can logout using the
> Quit in fvwm ?
> 
> Dan Espen wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 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.
> > 
> > --
> > Dan Espen
> > 444 Hoes Lane  Room RRC 1C-214           E-mail: dane_at_mk.telcordia.com
> > Piscataway, NJ 08854                     Phone: (732) 699-5570
> 
> 
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