Thx for the suggestions, so there are no existing implementations of
this functionality. I think I will go for the active solution.
Thx for the help ...
-Boy
> On 25 Nov 2003 00:33:10 +0100, KXCG Maas wrote:
> >
> > Hi everybody, I was wondering if fvwm is customizable enough to create
> > some sort of thing described below, or maybe some sort of thing already
> > exists. I am looking to create some sort of console/terminal that
> > automaticly pops up over any existing windows when some important
> > messages popup. And dissapears automaticly after X seconds.
> >
> > I would like to redirect multiple logfiles to that console and specify
> > when the console should popup, maybe by flagging a logfile or/and specify
> > patterns to recognize in the actual log when it should popup..
>
> I see several solutions. Passive periodical checking (may be done using
> Schedule, it is even good that Schedule does not work when you are away
> from your X in this case). Or active checking, you run FvwmCommandS
> module from StartFunction. And run a filter program that executes
> shell command "FvwmCommand 'ActivateLogWindow'" when needed. This
> ActivateLogWindow function may execute "Schedule X000 DeactivateLogWindow".
>
> Chack out FAQ (the search keyword "Toggle") and the man pages with all
> mentioned keywords.
>
> Regards,
> Mikhael.
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