Re: FVWM: applications during startup

From: stu <swl_at_ucs.co.za>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 09:31:17 +0200

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 01:58:26 +0100
calmar <mac_at_calmar.ws> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I want to start some applications during startup.
>
> I have the CVS Version of fvwm and I added this to the .fvwm2rc file:
>
> ,----
> | AddToFunc InitFunction
> | + I exec fvwmsetbg -l
> | + I exec emacs
> | + I Wait Emacs
> | + I Next (Emacs) MoveToPage 2 0
> | + I Next (Emacs) WindowStyle !Borders, NoTitle
> | + I Next (Emacs) ResizeMove 100 100 0 0
> | + I exec aterm
> | + I Wait aterm
> | + I Next (aterm) MoveToPage 0 0
> | + I Next (aterm) WindowStyle !Borders, NoTitle
> | + I Next (aterm) ResizeMove 100 100 0 0
> `----
>
>
> I want the application to start on a given page (and I thought I
> would try to do with with the `MoveToPage' function.
> I also want to give this app some Styles (like above !Borders,
> NoTitle)

> But it happens that especially the MoveToPage does not work. The
> apps are showing up on the page 0 0 only. But when I invode the
> MoveToPage command after all is started up, it works. (So after 2
> hours of testing I'm also a little bit confused, and don't know
> really what works or not ... I have to admit)
 
I wanted to do a similar thing - see thread 'Auto-starting apps at fvwm
startup' (Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003) for an explanation of some of your
problems. I also started with the 'Wait' and 'MoveToPage' approach, and
ended up with the following :

Style "*ylpheed*" StartsOnPage 4 0, SkipMapping
Style "gkrellm" StartsOnPage 5 0, SkipMapping

DestroyFunc InitFunction
AddToFunc InitFunction I Exec exec xterm -T xterm -geometry 80x25+0+0
                       + I Exec exec sylpheed-claws
                       + I Exec exec gkrellm

The only thing I don't like about 'StartsOnPage' is that it binds the
app to a particular page, no matter where you start it from, which is a
bit limiting.

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