----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Schlienger" <marcschlienger_at_t-online.de>
To: "Berry Bakker" <evil_nerd_1989_at_hotmail.com>
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 11:38 PM
Subject: Re: FVWM: How do I make this (transparent menu's and thumbnail
icons)?
> Am Freitag, 21. Mai 2004 18:52 schrieben Sie:
> > Hello,
> >
> > How do I make something like this:
> >
http://www.fvwm.org/screenshots/desktops/Nuno_Alexandre-1600x1200/screensho
> >t jpg
> >
> > I REALY like the icons with the thumbnails of the windows in it, how to
do
> > this?
> I copied this from Tavis Ormandy:
>
> #####
> # Name: Thumbnail
> # Purpose: Iconify a window with a reduced screenshot of the application
> # Window, looks really cool.
> #
> # Uses FvwmEvent to remove the Icon when deiconified, you will
want
> # to remove this if you use WindowStyle elsewhere.
> #
> # Thumbnailing example:
[6]
http://dev.gentoo.org/~taviso/step2.png
> #
> ##################
>
> SetEnv fvwm_icon_size 64
>
> DestroyFunc Thumbnail
> AddToFunc Thumbnail
> + I Raise
> + I PipeRead "xwd -silent -id $[w.id] | convert -scale $[fvwm_icon_size]
> -frame 1x1 \
> -mattecolor black -quality 0 xwd:-
png:$[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].png
> \
> && echo WindowStyle IconOverride, Icon
$[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].png,
> \
> StaysOnBottom || echo Nop"
> + I Iconify
>
The output off xwd is piped to 'convert'... Which application is meant by
that? Where can I download it?
> DestroyFunc DeThumbnail
> AddToFunc DeThumbnail
> + I DestroyWindowStyle
> + I Exec exec rm -f $HOME/.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].png
>
> # FIXME: This will destroy all Windowstyle settings.
> *FvwmEvent: DeIconify DeThumbnail
>
> Now you have to bind the function to a key or the mouse.
> Example:
>
> Mouse 0 6 A Thumbnail
>
> And you have to add the following to your init function:
>
> + "I" Test (Restart) All (Iconic) Test (f $[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.\
> tmp.$[w.id].png) WindowStyle IconOverride, Icon $[HOME]\
> /.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].png
>
> The only thing left is to add the following to your exit function:
>
> + "I" Test (!ToRestart) Exec exec rm -f $[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.tmp.*
>
> > How do I make a menu like that (transparent but tinted, you see the
> > windows under it!)?
>
> The screenshot shows a translucent menu since you can see also the windows
> under it. A transparent menu only "shows" the background. For a
translucent
> menu you need Fvwm Themes with an additional patch (see also the FAQ).
> >
> > I use FVWM 2.5.7, have not downloaded any patch or FVMW-Themes. I tried
the
> > source of this one:
> >
http://www.fvwm.org/screenshots/desktops/Tavis_Ormandy-desk-1152x864/screen
> >s hot.jpg
> >
> > Which also has the nice iconified windows and transparant, but tinted
> > menus, but turn out as ugly text and the menus aren't transparent :-(
>
> Tavis uses a transparent Colorset, I think. With the explanations above
you
> can easily get the nice iconified windows.
>
> >
> > Also how can I make a transparent but tinted (by tinted I mean it has
still
> > a color) pager?
> >
> > Do I need something special? A patch? A newer version? A better graphics
> > chip (I have a Cirrus Logic with 1Mb (SLICK!))?
> >
> > If I need any patch, do I need to compile the thing myself, or can I
apply
> > it to a FreeBSD package?
>
> I don't know.
>
> >
> > Regards,
> > Berry
> >
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Received on Sun May 23 2004 - 10:46:06 BST
