Re: FVWM: How do I make this (transparent menu's and thumbnailicons)?

From: Berry Bakker <evil_nerd_1989_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 12:03:32 +0200

> 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?

Regards,
Berry

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Received on Sun May 23 2004 - 10:46:10 BST

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