Re: FVWM: Matching windows with * in it's name

From: Rafal Bisingier <ravbc_at_man.poznan.pl>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 10:58:40 +0200

>
>
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Rafal Bisingier wrote:
>
> >Hello all,
> >
> >I've found a problem with selecting windows which name/res/class/icon
> >contains a literal *.
> >I've looked in the source code, and if I understand it function
> >matchWildcards from libs/wild.c use every * as a wildcard, so there is no
> >chance to match only a literal *.
> >I think I can patch it to use ** as a literal *, but I'm not sure if
> >it's a good way of resolving this problem.
> >
>
> ** is used to match all windows in the Icon style.
> (here "Style * Icon ..." only sets the default icon if the program doesn't
> specify one, "Style ** Icon .." also overrides program-specified icons for
> all windows)
<cut>

I know that with Style you can use ** as a literal *, but the problem
which I've written about with conditional commands (All,Any,...). I've
tested it and looked up in the source code, and if I understand what
i've seen ;-) there is no way to match a window with literal * in it's
name.

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Greetings
Rafal Bisingier
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