Re: FVWM: pointer and transient pager

From: Dominik Vogt <fvwm_at_fvwm.org>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 10:16:07 +0200

On Thu, Oct 21, 2004 at 12:41:25AM +0200, Greg BOGNAR wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> I have
>
> EdgeCommand Right Module FvwmPager -transient
>
> in my .fvwm2rc. But I would like the pager to disappear (be deleted)
> not only on any key release and mouse click, but also simply when the
> pointer leaves the pager window. So I started playing around with the
> example in FAQ 7.17. What I found is that it does not work at all
> with the -transient option; and if I don't have that option, the pager
> does not get placed under the pointer at all, but as any other window,
> typically on the other side of the screen.
>
> Is there a way I can teach Fvwm to close a transient pager as soon as
> the pointer leaves its window? Perhaps the best would be if the pager
> would come up if the pointer hits the screen edge, the pointer is
> warped to the middle of the pager, but it is closed on any keyrelease
> or if the pointer is moved out of the window.

I tried to hack something into the pager code, but it does not
work reliably. I could make it work if balloons are disabled and
the pager does not use the WindowListSkip style (i.e. the Pager
displays its own window), but I don't think that's worth the
effort.

Ciao

Dominik ^_^ ^_^

 --
Dominik Vogt, dominik.vogt_at_gmx.de


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