Re: FVWM: 2 proposals: selectable titles, and open-next-window markers

From: Charles Hines <>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 10:00:30 -0400

>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Lachmann-Tarkhanov <dirk_at_charles.stanford.edu> writes:

Michael> I have 2 things to propose for fvwm.

Michael> 1. would it be possible to make the window-titles selectable?
Michael> This is a feature of gwm. I miss it especially when I have
Michael> the path of an xterm window in the title, or while
Michael> configuring the fvwmrc.

Interesting... Non trivial to add, but interesting. Perhaps easier
would be a small module that puts the window (Name, IconName, Class,
Resource, or any other info from FvwmIdent, depending on a parameter
to it) into the X selection buffer? That would probably be much
easier, and could be added to your window options menu.

Michael> 2. Sometimes I start a program, and it takes several seconds
Michael> to open the window. If I want the window to open on a
Michael> particular desktop, I wait there, till the window comes
Michael> up. Could it be possible to leave 'markers' on desktops
Michael> saying 'I want the next window to open here' ?

Perhaps, but what if the next window to open isn't the one you
expected? BTW - take a look at the fvwm man page where it talks about
this:

          Some applications, like xterm and xfontsel, allow the user
          to specify the start-up desk on the command line:

               xterm -xrm "*Desk:1"

          will start an xterm on desk number 1. Not all applications
          understand this option, however.

That may help you.

Chuck

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