On 05 Oct 2000 14:09:02 -0400, Bob Bell wrote:
>
> > > AddToFunc Windows2000
> > > + I Exec wfica -desc "W2000 Desktop (2)" -nosplash -quiet
> > > + I Wait "W2000*"
> > > + I Next ("W2000*") Move 0 0
> Thanks for the testing info. I had already done some testing using
> Execs. I have now used your methods to confirm what I've thought. I've
> verified that the Wait is passed, and that Next returns appropriately
> (with both "W2000*" and "Wfica", btw). The problem is that the Move
> doesn't work. However, xwininfo reports "Override redirection?: No" for
> the window. Additionally, I can pull up FvwmTalk after the window has
> loaded, and the Next..Move command will work.
>
> I don't know much about X11, but I've got one possible explanation.
> When the window first appears, it is centered on the screen. xwininfo
> shows that the program supplies a location and a size. Is is possible
> that the centering occurs after the Move 0 0 command executes, thereby
> cancelling it out? If so, is there a way around this? The only other
> explanation I have is a problem in Fvwm2.
Probably the following line after Wait may verify your guess:
+ I PipeRead `sleep 3`
Or try other ways to postpone Next..Move command, which, you say, works.
Regards,
Mikhael.
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Received on Thu Oct 05 2000 - 19:27:51 BST