On 05 Oct 2000 12:58:29 -0400, ralph stickley wrote:
>
> I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but I'll start here.
This is a good place to ask. If you want to be aware of the developement
there is fvwm-workers_at_ list.
> So, a couple of fun questions:
>
> 1. When the "start" button is depressed, it always looks "depressed"
> - any way to pop the start button back up ??
> - any way to make the menu popup "on top" of the "start" button ?
> (instead of off to the side - any magical context rectangle number?)
Use:
*FvwmTaskBarStartMenu MenuFvwmRoot Root +1p o100-25p
> 2. I start an application in another desktop, but when the application
> closes, it never returns to the first desktop. If I don't display the
> Pager, there
> seems "to the user" no way to get back (at least key bindings work).
> - any way to automagically return to the first desktop?
You can start FvwmEvent and hook destroy_window event to something like:
Desk 0 0
In 2.3 it can be done more effectivelly using PassId of FvwmEvent
and having in the hook function: WindowId $w ("MyApp") GotoDesk 0 0
> - or - any way to make the taskbar popup when a window closes??
The same here. Just add this after/instead Desk command:
Menu MenuFvwmRoot Root +1p o100-25p
In 2.2 this will change desk or/and pop up the menu after any window
closing, so you probably may want to have a function which first starts
FvwmEvent, then your application; in destroy_window: KillModule FvwmEvent.
> 3. What is required to get the "Beep" to work - maybe I'm missing a
> driver
> file or something here. (I really want beep to work from within a
> FvwmScript file!)
Bell is translated by X Server to machine specific sound as far as I know,
for example directly to PC native speaker. Do you hear a bell after:
echo [Press Ctrl-V][Press Ctrl-G][Press Enter]
> 4. Is there any way to configure the window list so that my Alt-Tab
> switches
> through the windows ? (The flipfocus doesn't seem to work as explained
> in the manual)
> Is there a way to get the window list to popup in the middle of the
> screen everytime ?? (more magical context rectangle numbers :)
Here is an example (this is explained in the 2.2 man page):
Key Tab A M WindowList Root c c
DestroyFunc WindowListFunc
AddToFunc WindowListFunc
+ "I" WindowId $0 FlipFocus
+ "I" WindowId $0 Raise
+ "I" WindowId $0 WarpToWindow 50 50
Do you say FlipFocus does not work as expected? Please give more info.
The 'Key Tab A M' binding above doesn't work on my keyboard, fixed in 2.3.
Also in 2.3 you have built-in Alt-Tab (unless you redefine this), which is
what you want. And Tab inside WindowList (and other menus) works.
> And in the FvwmScripts:
>
> 5. Does anyone know how to make the mini-scroll bars behave ??
> - one mouse click and release increments the number by two...
> - first click always increments - even if you click the down button
> - Maybe my mouse bindings are messing stuff up ??
Seems like a problem. I fear it can't be solved without fixing the source.
> 9. Highilighting text inside an input text box has no affect - I
> expect the highlighted text
> to be erased when I press a key. Any way to configure this to work ??
You can submit a feature request for this via the bug tracking system.
Regards,
Mikhael.
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Received on Fri Oct 06 2000 - 18:16:18 BST