->
-> This is the first message to the tkgoodstuff list (and it's being sent
-> also to the fvwm list). Welcome everybody!
->
-> This is to alert you to some new stuff and changes in the in-progress
-> 4.1b5 tkgoodstuff (which works only with the just-released tcl7.5b1
-> and tk4.1b1).
That's a bummer. I use exmh 1.6.5, and it does not work correctly
with tcl7.5b1 and tk4.1b1. There's some discussion about it on the
exmh-users list. Guess I'll have to wait until the tk/tcl stuff or
exmh is fixed before I can continue with beta testing tkgoodstuff.
Michael
->
-> The most interesting new thing is a new client "Pager" by Eric Kahler
-> that, like WindowList (which is now a client) works only when
-> tkgoodstuff is used as an fvwm module (tkgoodstuff must be executed as
-> a module by fvwm). The Pager shows miniature versions of each fvwm
-> desktop. It doesn't draw little windows like the FvwmPager module,
-> but lights up the pages that have windows on them, and shows you which
-> page/desktop you're on. It allows you to
-> switch pages/desktops, and you can move a window to an arbitrary
-> window/desktop by dragging with mouse button 2 from the window's
-> button in the (tkgoodstuff) WindowList. Eric and I would be
-> interested in feedback, including about desired additional features.
->
-> Notice that the docs for the in-progress tkgoodstuff are not up to
-> date. Here is the latest stuff in the CHANGES file:
->
-> NOW tkgoodstuff assumes tk4.1b1 or later (we're aiming at supporting
-> the ultimate 4.1 release; and backward compatibility is too much
-> work).
->
-> - Clock, Ical, Jots: use the new "clock" command instead of "exec
-> date".
->
-> - tkgoodstuff:
->
-> + "create-label-box" renamed to "TKGLabelBox".
->
-> + Use "ps -p [pid]" if "ps [pid]" gives an error, and don't
-> assume there's a STAT column in the ps output (thanks
-> J. Robinson).
->
-> + Implement TKGAddToHook and TKGDoHook (general hook
-> utilities). Several hooks are defined (for client use) in
-> tkgoodstuff, Fvwm.tcl, etc.
->
-> + Change default fonts to non-italic, non-bold.
->
-> - Biff: avoid tcl7.5b1's gets bugs by not doing "gets $f var".
->
-> - New client "Pager" in progress by Eric Kahler. Check out the
-> current version in this distribution. Needs tkgoodstuff to be
-> run as an fvwm module (from the fvwm window manager).
->
-> - The fvwm WindowList feature has become a client. To call it,
-> you now issue "Client WindowList".
->
-> - Fvwm is no longer a client. Its code is loaded by the WindowList
-> and Pager clients as needed. You will get an error if you load
-> it as a client (as you had to in earlier versions). (NOTE!!!)
->
-> - Fvwm: fvwm's messages are more easily available to clients, we
-> maintain a more complete database of the information available
-> from fvwm, and we slightly enhanced tkfvwm (the new version of
-> tkfvwm4.1 is needed to take advantage of all the information).
-> Look at Fvwm.tcl for more info. These changes were primarily to
-> support Eric Kahler's cool Pager client.
->
-> - Ical: Gave one alarm per item per calendar fetch. Oops. Stick
-> to one per item.
->
-> - Jots: Made widgets behave sensibly under manual resizing (until
-> tk4.1b1's empty-frame bug showed up, that is).
->
-> Mark Crimmins
-> markcrim_at_umich.edu
->
--
Michael Nelson nelson_at_seahunt.imat.com
San Francisco, CA
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Received on Thu Feb 15 1996 - 18:24:54 GMT