Re: FVWM: FvwmButtons

From: Jeff S. Elam <jselam_at_co.intel.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 08:25:25 -0700

Perhaps you're running into the same problem I ran into (very, very
frustrating), which is that FvwmButtons doesn't work with version
3.4h of the Xpm library. I can't remember what the error is, but I
do remember that the bugger just wouldn't run, no matter what you
try. It would, however, launch any swallowed applications before
croaking.

I re-linked FvwmButtons with version 3.4a of libXpm, which I happened
to have lying around at the time, and it works great.

I'm running on a SUN Sparcstation5 with SunOS 4.1.4 and every time I
upgrade Fvwm to the latest patch version I forget about this problem and
it hits me again. Can this be fixed?

-- 
-Jeff E.
jselam_at_ssd.intel.com
Christopher Greenup wrote:
> 
> Hello, all.
> 
> I have Fvwm 2.0.43 and am having some trouble with the FvwmButtons
> module; namely, that I can't get it to work.  I have tried everything
> that I know to try, including:
> 
>           I.  upgrading from 2.0.42, where the trouble first arose.
>          II.  copying FvwmButtons from a system that works just fine.
>         III.  copying a .fvwm2rc from that same system.
>          IV.  making use of the FvwmButtonsFile command and confining all my
> configuration info to that file.
>           V.  countless configurations and geometry (both size and location)
> specifications.
> 
> Here are the symptoms:
> 
>           I.  FvwmButtons will not load on Startup or Restart.
>          II.  It will not load when called from a popup menu.
>         III.  It will not load when called from FvwmTalk.
> 
> Curiously enough, when I try to invoke it from the command line, I get
> the normal "Must be started by Fvwm" message.  Furthermore, when I
> specify: `Style "FvwmButtons"   WindowListHit` I can see that it is at no
> time actually running, as opposed to running somewhere but being
> obscured due to some config stuff (at least I think).
> 
> In case it is XF86Config specific, I am running 640x480 mode and
> virtual, XF86_SVGA server.  And, in case of hardware specifics, it is a
> laptop monitor, if that helps.  System specifics:  RedHat 3.0.4.
> 
> That's all I know to tell, other than that the Fvwm1.xx GoodStuff worked
> fine.  If there is something I have left out, be it more information, or
> something simple I can try, I would be happy to offer more info or take
> suggestions (please).
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
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Received on Wed Aug 28 1996 - 10:31:38 BST