Mikhael Goikhman writes:
> On 25 Jan 2001 16:42:50 -0600, Von Welch wrote:
> >
> > Actually I just figured out a solution, if I do the following it
> > works (xemacs frames all get moved to the current desk):
> >
> > # start copy
> > *FvwmEventPassId
> > *FvwmEvent add_window AddWindowFunc
> >
> > AddToFunc AddWindowFunc
> > + "I" WindowId $0 ("emacs") MoveToDesk $d
> > #end
> >
> > However, if instead I use the following, which is what I had been
> > trying, (with the same FvwmEvent configuration), it does not work (all
> > emacs frames appear on desk 0):
> >
> > # start
> > AddToFunc AddWindowFunc
> > + "I" WindowId $0 ("emacs") MoveToDesk 0 $d
> > #end
> >
> > I understand why the first works, but I'm not sure why the second one
> > doesn't work.
>
> Due to the current way that FVWM expands $d, it is expanded to 0 (or
> whatever your desk was when the function was defined).
>
> If you want $d to be expanded at function execution time, you should
> escape it in functions - $$d. Then both examples should work.
I tried this and you are correct. Thanks for the explanation.
Von
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Received on Fri Jan 26 2001 - 11:30:03 GMT