Re: FVWM: making a window pop up on the current page

From: Rob Lowrie <lowrie_at_lanl.gov>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 15:01:34 -0600 (MDT)

On Thu, 12 Jun 1997, Don Fisher wrote:

> I am running fvwm95. I have a online dictinary and an appointment
> calander that I keep active but iconified most of the time. When I
> activate them, I would like them to come up on the page I am currently
> on, not drag me back to the page where the app was iconified. I have
> done the rtfm and don't see how this is accomplished. Any help would be
> appreciated.

I'm running 2.x, but since 95 is based on 2.x, the following should work.

I do what you're asking with netscape (and other apps), defined as a
button under FvwmButtons:

##################
Style "Netscape" NoIcon

AddToFunc NetscapeFunction "I" Next [Netscape] Iconify 1
+ "I" Next [Netscape] Iconify -1
+ "I" Next [Netscape] Focus
+ "I" None [Netscape] Exec netscape -install

*FvwmButtons "" mini.netscape.xpm NetscapeFunction
##################

I'm not sure the NoIcon is necessary. Anyway, the key is to force
iconification (`Iconify 1') first, so that when the window is de-iconified
(`Iconify -1'), it's brought up in the current window. Admittedly, this
is sort of a hack. Ideally, I suppose it would be best if WindowDesk did
the same thing, but that doesn't appear to be an option.

If anyone has a better (more elegant) solution, I'd love to hear it.

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