Re: FVWM: Swallow problem

From: Kai Grossjohann <grossjohann_at_charly.cs.uni-dortmund.de>
Date: 02 Jul 1997 16:04:33 +0200

>>>>> Stefano Brozzi writes:

  Stefano> Hi all,
  Stefano> Why this should't work ? (Fvwm 2.0.45)

  Stefano> *FvwmButtons(Swallow asclock "exec asclock&" \
  Stefano> Action "Exec plan &")

  Stefano> The asclock is swallowed, but no action is done on click.

When you have a swallowed app in a button, the click is *always*
passed on to the application. IMHO this is a misfeature.

A measly workaround is to provide the button with a title, then
clicking on the title executes the action (runs plan, in your case).

hth,
kai

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Received on Wed Jul 02 1997 - 09:05:10 BST