On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 08:37:31AM -0500, Paul Fox wrote:
> > > reading the man page, it sounds like the "Focus" argument _should_ be
> > > raising the window for me ("Raises the window if needed to make it
> > > visible."), so i'm not sure what i'm doing wrong. since this all
> > > worked in a previous version, i guess it must be due to some other,
> > > conflicting, behavior that changed and which is also enabled in my
> > > .fvwm2rc file.
> >
> > The man page in 2.2.4 is not up to date. Focus does not raises.
> >
> > > any ideas on where or how to look?
> >
> > I rememeber answering this question a lot of times.
>
> small wonder, if the man page is incorrect. :-)
>
> > Entering a query "Next;Focus;Raise;Mikhael" in the mail archives gives:
> >
> > http://www.hpc.uh.edu/fvwm/archive/0012/msg00193.html
> > http://www.hpc.uh.edu/fvwm/archive/0101/msg00242.html
> >
>
> perhaps the man page should simply be replaced with a pointer
> to the list archives? ;-)
>
> seriously -- the man page should at _least_ have a) a disclaimer that
> it is out of date,
The man page is not out of date. Some pieces of information are
simply incorrect and nobody noticed yet.
> and b) a link to any web-based resources for more
> information, including the archives.
Currently the man page and the FAQ are the only sources of up to
date information.
Bye
Dominik ^_^ ^_^
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Received on Tue Feb 20 2001 - 08:28:40 GMT