Re: FVWM: fvwm2 and SGI's desktop

From: Os <os_at_scee.sony.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 11:29:09 +0000

A.J.vanWerven wrote:
>
> Near 2000, Os mumbled something about:
> >
> > I'd like to be able to use the SGI desktop icons aswell. However there's
> > a problem in that the icons get the left and middle button clicks, but
> > the right button is only handled by the window manager, whereas I want
> > the icons to get the right clicks if the mouse is over one of them.
>
> Are you sure you haven't got a function defined for the right mouse button
> when the mouse pointer is in the root window ?
> That's the only reason I can think of, why the left and middle mouse
> buttons work OK, but the right one doesn't.

I did, but removing it didn't help.

> > Or, failing that, is there a way in fvwm2 to use icons as shortcuts to
> > files (as you can under the SGI desktop/Win95 etc.) rather than just as
> > iconized windows?
>
> As far as I know, nope. You can't.
> But a while ago, somebody posted a path or module that enabled file managing
> right under our very fvwm2.

Don't suppose you remember what it was called/where to find it?


cheers,
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Received on Wed Feb 11 1998 - 05:29:54 GMT

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