I'll probably get a lot of flame mail for proposing this in light of of the
recent dialog going on about a new language specification for FVWM. I am of
the opinion that the simple solution is usually the best. I started using FVWM
because from a look and feel perspective it had the most synergy with OLVWM
(Openlook Virtual Window Manager) and was much better than the CDE that Sun
Microsystems ships with their OS. The only problem I had with FVWM was the,
somewhat, cryptic specifcation for setting up your windows and mouse/key
bindings, etc. For me the syntatic specification for things that were simple
one-liners in OLVWM were somewhat ugly in FVWM. Since OLVWM is in public
domain and has a well defined parser. I would think you could start with that
and extend it for the other things that are in FVWM that are not supported in
OLVWM. OLVWM supports a hierarchical menu structure that can be specified in
one file or split up into different files that can be referenced by one top
level menu file. See following example from when I used to use OLVWM.
--------------------- $HOME/.openwin-menu ---------------------------------
#
# _at_(#)openwin-menu 23.15 91/09/14 openwin-menu
#
# OpenWindows default root menu file - top level menu
#
# Openwin-Menus for Dennis Armstrong
"Workspace" TITLE
"Refresh" REFRESH
SEPARATOR
"Access Control" MENU $HOME/.openwin-menu-ac
"Block All" exec /usr/tools/bin/blockall
"Caeco Tools" MENU $HOME/.openwin-menu-caeco
"Demos" MENU $HOME/.openwin-menu-demo
"Editors" MENU $HOME/.openwin-menu-editors
"Internet Tools" MENU $HOME/.openwin-menu-internet
"Games" MENU $HOME/.openwin-menu-games
"Help" MENU $HOME/.openwin-menu-help
"IBM Shells" MENU $HOME/.openwin-menu-ibm
"Images" MENU $HOME/.openwin-menu-images
"License Servers" MENU $HOME/.openwin-menu-license
"Lock Screens" MENU $HOME/.openwin-menu-lockscreens
"Network" MENU $HOME/.openwin-menu-network
"OLVWM Control" MENU $HOME/.openwin-menu-control
"Print Snapshot" exec lpr -Ptcpr -v $HOME/snapshot.rs
"Programs" MENU $HOME/.openwin-menu-programs
"Properties..." PROPERTIES
"Sunview" MENU $HOME/.openwin-menu-sunview
"Utilities" MENU $HOME/.openwin-menu-utilities
"Windows Menu" WINMENU
"XTerm..." exec $OPENWINHOME/bin/xterm -bg `$HOME/bin/COLOR` -geom 80x40
"X-Tools" MENU $HOME/.openwin-menu-xtools
SEPARATOR
"Exit..." EXIT
--------------------- $HOME/.openwin-menu ---------------------------------
Here is one of the reference files from above.
--------------------- $HOME/.openwin-menu-programs ------------------------
"Programs" TITLE PIN
"Audio Tool..." exec $OPENWINHOME/bin/audiotool -font screen.b.12
"Binder..." exec $OPENWINHOME/bin/binder -font screen.b.12
"Calculator..." exec $OPENWINHOME/bin/calctool -font screen.b.12
"Calendar Manager..." exec $OPENWINHOME/bin/cm -font screen.b.12
"CD Player..." exec /usr/demo/CDROM/cdplayer
"Clock..." exec $OPENWINHOME/bin/clock -font screen.b.12
"Command Tool..." exec $OPENWINHOME/bin/cmdtool -font screen.b.12
"File Manager..." exec $OPENWINHOME/bin/filemgr -font screen.b.12
"FTP Tool..." exec $HOME/bin/ftptool
"Gain Tool..." exec /usr/demo/SOUND/gaintool
"Icon Editor..." exec $OPENWINHOME/bin/iconedit -font screen.b.12
"Mail Tool..." exec $OPENWINHOME/bin/mailtool -font screen.b.12
"Performance Meter..." exec $OPENWINHOME/bin/perfmeter -font screen.b.12
"Print Tool..." exec $OPENWINHOME/bin/printtool -font screen.b.12
"Shell Tool..." DEFAULT exec $OPENWINHOME/bin/shelltool -Wb 200 255 200 -font sc
reen.b.12
"Sound Tool..." exec /usr/demo/SOUND/soundtool
"Snapshot..." exec $OPENWINHOME/bin/snapshot -font screen.b.12
"Tape Tool..." exec $OPENWINHOME/bin/tapetool -font screen.b.12
"Text Editor..." exec $OPENWINHOME/bin/textedit -font screen.b.12
--------------------- $HOME/.openwin-menu-programs ------------------------
Here is another menu expample.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
"My Custom Menu" TITLE
Programs MENU
Programs COLUMNS 2
</usr/openwin/include/X11/bitmaps/terminal> DEFAULT cmdtool
"Text Editor" textedit
Mail mailtool
"File Manager" filemgr
Other MENU
"Other Tools" TITLE
"Shell Tool" shelltool
"Icon Editor" iconedit
Clock clock
"Perf Meter" DEFAULT perfmeter
Other END
"Local Tools" DIRMENU /usr/local
Programs END PIN
"Repaint Screen" REFRESH
"Properties ..." PROPERTIES
"Find" WINMENU 3
Exit EXIT
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Name : Dennis Armstrong
Title : CAD/CAE Software Developer
Company : Motorola Incorporated
Sector : Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS)
Group : Consumer Systems Group (CSG)
Division : Imaging Systems Division (ISD)
Operation : Advanced Cores & technologies (ACT)
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