Re: FVWM: Re: KillModule question.

From: Patrick K. <patrick_at_mail.boxsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 19:10:19 +1700 (PDT)

in the late 1900s it was said:

> -> Picture this:
> -> I have a standard FvwmButtons module called fb1. On this
> -> button set I have one button named "Servers" with a server
> -> icon on there.
> ->
> -> Clicking on this button will spawn a new FvwmButtons
> -> module named "fbServers" which will contain icons for
> -> each of our development servers and one button named
> -> "Close", or a button containing a "back arrow" icon.
> ->
> -> Clicking on the "back arrow" or "Close" button would
> -> kill that particular instance of the FvwmButtons module
> -> named "fbServers".
>
> look at
>
> http://www.giccs.georgetown.edu/~ric/software/fvwm/wharf


   Yes, it was mentioned that I was describing the FvwmWharf
   behavior by another reader.

   Two reasons I do not want to go that route:

      1. Too lazy to learn new syntax for the Wharf module
         and get it to look and feel like my FvwmButtons
         module.

      2. The KillModule command description I origionally
         gave was a generic one and the FvwmButtons example
         was just that; and example.

         One could extend the use of such a module to kill
         particular instances of *any* module.


   Note that I am not trying to be deficult and/or trying
   to push idea of development of such a command. I was
   simply pondering if there was an elegant way for me to
   do what I wanted to do.

   A few work.arounds were suggested with:
   
      `ps blah | grep blah | cut blah | kill blah'

   command....which would obviously work fine, though
   carry with it quite a bit of overhead (execv processes
   and pipe stuff to one another, etc etc).

   Thanks all for their informative replies!
   I appreciate every comment I received! :)

Patrick ...
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