Re: FVWM: Problems with fvwm2.1.2

From: Kaarthik Sivakumar <sivakuma_at_mail.eecis.udel.edu>
Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 21:46:50 -0500

>1. (This probably existed in earlier versions also!) Contrary to the
> documentation, modules do NOT read the initial configuration file
> (.fvwm2rc), but rather they read the file that was last read. So,
> for example, if I use the FvwmAnimate module, and it creates a file
> .FvwmAnimate in my home directory, and then start the FvwmTaskBar
> module, it looks in .FvwmAnimate for its configuration rather than
> .fvwm2rc - and therefore doesn't work properly!. This is just an
> example; it applies to any file read with the "Read" command, and to
> any module (so far as I could see).

I am running Fvwm 2.0.45 and I can see this happening in that too.

Kaarthik

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