Hi,
I installed this version on my PC running Linux. Some of the new
features are really exciting, such as FvwmAnimation and the balloons in
the pager. However, I seem not able to get the panel
working in FvwmButtons. I thought I might have done something wrong so I
just copied the example from the man page exactly, i.e. as below:
##########################################################################
*FvwmButtonsFore Black
*FvwmButtonsBack rgb:90/80/90
*FvwmButtonsGeometry -135-5
*FvwmButtonsRows 1
*FvwmButtonsBoxSize smart
*FvwmButtonsFont -*-helvetica-medium-r-*-*-12-*
*FvwmButtonsPadding 2 2
*FvwmButtons(Title WinOps,Panel WinOps)
*FvwmButtons(Title Tools ,Panel Tools)
*FvwmButtons(Title Resize,Icon resize.xpm ,Action Resize)
*FvwmButtons(Title Move ,Icon arrows2.xpm,Action Move )
*FvwmButtons(Title Lower ,Icon Down ,Action Lower )
*FvwmButtons(Title Raise ,Icon Up ,Action Raise )
*FvwmButtons(Title Kill ,Icon bomb.xpm ,Action Destroy)
*FvwmButtons(1x1,Container(Rows 3,Frame 1))
*FvwmButtons(Title Dopey ,Action \
`Exec "big_win" xterm -T big_win -geometry 80x50 &`)
*FvwmButtons(Title Snoopy, Font fixed, Action \
`Exec "small_win" xterm -T small_win &`)
*FvwmButtons(Title Smokin')
*FvwmButtons(End)
*FvwmButtons(Title Xcalc, Icon rcalc.xpm, \
Action `Exec "Calculator" xcalc &`)
*FvwmButtons(Title XMag, Icon magnifying_glass2.xpm, \
Action `Exec "xmag" xmag &`)
*FvwmButtons(Title Mail, Icon mail2.xpm, \
Action `Exec "xmh" xmh &`)
*FvwmButtons(4x1, Swallow "FvwmPager" `FvwmPager 0 3` \
Frame 3)
*FvwmButtons(Swallow(UseOld,NoKill) "xload15" `Exec xload \
-title xload15 -nolabel -bg rgb:90/80/90 -update 15 &`)
########## PANEL
*FvwmButtonsPanel WinOps
*FvwmButtonsBack bisque2
*FvwmButtonsGeometry -3-3
*FvwmButtonsColumns 1
*FvwmButtons(Title Resize,Icon resize.xpm ,Action Resize)
*FvwmButtons(Title Move ,Icon arrows2.xpm,Action Move )
*FvwmButtons(Title Lower ,Icon Down ,Action Lower )
*FvwmButtons(Title Raise ,Icon Up ,Action Raise )
########## PANEL
*FvwmButtonsPanel Tools
*FvwmButtonsBack bisque2
*FvwmButtonsGeometry -1-1
*FvwmButtonsColumns 1
*FvwmButtons(Title Kill ,Icon bomb.xpm ,Action Destroy)
the following was still what I
got when I click on the bottons "WinOps" and "Tools" (they are supposed
to let out panels):
[FVWM][executeModule]: <<ERROR>> No such module 'Tools' in ModulePath
'/opt/libex
ec/fvwm/2.1.4'
[FVWM][executeModule]: <<ERROR>> No such module 'Tools' in ModulePath
'/opt/libex
ec/fvwm/2.1.4'
Anyone got ideas? Thanks.
-G.Xu
On 4 Dec 1998, Jason L Tibbitts III wrote:
> The F???? Virtual Window Manager workers list is pleased to
> announce the first official beta test version of Fvwm2 (version
> number 2.1.4). Available at
>
> http://fvwm.math.uh.edu/
>
> it includes the following features:
>
> *) New web site, overhauled documentation and a new Bug
> tracking system.
> *) Improved menu handling with animated menus, improved cursor
> key navigation, individual menu styles and better overall
> flexibility.
> *) Enhanced window and focus handling (SnapAttraction and
> Direction commands).
> *) New commands for desks and pages (MoveToPage, MoveToDesk,
> FvwmPager showing the current desk).
> *) Proper Windoze95 style Alt-Tab behaviour.
> *) Animated iconification and window movement and animated panels
> in FvwmButtons (like CDE).
> *) Mini title windows for FvwmPager (aka Balloons).
> *) FvwmEvent is the successor of FvwmAudio. FvwmAudio is still
> available.
> *) FvwmTile and FvwmCascade modules were replaced by
> FvwmRearrange. Shells for FvwmTile and FvwmCascade provide
> backward compatibility.
> *) Improved FvwmButtons button placement to give absolute control
> over where the buttons are placed.
> *) Color limiting (previously available thru patches).
> *) Multiple Icon Boxes, Icon box grids, and Icon box fill
> direction control (previously available thru patches).
> *) Faster startup.
> *) Lots of bug fixes to improve stability.
> *) Many small enhancements too numerous to list here.
> *) Consistent copying policy.
> *) GNU autoconf support.
>
> More detailed information on the contents of this release can be
> found at:
>
> http://fvwm.math.uh.edu/NEWS.html
>
> Although the maintainers feel this beta is quite stable there are
> some known problems that shall be fixed before the final release
> (and some that will have to wait). You can find a list of known
> bugs in the BUGS file at the top level of the distribution.
>
> Before you report a bug, please read the manpages, the NEWS file
> and the FAQ too. If you can solve your problem this way but still
> feel the information was too hard to find, please tell us.
>
> To submit a bug, please follow the link to the FVWM bug tracking
> system on our web page.
>
>
> Beta testers needed:
> ====================
>
> You like fvwm and want to help? Become a beta tester. You can just
> download the distribution and run your latest setup with the new
> beta, but I you feel like doing something really helpful, pick an
> area from the following list, try to test it as completely as you
> can and report your test setup to the fvwm-workers mailing list:
>
> <fvwm-workers_at_hpc.uh.edu>
>
> - Compile fvwm2 on as many different platforms and with as many
> combinations of options as you can (see INSTALL.fvwm for a
> list of options).
>
> - Try to break fvwm with exotic setups and syntax errors in the
> configuration file.
>
> - Play with the new menu features (animated menus, individual
> menu styles, position hints, cursor key movement etc.)
>
> - Test the new features in FvwmButtons (animated panels, button
> geometries, button placement algorithm). Panels are somewhat
> difficult to understand so please read the manpage (there are
> some examples).
>
> - Thorough test of FvwmPager. The configuration parser has been
> changed so every option should be tested.
>
> - Thorough test of FvwmIconMan. The configuration parser has
> been changed so every option should be tested.
>
> - Test the new module FvwmAnimate.
>
> - Test the new module FvwmEvent.
>
> --
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> System Manager: University of Houston Department of Mathematics
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