Re: FVWM: FVWM requires mouse-move to finish starting up?

From: Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt_at_fvwm.org>
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 01:37:34 +0200

On Sat, Jul 17, 1999 at 03:07:17PM -0500, fox_at_foxtaur.com wrote:
> I decided to change around some of my X startup stuff, and found a
> strange behavior of fvwm2.
>
> Previously I would start all my clients from my .xsession script, and
> then exec fvwm2 at the bottom. Now my script basically just exec's
> fvwm2, and I've moved my clients' startup to the InitFunction, like so:
>
> AddToFunc InitFunction
> + "I" Exec xload
> + "I" Exec oclock
> + "I" Exec xcb
> + "I" Exec netscape -iconic
> + "I" Function StandardXterms
> + "I" Exec ICQ
>
> Strangely, though, when I start up my X session now, I am treated to a
> completely blank X screen, and it will stay that way, indefinitely,
> until I touch the mouse, moving it slightly. Then the window manager
> "wakes up" and runs its InitFunction.
>
> Why does it do this?

That's hard to say unless you tell us the fvwm version you are using.
This should not happen.

Bye

Dominik ^_^

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Received on Sun Jul 18 1999 - 18:38:54 BST

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