I would like for fvwm to be able to recognize clientDecoration and
clientFunctions resources from an application's resource database and
provide the appropriate window decorations and functions for the
application's window. The clientDecoration and clientFunctions resources
are specified in the application's default resource file. The default
resource file is located in a directory path (i.e., XAPPLRESDIR) defined in
the shell script that starts the application, and the directory path is not
readily available to the window manager.
XAPPLRESDIR for the user login session that activated fvwm is not the same
directory path as the XAPPLRESDIR defined in the application startup shell
script.
For example, if the application's name is app1 and it's class is App1, the
application-specific default resource file's name would be App1, and the
resources of interest could be specified in the file App1 in a format as
follows:
app1*clientDecoration: value
app1*clientFunctions: value
The application resource file does get loaded by the resource manager,
because the application itself can query the resource database and find the
clientDecoration and clientFunctions resource specifications. However, this
resource database does not seem to be available to fvwm.
I realize that I am trying to do something that is probably out of the
ordinary. Perhaps, it is not possible to do this. Any insight into the
feasibility or possibility of doing something like this would be
appreciated.
Leo Deck
>From: Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com>
>To: "Leo Deck" <leo_deck_at_hotmail.com>
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>Subject: Re: FVWM: Access to Client Application Resource Database
>Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 23:49:46 -0500
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>"Leo Deck" <leo_deck_at_hotmail.com> writes:
> > On a Sun Solaris system, I have fvwm configured (via .fvwmrc) to execute
>a
> > shell script when a particular selection is made from the fvwm
>"StartMenu".
> > The shell script sets some environment variables and starts an X-Windows
>GUI
> > application. The GUI makes a call to XtVaAppInitialize() that causes a
> > connection to the X server to be
> > opened. The call to XtVaAppInitialize() also causes the resource
>database
> > for the application to be loaded by the resource manager.
> >
> > When fvwm has to manage the GUI application window after the GUI
>requests
> > that the window be mapped, is there any way that fvwm can be modified to
>get
> > access to the application's resource database? If so, please describe
>the
> > way to access the application's resource database.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
>
>I saw this question this morning, and now this evening, but I still
>don't understand it.
>
>What do you want fvwm to do to your application?
>
>Fvwm doesn't normally muck around with X resources, there are tools
>like editres for that.
>
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