Subba Rao <subba9_at_home.com> writes:
> On 0, Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com> wrote:
> > Subba Rao <subba9_at_home.com> writes:
> > > On 0, Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt_at_gmx.de> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Another question related to FVWM + GNOME is, how to execute the FVWM
> > > > > Quit function from the GNOME Panel ("Log Out")?
> > > >
> > > > Fvwm commands can be issued via the command line. To do this,
> > > > make sure the FvwmCommandS module is started, e.g. from the
> > > > StartFunction:
> > > >
> > > > AddToFunc StartFunction
> > > > + I Module FvwmCommandS
> > > >
> > > > After that, fvwm commands can be issues from a shell:
> > > >
> > > > $ FvwmCommand "Quit"
> > > >
> > >
> > > I have done this but I get the following error message.
> > >
> > > subba9_at_myhost:~$ FvwmCommand "Quit"
> > > No such file or directory FvwmCommand error in opening message fifo
> > > subba9_at_myhost:~$
> >
> > FvwmCommand does this when it can't communicate with
> > FvwmCommandS.
> >
> > using "ps" check to see if FvwmCommandS is running.
> > Look for errors coming from fvwm.
> >
> > Did you restart fvwm after you added FvwmCommandS to your .fvwm2rc?
> >
>
> Thank you for replying.
>
> This is a bit strange. FvwmCommandS does not get listed in the process list.
>
> AddToFunc "InitFunction"
> + "I" Module FvwmAuto 500
> + "I" Module FvwmCommandS
>
> AddToFunc "RestartFunction"
> + "I" Module FvwmAuto 500
> + "I" Module FvwmCommandS
>
> In fact FvwmAuto is not running either. I followed the instruction in FVWM FA
> (section 2.7) to run fvwm via a Gnome session. The only thing that is showing
> up now is my fvwm menus defined in ~/.fvwm/.fvwm2rc.
>
> The display manager I am using is GDM. (Don't know if this info will help).
> What is the bestway to trouble shoot GNOME and FVWM integration? The fvwm2
> version is 2.4.0
I don't run Gnome but the FAQ (and Dominik above) suggest that you use
StartFunction. If you are running gnome-session, that would explain
why the modules aren't starting.
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Received on Fri Aug 31 2001 - 14:59:07 BST