On Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 07:06:49AM -0800, Tenebrae wrote:
> > That's why we wrote a script that converts 2.2.x configs into
> > 2.4.x configs:
> >
> > utils/fvwm24_convert
> >
> > In the source distribution.
>
> Thanks! I'm glad guys like you and Dan are working on fvwm2.
> That helped a bit.
>
> > > If you can offer suggestions on the following points, please do:
> > > 1) FvwmButtons doesn't want to stay put like the FvwmTaskbar does. I
> > > coulda sworn both used to...
> >
> > What does it do instead? And what are the responsible lines of
> > your config file?
>
> It lets me grab it and drag it around wherever I want. I want it to snap
> back into position when I let it go, like the FvwmTaskBar does.
Try
Style FvwmButtons FixedPosition
This doesn't prevent it to be resized, though.
> > > 2) I get an error message when I start fvwm2. It says,
> > > "[FVWM][ParseBinding]: <<ERROR>> No such key: Help"
> > > I echo its sentiment. Help? Must be some old junk somewhere in my dot
> > > file, but I am having no luck finding it.
> >
> > Just ignore that message.
>
> Okay...
> I hate to see error messages pile up with no resolution, but I guess I'll
> have to live with it (for now).
If you don't want to see that message, locate the file
ConfigFvwmDefaults on your system and remove the line that binds
the Help key.
> > > 4) I have to type in ctrl-alt-F1 to view error messages like that and
> > > ctrl-alt-F7 to get back to X. Is there a way I can have it spit stuff
> > > like that out to a nice little term on my desktop instead? I hate it when
> > > stuff goes on behind my back and I don't notice those nasty little errors
> > > piling up back there until it's too late...
> >
> > Well, starting a console should be part of your config file. I
> > myself start X with
> >
> > $ startx 2>&1 | tee $HOME/.X.err
> >
> > And then run an xterm with
> >
> > Exec xterm -T XMessages -e tail -f $HOME/.X.err
>
> That didn't work out for me.
> Using startx with that line gave me "Ambiguous output redirect."
Hm.
Bye
Dominik ^_^ ^_^
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Received on Fri Dec 14 2001 - 09:28:12 GMT