--- Dan Espen <dane_at_dane-2.cc.telcordia.com> wrote:
> Charles Edstrom <immortalize_at_yahoo.com> writes:
> > After reading the man pages and I did a search on the archives but did
> not
> > find what I was looking for so maybe someone can suggest something.
> >
> > I have a device attached that takes on and off commands. The only
> > difference is one small parameter that would change, otherwise the
> rest of
> > the command is the same. I want to setup a menu with a submenu that
> > contains just on and off as the options. But from the main menu it
> would
> > take several options. Heres an example
> >
> > Living Room
> > Bed Room
> > Computer Room
> >
> > Then I would like to pass one parameter to a submenu where it would
> give
> > me the on or off option. I would like to do something like 'popup
> > switchdevice [deviceid]' for each of the items above. Then the
> > switchdevice menu would have two items as I described. I hope I made
> > sense.
> >
> > I looked at the two options, missingpopupmenu and dynamicpopupmenu but
> > neither seems simple enough for my need. So any ideas would help.
> Thanks.
>
> I don't understand at all, so I can only offer this general advice.
>
> You get the most flexibility out of FVWM by using PipeRead.
> PipeRead invokes a shell and the output is used as FVWM commands.
>
> The shell can do things like echo the commands to destroy the
> menu, redefine it, and then pop it up.
>
> There are some good examples in the utils directory and the FAQ.
>
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After thinking about your suggestion, I understand what you mean that
piperead can allow me to do the same thing by creating the menu on the
fly. I will do some study of piperead, Thank you.
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Received on Mon Dec 17 2001 - 13:54:46 GMT