Re: FVWM: Graphical configuration tool for FVWM

From: Erik Steffl <steffl_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 09:39:25 -0700

Mikhael Goikhman wrote:
...
> Just think about this. Some statistics about FVWM. We have as of now:
>
> * 166 commands (and the number grows)
> * 199 Style options (and the number grows)
> * 54 MenuStyle options
> * a lot of TitleStyle/ButtonStyle/BorderStyle options
> * 33 window circulation options
> * 37 WindowList options
> * each Colorset has 23 options (probably 30+ in 2.6.x)
> * 28 modules, some are very configurable with dozens of options each
> * 13 menu placement hints, 7 bug-options, 24 cursor contexts
> * 26 binding contexts, 2^8 modifiers and so on
>
> Now, consider a user configuration that includes dozens of global feel
> lines (Style *), many individual Style patterns, several MenuStyle
> patterns, dozens of colorsets, dozens of fonts, dozens of menus, dozens
> of functions, dozens of keyboard, mouse and stroke bindings. Window
> decorations is another endless story. Now, modules. Even if a user is
> limited to one FvwmButtons with one FvwmIconMan and FvwmPager swallowed
> and several other applications swallowed, there are still millions of
> combinations to create such FvwmButtons panel.

  and user defined functions - how would one add functions in gui tool?
and make gui tool aware of them? the tool would have to be something
like delphi/c++builder/visual basic programming environment. not
impossible but it would be a BIG project...

        erik
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Received on Wed May 29 2002 - 11:39:57 BST

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