Re: FVWM: FvwmTaskBar: Colors and button press event

From: Mikhael Goikhman <migo_at_homemail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 15:41:54 +0000

On 22 Jul 2002 17:04:57 +0200, Felix Kater wrote:
>
> On Mon, 22 Jul 2002 10:58:34 +0000
> Mikhael Goikhman <migo_at_homemail.com> wrote:
>
> > > If you click to the screen then the root menu pops up right when you
> > > push down the mouse button. So, you can then just move the mouse
> > > (holding the mouse button down) and trigger the event with releasing
> > > the mouse button. However, you can't do that with the start button
> > > of the taskbar. Here the menu is shown only if you click-and-release
> > > the mouse button and later click again on an item. So you click two
> > > times. Is there a way to popup the start command menu right with the
> > > 'mouse down' event and not 'mouse click'?
> >
> > I don't think there is a way except for changing the sources.
> >
> > In FvwmButtons in 2.5.2 you may use ActionOnPress option for this.
> > After all FvwmTaskBar may be emulated using FvwmButtons that swallows
> > FvwmIconMan and some other buttons.
>
> Hi Mikhael, thank you for your answer!
>
> It seems that FvwmButtons could solve my problems. Once I tried to
> immitate a taskbar like FvwmTaskBar with FvwmButtons and FvwmIconMan. I
> failed, however. So, before I'll try it again: Can you tell me if it is
> possible to tweak FvwmIconMan in a way that it displays buttons with a
> certain width (and not columns)? Are there other things I won't be able
> to do with IconMan that can do TaskBar?

To be honest, it is pretty difficult to create FvwmButtons that simulates
FvwmTaskBar in a perfect way, but if you can live with the fact that there
is no limit on a maximal item width or that there is no space between
items, it is possible. Like on the attached screenshot, it automatically
takes the exact screen width. Don't ask about its configuration, it is not
finished yet. Or if you really want, try fvwm-themes cvs.

I did small enhansments in FvwmIconMan and FvwmButtons in 2.5.2, but
these modules should be much modified to support more features. I can't
promise, but maybe I will have a time in august to add several features.

Regards,
Mikhael.

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Received on Mon Jul 22 2002 - 10:42:53 BST