Re: FVWM: missing graphics in 2.4.8

From: Mikhael Goikhman <migo_at_homemail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 21:34:24 +0000

On 31 Jul 2002 23:15:42 +0200, Sigmund Skjelnes wrote:
>
> I has downloaded the fvwm2 (fvwm-2.4.8.tar.gz), installed it, and I'm in
> progress of testing it out. I have found a couple of sample .fvwm2rc
> files, and have tested each one in turn, by copying them to ~/.fvwm2rc
> . system.fvwm2rc-sample-95, is coming up with an uniform gray screen,
> I'd have examined the error messages (TTE0) and it seems like a number
> of icons are missing, "mini.window.xpm" for instance. No one *.xpm files
> are present in the package, and those wanted by sample-95 file is
> neither found on the hard disk. Is those samples intended to be
> runnable? If so, where are the files?

You can download them from the Home Page www.fvwm.org.
Untar them to any directory where you have a write access.

> I'd tried to follow the instructions in the sample-96 file, to start
> fvwm2 whith no .fvwm2rc file, and run "config 95" in the main menu. This
> script do not do anything. It may be that the script files are placed
> differently than expected by fvwm2, but how to point to the proper place
> without fvwm2rc ?

I suppose you did "make install" properly, so modules and data can be
found by the executable.

Remove ~/.fvwm directory (and ~/.fvwm2rc too if you have it) and choose
"Setup 95 Script" from the root menu again. What do you get? Any errors?
If you get a setup dialog, specify your icon path on the first step.

> I'd will be very grateful for any help.
>
> I'd vould like to have an -95 look on my desktop, as I'm used to use it.
> Now I'm upgrading (from 2.0.4) in hope to work around an problem of has
> to use icon line to change focus ( sloppy turned off). I'm planning to
> find a 95 looking sample and thereafter modyfy it, put in menu items for
> programs I'd have etc. etc. Have tried the old rc, the result looked to
> me as format of .fvwm2rc are quite different from .fvwm95rc, it has to
> be reworked from scratch.

You may also try fvwm-themes, it installs all data used, maybe it will
save you a time of emulating what you want. But then, please read its FAQ.

Regards,
Mikhael.
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Received on Wed Jul 31 2002 - 16:35:20 BST

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