Re: Documentation (was: Re: FVWM: How do I start modules automatically?)

From: Stephen Dennison <denniss_at_cs.sunyit.edu>
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 12:40:43 -0400 (EDT)

What would you like to see in such a tutorial?


--s.r.d.

On Fri, 9 Aug 2002, Dominik Vogt wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 09:07:02PM -0500, Len Philpot wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 02:20:00AM +0200, Dominik Vogt wrote:
> > >
> > > Place the lines
> > >
> > > AddToFunc StartFunction
> > > + I FvwmAuto 500
> > >
> > > in you $HOME/.fvwm2rc file. Although its very big, the man page
> > > is a good source of fvwm related information, but don't hesitate
> > > to ask questions on the mailing list - that's its main purpose.
> >
> > While I agree the fvwm man page is extensive and a good source of info,
> > it's (unfortunately) hardly a tutorial. Of course, man pages aren't
> > generally meant to be tutorials, but it would certainly be nice to have
> > one somewhere. I saw one other post on the list of a small tutorial and
> > have read that, but that's apparently about it. I get the feeling I
> > won't understand much of anything until some magic moment after reading
> > enough when it all comes together at once...
>
> *Sigh* Yes, the documentation is one of the biggest open issues
> with fvwm, but we don't have the people and/or the infrastructure
> to do it right. We'd need somebody who is able and willing to set
> up en environment in which the man page and other doc formats can
> be generated from a single source.
>
> Bye
>
> Dominik ^_^ ^_^
>
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