Re: FVWM: adding GNOME to old FVWM setup (and adapting to change)

From: Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt_at_gmx.de>
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 08:49:49 +0100

On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 11:50:36PM -0500, Kendrick Vargas wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, Daniel Barclay wrote:
>
> > Can any of you FVWM users out there provide pointers to a long-time
> > (though limited) FVWM user who's finally trying to upgrade to GNOME
> > (but still use FVWM as the window manager)?
>
> I do it all the time.
>
> > Maybe things like:
> >
> > 1. How far will I get with FVWM 2.4.6 (Debian's version 2.4.6-2 in woody)?
>
> should go pretty far, but I suggest posibly running a recent cvs snapshot.
> They're very stable for me and work well.

Ah, the snapshots are really not this stable. He will be better
of with the 2.4.13 release.

> > 2. Can I get FVWM to account for the GNOME panels when placing windows?
>
> Sure, you can get fvwm to ignore or obey all sorts of GNOME hints. Just
> read the manual.

Try

  Style * GnomeIgnoreHints

or

  Style * GnomeUseHints

Bye

Dominik ^_^ ^_^

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Dominik Vogt, dominik.vogt_at_gmx.de
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Received on Tue Nov 05 2002 - 01:50:05 GMT

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