On 20 Dec 2002 15:26:03 +0000, taviso wrote:
>
> hi guys, im working on a fluxbox theme for fvwm, im basing it all on
> this screenshot i found on freshmeat:
>
> http://themes.freshmeat.net/screenshots/31809/
>
> this is where ive got so far:
>
> http://taviso.decsystem.org/2002-12-20_1024x768.png
>
> im currently working on making FvwmButtons look like a slit (the thin
> pager thing along the top, if youve never used a *Box :), but im
> finding it difficult, this is all ive done (not much) :
>
> http://taviso.decsystem.org/slit.png
>
> im hoping someone else has done it before and got an example configuration
> they could share, but these are the problems im having..
Drawing nice panels is not trivial. If it helps, take a look at this:
file://html/fvwm-themes/screenshots/full/blackbox.gif
It is 2 years old, but Blackbox theme was not changed much in fvwm-themes
since then.
> is there a way to use vectors instead of pixmaps to draw the buttons?
Currently you may only use vectors in titlebar buttons, not FvwmButtons.
> in the fm screenshot the slit has "one" to name the desk, i was thinking
> of using PipeRead ... `/usr/games/number $d` to get that, but its not
> working very well for me :( does anyone know an easier way?
You may use a new dynamical button text/icon functionality in 2.5.x.
The plan is this, define a named button in FvwmButtons using Id:
*FvwmButtons: (Id deskname, Text zero)
Then execute: SendToModule FvwmButtons ChangeButton deskname Text one
The word "one" may be what is defined using the DesktopName command.
Here is shown how $[desk.name3] may be expanded in two steps, first "3".
AddToFunc MyGotoDesk
+ I GotoDesk $*
+ I PipeRead `echo "SendToModule FvwmButtons ChangeButton deskname Text \
'\$[desk.name$d]'"
So, if you use MyGotoDesk instead of GotoDesk, the "zero" in FvwmButtons
will be automatically replaced with the current desk name.
> is there anyway to get the title of the active window?
It took me some time to understand this sentense. Yes, if you use $n in
functions it will contain the current title name, placed in single quotes
with all possible single quotes in the name properly quoted.
Try in FvwmConsole: Pick Exec xmessage $n
You may add spacing in menu entries if you play with MenuStyle ItemFormat.
Also if you press Backspace in 2.5.x in menus, you will get menu title.
Regards,
Mikhael.
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Received on Fri Dec 20 2002 - 14:42:54 GMT
