> >
> > I had the same problem trying to get the 2.4.15 and 2.4.14 on RHL 8.0.
>
> Please be more descriptive. Which problems exactly do you see, transparent
> menus? Can you post your configuration and make some screenshots?
> This can't have anything to do with ModulePath.
When I started my X session only the FvwmPager appeared (although I
specified other Modules to appear in the 'InitFunction' menu;
moreover the menus were unreadable (only the windows with the background color were visible).
This happened when I untar the fvwm-2.4.14(15).tar.gz and followed the
instructions to compile and install one of these realeases of fvwm, while
everithing worked when I insatlled the fvwm-2.4.14-1.i386.rpm. Anyhow
in both cases I specified the ModulePath in the .fvwm2rc file;
please note that I had no previous version of fvwm2 installed,
since I installed on my desktop the RHL 8.0 (not upgraded from a older version),
which does not have any fvwm packages.
>
> > Apparently seems there is a problem with the Modules installed with the
> > above releases; I made both versions working installing the rpm
> > packages (and not the source codes) and giving in the .fvwm2rc config
> > file the right path of the modules which is
> >
> > ModulePath /usr/local/libexec/fvwm/2.4.14/
> > PixmapPath /usr/share/icons/mini/
> > IconPath /usr/share/icons
> >
> > or
> >
> > ModulePath /usr/libexec/fvwm/2.4.14/
> > PixmapPath /usr/share/icons/mini/
> > IconPath /usr/share/icons
> >
> > (the first path works with my desktop while the second
> > one with the laptop: I have no idea why the same version of fvwm
> > installs the Modules in different directories ???)
>
> Do you mean the same rpm install files into different directories on your
> machines? This is impossible. Probably you have several fvwm installations
> on the same machine. Try "rpm -ql fvwm | less" to see the file locations.
On my Laptop I upgraded the RHL 7.3 release with the RHL 8.0 release
and I had the same problems than above. However in this case I had the
fvwm-2.4.9 release already installed on the laptop (I simply checked with
rpm -q fvwm); I therefore removed this installation not to have confusion
with the new releases I wished to install.
To make fvwm work I did exactly the same than on my desktop except for
the different ModulePath specified in the .fvwm2rc file.
Anyway now everithing seems to work on both computers....
> Please, remove your ModulePath line completely. Modules will likely to
> function improperly if you have this line in your fvwm2rc. fvwm binary
> knows where its modules sit without any additional help.
>
> Please also remove PixmapPath and IconPath lines. Use ImagePath instead.
> It is generally a good idea to take a look at your X output, you will see
> some error messages about your fvwm2rc.
Ok, I'll do it and see what happens!
> > I can't change the background color yet (which is black!) !!!!
> > Does someone know how to do it ???
>
> Try: "xsetroot -solid darkcyan" or "fvwm-root myimage.xpm".
> You may see FVWM FAQ on the web for other suggestions.
Ok, thanks.
Best regards,
Giovanni
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Received on Mon Feb 17 2003 - 10:08:40 GMT