Re: FVWM: Building a decent Panel?

From: Mikhael Goikhman <migo_at_homemail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 08:31:45 +0000

On 15 Apr 2003 09:04:37 +0200, Uwe Pross wrote:
>
> On 14 Apr 2003 at 19:44:20 +0000, Mikhael Goikhman wrote:
>
> > AddToFunc enter_handler
> > + I autohide FvwmTaskBar 500 SW
> > # ^ ^ ^
> > # | | |___ Shade direction (optional)
> > # | |_______ Hide delay
> > # |___________________ Unique window name/resource
> >
> > AddToFunc autohide
> > + I ThisWindow ($0) Deschedule $[w.id]
> > + I ThisWindow ($0, shaded) WindowShade off
> > + I Cond (!Match) All ($0, !shaded) autohide_hide $1 $2
> >
> > AddToFunc autohide_hide
> > + I Deschedule $[w.id]
> > + I Schedule $0 $[w.id] WindowShade $1
> >
> > AddToFunc StartFunction
> > + I Module FvwmAuto FvwmAutohide -menter enter_handler
>
> What does "FvwmAutohide" do? The latest cvs version of the FvwmAuto
> man page says only:
>
> Module FvwmAuto Timeout [-passid] [-menter|-menterleave|-mfocus] [EnterCommand [LeaveCommand]]

You are right, it is a tricky thing currently. Here is what happens.
This parameter is thought as a timeout by FvwmAuto, and since it is not a
number a timeout of 0 is assumed (we do our own timeout using Schedule).
But this "timeout that is not a number" string is not ignored by fvwm,
it uses heuristics and takes it as a module alias.

So you may to have several FvwmAuto running and kill them independently:

  Module FvwmAuto FvwmAuto-Beep -mfocus Beep
  Module FvwmAuto FvwmAuto-Raise -mfocus Raise

  # then after you find the first annoying, kill it only
  KillModule FvwmAuto FvwmAuto-Beep

So currently you may have either a non-zero timeout or an alias, or
FvwmAuto may be enhanced to support both. In the future there will be the
global non-tricky solution for module aliases in the core.

> BTW: Your solution requires that the autohide window is visible,
> doesn't it?

Yes, the Dominik's solution requires that a small frame square of 10x10
(with NoTitle, BorderWidth 5) is visible. Try: "WindowShade NW" on any
window. You may setup this 10x10 pixel frame to be always OnTop.

Regards,
Mikhael.
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Received on Tue Apr 15 2003 - 03:33:16 BST

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