On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 04:41:08PM -0500, peter g wrote:
> Hi Everyone:
Hello!
> i have a frustrating issue with fvwm and casting from google's chrome, that
> maybe somebody has a workaround for.
>
> Normally, under any other WM i've tried (and also on windows), in the chrome
> browser, choosing "Cast", will pop up a small window that asks the user what
> device to cast to. Unfortunately in fvwm that little window with those
> options does not show up.
>
> I've tried both with my config, but also with a very fvwm config such as:
> key c A CM FvwmConsole
> key r A CM Restart
> Key u A CM Exec xterm
>
> If anyone has a work around, that would be much appreciated, as casting, for
> better or worse, is very useful to me.
Well, if it's a transient window, it will (by default) popup along side the
parent window. That said, you can try:
BugOpts ExplainWindowPlacement On
in your ~/.fvwm2rc file, and monitor stderr to see what FVMM thinks of your
missing window.
Kindly,
Thomas
