<msib...@crosswire.com> writes: >>-------- Original Message -------- >>Subject: Re: FVWM: Resizing any window to a known geometry >>From: Dan Espen <des...@verizon.net> >>Date: Fri, December 14, 2012 11:07 pm >>To: <msib...@crosswire.com> >>Cc: fvwm@fvwm.org >> >> >><msib...@crosswire.com> writes: >> >>> So I am taking your answer to mean: "FVWM can't move a >>> window by handing it an X11 formatted geometry string" >>> >>> Any particular reason for this void? >> >>Void? >> >>Fvwm can't support dozens of different command formats. >>To convert a geometry string write a program that does the conversion >>and generates the command(s) you want. >> >>Then do something like: >> >>PipeRead 'MyConverter 800x600+10+10' >> >> >>Please don't top post. > > Howdy, > > It isn't that FVWM doesn't support it, but rather that FVWM doesn't > 'export' it. Right? FVWM runs on top of X11, which itself uses a > standard geometry format. But FVWM reinvents the wheel instead of > providing a hook into the lower layer. > > There are a dozen or more application that take the above format on > the CLI, including FvwmIconBox I believe, which takes the format as > a Style argument. Surprising that FVWM itself, doesn't conform. > > Feature request? Call the Command MoveX of something? My guess is > that the Move, Resize commands already use this format before it > punts the request to X. It's probably less than a 50 line patch. > I would do it myself, but my C sucks. > > The PipeRead solution is not a good one. The example above is > simplified. If FVWM can take an X11 formatted string, I can get > such strings from commonly available libs, and push them with > FvwmCommand. I have considered alternatives, and in this case, > all other alternatives suck more. > > So the question is: Can I communicate with FVWM using a > standardized format, or do I have to kludge something up? > > Generally, it is preferable to do IPC with standardized > formats. Since the core advantage of FVWM is its ability > to do simple IPC with user developed tools, I figured it > would be appropriate to ask if the FVWM team would be > interested in implementing such a feature if it does not > exist. > > So... > > Can the FVWM take X11 formatted geometry strings natively? > Please, please please? > > It is Christmas :-)
Note that it's not really that simple. ResizeMove does a lot more than an X11 geometry string allows for. As always, patches will be reviewed for possible application. -- Dan Espen
