Michael Großer wrote: > Jaimos Skriletz wrote: >>> > >>> > the menu is created with a debian menu-methods and the output is the >>> > /etc/X11/fvwm/menudefs.hook by default on the debian package (I just >>> > checked this myself). >>> > >>> > 'Read /etc/X11/fvwm/menudefs.hook' will just read the debian menu but not >>> > add it to your root menu. So that file only contains the info generated >>> > by the debian 'menu' package. >>> > >>> > you should less that file, but the menu name is /Debian and you can get >>> > the menu by doing 'popup /Debian' and there is the menu. You can add that >>> > to your root menu to get access to the menu from there. >>> > >>> > Note you will have to 'Read /etc/X11/fvwm/menudefs.hook' each time you >>> > add/remove packages to change the menu you will need to reread that file >>> > to get the updated menu. But this method ensures that you only add the >>> > menu to your current config and not all fo the other stuff from the >>> > default debian config file. >>> > >>> >>> I can give it a try during the next 6 months. 'popup /Debian' could be >>> an approach that I should indeed pursue. As usual, I will report >>> about my progress when it is time. What do you mean with >>> "you should less that file"? Using the "less" command to do >>> something with that file? And if so, what? >>> >> >> I mean take a look at what is inside the file. You will see it is nothing >> more than Menu Definitions for fvwm and the main thing is it tells you the >> Menu Names so you can refence them in your own config. >> >> As I said all you need to do to get the debian menu is >> >> 1) Read /etc/X11/fvwm/menudefs.hook >> >> That will pull in all the menu defintions, then you need to configure your >> config to put the menu where you want it >> >> once you decide where you want it (submenu, key binding, etc) you can then >> open the menu with >> >> 2) 'Popup /Debian' or 'Menu /Debian' >> >> That is all you need to do to get access to the debian menu. You can use >> FvwmConsole to play with things, but just add it as a submenu to your root >> menu in your config file and you have the menu. >> >> jaimos >> > > Sounds very easy now. Thank you. > Yet another topic solved for today > (at least in theory). :-)
Works in practice too. I need three lines of code to get the solution: > Read /etc/X11/fvwm/menudefs.hook > AddToMenu MenuFvwmRoot > + "&D. Debian Menu" Popup /Debian Thanx - Michael -
