On Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 06:17:19AM +0200, Viktor Griph wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Zack Brown wrote:
> >On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 07:13:52PM +0200, Viktor Griph wrote:
> >>On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Zack Brown wrote:
> >>>
> >>>DestroyFunc RememberDesk
> >>>AddToFunc RememberDesk
> >>>+ I SetEnv VillageDeskX$[desk.n] $[page.nx]
> >>>+ I SetEnv VillageDeskY$[desk.n] $[page.ny]
> >>>+ I PipeRead `echo "GotoDeskAndPage $0 ${VillageDeskX$0}
> >>>${VillageDeskY$0}"`
> >>>
> >>># move from desktop to desktop
> >>>Key F1 A M RememberDesk 0
> >>>Key F2 A M RememberDesk 1
> >>
> >>With the current CVS version (or any snapshot after September 19) FVWM is
> >>capable of nested variable expansion.
> >>
> >>That is you will be able to do
> >> + I GotoDeskAndPage $0 $[VillageDeskX$0] $[VillageDeskY$0]
> >>instead of the PipeRead invoking a shell.
> >
> >I'm using 2.5.12 as found in Debian Testing. Will this feature be
> >officially
> >introduced in 2.5.15?
> >
> Yes. Until then you might actually be able to trick FVWM to expand
> variables in the order you want by escaping and use of always true tests.
>
> + I Test (True) GotoDeskAndPage $0 $$[VillageDeskX$0] $$[VillageDeskY$0]
> will probably work for you. That is it will expand the $0 before the Test
> is evalueated, and at the same time change $$ to $, and then expand the
> variables as the test is evalueated and the command executes.
OK, I've tested this, but it didn't work for me. It had no effect. Does it
actually work for you? Is there some kind of output I could produce that would
help debug the situation?
Be well,
Zack
>
>
> /Viktor
>
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Zack Brown
