On Sa, Jan 10, 2004 at 18:01:31 +0100, Marcus Lundblad wrote: > > > On Sat, 10 Jan 2004, Klaus Umbach wrote: > > > On Sa, Jan 10, 2004 at 11:11:26 -0500, Dan Espen wrote: > > > Klaus Umbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Hello list, > > > > is it possible, to let fvwm do something in the background? > > > > With the help of Tavis Ormandy, I have a nice function now, to have > > > > a thumbnail of an iconified window for the icon. It really looks > > > > beautiful, but it takes some time, to iconify a fullscreen-window (2-3 > > > > secs!). > > > > While fvwm is working on that thumbnail-function, I cannot do anything, > > > > is it possible, put it in the background, so I don't have to wait > > > > anymore, until I can work? > > > > > > Search the man page for "Schedule". > > > > No, that doesn't help, I still cannot do anything while this function is > > processed. > > > > DestroyFunc Thumbnail > > AddToFunc Thumbnail > > + I Raise > > + I PipeRead "xwd -silent -id $[w.id] > > > $[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].xwd" > > + I Iconify > > + I Schedule 1000 $[w.id] PipeRead "nice -19 convert -resize 64x54 -frame > > 1x1 -mattecolor black -quality 0 xwd:$[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].xwd > > png:$[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].png && echo WindowStyle IconOverride, > > UseIcons, Icon $[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].png,StaysOnBottom || echo Nop" > > Try replacing "PipeRead" with "Exec".
I already tried that that, for some reason it does not work. I tried + I Exec exec xwd -silent -id $[w.id] > $[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].xwd and + I Exec exec "xwd -silent -id $[w.id] > $[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].xwd" regards Klaus > //Marcus > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Dan Espen E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > > > Visit the official FVWM web page at <URL: http://www.fvwm.org/>. > > > To unsubscribe from the list, send "unsubscribe fvwm" in the body of a > > > message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To report problems, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > > 5) People say Linux is ugly. How does that make you feel? > > Torvalds: They'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes. > > Let's see just how ugly they think it is when they have a few > > bulletholes in them. > > > > > > -- > > Visit the official FVWM web page at <URL: http://www.fvwm.org/>. > > To unsubscribe from the list, send "unsubscribe fvwm" in the body of a > > message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To report problems, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > Visit the official FVWM web page at <URL: http://www.fvwm.org/>. > To unsubscribe from the list, send "unsubscribe fvwm" in the body of a > message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To report problems, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- 5) People say Linux is ugly. How does that make you feel? Torvalds: They'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes. Let's see just how ugly they think it is when they have a few bulletholes in them. -- Visit the official FVWM web page at <URL: http://www.fvwm.org/>. To unsubscribe from the list, send "unsubscribe fvwm" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To report problems, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]