----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Schlienger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Berry Bakker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 11:38 PM Subject: Re: FVWM: How do I make this (transparent menu's and thumbnail icons)?
> Am Freitag, 21. Mai 2004 18:52 schrieben Sie: > > Hello, > > > > How do I make something like this: > > http://www.fvwm.org/screenshots/desktops/Nuno_Alexandre-1600x1200/screensho > >t jpg > > > > I REALY like the icons with the thumbnails of the windows in it, how to do > > this? > I copied this from Tavis Ormandy: > > ##### > # Name: Thumbnail > # Purpose: Iconify a window with a reduced screenshot of the application > # Window, looks really cool. > # > # Uses FvwmEvent to remove the Icon when deiconified, you will want > # to remove this if you use WindowStyle elsewhere. > # > # Thumbnailing example: [6]http://dev.gentoo.org/~taviso/step2.png > # > ################## > > SetEnv fvwm_icon_size 64 > > DestroyFunc Thumbnail > AddToFunc Thumbnail > + I Raise > + I PipeRead "xwd -silent -id $[w.id] | convert -scale $[fvwm_icon_size] > -frame 1x1 \ > -mattecolor black -quality 0 xwd:- png:$[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].png > \ > && echo WindowStyle IconOverride, Icon $[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].png, > \ > StaysOnBottom || echo Nop" > + I Iconify > The output off xwd is piped to 'convert'... Which application is meant by that? Where can I download it? > DestroyFunc DeThumbnail > AddToFunc DeThumbnail > + I DestroyWindowStyle > + I Exec exec rm -f $HOME/.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].png > > # FIXME: This will destroy all Windowstyle settings. > *FvwmEvent: DeIconify DeThumbnail > > Now you have to bind the function to a key or the mouse. > Example: > > Mouse 0 6 A Thumbnail > > And you have to add the following to your init function: > > + "I" Test (Restart) All (Iconic) Test (f $[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.\ > tmp.$[w.id].png) WindowStyle IconOverride, Icon $[HOME]\ > /.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].png > > The only thing left is to add the following to your exit function: > > + "I" Test (!ToRestart) Exec exec rm -f $[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.tmp.* > > > How do I make a menu like that (transparent but tinted, you see the > > windows under it!)? > > The screenshot shows a translucent menu since you can see also the windows > under it. A transparent menu only "shows" the background. For a translucent > menu you need Fvwm Themes with an additional patch (see also the FAQ). > > > > I use FVWM 2.5.7, have not downloaded any patch or FVMW-Themes. I tried the > > source of this one: > > http://www.fvwm.org/screenshots/desktops/Tavis_Ormandy-desk-1152x864/screen > >s hot.jpg > > > > Which also has the nice iconified windows and transparant, but tinted > > menus, but turn out as ugly text and the menus aren't transparent :-( > > Tavis uses a transparent Colorset, I think. With the explanations above you > can easily get the nice iconified windows. > > > > > Also how can I make a transparent but tinted (by tinted I mean it has still > > a color) pager? > > > > Do I need something special? A patch? A newer version? A better graphics > > chip (I have a Cirrus Logic with 1Mb (SLICK!))? > > > > If I need any patch, do I need to compile the thing myself, or can I apply > > it to a FreeBSD package? > > I don't know. > > > > > Regards, > > Berry > > > > -- > > 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]
