FVWM: Is FVWM mult-threaded?

2013-01-09 Thread msibley
Howdy, I've got a problem with a script. I'm Pipereading a menu, which queries an environment variable in FVWM using FvwmCommand to determin how to output the menu data. So it goes: FVWM-Piperead-Script-Fvwmcommand FVWM appears to be blocking. (The script doesn't block, and appears to timeout

Re: FVWM: Resizing any window to a known geometry

2012-12-15 Thread msibley
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

Re: FVWM: Resizing any window to a known geometry

2012-12-14 Thread msibley
Howdy, 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? Screen resolutions do change. For my intended purpose, that particular condition is not a factor. Thanks in advance!

FVWM: Resizing any window to a known geometry

2012-12-13 Thread msibley
Howdy, I'd like to do something like the following: SetEnv CAPGEOM '800x600+10+10' Key F6 A A ThisWindow (!Iconic) Move $[CAPGEOM] The purpose is to stack various windows at exactly the same resolution for consistent screen capturing. What is the best way to move a window to a known static

Re: FVWM: $[page.nx] etc. not functioning

2012-11-07 Thread msibley
On Tue, Nov 06, 2012 at 09:35:24AM -0700, msib...@crosswire.com wrote: Howdy, I have a 3x3 DeskTop # .fvwmconfig Key F8 A A Exec xmessage $[desk.n] $[page.nx] $[page.ny] $[w.id] I hit f8 while focused in a window in the bottom right page # xmessage output 0 0 0 0x142 I should

Re: FVWM: GSoC 2012: Project ideas

2012-02-23 Thread msibley
A scratch rewrite in C++, using WxWidgets and embedding the configuration elements in sqlite, killing configuration files for good and ever. There is a point at which you are doing yourself a favor by shooting the horse instead of feeding it. Not trying to piss anyone off. IMHO, I'm just

Re: FVWM: GSoC 2012: Project ideas

2012-02-23 Thread msibley
Original Message Subject: Re: FVWM: GSoC 2012: Project ideas From: Jaimos Skriletz jai...@diamond.boisestate.edu Date: Thu, February 23, 2012 4:32 pm To: fvwm@fvwm.org On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 01:34:38PM -0700, msib...@crosswire.com wrote: Not trying to piss anyone off.

FVWM: Using modifiers with FakeKeyPress

2011-09-13 Thread msibley
I keep forgetting Rxvts font increase/decrease keysequence. I'd like to just simulate it from a titlebar menu since I only use it once in a blue moon. Something like: + I PlusFont Current FakeKeypress press Shift_R press KP_Add I've tried several combinations, and shift just doesn't seem to

Re: FVWM: Using modifiers with FakeKeyPress

2011-09-13 Thread msibley
Original Message Subject: Re: FVWM: Using modifiers with FakeKeyPress From: Thomas Adam tho...@fvwm.org Date: Tue, September 13, 2011 4:13 pm To: msib...@crosswire.com Cc: fvwm@fvwm.org On 13 September 2011 21:06, Thomas Adam tho...@fvwm.org wrote: On 13 September 2011

Re: FVWM: Extracting an Environment Variable from FVWM]

2011-08-26 Thread msibley
Original Message Subject: RE: FVWM: Extracting an Environment Variable from FVWM From: msib...@crosswire.com Date: Fri, August 26, 2011 2:07 pm To: Thomas Adam tho...@fvwm.org SNIP As I said before: I'd rather not have to wrap FvwmCommand. So if there is a programatic