Re: FVWM: Using FvwmAnimate

From: Subba Rao <subb3_at_attglobal.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:40:32 -0500

On 0, Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com> wrote:
> Subba Rao <subb3_at_attglobal.net> writes:
> >
> > I am trying to use FvwmAnimate. These are the setting in my .fvwm2rc
> >
> > AddToFunc "InitFunction"
> > + "I" Module FvwmAnimate
> >
> > AddToFunc "RestartFunction"
> > + "I" Module FvwmAnimate
> >
> > *FvwmAnimateEffect Zoom3D
> > *FvwmAnimateIterations 12
> > *FvwmAnimateWidth 1
> > *FvwmAnimateTwist 0.500000
> > *FvwmAnimateDelay 1
> > *FvwmAnimateColor Gold2
> >
> > What is this module supposed to do? I have wide references to it's
> > use but I do not see any extra functions from fvwm2. The ModulePath
> > is point to the right directory.
>
> When you iconify or deiconify a window, FvwmAnimate draws lines on the
> root window between the window and the icon.
>
> If you are using a 2.2 version of fvwm and you are using an icon manager
> instead of the root window icons, you won't see anything.
>
> In the 2.3 betas, additional configuration would be needed to get animation
> with the icon managers.
>
> If you have a very fast machine, you may have to increase the line width
> or iterations. The effect may be going by too fast for you to see anything.
> Try a line width of 16 and work down.
>

I am using the IconManager, yet I don't see any on the FvwmAnimate features.
It could be because of the fvwm2 version 2.2.4.

When I try to restart my fvwm2 session, for the changes to take effect, why
is my fvwm session terminating?

Any clues please?

Subba Rao
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Received on Sat Feb 05 2000 - 11:41:09 GMT

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