Re: FVWM: fvwm error messages

From: Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com>
Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 16:47:50 -0400

Neil Zanella <nzanella_at_cs.mun.ca> writes:
>
> Hello,
>
> I get the following errors in my .xsession-errors file and have no
> idea of how my fvwm2 file got messed up... I think I must have pasted
> something into it without knowing it or something... the worse part
> is that it doesn't look much different than it did a couple of hours
> ago but some things are simply not working... this is bizarre. Next
> time I shall remember not to have too many windows opened at once!
>
> [FVWM][AddWindow]: <<ERROR>> Can't get geometry
> [FVWM][AddWindow]: <<ERROR>> Can't get geometry
> [FVWM][AddWindow]: <<ERROR>> Can't get geometry a second time
> [FVWM][AddWindow]: <<ERROR>> Can't get geometry a second time
> [FVWM][AddWindow]: <<ERROR>> Can't get geometry a second time
>
> Does anyone know what could be causing these messages. When I first
> log in they are not there. The they come up.

I'm afraid I added those messages since I couldn't figure out
why an XGetGeometry call would fail for a window fvwm is trying
to add.

I guess fvwm gets notified that a window is being added, but
the window disappears before fvwm can find out about it.

I'll remove the messages.

> Thanks a lot!
>
> Neil
>
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Received on Fri May 05 2000 - 16:15:59 BST

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