Re: FVWM: Newbie question

From: Dave (Grizz) Glaser <"Dave>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 13:15:54 -0400 (EDT)

>
> dg> No ~/.fvwm2rc file. I log on through CDE. and choose openwin for
> dg> my manager (which looks at the ~/.xinitrc file to find what
> dg> manager to run.
>
> OK. Modify your .xinitrc so that it redirects stdout and stderr to a
> file (maybe ~/.fvwm-errors or something) so you can see any messages
> FVWM is generating.
>

How? I tried .../fvwm >& fvwm-errors but it just puked on me.


> dg> I had a logout button that you could click on and it would ask for
> dg> confirmation, if you clicked on yes, it logged you out (exited
> dg> fvwm2).
>
> This was probably implemented using the FvwmGoodStuff module; the name
> of this module changed to FvwmButtons.
>
The config file has FvwmButtons in it.

> dg> It also had a little map of the desks that you could click
> dg> on and it would change virtual desktops.
>
> This is called a "pager", and is implemented by the FvwmPager module.
> It's possible (it's been so long I can't remember anymore) that 2.0.42
> still had the builtin pager, which may be what the config is using.
> That won't work anymore I think; you must use the FvwmPager module.

The file also has FvwmPager in it.

If I can get the error stuff show up it would help.

Dave

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