Re: FVWM: how can I execute a fvwm cmd after a shell cmd ?

From: Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:32:58 -0500

Srivathsa Rao U <srivathsa_at_india.ti.com> writes:
> Hi,
> I want to read some file which has fvwm commands after some shell command.
> This shell command basically to create the fvwm command file.
>
> Here is the one Eg:
> DestroyFunc updatePager
> AddToFunc updatePager
> + I Exec xterm +sb -geometry 50X30+502+310 -e .fvwm/updatePager
> + I Read .FvwmForm-Pager
>
> 1st command wil create the file .FvwmForm-Pager which has some fvwm
> setting & it takes input from user as well
> 2nd command to read the cammands inside .FvwmForm-Pager.
>
> What is happening now :
> It executes 1st command & 2nd one doesnot wait it for 1st command to
> finish , hense failing.
>
> Could you pls. help me to resolve it.

You could use FvwmCommand.

First start the server:

AddToFunc StartFunction I Module FvwmCommandS

Then at the end of .fvwm/updatePager, add:

FvwmCommand 'Read .FvwmForm-Pager'

-- 
Dan Espen                           E-mail: dane_at_mk.telcordia.com
--
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 majordomo_at_fvwm.org.
To report problems, send mail to fvwm-owner_at_fvwm.org.
Received on Wed Dec 10 2003 - 10:37:41 GMT

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.3.0 : Mon Aug 29 2016 - 19:37:56 BST