Re: FVWM: Starting programs on different pages

From: Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 16:32:17 -0400

Frank Derichsweiler <fd-l-fvwm_at_daidalos.informatik.unibw-muenchen.de> writes:
> Hi fvwm-User,
>
> I would like to start applications on different pages during start up
> of fvwm 2.2.4.
> I tried the following in my .fvwm2rc
> AddToFunc InitFunction
> # show FVWM logo
> + "I" Module FvwmBanner
> + "I" Exec xosview -geometry 175x135-20-30
> + "I" Exec xpmroot /usr/X11R6/include/X11/susexpm/normal/wall_suse.
> xpm
> + "I" GotoPage 0 0
> + "I" Exec <FirstApplication>
> + "I" Exec <SecondApplication>
> + "I" GotoPage 0 1
> + "I" Exec <ThirdApplication>
>
> Unfortunately it does not work. All apps are started on page 0 1. How
> can I do that?

In the latest Betas we have better ways to do this, but
this worked for me:

DestroyFunc test
AddToFunc test
+ I GotoPage 0 1
+ I exec xterm -name one
+ I wait one
+ I GotoPage 1 1
+ I exec xterm -name two
+ I wait two
test

(You need to wait for the "Exec" to happen.)

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Received on Wed Jul 26 2000 - 16:11:13 BST

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