Re: FVWM: Re: [fvwm-2.0.42] FvwmButtons and swallowed apps / styles

From: Charles Hines <>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 09:45:50 -0400

>>>>> "Mark" == Mark Borges <mdb_at_cdc.noaa.gov> writes:

Mark> Identify reports the Name, Icon Name, and Resource as "xbuffy", but
Mark> the Class as "XBuffy". When I made the change to use the Class name,
Mark> as you do, it works for me, too. Although the man page says,

Mark> windowname can be a window's name, class, or resource
Mark> string.

Mark> it appears to only work if the class is used for the windowname. Can
Mark> anyone else confirm this?

It should be working for all of those, as I've made no changes to the
contrary. I'll see if I can reproduce it though...

Mark> I was only able to duplicate the breakage from a fresh start of fvwm
Mark> using "xbuffy" as a windowname; I wasn't quite sure how to clear a
Mark> style using FvwmTalk.

You can't really clear a style spec currently, although this might not
be a bad idea. I'll put it on the TO-DO list.

Mark> If someone else can confirm this, is this change intentional? It
Mark> doesn't really matter as far as I'm concerned -- I just need to be
Mark> clear as to what the rules of the game are.

It shouldn't have changed - name, class, or resource *should* all
still be acceptable. As I said, I'll investigate.

Chuck

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