Re: FVWM: PipeRead question

From: Mikhael Goikhman <migo_at_cortext.co.il>
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 13:27:33 +0200

On 18 Nov 2000 05:54:03 -0330, Neil Zanella wrote:
>
> I have a question regarding PipeRead. I am trying to use it to read
> the output of a script and use it as a text string to be passed to
> FvwmForm as follows:
>
> *LogoutVerifyText PipeRead "/home/nzanella/logout.sh"
>
> My script is well tested and works fine and the rest of the
> Module FvwmForm LogoutVerify is also OK. The ~/.xsession-error
> file does not complain but when I open the form with a mouse
> click the text output of PipeRead is just not on the form.
> Did I do something wrong?

PipeRead is the fvwm command, FvwmForm or other module do not know about
it, so you can't use it in the middle of the line. Instead, you can use:

  PipeRead `printf '*LogoutVerifyText '; /home/nzanella/logout.sh`

If you have many similar lines, you could probably like to write a shell
script generating the form (all *LogoutVerify lines) and PipeRead it once.

Regards,
Mikhael.
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Received on Sat Nov 18 2000 - 05:28:40 GMT

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