Re: FVWM: rc file questions

From: Bob van der Poel <bvdpoel_at_kootenay.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 15:27:40 -0700

Paul D. Smith wrote:
>
> %% Bob van der Poel <bvdpoel_at_kootenay.com> writes:
>
> bvdp> A few things aren't going right for me.
>
> bvdp> 1. If I have the following in my .fvwm2rc file it doesn't work:
>
> bvdp> Style Netscape* TitleIcon mini-nscape.xpm, StartsOnDesk 1, SkipMapping
>
> bvdp> However:
>
> bvdp> Style Netscape* StartsOnDesk 1, SkipMapping, TitleIcon mini-nscape.xpm
>
> bvdp> is fine. Does a TitleIcon command need to be at the end of a line?
>
> I've never heard of the "TitleIcon" command. What version of fvwm are
> you using? That could well be your problem. Have you looked at the
> error log fvwm2 prints to see if there's a syntax error shown here?

How do I enable the printing of a error log?

> Perhaps you mean "MiniIcon"? Check the fvwm2 man page.

Opps! I copies some stuff from the fvwm95 file.

>
> bvdp> 2. I have
>
> bvdp> Style "*" RandomPlacement
>
> bvdp> However, when my netscape windows come up they want to
> bvdp> 'tile'. Each new window is a bit lower (vertically) than the
> bvdp> next. I assume that this is to show the different titlebars. I
> bvdp> have the geom set to +0+0 for the netscape windows and really do
> bvdp> want it that way. Can I force this?
>
> If I understand you correctly, you should be able to create a specific
> style for netscape windows and specify a different placement scheme for
> them:
>
> Style "Netscape" <something else>
>
> and that will override the "*" style.
>

Yes. I understand this. But, I guess what I'm asking is what placement
scheme forces the placement specified in the *geometry X resource? It
seems that fvwm2 is trying to be nice to me...and I don't want it to.

I'm using the 2.2 release.

Thanks.

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Received on Mon Mar 29 1999 - 16:29:53 BST

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