Re: FVWM: SetEnv

From: Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 19:17:51 -0400

brendan strejcek <brendan_at_cs.uchicago.edu> writes:
> Is there an fvwm variable set to the screen height and width?
>
> Or do I have to contrive with m4 to set this up with SetEnv?

In the 2.3.x releases, there are lots of variables including
one for height, otherwise the M4 technique or PipeRead should do.

> And is there a mechanism to do arithmetic in fvwm or must I
> resort to PipeRead?

Fvwm won't do arithmetic, but as you point out, PipeRead
will work fine.

If you are trying to place a window relative to the screen height,
you might get by with a negative geometry.

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