Re: FVWM: label for iconified window

From: Dominik Vogt <fvwm_at_fvwm.org>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 11:59:24 +0100

On Sat, Jan 05, 2002 at 08:25:41PM -0500, Dan Espen wrote:
> Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt_at_gmx.de> writes:
> > On Sat, Jan 05, 2002 at 09:49:37AM -0500, Dan Espen wrote:
> > > Tony Tung <tonytung_at_csua.berkeley.edu> writes:
> > > Maybe you have a patched fvwm?
> >
> > No, he's right. Try this:
>
> It all became clear to me once Tony explained that he wasn't using
> icons, only icon titles.
>
> > BTW, what is the right way to disable icons but show icon titles?
> > I found no other way than specifying an illegal pixmap file. If I
> > have a default icon, I see no proper way to disable pixmaps for
> > certain applications.
>
> Although icon titles without icons work with FVWM,
> its not really supported in the sense that there is no clean way
> to turn it on. (I guess if you never define a default icon its on.)
>
> Wouldn't FvwmIconMan do a better job?

Well, it does.

> If we did want to make this a viable option, I think we'd need
> some way to limit the width of the title, left and right adjust it...

To be honest, I simply have some title-only icons because the
pixmap wasn't in the path anymore after some OS update. Or
perhaps I renamed it and didn't update the config file - whatever.
And then I left it that way for testing purposes.

Bye

Dominik ^_^ ^_^

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