Re: Documentation (was: Re: FVWM: How do I start modules automatically?)

From: Dominik Vogt <fvwm_at_fvwm.org>
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 11:07:39 +0200

On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 09:07:02PM -0500, Len Philpot wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 02:20:00AM +0200, Dominik Vogt wrote:
> >
> > Place the lines
> >
> > AddToFunc StartFunction
> > + I FvwmAuto 500
> >
> > in you $HOME/.fvwm2rc file. Although its very big, the man page
> > is a good source of fvwm related information, but don't hesitate
> > to ask questions on the mailing list - that's its main purpose.
>
> While I agree the fvwm man page is extensive and a good source of info,
> it's (unfortunately) hardly a tutorial. Of course, man pages aren't
> generally meant to be tutorials, but it would certainly be nice to have
> one somewhere. I saw one other post on the list of a small tutorial and
> have read that, but that's apparently about it. I get the feeling I
> won't understand much of anything until some magic moment after reading
> enough when it all comes together at once...

*Sigh* Yes, the documentation is one of the biggest open issues
with fvwm, but we don't have the people and/or the infrastructure
to do it right. We'd need somebody who is able and willing to set
up en environment in which the man page and other doc formats can
be generated from a single source.

Bye

Dominik ^_^ ^_^

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