Re: FVWM: Discrepancy in passing mouse button clicks

From: Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 12:02:21 -0400

Piotr Zgorecki <balboa_at_14.pl> writes:
> On Sat, Apr 12, 2003 at 09:20:48AM -0400, Dan Espen wrote:
> > Piotr Zgorecki <balboa_at_14.pl> writes:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Mouse 5 A M Exec aumix -v-1
> > >
> > > This makes fvwm pass the button press to the window below.
> >
> > No it doesn't. It makes Fvwm execute aumix passing the arguments -v-1.
> > The window under the pointer should not be affected.
> >
> Indeed, it does. When I scroll the wheel, I get both effects:
> 1. aumix executes and changes sound volume (this is what I intended to
> have);
> 2. the window under the pointer gets the event and e.g. mozilla (or
> whatever happens to be under the pointer) scrolls its contents (this
> is not what I wanted to have...

The event can only go one place or the other.
Are you sure you have the meta key held down during the entire
operation?

If you have xev installed, you might try to use it to figure out
whats happening.

> > > But changing the Exec to a window operation like the one below
> > > doesn't pass the click:
> > >
> > > Mouse 5 A M Raise
> >
> > Right, Fvwm gets the click and raises the window.
> >
> _And_ fvwm doesn't pass the event to the window (contrary to what I
> get with the Exec comamnd).
>
> The only window that doesn't get the event in both cases (i.e. with
> Exec and Raise) is the root window.
>
> I hope I made a bit more clear.

Yes, I understand now, but the mystery remains.

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Dan Espen                           E-mail: dane_at_mk.telcordia.com
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