Re: FVWM: Question/suggestion re FvwmPager

From: Mikhael Goikhman <migo_at_homemail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 21:15:12 +0000

On 14 Jun 2003 16:46:35 -0400, Phil Stracchino wrote:
>
> I just found myself wondering if it was possible to do a specific thing
> in FvwmPager, which on reading the manpage doesn't appear to be
> currently possible, and going on to ponder whether it would be a good
> idea for a Future Feature.
>
> Basically, what I want to do is conceptually quite simple: In the same
> way that I can tell fvwm that a window matching "Mozilla*" should have a
> specified style, I want to tell FvwmPager to use different colors for
> different windows, without having to change the colors fvwm itself uses.
> Something like, say, this:
>
> *FvwmPager: WindowColors * [colors]
> *FvwmPager: WindowColors "*\%*Saved" [different colors]

Just note that if some options is to be enhanced it is WindowColorsets.

> My intent in this is quite specific. I want to be able to make specific
> windows (even more specifically, Mozilla download windows) highlight in
> the pager, but not anyplace else, so that I can see with a glance at the
> pager when a download on a different page of the desktop finishes. So
> far, from studying the man pages, I can't see a way to do this except by
> assigning those windows their own overall fvwm Style with a different
> background color.
>
> Am I overlooking something?

You may use "*FvwmPager: MiniIcons" and assign some colorful mini icon to
mozilla, so it is bold in the pager.

> If not, might this be considered as a future FvwmPager feature?

There are thousands of messages on this list. Some may be remembered,
some are not. The bug tracking system is intended for feature requests.

Regards,
Mikhael.
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