Re: FVWM: trouble with Iconification...

From: Dominik Vogt <fvwm_at_fvwm.org>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 08:20:01 +0200

On Fri, Aug 08, 2003 at 03:45:50PM -0400, King V wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have a question regarding the updated FVWM2 package, and behavior of
> iconification.
>
> Up until today, I was using FVWM 2.4.9 (package
> fvwm2-2.4.9-1mdk.i586.rpm), and had things pretty much working as I liked
> them, with my system.fvwm2rc set how I wanted.
>
> I today upgraded to 2.4.14 package fvwm2-2.4.14-1mdk.i586.rpm).
>
> However, when using the EXACT SAME system.fvwm2rc file, when I would
> iconify the windows, they would just completely vanish.

This bug has already been fixed. Use fvwm-2.4.16.


> I am using FvwmIconMan, and not using any actual icons, just listing them
> in the upper left corner of the screen.
>
> I finally figured that this was due to the:
> Style * NoIcon
>
> line in my system.fvwm2rc file. However, if I eliminate this line, not
> only does the window iconify, but what appears to be some sort of default
> icon manager ALSO has the window.
>
> Please see:
> http://mywebpages.comcast.net/king-v/fvwm/scrshot.gif
>
> As you can see, in the list of 5 windows, the 3rd one is iconified
> (indicated by the small square next to the text of the window title). Note
> however that tucked behind the list, you can see trailing along the top
> edge, to the right of the list, a titlebar of sorts (with the text
> "omcast.net: /home/king_v" visible).
>
> So now if I don't use NoIcon, I have that extra titlebar floating around
> when I iconify a window, but if I use NoIcon, not only will that titlebar
> be gone, but FvwmIconMan will lose the window from its list as well.
>
> Is there a way around this? How can I get the behavior that 2.4.9 was
> giving me while still using the latest version?

Bye

Dominik ^_^ ^_^
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Received on Mon Aug 11 2003 - 01:20:22 BST

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