Re: FVWM: ChangeDecor doesn't complete without manual intervention

From: Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt_at_fvwm.org>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 11:31:14 +0200

On Wed, Oct 13, 1999 at 07:44:23AM +0000, harbaugh_at_math.georgetown.edu wrote:
> On Wed, 1999-10-13 at 07:43:34 +0200, Dominik Vogt wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 13, 1999 at 04:42:39AM +0000, harbaugh_at_math.georgetown.edu wrote:
> > > On Wed, 1999-10-13 at 06:22:44 +0200, Dominik Vogt wrote:
> > >
> > > > If everything else fails you can issue a 'RecaptureWindow', but
> > > > I'm not sure if this command is already in 2.2.x.
> > >
> > > [FVWM][executeModule]: <<ERROR>> No such module 'RecaptureWindow' in ModulePath '/usr/local/libexec/fvwm/2.2.2'
> >
> > That's fvwm's peculiar way of telling the user that a command is unknown.
> > Well, then only upgrading or a full blown 'Recapture' will help :-/
>
> Sorry, if (in a FvwmConsole) I do:
> ChangeDecor decor-root
> [click in the console to turn the fat dot back into an arrow]
> Recapture
> all the windows flicker,
> but then the console window loses
> the thin outer band of recolored pixels it had,
> and goes right back to its original coloration!
> In other words, the Recapture wipes out the ChangeDecor entirely :-(
 
:-( Then it's upgrade time. As I mentioned before, this bug is
fixed in the (unstable!) development releases.

> BTW, other than this, fvwm seems to work according to its documentation.

You just didn't find the other places where it doesn't - yet :)

Bye

Dominik ^_^

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