Re: FVWM: query pager labels?

From: Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 13:28:50 -0400

Victor Eijkhout <eijkhout_at_cs.utk.edu> writes:
> At 11:56 -0400 2002/10/25, Dan Espen wrote:
> >Victor Eijkhout <eijkhout_at_cs.utk.edu> writes:
> >> Can I retrieve the value of a desktop label in the pager?
> >>
> >> Right now I'm setting the values from a form, and saving them
> > > additionally in an environment variable:
>
>
>
> >Perhaps Mikhael would be interested in adding the equivalent of an
> >M_CONFIG_INFO to FvwmPerl.
>
> And don't rest until fvwm is Turing-equivalent :-)

It isn't now?

> >
> >Why don't you just have FvwmForm update the .fvwm/labels file?
>
> I guess that would be possible. Then the file would keep growing with
> everytime I name a desktop, but I guess I can find an opportunity to
> curtail it.

Use sed/awk/perl to replace the label, don't add to the end.

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