The F? Virtual Window Manager

Wedge_ · Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 1:44 pm Post subject:

I've been trying to get the mplayer control window to move to the bottom right of the screen each time it's opened, but it just will not work. I'm using the method from the fvwm FAQ that monitors new windows with FvwmEvent, and I can get it to work fine with other apps, but it has no effect on mplayer for some reason. Anyone know what's going wrong?
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jasonou · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Posts: 87

Is there any advantage in defining colorsets with FvwmTheme?
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Fitzsimmons · Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 1:00 am Post subject: Window and Button colors

I've got my inactive windows looking something like this:

http://fitz.homelinux.org/temp/aterm-inactive.png

When activated, I want them to look exactly the same except for the title and the buttons to be white instead of grey. Right now, I'm getting something like this:

http://fitz.homelinux.org/temp/aterm-active.png

I also don't like getting those lines inbetween the buttons. Here's my makeshift, jury-rigged, hardly-commented and probably error-ridden config file:

http://fitz.homelinux.org/temp/fvwm2rc

Yes, I have all sorts of colorsets and things that are not being used... I plan on cleaning all that up when everything is working.

Thanks for any help

dh3rm3 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 26 Aug 2003 Posts: 101

Jesco · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 4:35 pm Post subject:

I tried my hands again at fvwm. I used taviso's config, stole some bits from ikaro (his cool popup menu) and changed the colors to my liking. I have, however, a couple of problems:

- When I first start fvwm, the windows do not responds to keyboard/mouse input (they are focused, though). The FvwmButton Bar doesn't respond neither. I have to first select a window from the WindowList.

- Thumbnails only start working when I restart fvwm.

- I cannot use special characters like backslash et al. When I press alt-gr a small blue windows pops up.

Does anybody have an idea. I'm a bit stuck on these and could need a helping pointer.
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Wedge_ · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 4:49 pm Post subject:

Flow_NTC · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 5:29 pm Post subject:

jeah go that transparent stuff working
but now i have a crazy problem i set:

BobDylan · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 5:47 pm Post subject:

Wedge_ · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 5:54 pm Post subject:

BobDylan · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 5:58 pm Post subject:

Fitzsimmons · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 8:45 pm Post subject: Re: Window and Button colors

Wedge_ · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 9:06 pm Post subject:

aaronjb · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 10:57 pm Post subject:

I've been trying to work out if something in particular is possible with FvwmPager now for a little while, but it's escaping me (not hard

)..

I'm using the fvwm-crystal config, slightly modified so far to suit me better, but I'd really like the iconbox & Pager to display tiny thumbnails of the windows (I know, miniscule thumbnails!) instead of the 16x16 icons.. Is that possible?

Thanks

Aaron
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BobDylan · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 11:47 pm Post subject:

bravenoob · n00b Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 14

ok fvwm zealots. Convince me to switch. I just emerged fvwm 2.4.18 and it is the ugliest thing I have ever seen since WinXPs Luna. A lot of the screenshots look beautiful though. Direct me to (or write) a guide/howto on how to make fvwm usable for the someone like me (that would be intermediate/power-user).

kalisphoenix · Apprentice Joined: 28 Sep 2003 Posts: 211 Location: Ohio

A brave noob indeed...

usingloser · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 8:49 am Post subject:

usingloser · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 8:56 am Post subject:

Here is an image of my work in progress

http://psychoind.com/current.jpg
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freedrivee · n00b Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 7

Hi,

after read this Thread i setup a fvwm system. I have only two questions left.

1. When i thumbnail my windows, i don't have a text under the thumbnails. What have i to configure to enable this?

2. When i switch the active windows via ALT+TAB the windows are bring to focus. I have set up keys to move the windows to other desktops. But whenever i switch to an other window, my mouse pointer follows. How can i disable this feature? I want to leave the mouse where it is.

Thanks.

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freedrivee · n00b Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 7

Ups, forget about the second. :oops:

Keffin · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 10:21 pm Post subject:

Hi, I've finally taken the plunge and emerged fvwm (2.5.8r6) and my first problem is a file manager... I have Gnome installed and use nautilus usually, but starting that up in fvwm gives me my Gnome wallpaper and the Gnome right click menu on the desktop. When I close nautilus I lose the Gnome desktop menu and get the fvwm one back, but I keep the wallpaper.

Is there a way of stopping these things from happening when I start nautilus? Or secondary to that can anybody suggest another file manager that doesn't need QT/KDE libs and does all the pretty thumbnail stuff like nautilus. I emerged gentoo (if only it worked for the distro

) which is okay but both ugly and lacking thumbnails.

I have plenty more questions but when I'm comfortable with a file manager I'd like to rtfm for a change

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Jesco · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 10:34 pm Post subject: