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FvwmIdent(1) Fvwm Modules FvwmIdent(1) NAME
FvwmIdent - the Fvwm identify-window module SYNOPSIS
FvwmIdent is spawned by fvwm, so no command line invocation will work. DESCRIPTION
The FvwmIdent module prompts the user to select a target window, if the module was not launched from within a window context in Fvwm. After that, it pops up a window with information about the window which was selected. COPYRIGHTS
The FvwmIdent program, and the concept for interfacing this module to the Window Manager, are all original work by Robert Nation and Nobu- taka Suzuki. Copyright 1994, Robert Nation and Nobutaka Suzuki. No guarantees or warranties or anything are provided or implied in any way whatsoever. Use this program at your own risk. Permission to use this program for any purpose is given, as long as the copyright is kept intact. INITIALIZATION
During initialization, FvwmIdent gets config info from fvwm's module configuration database (see fvwm(1), section MODULE COMMANDS) to determine which colors and font to use. If the FvwmIdent executable is linked to another name, ie ln -s FvwmIdent MoreIdentify, then another module called MoreIdentify can be started, with a completely different configuration than FvwmIdent, simply by changing the keyword FvwmIdent to MoreIdentify. This way mul- tiple clutter-reduction programs can be used. INVOCATION
FvwmIdent can be invoked by binding the action 'Module FvwmIdent' to a menu or key-stroke in the .fvwm2rc file. Fvwm will search directory specified in the ModulePath configuration option to attempt to locate FvwmIdent. Although nothing keeps you from launching FvwmIdent at start-up time, you probably don't want to. Clicking into the FvwmIdent window or pressing a key while it has focus closes FvwmIdent. Pressing mouse button 2 in the window restarts FvwmIdent and asks for a new window to select. CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
FvwmIdent reads the same .fvwm2rc file as fvwm reads when it starts up, and looks for lines as listed below: *FvwmIdent: Colorset n Tells the module to use colorset n. See FvwmTheme. *FvwmIdent: Fore color Tells the module to use color instead of black for text. Switches off the Colorset option. *FvwmIdent: Back color Tells the module to use color instead of white for the window background. Switches off the Colorset option. *FvwmIdent: Font fontname Tells the module to use fontname instead of fixed for text. *FvwmIdent: MinimalLayer layer FvwmIdent places its window on the layer of a target window. But not below the minimal layer. By default, the minimal layer is 4 just like the fvwm default layer. If layer is 0, the layer of the target window is always used. If layer is "default" or not speci- fied, the default behavior is restored. If layer is "none", FvwmIdent is placed as a normal window even if the target window is above it. AUTHOR
Robert Nation and Nobutaka Suzuki (nobuta-s@is.aist-nara.ac.jp). 3rd Berkeley Distribution 09 May 2010 (2.5.30) FvwmIdent(1)
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FvwmPager(1) General Commands Manual FvwmPager(1) NAME
FvwmPager - the FVWM Pager module SYNOPSIS
FvwmPager is spawned by fvwm, so no command line invocation will work. From within the .fvwmrc file, FvwmPager is spawned as follows: Module FvwmPager 0 3 or from within an fvwm pop-up menu: Popup "Module-Popup" Title "Modules" Module "GoodStuff" GoodStuff Module "NoClutter" FvwmClean Module "FvwmIdentify" FvwmIdent Module "Banner" FvwmBanner Module "Debug" FvwmDebug Module "SaveDesktop" FvwmSave Module "Pager" FvwmPager 0 3 EndPopup where "0" is the first desktop to show, and "3" is the last. DESCRIPTION
The FvwmPager module shows a miniature view of the Fvwm desktops which are specified in the command line. This is a useful reminder of where your active windows are. Windows in the pager are shown in the same color as their fvwm decorations. The pager can be used to change your viewport into the current desktop, to change desktops, or to move windows around. Pressing mouse button 1 in the pager will cause you viewport to change to the selected page of the selected desk. If you click with button 1 in the desk-label area, you will switch desks but not pages within the desk. Dragging mouse button 2 on a miniature view of a window will cause that window to be move to the location where you release the mouse but- ton, but your viewport will not change. If you drag the window out of the pager and onto your desktop, a full size image of the window will appear for you to place. There is no way to pick up a full size image of the window and move it into the pager, however. Since some mice do not have button 2, I have made provisions to drag windows in the pager by using pressing modifier-1 (usually Alt) and dragging with button 3. Clicking mouse button 3 on a location within the current desktop will cause the viewport to move to the selected location, but will not align the viewport to a page boundary. Dragging button 3 will cause the viewport to move as you drag. Button 3 operations are limited to the current desktop only. When iconified, the pager will work as a fully functional current page only pager. Windows and viewports can be moved within the icon of the pager. Users will want to make sure that they have no lines similar to Icon "Fvwm Pager" whatever in their .fvwmrc files. COPYRIGHTS
The FvwmClean program, and the concept for interfacing this module to the Window Manager, are all original work by Robert Nation. Copyright 1994, Robert Nation. No guarantees or warranties or anything are provided or implied in any way whatsoever. Use this program at your own risk. Permission to use this program for any purpose is given, as long as the copyright is kept intact. INITIALIZATION
During initialization, FvwmPager will eventually search a configuration file which describes the time-outs and actions to take. The con- figuration file is the same file that fvwm used during initialization. If the FvwmPager executable is linked to another name, ie ln -s FvwmPager OtherPager, then another module called OtherPager can be started, with a completely different configuration than FvwmPager, simply by changing the keyword FvwmPager to OtherPager. This way multiple pager programs can be used. KEYBOARD FOCUS CONTROL
You can direct the keyboard focus to any window on the current desktop by clicking with button 2 on its image in the pager. The window does not need to be visible, but it does need to be on the current page. INVOCATION
The invocation method was shown in the synopsis section CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
FvwmPager reads the same .fvwmrc file as fvwm reads when it starts up, and looks for certain configuration options: *FvwmPagerGeometry geometry Completely or partially specifies the pager windows location and geometry, in standard X11 notation. In order to maintain an undis- torted aspect ratio, you might want to leave out either the width or height dimension of the geometry specification *FvwmPagerRows rows Tells fvwm how many rows of desks to use when laying out the pager window. *FvwmPagerColumns columns Tells fvwm how many columnss of desks to use when laying out the pager window. *FvwmPagerIconGeometry geometry Specifies a size (optional) and location (optional) for the pager's icon window. Since there is no easy way for FvwmPager to deter- mine the height of the icon's label, you will have to make an allowance for the icon label height when using negative y-coordinates in the icon location specification (used to specify a location relative to the bottom instead of the top of the screen). *FvwmPagerStartIconic Causes the pager to start iconified. *FvwmPagerFont font-name Specified a font to use to label the desktops. If font_name is "none" then no desktop labels will be displayed. *FvwmPagerSmallFont font-name Specified a font to use to label the window names in the pager. If not specified, the window labels will be omitted. Window labels seem to be fairly useless for desktop scales of 32 or greater. *FvwmPagerFore color Specifies the color to use to write the desktop labels, and to draw the page-grid lines. *FvwmPagerBack color Specifies the background color for the window. *FvwmPagerHilight color The active page and desk label will be highlighted by using this background pattern instead of the normal background. *FvwmPagerLabel desk label Assigns the text label to desk desk in the pager window. Useful for assigning symbolic names to desktops, ie *FvwmPagerLabel 1 Mail *FvwmPagerLabel 2 Maker *FvwmPagerLabel 2 Matlab DeskTopScale number If the geometry is not specified, then a desktop reduction factor is used to calculate the pager's size. Things in the pager window are shown at 1/number of the actual size. AUTHOR
Robert Nation 3rd Berkeley Distribution Mar 16 1994 FvwmPager(1)