FvwmScroll(1)						      General Commands Manual						     FvwmScroll(1)

NAME

       FvwmScroll - the FVWM scroll-bar module

SYNOPSIS

       FvwmScroll is spawned by fvwm, so no command line invocation will work.

DESCRIPTION

       The  FvwmScroll	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 adds scroll bars to the selected window, to reduce the total desktop space consumed by the window.

       FvwmScroll reads the same .fvwmrc file as fvwm reads when it starts up, and looks for lines similar to "*FvwmScrollFore green".

       FvwmScroll should not be used with windows which move or resize themselves, nor should it be  used  with  windows  which  set  the  WM_COL-
       ORMAP_WINDOWS property. Operation is fine with windows that have a private colormap.

COPYRIGHTS

       The FvwmScroll 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, FvwmScroll will eventually search a configuration file which describes the colors to use.  The configuration file is
       the same file that fvwm used during initialization.

       If  the	FvwmScroll  executable	is  linked  to	another name, ie ln -s FvwmScroll MoreScroll, then another module called MoreScroll can be
       started, with a completely different configuration than FvwmScroll, simply by changing the keyword  FvwmScroll to MoreScroll.

INVOCATION

       FvwmScroll can be invoked by binding the action 'Module FvwmScroll x y' to a menu or key-stroke in the .fvwmrc file.  The parameter x and y
       are  integers,  which  describe	the horizontal and vertical window size reduction.  Fvwm will search directory specified in the ModulePath
       configuration option to attempt to locate FvwmScroll. Although nothing keeps you from launching FvwmScroll at start-up time,  you  probably
       don't want to.

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

       FvwmScroll reads the same .fvwmrc file as fvwm reads when it starts up, and looks for lines as listed below:

       *FvwmScrollFore color
	      Tells the module to use color instead of grey for scroll bars themselves.

       *FvwmScrollBack color
	      Tells the module to use color instead of black for the window background.

BUGS

       When the scroll bars are removed by clicking on the button in the lower right corner, the window does not restore its location correctly.

AUTHOR

       Robert Nation

3rd Berkeley Distribution					   April 14 1994						     FvwmScroll(1)