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)