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FvwmConsole(1) Fvwm Modules FvwmConsole(1) NAME
FvwmConsole - an fvwm command input interface SYNOPSIS
Module FvwmConsole [options] FvwmConsole can only be invoked by fvwm. Command line invocation of the FvwmConsole module will not work. DESCRIPTION
FvwmConsole allows the user to type fvwm configuration commands interactively, and have them executed immediately. This tool is particu- larly useful for testing new configuration ideas, or for implementing temporary changes to your environment. INVOCATION
FvwmConsole must be spawned as a module by fvwm. FvwmConsole takes all xterm(1) options. FvwmConsole can be invoked by inserting the line 'Module FvwmConsole' in the .fvwm2rc file. This can be placed on a line by itself, if FvwmConsole is to be spawned during fvwm's initialization, or can be bound to a menu or mouse button or keystroke to invoke it later. CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
FvwmConsole uses xterm(1). All resources set for xterm are inherited unless overridden by command line options. Module FvwmConsole -g 40x10 -fg black -bg green3 A different terminal emulator can be specified with the -terminal option. However, only terminal programs that understand the options -name, -title and -e can be used. Module FvwmConsole -terminal rxvt Previous versions of FvwmConsole supported a -e option to choose a different front-end. Although this option is still provided for back- wards compatibility its use is discouraged unless you know exactly what you are doing. Module FvwmConsole -e FvwmConsoleC.pl (see FvwmConsoleC.pl(1)). Also X resources can be set in your ~/.Xdefaults file: FvwmConsole*VT100*geometry: 40x4 FvwmConsole*font: 7x14 COMMAND EDITING
There are a few options. If the GNU readline library is available, it can be used. If Perl5 is installed, FvwmConsoleC.pl can be used as a command editor. This can be accomplished by either copying FvwmConsoleC.pl to fvwmlib directory as FvwmConsoleC or invoking FvwmConsole with -e option. For example: Module FvwmConsole -e FvwmConsoleC.pl If neither one is installed, a simple input reading function which doesn't have editing capabilities is used. GNU readline and FvwmConsoleC.pl have some frequent used commands in common as default. These commands are similar to emacs. For more details, refer GNU readline man and info pages, and FvwmConsoleC.pl man page. Ctrl-A - beginning of line Ctrl-B - previous char Ctrl-D - delete char Ctrl-E - end of line Ctrl-F - next char Ctrl-H - backspace Ctrl-K - erase to the end of line Ctrl-N - next line Ctrl-P - previous line Ctrl-R - search reverse Ctrl-U - delete line Meta-B - previous word Meta-F - next word Esc < - beginning of history Esc > - end of history EXITING
FvwmConsole can be stopped by entering the EOF character (usually CTRL-D). Note! Do not use the "quit" command, as this is an fvwm builtin: typing "quit" at the FvwmConsole command line will cause fvwm to exit. COPYRIGHTS
Copyright 1996, Toshi Isogai. No guarantees or warranties are provided. 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. SEE ALSO
xterm(1), FvwmConsoleC.pl(1), GNU Readline library AUTHOR
Toshi Isogai 3rd Berkeley Distribution 7 May 208 (2.5.26) FvwmConsole(1)
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FvwmBacker(1) Fvwm Modules FvwmBacker(1) NAME
FvwmBacker - the fvwm background changer module SYNOPSIS
Module FvwmBacker FvwmBacker can only be invoked by fvwm. Command line invocation of the FvwmBacker module will not work. DESCRIPTION
The FvwmBacker module provides functionality to change the background when changing desktops. Any command can be executed to change the backgrounds. Actually, any arbitrary command can be sent to fvwm to execute, so you could also do things such as changing window border colors, etc. COPYRIGHTS
The FvwmBacker module is the original work of Mike Finger. Copyright 1994, Mike Finger. The author makes no guarantees or warranties of any kind about the use of this module. Use this module at your own risk. You may freely use this module or any portion of it for any purpose as long as the copyright is kept intact. INITIALIZATION
During initialization, FvwmBacker gets config info from fvwm's module configuration database (see fvwm(1), section MODULE COMMANDS). Available options are discussed in a later section. INVOCATION
FvwmBacker can be invoked by fvwm during initialization by inserting the line AddToFunc StartFunction I Module FvwmBacker in the .fvwm2rc file. FvwmBacker can be started using a 'Module FvwmBacker' command or stopped using a 'KillModule FvwmBacker' command at any time when fvwm is running. FvwmBacker must reside in a directory that is listed in the ModulePath option of fvwm for it to be executed by fvwm. CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
The following options can be placed in the .fvwm2rc file *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk d, Page x y) command Specifies the command to execute when the viewport matches the arguments for the desk d, page x coordinate and y coordinate. Any or all of these three numeric arguments can be replaced with an asterisk (*) to indicate that any value matches, in this case Desk or Page parts can be skipped. If either the Desk or the Page parts are omitted, the command is not executed if only the desk or the page is switched. If neither is given, the command is executed only once when the module is started. This is not the same as using asterisks for the numeric arguments: if asterisks are used, the command is always executed when only the desk or page changes, if the corresponding part is omitted, the command is never executed when only the desk or page changes. If the command is -solid FvwmBacker uses the next argument as a color in the X database and sets the background to that color with- out generating a system call to xsetroot (only single word color names may be used). If the command is colorset FvwmBacker uses the background specified in colorset n for the given desk. Please refer to the man page of the FvwmTheme module for details about colorsets. Otherwise the command is sent to fvwm to execute. *FvwmBacker: RetainPixmap Causes FvwmBacker to retain and publish the Pixmap with which the background has been set. This works only for the -solid or col- orset commands. This is useful for applications which want to use the root Pixmap on the background to simulate transparency (for example, Eterm and Aterm use this method). This option should also be used for the RootTransparent colorset option (see the FvwmTheme man page). Note: with a colorset background this command may add a lot of memory to the X server. For example, this adds the pixmap width times height bytes with a TiledPixmap image, screen_width times screen_height bytes with a Pixmap image or a C,B,D,R,S or Y Gradient and screen_width bytes with a VGradient or screen height bytes with an HGradient. *FvwmBacker: DoNotRetainPixmap Cancels the effect of the previous option. This is the default. RUN-TIME CONFIGURATION It it possible to replace FvwmBacker's configuration at run-time, although it is not yet possible to remove existing configuration lines. This is done by simply removing the old configuration from withing fvwm and then read a new one. This can be done in many ways, for exam- ple by using an fvwm function or one of the modules FvwmCommand or FvwmConsole. Example: DestroyModuleConfig FvwmBacker* *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 0) -solid black *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 1) -solid blue OLD-STYLE OPTIONS There is continued support for the now deprecated option: *FvwmBacker: Desk d command It is functionally equivalent to omitting the page coordinates with *FvwmBacker: Command: *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk Id) command SAMPLE CONFIGURATION
The following are excerpts from an .fvwm2rc file which describe FvwmBacker initialization commands: #### # Set Up Backgrounds for different desktop pages (2 desks, 3x2 pages). #### *FvwmBacker: Command (Page 2 *) -solid steelblue *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 0, Page 0 0) Exec fvwm-root $[HOME]/bg2.xpm *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 0, Page 0 1) -solid midnightblue *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 0, Page 1 *) -solid yellow *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 1, Page * 0) -solid navy *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 1, Page * 1) Colorset 5 AUTHOR
Mike Finger (mfinger@mermaid.micro.umn.edu) (Mike_Finger@atk.com) (doodman on IRC, check the #linux channel) Modified by Andrew Davison (davison@cs.monash.edu.au) Michael Han (mikehan@best.com) Mikhael Goikhman (migo@homemail.com) 3rd Berkeley Distribution 09 May 2010 (2.5.30) FvwmBacker(1)