Scott -- On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:27:22 +1000 Scott Smedley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Thomas, > > > I noticed earlier that there is a discrepency in the FVWM manpage (2.5.X > > series is the only one to be fixed) for the Wait command description. The > > description says initially that the command waits of "windowname". This > > is parly true -- the code in builtins.c apparently also checks for the > > window's tile, class and resource (just like how the style command works). > > > > I feel this needs to be reflected in its description > > ... > > > +.BI "Wait [" windowtitle | windowclass | windowresource "]" > > Personally, I think it would be prudent to stick with "windowname" here. > A novice user might think it appropriate to specify, say, a window resource > & then be surprised to learn that some other window with a matching > _title_ was matched. That's fine, and it makes sense of course. Quite often a window's name (as it appears on the titlebar) is taken from WM_TITLE anyway. > How about: > > Wait windowname > This command is intended to be used in fvwm functions only. It > causes execution of a function to pause until a new window matching > windowname appears. A window can match windowname on either its > title, class or resource. This is particularly useful in > "InitFunction" if you are trying to start windows on specific desks > or pages: > > It's still not perfect - any suggested improvements? That's better. I still think it is wise to specify in the syntax for the command the fact that one can have: windowname, windowclass, windowresource -- and while I realise this forces a slight amount of Xlib knowledge onto the user, it does clarify the list of options one can use to that command. When I first read it I was confused, since it did (to me) read as though the window's name was only considered. > > Note that in the function example accompanying the Wait command's > > description, I have taken the liberty of replacing the function's use of > > the "Desk" command with "GotoDesk" since this is now the preferred > > command to use. > > Ok. > > > ThisWindow (thomas_adam) Destroy > > ThisWindow (thomas_adam) Wait godo :) Heh. -- Thomas Adam -- ThisWindow (thomas_adam) Destroy
