On 20 June 2010 19:28, Thomas Adam <[email protected]> wrote:
> Key q R A Echo $$[numofterms]
>
> And, as in the above, you need to read the thing backwards, just like FVWM
> is doing when it parses the line.  So first time around (when it encounters
> the keyword "Key") FVWM will expand it out like this:
>
> Key q R A Echo $[numofterms]
>
> Then, when the action for the "q" binding is encountered, FVWM still sees to
> run:
>
> Echo $[numofterms]
>
> ... thus honouring the expansion of $[numofterms] for no matter how many
> times you might change this environment variable.
>
> Is that clear?  The trick is to read these things backwards -- and you need
> two "$"s -- one for the Echo command, the other for the Key command.
>
> If you, or anyone else, feels this information needs adding to the man page
> or making clearer, *please* send me a patch.  It would save me a lot of
> time.  :)

wowza! thanks.  how do i go about adding this information to the man
page? i dont know anything about how i would do this.

where did you learn about this information?

also, is there not a wiki? can this information not go there as well?

is the wiki officially part of fvwm? wouldnt it be easier to replace
the website with it?

M. Treibton

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