On Sat, 10 Jan 2004, Klaus Umbach wrote:

> On Sa, Jan 10, 2004 at 11:11:26 -0500, Dan Espen wrote:
> > Klaus Umbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > Hello list,
> > > is it possible, to let fvwm do something in the background?
> > > With the help of Tavis Ormandy, I have a nice function now, to have
> > > a thumbnail of an iconified window for the icon. It really looks
> > > beautiful, but it takes some time, to iconify a fullscreen-window (2-3
> > > secs!).
> > > While fvwm is working on that thumbnail-function, I cannot do anything,
> > > is it possible, put it in the background, so I don't have to wait
> > > anymore, until I can work?
> > 
> > Search the man page for "Schedule".
> 
> No, that doesn't help, I still cannot do anything while this function is
> processed.
> 
> DestroyFunc Thumbnail
> AddToFunc Thumbnail
> + I Raise
> + I PipeRead "xwd -silent -id $[w.id] >
> $[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].xwd"
> + I Iconify
> + I Schedule 1000 $[w.id] PipeRead "nice -19 convert -resize 64x54 -frame 1x1 
> -mattecolor black -quality 0 xwd:$[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].xwd 
> png:$[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].png && echo WindowStyle IconOverride, UseIcons, 
> Icon $[HOME]/.fvwm/icon.tmp.$[w.id].png,StaysOnBottom || echo Nop"

Try replacing "PipeRead" with "Exec".

//Marcus
> 
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