Alvin Chin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Sorry to be ignorant, but when I right click with my mouse on the root
> window (the background of my desktop which is in a VNC viewer), I only
> see the standard menu of the GNOME window manager (New Windows, New
> Folder, etc.).  
> 
> Unless this is not called the root window, then what is the root window?

Gnome runs something called Nautilus.
This creates a borderless window that covers the root window.

You can stop using nautilus or invoke your fvwm menus some other way.

> Thanks and sorry to sound ignorant, I am new to FVWM.

You must be new.

Replies belong "in context" on this list.

Normally, I just delete top posted messages.
I don't know how many other people on this list do the same
but it could be a non-zero number.

> 
> On Wed, 2004-05-19 at 19:22, Mikhael Goikhman wrote:
> > On 19 May 2004 18:02:50 -0400, Alvin Chin wrote:
> > > 
> > > I still can't seem to get mouse stroke to work.  Does someone have a
> > > sample fvwm2rc file that works with mouse strokes?  I keep getting
> > > errors with my fvwm2rc file.
> > 
> > Did you try the file I suggested?
> > 
> > Start FvwmConsole and type these commands in it:
> > 
> > Mouse         3  R  A   StrokeFunc FeedBack DrawMotion StrokeWidth 2
> > Stroke  0     0  R  A   Exec xmessage "Just click mouse 3 on the root"
> > Stroke  N852  0  R  A   Exec xterm -n "Draw line from up to down"
> > Stroke  N456  0  R  A   Exec xterm -n "Draw line from left to right"
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Mikhael.
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