On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 01:25:10AM -0500, jpkotta wrote:
> I first noticed this bug in a key binding to start my web browser.  I  
> would make the key strokes and then realize that I wanted to be on a  
> different desktop.  The browser takes a second to start, so I would try to  
> switch desktops before it was up.  Then FVWM would suddenly crash.
> 
> Here's a minimal config:
> 
>     DestroyFunc TestFunc
>     AddToFunc TestFunc
>     + I     Exec sleep 1 ; xterm
>     + I     Wait Xterm
> 
>     Key     T       A       A       TestFunc
> 
> If you hit 'T' then some other key before xterm comes up, FVWM will  
> crash.  FVWM doesn't crash if you hit 'T', or if another window is  
> focused.  The sleep simulates time the browser takes to start up,  
> otherwise it's hard to reproduce with xterm.
> 
> I suspect that Wait is causing the trouble, because I have no problems  
> without it.

You didn't say which version of fvwm you have.

In some 2.5.x versions before 2.5.13 there is a known crash in the
Wait command in conjunction with window specific bindings.  2.5.13
fixes that.

Ciao

Dominik ^_^  ^_^

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Dominik Vogt, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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