Re: FVWM: windows acting in tandem
Thanks you, Mikhael, for your useful suggestions regarding my recent query (shown below.) I figured out how to do transparent FvwmButtons in version 2.4.5. I will upgrade to 2.5.* one of these days to use the newer features. Now I have a related question. When I change the root window background image, the transparent FvwmButtons do not refresh themselves, because I guess they are not aware that the root has changed. I have to do a RefreshWindow on FvwmButtons to get the transparent parts adapt to the new background. This brings me to my question: will upgrading to 2.5.* help to get around this? If not, is there a standard method to update fvwm's transparent objects when the root background changes? As always, thank you for your time and dedication to readers of this mailing list. Rouben On 26 May 2003 21:18:07 -0400, Rouben Rostamian wrote: Fvwm version: 2.4.5 Let's say I have three windows with resource names win1, win2, win3. I want to set things up so that when any of the three windows are raised, the other two are also raised automatically. Similarly, when any one of them is lowered, the other two are also lowered automatically. In other words, the three windows act in tandem as far as raising/lowering goes. Let's assume that the geometry of the windows are fixed and they do now overlap, otherwise we may run into problems. I played around with FvwmEvent but did not get far. I would appreciate if you could help me with this. You should be aware of endless loops. Say, you listen to lower_window, get win1 then you lower all 3 windows and get 3 new lower_window events... Maybe *FvwmEvent: Delay 2 will help you to avoid this. Is the problem that your windows are CirculateSkip? Then do: Next (FvwmPager, CirculateHit) Lower In case you are wondering why I want to do this, here is the reason. I have three little windows near the bottom edge of the screen. A Pager, an Xosview, and an Xload. Like this: ++ ++ ++ || || || || || || ++ ++ ++ If these windows are partially obscured by another application and if the user raises one of them, I want all three to raise at once, giving the impression that they are one whole unit, not three separate windows. PS: I tried putting the three objects inside one FvwmButtons, but wasn't able to make transparent horizontal gaps between them. This is indead the best solution. Can you try again with 2.5.x using transparent colorset and Style FvwmButtons ParentalRelativity? Regards, Mikhael. -- Visit the official FVWM web page at URL: http://www.fvwm.org/. To unsubscribe from the list, send unsubscribe fvwm in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To report problems, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FVWM: windows acting in tandem
On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 12:20:57AM -0400, Rouben Rostamian wrote: Thanks you, Mikhael, for your useful suggestions regarding my recent query (shown below.) I figured out how to do transparent FvwmButtons in version 2.4.5. I will upgrade to 2.5.* one of these days to use the newer features. Now I have a related question. When I change the root window background image, the transparent FvwmButtons do not refresh themselves, because I guess they are not aware that the root has changed. I have to do a RefreshWindow on FvwmButtons to get the transparent parts adapt to the new background. This brings me to my question: will upgrading to 2.5.* help to get around this? If not, is there a standard method to update fvwm's transparent objects when the root background changes? In 2.5.*, if you use an appropriate set root program, fvwm detect root bg change and update the Transparent colorsets. See FvwmThemes (2.5.x) man page for details. Regards, Olivier -- Visit the official FVWM web page at URL: http://www.fvwm.org/. To unsubscribe from the list, send unsubscribe fvwm in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To report problems, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FVWM: windows acting in tandem
Olivier Chapuis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 12:20:57AM -0400, Rouben Rostamian wrote: Thanks you, Mikhael, for your useful suggestions regarding my recent query (shown below.) I figured out how to do transparent FvwmButtons in version 2.4.5. I will upgrade to 2.5.* one of these days to use the newer features. Now I have a related question. When I change the root window background image, the transparent FvwmButtons do not refresh themselves, because I guess they are not aware that the root has changed. I have to do a RefreshWindow on FvwmButtons to get the transparent parts adapt to the new background. This brings me to my question: will upgrading to 2.5.* help to get around this? If not, is there a standard method to update fvwm's transparent objects when the root background changes? In 2.5.*, if you use an appropriate set root program, fvwm detect root bg change and update the Transparent colorsets. See FvwmThemes (2.5.x) man page for details. Just downloaded and installed 2.5.6. Works just as advertised. Thanks for the suggestion. Rouben -- Visit the official FVWM web page at URL: http://www.fvwm.org/. To unsubscribe from the list, send unsubscribe fvwm in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To report problems, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FVWM: windows acting in tandem
On 26 May 2003 21:18:07 -0400, Rouben Rostamian wrote: Fvwm version: 2.4.5 Let's say I have three windows with resource names win1, win2, win3. I want to set things up so that when any of the three windows are raised, the other two are also raised automatically. Similarly, when any one of them is lowered, the other two are also lowered automatically. In other words, the three windows act in tandem as far as raising/lowering goes. Let's assume that the geometry of the windows are fixed and they do now overlap, otherwise we may run into problems. I played around with FvwmEvent but did not get far. I would appreciate if you could help me with this. You should be aware of endless loops. Say, you listen to lower_window, get win1 then you lower all 3 windows and get 3 new lower_window events... Maybe *FvwmEvent: Delay 2 will help you to avoid this. Is the problem that your windows are CirculateSkip? Then do: Next (FvwmPager, CirculateHit) Lower In case you are wondering why I want to do this, here is the reason. I have three little windows near the bottom edge of the screen. A Pager, an Xosview, and an Xload. Like this: ++ ++ ++ || || || || || || ++ ++ ++ If these windows are partially obscured by another application and if the user raises one of them, I want all three to raise at once, giving the impression that they are one whole unit, not three separate windows. PS: I tried putting the three objects inside one FvwmButtons, but wasn't able to make transparent horizontal gaps between them. This is indead the best solution. Can you try again with 2.5.x using transparent colorset and Style FvwmButtons ParentalRelativity? Regards, Mikhael. -- Visit the official FVWM web page at URL: http://www.fvwm.org/. To unsubscribe from the list, send unsubscribe fvwm in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To report problems, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
