Re: FVWM: fvwm startup procedure
> Gesendet: Freitag, 12. Juni 2015 um 02:54 Uhr
> Von: "Thomas Adam"
> An: fvwm
> Betreff: Re: FVWM: fvwm startup procedure
>
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 01:39:34AM +0100, Ethan Raynor wrote:
> > If I give some thought, would a patch be useful to the man page to
> > perhaps add in some more useful information from this tutorial post?
>
> Maybe. But remember that you shouldn't try and dump the information
> from that mailing list message into the man page. I'm not sure how much
> of it is useful for the man page, but I'll await your patch first of
> all.
>
> -- Thomas Adam
>
> --
> "Deep in my heart I wish I was wrong. But deep in my heart I know I am
> not." -- Morrissey ("Girl Least Likely To" -- off of Viva Hate.)
>
I have a supplementary idea. Some man pages have a 'see also' section
at the bottom. Why not just add a 'see also' section to the FVWM man
page and add the URLs to some useful other pages there?
Another Quote (Dan Espen):
> The man page is meant to be a complete reference.
> This means you have to find all the pieces.
With just the 'see also' section, the man page could
make it easier for the reader to find all the other
relevant pieces.
- Michael -
Re: FVWM: fvwm startup procedure
On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 01:39:34AM +0100, Ethan Raynor wrote:
> If I give some thought, would a patch be useful to the man page to
> perhaps add in some more useful information from this tutorial post?
Maybe. But remember that you shouldn't try and dump the information
from that mailing list message into the man page. I'm not sure how much
of it is useful for the man page, but I'll await your patch first of
all.
-- Thomas Adam
--
"Deep in my heart I wish I was wrong. But deep in my heart I know I am
not." -- Morrissey ("Girl Least Likely To" -- off of Viva Hate.)
Re: FVWM: fvwm startup procedure
On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 1:21 AM, Dan Espen wrote: > I agree, really nice. > > Except for where Thomas talks about function setRCDefaults, > I think you'll find it all in the man page. > > The tutorial style is good for explaining how all the > parts work together. > > The man page is meant to be a complete reference. > This means you have to find all the pieces. Hi Dan, I can understand that, but I think it's difficult to always be able to piece together the information from the man page. The tutorial was so helpful for things like a file structure layout, and the differences between InitFunction and StartFunction. If I give some thought, would a patch be useful to the man page to perhaps add in some more useful information from this tutorial post? Thanks! Ethan
Re: FVWM: fvwm startup procedure
Ethan Raynor writes: > On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 12:20 AM, Thomas Adam wrote: >> On 10 June 2015 at 23:56, Ethan Raynor wrote: >>> For example, there must be a file somewhere which has some key >>> bindings for default things, or some function definitions, etc., for >>> alt-tab. Is that true? I was wondering where this is documented, if >>> at all. >> >> http://fvwmforums.org/wiki/Tips/FVWMStartupProcedure/ > > Wowza! This document is amazing! Is there some reason why most of > this isn't referenced in the man page, may I ask? I agree, really nice. Except for where Thomas talks about function setRCDefaults, I think you'll find it all in the man page. The tutorial style is good for explaining how all the parts work together. The man page is meant to be a complete reference. This means you have to find all the pieces. -- Dan Espen
Re: FVWM: fvwm startup procedure
On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 12:20 AM, Thomas Adam wrote: > On 10 June 2015 at 23:56, Ethan Raynor wrote: >> For example, there must be a file somewhere which has some key >> bindings for default things, or some function definitions, etc., for >> alt-tab. Is that true? I was wondering where this is documented, if >> at all. > > http://fvwmforums.org/wiki/Tips/FVWMStartupProcedure/ Wowza! This document is amazing! Is there some reason why most of this isn't referenced in the man page, may I ask? Ethan
Re: FVWM: fvwm startup procedure
On 10 June 2015 at 23:56, Ethan Raynor wrote: > For example, there must be a file somewhere which has some key > bindings for default things, or some function definitions, etc., for > alt-tab. Is that true? I was wondering where this is documented, if > at all. http://fvwmforums.org/wiki/Tips/FVWMStartupProcedure/ -- Thomas Adam
Re: FVWM: fvwm startup procedure
On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 11:53 PM, Jaimos Skriletz wrote: Hi Jaimos! > Read the man page under INITIALIZATION for a complete description of the > start up procedure and how fvwm looks for its config file. Basically it > looks in a few places (including old standards) then defaults to a minimal > config which is equivalent (afaik) to having a blank config file. Are you the same person who wrote the fvwm beginners guide? If so, thank you so much for that! Yes, I've read the INITIALIZATION section in the man page. That part I understand. I wasn't asking so much about the files fvwm looks for which a user might define, but more trying to understand the bits which come before it. For example, there must be a file somewhere which has some key bindings for default things, or some function definitions, etc., for alt-tab. Is that true? I was wondering where this is documented, if at all. Thanks! Ethan
