Re: FVWM: [Draft] New Configuration Format

2016-09-21 Thread gi1242+fvwm
One thing I wouldn't mind added is "here documents". I use FvwmPerl quite a bit and my config is full of things like + I SendToModule perlwops eval \ my ($NEWX, $WIN) = (0, undef); \ foreach $WIN (@b) { \ $NEWX = $WIN->{x}+$WIN->{width} \ ... (10 more

Re: FVWM: [Draft] New Configuration Format

2016-09-19 Thread gi1242+fvwm
On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 08:45:12PM +0100, Thomas Adam wrote: > Yes, yes, conversion script(s). There'll be something to ensure > people can start from a known point and potentially not have to learn > anything new as well if they don't want to. Ignorance through > continuity has benefits...

Re: FVWM: [Draft] New Configuration Format

2016-09-19 Thread gi1242+fvwm
On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 11:05:23AM -0700, elliot s wrote: > If a conversion script can convert the current rc file to a code > friendly format, can a front end parser do that instead, so that we > keep the current user friendly format? Usually conversion scripts aren't perfect, so I don't know