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List:       fvwm
Subject:    Re: FVWM: Is there a module HOWTO?
From:       Glen Lee Edwards <glenlee () perluser ! net>
Date:       2001-01-20 15:02:44
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I found that a few minutes after I posted the letter, but your method is better
because it allows you to pull up the last loaded image on [re]start.

Thanks,

Glen

Today, at 01:16, S. Anderson sent through the Star Gate:

>On Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 11:45:36PM -0600, Glen Lee Edwards wrote:
>> Is there a HOW-TO somewhere that explains the basics of writing your own module
>> for FVWM?
>>
>> For example, I have a directory of backgrounds that I like to add in new
>> graphics for the root window (and eventually do the same for icons).  I
>> currently have a subpanel that lists most of these graphics, but I have to hand
>> enter them into .fvwm2rc.  I'm looking for a tutorial that would explain the
>> basics of what information I would have to pipe into fvwm when the module loads
>> that would allow a perl program I'd write to read all the files in the
>> backgrounds directory, format the information, and then send it to fvwm.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Glen
>>
>
>Hello,
>    The man page tells how make a function to read a directory of jpg's
>and place them in a menu (search for JpgMenu), I modified it a bit so
>that when I start fvwm2 i get the same picture i last set, hopefully
>this helps you...
>
># Build a menu of pictures.
>AddToMenu PixMenu
>+ DynamicPopupAction Function MakePixMenu
>
>AddToFunc MakePixMenu
>+ I DestroyMenu recreate PixMenu
>+ I AddToMenu PixMenu Pictures Title
>+ I PipeRead 'for i in ~/pix/*.*;do echo AddToMenu PixMenu "`basename $i`" \
>        Exec "Esetroot -s $i && echo $i > $HOME/.fvwm/desktop_picture"; done'
>
>AddToFunc   InitFunction
>+ I Exec    Esetroot -s `cat $HOME/.fvwm/desktop_picture`
>
>
>sa
>
>PS there is information about modules here: http://www.fvwm.org/modules.html
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