NAME
FvwmIdent - the FVWM identify-window module
SYNOPSIS
FvwmIdent is spawned by fvwm, so no command line
invocation will work.
DESCRIPTION
The FvwmIdent module prompts the user to select
a target window, if the module was not launched from within a
window context in Fvwm. After that, it pops up a window with
information about the window which was selected.
COPYRIGHTS
The FvwmIdent program, and the concept for
interfacing this module to the Window Manager, are all original
work by Robert Nation Nobutaka Suzuki.
Copyright 1994, Robert Nation and Nobutaka Suzuki. No guarantees
or warranties or anything are provided or implied in any way
whatsoever. Use this program at your own risk. Permission to use
this program for any purpose is given, as long as the copyright is
kept intact.
INITIALIZATION
During initialization, FvwmIdent gets
config info from fvwm's module configuration database (see
fvwm2(1),
section MODULE COMMANDS) to determine which colors and font
to use.
If the FvwmIdent executable is linked to another name, ie ln -s
FvwmIdent MoreIdentify, then another module called MoreIdentify can
be started, with a completely different configuration than
FvwmIdent, simply by changing the keyword FvwmIdent to
MoreIdentify. This way multiple clutter-reduction programs can be
used.
INVOCATION
FvwmIdent can be invoked by binding the action
'Module FvwmIdent' to a menu or key-stroke in the .fvwmrc file.
Fvwm will search directory specified in the ModulePath
configuration option to attempt to locate FvwmIdent. Although
nothing keeps you from launching FvwmIdent at start-up time, you
probably don't want to. Klicking into the the FvwmIdent window or
pressing a key while it has focus closes FvwmIdent. Pressing mouse
button 2 in the window restarts FvwmIdent and asks for a new window
to select.
CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
FvwmIdent reads the same .fvwmrc file
as fvwm reads when it starts up, and looks for lines as listed
below:
- *FvwmIdent: Colorset n
- Tells the module to use colorset n. See FvwmTheme.
- *FvwmIdent: Fore color
- Tells the module to use color instead of black for text.
Switches off the Colorset option.
- *FvwmIdent: Back color
- Tells the module to use color instead of white for the
window background. Switches off the Colorset option.
- *FvwmIdent: Font fontname
- Tells the module to use fontname instead of fixed for
text.
AUTHOR
Robert Nation and and Nobutaka Suzuki (nobuta-s@is.aist-nara.ac.jp).