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NAME¶
FvwmBacker - the fvwm background changer module
SYNOPSIS¶
Module FvwmBacker
FvwmBacker can only be invoked by fvwm. Command line invocation of the FvwmBacker module will not work.
DESCRIPTION¶
The FvwmBacker module provides functionality to change the background when changing desktops. Any command can be executed to change the backgrounds. Actually, any arbitrary command can be sent to fvwm to execute, so you could also do things such as changing window border colors, etc.
COPYRIGHTS¶
The FvwmBacker module is the original work of Mike Finger.
Copyright 1994, Mike Finger. The author makes no guarantees or warranties of any kind about the use of this module. Use this module at your own risk. You may freely use this module or any portion of it for any purpose as long as the copyright is kept intact.
INITIALIZATION¶
During initialization, FvwmBacker gets config info from fvwm's module configuration database (see fvwm(1), section MODULE COMMANDS). Available options are discussed in a later section.
INVOCATION¶
FvwmBacker can be invoked by fvwm during initialization by inserting the line
AddToFunc StartFunction I Module FvwmBacker
in the .fvwm2rc file.
FvwmBacker can be started using a 'Module FvwmBacker' command or stopped using a 'KillModule FvwmBacker' command at any time when fvwm is running.
FvwmBacker must reside in a directory that is listed in the ModulePath option of fvwm for it to be executed by fvwm.
CONFIGURATION OPTIONS¶
The following options can be placed in the .fvwm2rc file
*FvwmBacker: Command (Desk d, Page x y) command
If either the Desk or the Page parts are omitted, the command is not executed if only the desk or the page is switched. If neither is given, the command is executed only once when the module is started. This is not the same as using asterisks for the numeric arguments: if asterisks are used, the command is always executed when only the desk or page changes, if the corresponding part is omitted, the command is never executed when only the desk or page changes.
If the command is -solid FvwmBacker uses the next argument as a color in the X database and sets the background to that color without generating a system call to xsetroot (only single word color names may be used).
If the command is colorset FvwmBacker uses the background specified in colorset n for the given desk. Please refer to the fvwm man page for details about colorsets.
Otherwise the command is sent to fvwm to execute.
*FvwmBacker: RetainPixmap
*FvwmBacker: DoNotRetainPixmap
RUN-TIME CONFIGURATION¶
It it possible to replace FvwmBacker’s configuration at run-time, although it is not yet possible to remove existing configuration lines. This is done by simply removing the old configuration from within fvwm and then read a new one. This can be done in many ways, for example by using an fvwm function or one of the modules FvwmCommand or FvwmConsole.
Example:
DestroyModuleConfig FvwmBacker* *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 0) -solid black *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 1) -solid blue
OLD-STYLE OPTIONS¶
There is continued support for the now deprecated option:
*FvwmBacker: Desk d command
*FvwmBacker: Command (Desk Id) command
SAMPLE CONFIGURATION¶
The following are excerpts from an .fvwm2rc file which describe FvwmBacker initialization commands:
#### # Set Up Backgrounds for different desktop pages (2 desks, 3x2 pages). #### *FvwmBacker: Command (Page 2 *) -solid steelblue *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 0, Page 0 0) Exec fvwm-root $[HOME]/bg2.xpm *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 0, Page 0 1) -solid midnightblue *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 0, Page 1 *) -solid yellow *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 1, Page * 0) -solid navy *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 1, Page * 1) Colorset 5
AUTHOR¶
Mike Finger ( <mfinger@mermaid.micro.umn.edu>)
MODIFIED BY¶
Andrew Davison ( <davison@cs.monash.edu.au>)
Michael Han ( <mikehan@best.com>)
Mikhael Goikhman ( <migo@homemail.com>)
2024-07-25 |