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FVWM is an extremely powerful ICCCM-compliant multiple virtual desktop window manager which can be used with Gnome or standalone. It is completely `EWMH` compatible.

FVWM (the F Virtual Window Manager) is a highly configurable window manager. It also can be integrated to other desktop environments such as Gnome.

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fvwm, gtk and xombrero: input fields are white text on white background

I have just started using fvwm window manager, and I am using xombrero browser on OpenBSD. (update this is gtk issue not window manager) However, the color of the address bar, search box, and command box are all white (or off-white) text and white…
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xterm*VT100.Translations only when mouse is over the window with focus in FVWM under CYGWIN

xterm*VT100.Translations only when mouse is over the window with focus Is this a bug or a feature? For me, it's a serious problem. (click to focus) ONLY CYGWIN In particular, I'm talking about the function keys. In this case, these are NOT mapped…
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FvwmCommand WindowList - get layer information

I'm trying to get information about running windows with all the information that is shown in the menu of "FvwmCommand WindowList" output. (Redhat Linux 7) The problem with this command is that it shows a pop-up menu, instead of printing the output…
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How to display a digital clock on the monitor on top of everything?

My graphical environment is FVWM2 on OpenBSD. How can we display a digital clock in the top right corner of the screen, on top of everything? So it shouldn't matter if a new window comes up, the clock needs to be always on top.
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Fvwm Vector Buttons

I am trying to add windows buttons to my decor. (button numbers 1 6 4 2) AddToDecor MyWDecor + AddButtonStyle 1 Vector 7 70x15@0 30x55@1 50x55@0 40x85@1 80x45@0 60x45@1 70x15@0 + AddButtonStyle 2 Vector 17 20x20@1 30x20@1 50x40@1 70x20@1 80x20@1…
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A Panel with FvwmButtons

I am trying to make a simple panel out of FvwmButtons. I want to use it instead of FvwmTaskBar. Because there was too many old stuff in the web I asked for Help here. I want to understand FvwmButton and the process it involves; So I devise a…
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Fvwm ChangeSize crashes

I use simple script to make dynamic status bar of cpu usage (see below). After starting fvwm it works but after 3-4 minutes the bar disappears! The cpu.sh is simple (see below). Without ChangeSize there is no crashing (but there is no dynamic bar,…
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How to create Windows XP styled fvwmrc file?

How to create Windows XP styled fvwmrc file? Installed OpenBSD, it default uses FVWM2. Does anyone has an rc file, that could make FVWM2 Windows XP styled? :)
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Linux / FVWM / Acroread -- don't autoraise

I'm not sure where my problem lies. I'm running Slackware Linux, Xorg 7.5, FVWM 2.6.1, Acrobat Reader 9.5.3 Every time my mouse goes into the Acroread window, the Acroread window auto-raises. I don't want it to do that. When I put another window…
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FVWM: Make xterm stay on top, conditionally

Algorithm: If there is no window currently on top, then make the next new xterm stay on top (layer 6). I got that to work: Module FvwmEvent AddToFunc MyUpdate + I WindowStyle StaysOnTop AddToFunc MyUpdateIfXterm + I Current ("XTerm")…
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On-screen fonts appear tiny on OpenBSD 5.5

I chose the default installation of OpenBSD 5.5. My monitor's brand is Samsung 27-inch 850 series LED. It's in full high-definition, 1920x1080. After I type my login username and password, I am presented with a window and whatever I type into it…
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How to Partition the FvwmButtons

I've read some .fvwm2rc but I still want to know how we partition the FvwmButtons in Fvwm. How can we assign a specific slice to Swallow specific application?
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FVWM HowTo Swallow?

How could I swallow things like xclock, tray and other stuff to FvwmButtons? Is FvwmButtons the only option to swallow this type of things? How to swallow FvwmWinList to FvwmButtons?
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FVWM 's Windows buttons (Maximize Minimize ...), Themes

I'm using the F Virtual Window Manager (FVWM). I'm wondering how to customize the window appearance (the theme) to Add a minimize, maximize, and close button, so I have four buttons, arranged like this: --------------------------------------- |= …
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fvwm MinOverlapPlacement: automatically arrange windows from left to right instead of top to bottom?

Is there some way to tell fvwm3 to arrange windows from left to right instead of top to bottom? Currently I am using # # Placement # Style * !UsePPosition Style * UseTransientPPosition Style * MinOverlapPlacement Style * …
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