1FvwmIdent(1) Fvwm Modules FvwmIdent(1)
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6 FvwmIdent - the Fvwm identify-window module
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9 FvwmIdent is spawned by fvwm, so no command line invocation will work.
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13 The FvwmIdent module prompts the user to select a target window, if the
14 module was not launched from within a window context in Fvwm. After
15 that, it pops up a window with information about the window which was
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20 The FvwmIdent program, and the concept for interfacing this module to
21 the Window Manager, are all original work by Robert Nation and Nobutaka
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23 Copyright 1994, Robert Nation and Nobutaka Suzuki. No guarantees or
25 warranties or anything are provided or implied in any way whatsoever.
26 Use this program at your own risk. Permission to use this program for
27 any purpose is given, as long as the copyright is kept intact.
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32 During initialization, FvwmIdent gets config info from fvwm's module
33 configuration database (see fvwm(1), section MODULE COMMANDS) to deter‐
34 mine which colors and font to use.
35 If the FvwmIdent executable is linked to another name, ie ln -s FvwmI‐
37 dent MoreIdentify, then another module called MoreIdentify can be
38 started, with a completely different configuration than FvwmIdent, sim‐
39 ply by changing the keyword FvwmIdent to MoreIdentify. This way multi‐
40 ple clutter-reduction programs can be used.
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44 FvwmIdent can be invoked by binding the action 'Module FvwmIdent' to a
45 menu or key-stroke in the .fvwm2rc file. Fvwm will search directory
46 specified in the ModulePath configuration option to attempt to locate
47 FvwmIdent. Although nothing keeps you from launching FvwmIdent at
48 start-up time, you probably don't want to. Clicking into the FvwmIdent
49 window or pressing a key while it has focus closes FvwmIdent. Pressing
50 mouse button 2 in the window restarts FvwmIdent and asks for a new win‐
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55 FvwmIdent reads the same .fvwm2rc file as fvwm reads when it starts up,
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57 *FvwmIdent: Colorset n
60 Tells the module to use colorset n.
61 *FvwmIdent: Fore color
64 Tells the module to use color instead of black for text.
65 Switches off the Colorset option.
66 *FvwmIdent: Back color
69 Tells the module to use color instead of white for the window
70 background. Switches off the Colorset option.
71 *FvwmIdent: Font fontname
74 Tells the module to use fontname instead of fixed for text.
75 *FvwmIdent: MinimalLayer layer
78 FvwmIdent places its window on the layer of a target window. But
79 not below the minimal layer. By default, the minimal layer is 4
80 just like the fvwm default layer. If layer is 0, the layer of
81 the target window is always used. If layer is "default" or not
82 specified, the default behavior is restored. If layer is "none",
83 FvwmIdent is placed as a normal window even if the target window
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88 Robert Nation and Nobutaka Suzuki (nobuta-s@is.aist-nara.ac.jp).
893rd Berkeley Distribution 19 October 2022 (2.7.0) FvwmIdent(1)