Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 15:15:19 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: John Murphy <bigotfo@bigfoot.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fvwm2 modules etc. missing? Message-ID: <20000809151518.G251@parish> In-Reply-To: <oFWROfItIQmPUyf0hdEjFKft4=t6@4ax.com>; from bigotfo@bigfoot.com on Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 02:20:32PM %2B0100 References: <oFWROfItIQmPUyf0hdEjFKft4=t6@4ax.com>
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On Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 02:20:32PM +0100, John Murphy wrote:
> FreeBSD 4.1 Release, XFree86 4.0.1, Fvwm2.2.4.
>
> I'm having problems using Fvwm2 possibly because I've missed a
> step somewhere. No Modules have been installed and there isn't
> a system.fvwm2rc anywhere. (installed with sysinstall)
>
> The man page suggests:
>
> During initialization, fvwm will search for a configuration
> file which describes key and button bindings, and a few
> other things. The format of these files will be described
> later. First, fvwm will search for a file named .fvwm2rc in
> the user's home directory, then in ${sysconfdir} (typically
> /usr/local/etc). Failing that, it will look for
> system.fvwm2rc in ${sysconfdir} for system-wide defaults.
> If that file is not found, fvwm will be basically useless.
>
> I've used someone's .fvwm2rc file and got it working to some extent
> after having to change a lot of filenames listed in it from say
> foo-bar.xpm to foo.bar.xpm ? But I need the MODULES.
>
/usr/X11R6/libexec/fvwm/2.2.4
Don't know why there's no default rc file, but checking
/usr/ports/x11-wm/fvwm2/pkg/PLIST there is a FvwmConfig module
installed (I'm still running 2.2.2 which doesn't have this, there was
(is) a separate config program for this version).
Go to http://www.fvwm.org where you will find example .fvwm2rc files
(or links to them).
Don't forget to add these lines to ~/.fvwm2rc file (mod the paths as
necessary):
ModulePath /usr/X11R6/libexec/fvwm/2.2.2:/usr/X11R6/bin/
PixmapPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fvwm2/pixmaps/
IconPath /usr/X11R6/include/X11/bitmaps/
> I can't seem to find fvwm2 modules in any other format than .rpm
> which is Linux I think. Can I use those somehow?
>
> Thanks again.
> John.
>
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