On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 3:54 PM, Thomas Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 06/03/2008, for.register for.register <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Thomas Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On 06/03/2008, for.register for.register <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I am a newbie, so always have questions. Thanks for your help. :-) > > > > > > > > I want to add button 8 on title bar, and want press it to make the > > > > window always on top and press again to cancel always on top. How > > > > can I do that. I have read fvwm manual, and can not find any > solution. > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > DestroyFunc SomeLayerFunc > > > AddToFunc SomeLayerFunc > > > + I ThisWindow (Layer 6) Layer > > > + I TestRc (NoMatch) Layer 0 6 > > > > > > Mouse 0 8 ... SomeLayerFunc > > > > > > -- Thomas Adam > > > > > > > > > Thank you Thomas, that works perfect. I will spend some to > > study above configuration. > > It will work, assuming your applications are put in the default layer > (Layer 4) but if any of them start up in a different layer (via a > Style line for instance) then the above function will toggle between > that layer, and layer 6. This may or may not be sufficient for your > needs - and probably in those cases where you might have explicitly > asked for a known window to be in specific layer, toggling back to > that is going to be what you wanted. > > If you want it explaining though: > > > + I ThisWindow (Layer 6) Layer > > This line looks at the referenced window and if the window is at layer > 6 (i.e., staysontop) then the window is put into its default layerr > (presumably 4 -- see comment above). > > > + I TestRc (NoMatch) Layer 0 6 > > Otherwise, we can assume the window wants to be on top. The TestRc > command simply looks at the outcome of the last command ran in the > function. So if the test on ThisWindow (Layer 6)... failed, the > "Layer 06" command is run, making the window on top. > > I often get asked why I don't use Current in place of ThisWindow. The > answer is simple: I use this function from FvwmEvent, where it's not > guaranteed the window in question will have focus. > > It's a really popular question at the moment; I've probably answered > it about six times this month. > > -- Thomas Adam > Thank you, thank you Thomas, excellent explaination, now I do understand the configuration.
I will google more next time, before post my questions. :-) --Walter
