Jaimos Skriletz wrote: >> > >> > the menu is created with a debian menu-methods and the output is the >> > /etc/X11/fvwm/menudefs.hook by default on the debian package (I just >> > checked this myself). >> > >> > 'Read /etc/X11/fvwm/menudefs.hook' will just read the debian menu but not >> > add it to your root menu. So that file only contains the info generated by >> > the debian 'menu' package. >> > >> > you should less that file, but the menu name is /Debian and you can get >> > the menu by doing 'popup /Debian' and there is the menu. You can add that >> > to your root menu to get access to the menu from there. >> > >> > Note you will have to 'Read /etc/X11/fvwm/menudefs.hook' each time you >> > add/remove packages to change the menu you will need to reread that file >> > to get the updated menu. But this method ensures that you only add the >> > menu to your current config and not all fo the other stuff from the >> > default debian config file. >> > >> >> I can give it a try during the next 6 months. 'popup /Debian' could be >> an approach that I should indeed pursue. As usual, I will report >> about my progress when it is time. What do you mean with >> "you should less that file"? Using the "less" command to do >> something with that file? And if so, what? >> > > I mean take a look at what is inside the file. You will see it is nothing > more than Menu Definitions for fvwm and the main thing is it tells you the > Menu Names so you can refence them in your own config. > > As I said all you need to do to get the debian menu is > > 1) Read /etc/X11/fvwm/menudefs.hook > > That will pull in all the menu defintions, then you need to configure your > config to put the menu where you want it > > once you decide where you want it (submenu, key binding, etc) you can then > open the menu with > > 2) 'Popup /Debian' or 'Menu /Debian' > > That is all you need to do to get access to the debian menu. You can use > FvwmConsole to play with things, but just add it as a submenu to your root > menu in your config file and you have the menu. > > jaimos >
Sounds very easy now. Thank you. Yet another topic solved for today (at least in theory). :-) *logoff* (it's night in Berlin now) - Michael -
