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NAMEFvwmClean - the FVWM desktop clutter reduction module
SYNOPSISFvwmClean is spawned by fvwm, so no command line invoca-
tion will work.
DESCRIPTION
The FvwmClean module performs actions on windows which
have not had the keyboard focus for a specific length of
time. This is intended to help alleviate the problem of
leaving programs running in unused portions of your desk-
top.
FvwmClean reads the same .fvwmrc file as fvwm reads when
it starts up, and looks for lines similar to "*FvwmNoClut-
ter 3600 Iconify".
COPYRIGHTS
The FvwmClean program, and the concept for interfacing
this module to the Window Manager, are all original work
by Robert Nation
Copyright 1994, Robert Nation. No guarantees or warranties
or anything are provided or implied in any way whatsoever.
Use this program at your own risk. Permission to use this
program for any purpose is given, as long as the copyright
is kept intact.
INITIALIZATION
During initialization, FvwmClean will eventually search a
configuration file which describes the time-outs and
actions to take. The configuration file is the same file
that fvwm used during initialization.
If the FvwmClean executable is linked to another name, ie
ln -sFvwmClean OtherClutter, then another module called
OtherClutter can be started, with a completely different
configuration than FvwmClean, simply by changing the key-
word FvwmClean to OtherClutter. This way multiple clut-
ter-reduction programs can be used.
INVOCATIONFvwmClean can be invoked by inserting the line 'Module
FvwmClean' in the .fvwmrc file. This can be placed on a
line by itself, if FvwmClean is to be spawned during
fvwm's initialization, or can be bound to a menu or mouse
button or keystroke to invoke it later. Fvwm will search
directory specified in the ModulePath configuration option
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to attempt to locate FvwmClean.
CONFIGURATION OPTIONSFvwmClean reads the same .fvwmrc file as fvwm reads when
it starts up, and looks for lines similar to "*FvwmClean
3600 Iconify". The format of these lines is "*FvwmClean
[time] [command]", where command is any fvwm built-in com-
mand, and time is the time in seconds between when a win-
dow looses focus and when the command is executed. At most
3 actions can be specified.
AUTHOR
Robert Nation
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