1 2002-08-12 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
3 * FAQ: Add hot-spot information.
5 2002-08-06 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
10 2002-08-05 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
12 * DEVELOPERS (Preparations):
15 2002-07-21 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
18 Updated new DeiconifyAndRearrange function using PlaceAgain
20 2002-06-12 Mikhael Goikhman <migo@homemail.com>
23 small changes in the last "realizing" sections
25 2002-05-22 Mikhael Goikhman <migo@homemail.com>
30 2002-04-25 Mikhael Goikhman <migo@homemail.com>
35 2002-03-10 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
40 2002-03-05 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
42 * DEVELOPERS: Fixed up some typos.
44 2002-01-29 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
47 corrected typos and updated some outdated answers
49 2002-01-07 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
54 2001-12-16 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
59 2001-11-10 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
62 add a comment about the maximum possible number of mouse buttons
64 2001-11-09 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
66 * FAQ: 6.8, mouse with 57 buttons.
68 2001-09-05 olicha <olivier.chapuis@free.fr>
70 * ANNOUNCE: PlacedByFvwm
72 2001-08-05 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
77 2001-07-28 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
80 replaced CurrentScreen with CurrentPage in example
82 2001-07-19 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
84 * FAQ (5.14): Update Rational Rose information.
86 2001-07-17 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
88 * ANNOUNCE: Update for FvwmIconBox.
90 2001-07-15 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
92 * ANNOUNCE: Updated for 2.4.1.
94 2001-06-28 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
98 updated for 2.4.0 pre release
100 2001-05-24 Mikhael Goikhman <migo@homemail.com>
102 * FAQ (7.13): minor syntax change
104 2001-05-24 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
106 * FAQ: Add gmc and kfm as possibilities for question 7.13.
108 2001-05-10 Mikhael Goikhman <migo@homemail.com>
111 enhanced patch questions by suggesting to use cvs diff
113 2001-05-01 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
115 * FAQ: Update alt-tab answer.
117 2001-03-31 Mikhael Goikhman <migo@homemail.com>
122 2001-03-24 Mikhael Goikhman <migo@homemail.com>
124 * ANNOUNCE (New utilities):
127 2001-03-24 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
129 * ANNOUNCE (Highlights):
132 2001-03-23 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
136 2001-03-24 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
139 spell checked and sorted announcement
141 2001-03-22 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
143 * FAQ: Colormap question 6.7.
145 2001-03-18 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
147 * FAQ: Fix date in "last updated line".
149 2001-03-14 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
151 * FAQ: Document when MouseFocusClickRaises changed to a Style.
153 2001-03-11 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
158 replaced lines looking like cvs conflict markers
160 2001-02-25 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
167 2001-02-13 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
169 * FAQ (2.2): Include Dtsession in CDE resources.
171 2001-01-27 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
174 New question about WindowListSkip and modules
176 2000-12-18 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
178 * FAQ (5.14): New URLs for Mainsoft Knowledgebase pages.
180 2000-11-26 Mikhael Goikhman <migo@homemail.com>
182 * FAQ (3.20): enhanced
184 2000-11-26 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
187 how to use different config files for multi head.
189 2000-11-20 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
192 added *the* most frequently asked question in a prominent place
194 Updated the 'F' question.
196 2000-11-18 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
201 2000-11-03 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
203 * ANNOUNCE: Getting closer to completion, mention GlobalOpts.
205 2000-10-10 Mikhael Goikhman <migo@homemail.com>
207 * FAQ: several updates and new questions:
208 2.7 How can I use FVWM with GNOME?
209 3.18 When my specific window (or all windows) pops up, I want..
210 3.19 When my specific window (or all windows) is closed, I want..
212 2000-09-26 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
214 * ANNOUNCE (Highlights): Mention conversion program.
216 2000-09-16 Mikhael Goikhman <migo@homemail.com>
219 corrections, updates and small comments
221 * docs/fvwm.lsm: now generated from fvwm.lsm.in
223 2000-09-07 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
225 * FAQ (5.14): Add solution for Rational Rose problem.
227 2000-08-29 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
229 * FAQ (5.5): Add note about restarting fvwm after using xmodmap.
231 2000-08-28 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
233 * ANNOUNCE (Highlights): Added faster startup.
234 Some explanation of layers.
235 Clarified the announcement of EscapeFunc.
237 2000-05-03 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
240 added question about Recapture/Refresh
242 2000-04-15 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
244 * FAQ (3.8): Support pre-2.3.14 stippled titles.
246 2000-04-12 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
248 * FAQ: Added launcher example.
250 2000-04-01 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
252 * FAQ (6.6): Added question about backgrounds.
253 6.3: Updated icons question.
255 2000-03-24 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
258 added question about ModuleTimeout command
260 2000-03-13 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
262 * ANNOUNCE (Highlights): Document FvwmGoodStuff's demise.
264 2000-02-28 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
269 2000-02-14 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
271 * ANNOUNCE: Some more updates and comments.
273 2000-02-08 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
276 new question about why StartsOnPage doesn't work without NoPPosition.
278 2000-02-04 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
281 removed references to old GlobalOpts command
287 2000-01-02 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
292 1999-12-16 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
295 some updates and comments
297 1999-12-13 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
302 1999-12-12 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
304 * ANNOUNCE: First pass on 2.4 announcement.
306 1999-12-04 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
308 * FAQ: Fix link to CDE page, I had a = instead of a dash.
309 and make it look a little more like a link.
311 1999-11-26 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
313 * FAQ (CDE): Added link to proceedure that shows how to add one or more
314 window managers to the CDE login menu.
316 1999-11-25 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
321 1999-11-14 Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt@gmx.de>
325 FAQ for 'toggling' buttons and menu entries
328 1999-09-19 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@gmx.de>
330 * FAQ: removed some cut-and-paste trash
331 (5.11): FAQ for RaiseOverUnmanaged bug option
333 1999-08-15 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@gmx.de>
338 * BUGS: remaned fvwm2 -> fvwm
340 1999-08-12 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@gmx.de>
342 * FAQ (3.16): added question on how to shut down Linux from a menu
344 1999-08-09 Dan Espen <dane@mk.telcordia.com>
346 * Makefile.am: remove text and man page generation files,
347 they are now in fvwm-web.
349 1999-08-08 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@gmx.de>
351 * FAQ (6.1): Added hint on how to bind keys for page or desk flipping
352 as suggested by Paul E. Johnson.
354 1999-08-01 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@gmx.de>
356 * FAQ (3.15): Corrected hint to work on current page
357 (7.3): Added hint to SkipMapping
359 Sun Jul 11 10:42:20 1999 DanEspen <dje@blue>
361 * TODO (Bugfixes): Remove TODO items: "Allow env var to specify
362 an additional read directory ($FVWMRCDIR or $FVWMHOME or something
363 similiar)?" (Its done.)
364 "Add better overall icon handling options?"
365 (I can only guess what it meant, but I think the default box covers
367 "Support for passwords in FvwmForm"
368 You can set the fg/bg color on a field by field basis.
369 "Fix line spacing in FvwmForm for lines that have only text (no
371 so that FvwmForm can be used as a "Help" form."
373 "Run profiling on FVWM to see if I can speed it up any more"
375 (We could dispense with the TODO file completely and rely on
378 1999-07-04 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@gmx.de>
380 * DEVELOPERS: updated realese building procedure
382 * Makefile.am: removed references to removed web pages
384 Thu Jul 1 22:32:28 1999 DanEspen <dje@blue>
386 * Moved web stuff into fvwm-web.
388 1999-06-24 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@gmx.de>
390 * FAQ (3.15): added a hint how to get auto arranging icons
392 1999-06-23 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@gmx.de>
394 * FAQ (3.14): added a FAQ entry for Eterm icons
396 1999-06-18 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@gmx.de>
398 * index.html: added fvwm-cats link
400 * links.html: updated/removed a few links (WM icons, Fvwm95, Bowman)
402 Tue May 25 20:04:12 1999 DanEspen <dje@blue>
404 * mod_m2f_communication.html: Added description of InitGetConfigInfo.
406 * TODO (Bugfixes): Added note, part of the "Make GetConfigLine be
407 more intelligent" is done.
409 1999-05-22 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@gmx.de>
413 Sun May 2 09:41:01 1999 DanEspen <dje@blue>
415 * FAQ (A): Starting with 2.3.2, alt-tab is builtin.
417 Sat May 1 20:05:56 1999 Steve Robbins <steve@nyongwa.montreal.qc.ca>
419 * mod_f2m_communication.html: module types documented in
422 1999-04-30 Dan Espen <dane@mk.bellcore.com>
424 * Makefile.am (HTML): Remove man-pages.html
426 * run_man2html.sh (curr_section): Use nroff -man instead of the previous
427 kludge. Invoke cut and find without the full path. Get the ".1" out of
430 * man-pages.html: This file is now obsolete, and removed.
432 * README: New instructions for using run_man2html.sh.
434 * run_man2html.sh: Do all the man pages using "find" and generate the
437 Mon Apr 26 13:13:02 1999 Steve Robbins <steve@nyongwa.montreal.qc.ca>
439 * links.html: add link to fvwm2gnome page.
441 1999-04-26 Dan Espen <dane@mk.bellcore.com>
443 * txt2html.sh (outfile): Changed so that greater than and less
444 than can appear in output document as links.
446 * FAQ (A): Added link to fvwm-cats.
448 Fri Apr 23 14:37:36 1999 Steve Robbins <steve@nyongwa.montreal.qc.ca>
450 * FAQ (3.13): document the change of FVWM_CONFIGDIR to
453 1999-04-14 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@gmx.de>
455 * TODO (Bugfixes): updated
457 1999-04-08 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@gmx.de>
459 * fvwm.lsm (Copying-policy): GPL
461 1999-04-04 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@gmx.de>
467 Sun Apr 4 03:03:22 1999 Steve Robbins <steve@nyongwa.montreal.qc.ca>
469 * DEVELOPERS: a couple of rewordings, especially about autoreconf
472 * cvs.html: add link to daily snapshots, a note about `cvs -q', a
473 note about autoREconf, and that you can rename checked-out
474 directories. Also fixed HTML coding bugs: <h2> and <a> tags were
477 1999-03-28 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@gmx.de>
479 * FAQ (5.5): added a warning about IgnoreModifiers performace, added
480 instructions to disable modifiers
482 1999-03-19 Fred Maciel <fred-m@crl.hitachi.co.jp>
484 * FAQ: spell corrections and better explanation for FvwmM4/Cpp odd
487 Sat Mar 20 15:19:37 1999 DanEspen <dje@blue>
489 * FAQ: Change references to FvwmTalk.
491 * TODO (Bugfixes): Change references to FvwmTalk.
493 * man-pages.html: Remove FvwmTalk, add FvwmAnimate.
495 Mon Mar 15 22:47:01 1999 Steve Robbins <steve@nyongwa.montreal.qc.ca>
497 * DEVELOPERS (Building a distribution): removed the note about
498 enabling all optional subdirectories, as there are no longer any
499 optional subdirectories.
501 Sat Mar 13 11:17:48 1999 Steve Robbins <steve@nyongwa.montreal.qc.ca>
503 * DEVELOPERS: added note about implementing features in modules
504 rather than mainline code (from Matthias Clasen). Added note
505 about using JitterBug.
507 1999-03-12 Paul D. Smith <psmith@gnu.org>
509 * Makefile.am (HTML): Removed version.html.
510 * version.html: Removed; the information here is superceded by
511 that in download.html, and this file isn't referenced anywhere.
513 Fri Mar 12 00:30:36 1999 Steve Robbins <steve@nyongwa.montreal.qc.ca>
515 * run_man2html.sh: change `#' to `#!' on first line. Bug noted by
518 1999-03-07 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@gmx.de>
520 * FAQ (4.2): Fixed typos in example
523 1999-03-06 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@hp.com>
525 * mod_initialization.html (descriptors):
526 * mod_m2f_communication.html:
527 * mod_f2m_communication.html:
528 Rerenamed builtin functions
529 Send_ConfigInfo <- SendConfigInfo
530 Send_WindowList <- SendWindowList
533 Sat Mar 6 11:43:27 1999 DanEspen <dje@blue>
535 * links.html: Added link to Jay Kuri's copy of the Module Documentation
536 in Palm Pilot format.
538 1999-03-05 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@hp.com>
540 * mod_initialization.html (descriptors):
541 * mod_m2f_communication.html:
542 * mod_f2m_communication.html:
543 Renamed builtin functions
544 Send_ConfigInfo -> SendConfigInfo
545 Send_WindowList -> SendWindowList
549 * BUGS: updated "ICCCM 1.1" to "ICCCM 2"
551 Thu Mar 4 00:42:09 1999 Steve Robbins <steve@nyongwa.montreal.qc.ca>
553 * TODO: removed item about coalescing PixmapPath with IconPath.
555 Thu Mar 4 00:31:59 1999 Steve Robbins <steve@nyongwa.montreal.qc.ca>
557 * mod_m2f_communication.html:
558 * mod_f2m_communication.html:
559 * FAQ: documented IconPath, PixmapPath change to ImagePath.
561 Sun Feb 28 08:29:59 1999 Steve Robbins <steve@nyongwa.montreal.qc.ca>
563 * DEVELOPERS: added Paul Smith's "Rules of the Road".
565 Sat Feb 27 11:19:51 1999 Steve Robbins <steve@nyongwa.montreal.qc.ca>
567 * DEVELOPERS: document "autoreconf" step upon initial checkout.
569 1999-02-26 Steven Michael ROBBINS <stever@jeff.cs.mcgill.ca>
572 * DEVELOPERS: document "automake --add-missing" step upon initial
575 Tue Feb 23 10:31:22 1999 Steve Robbins <steve@nyongwa.montreal.qc.ca>
577 * links.html: updated changed links, removed some dead links and
578 one happily obsolete one -- my old v2.0.46 autoconf patches.
580 1999-02-19 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@hp.com>
582 * download.html: updated for 2.2
584 * version.html: updated for 2.2
586 * fvwm.lsm: updated for 2.2
588 * ANNOUNCE: Updated for 2.2
590 1999-02-18 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@hp.com>
592 * FAQ: restructured FAQ and incorporated configuration-hints file
593 * configuration-hints: file removed
595 1999-02-15 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@hp.com>
597 * configuration-hints: Added new file.
599 * ANNOUNCE: updated for 2.1.13
601 1999-02-14 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@hp.com>
603 * Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): removed fvwm-2.xx.lsm from distribution
605 * FAQ (15): Added RedHat configuration question
607 1999-02-04 Paul D. Smith <psmith@gnu.org>
609 * cvs.html: Update CVS pserver hostname.
610 * links.html: Update web site, ftp site, and mailing list URLs.
612 * download.html: Ditto.
614 * fvwm-2.2.lsm: Ditto.
615 * mailinglist.html: Ditto.
616 * version.html: Ditto.
617 * fvwm-2.xx.lsm: Ditto.
619 1999-02-02 Paul D. Smith <psmith@gnu.org>
621 * FAQ: Rewrote question 13 about XPM support.
623 1999-01-19 Paul D. Smith <psmith@gnu.org>
626 * FAQ: Update new URLs.
628 1999-01-19 Steven Michael ROBBINS <stever@jeff.cs.mcgill.ca>
630 * cvs.html: Major overhaul, bringing it up-to-date with current
631 conventions. Added links to the GNU tools needed for building the
634 * DEVELOPERS: Fixed a bug in the recipe for building a
635 distribution (use "cvs tag", rather than "cvs rtag"). Also
636 updated to reflect the situation after the auto*-generated files
639 * BUGS: Removed Xpm library v4.7 coredump note. The configure
640 script now ensures up-to-date xpm is used. Added note about
641 removing config.cache file before reconfiguring.
643 1999-01-18 Paul D. Smith <psmith@gnu.org>
645 * BUGS: Remove install-strip issue.
647 Sun Jan 17 16:07:15 1999 Steve Robbins <steve@nyongwa.montreal.qc.ca>
649 * FAQ: Fiddled with answers to: 4, 7, 13, 24, 32, 40. A few other
652 1999-01-16 Bob Woodside <proteus@pcnet.com>
654 * docs/FAQ: Removed Question 20 (why do Motif popups disappear
655 under the window with Autoraise in effect, etc.?). This no longer
656 happens as of 2.1.8. Added Question 49 (why can't I use StartIconic
657 with Netscape, etc.?).
659 1999-01-16 Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt@hp.com>
661 * ANNOUNCE: updated for 2.1.8
663 1999-01-04 Dan Espen <dane@mk.bellcore.com>
665 * version.html: Changed to ask for bug reports to be entered into
666 the Fvwm bug tracking system.
668 * download.html: Changed to ask for bug reports to be entered into
669 the Fvwm bug tracking system.
671 Tue Dec 1 15:33:26 1998 DanEspen <dje@blue>
673 * download.html: Updated beta download URL to 2.1.4.
675 1998-11-30 Dan Espen <dane@mk.bellcore.com>
677 * download.html: Updated beta download URL to 2.1.3.
678 Added link to /pub/fvwm.
680 * index.html: Corrected URL for bug tracking system.
682 1998-11-25 Dan Espen <dane@mk.bellcore.com>
684 * index.html: Linked main page to bug tracking system.
686 * black-stone1.jpg: A little darker version.
688 1998-11-23 Dan Espen <dane@mk.bellcore.com>
690 * man-pages.html: removed -man from the file names.
692 1998-11-12 Dan Espen <dane@mk.bellcore.com>
694 * cvs.html (Deleting Directories and Files): Added description of
695 file deletion process.
697 * cvs.html (Getting_Updates): Added example of how to resolve a
698 conflict during an update.
700 Tue Nov 10 07:11:44 1998 Steve Robbins <steve@nyongwa.montreal.qc.ca>
702 * Makefile.am: Fixed up the list of files *again*.
704 1998-11-05 Steven Michael ROBBINS <stever@jeff.cs.mcgill.ca>
706 * cvs.html: Fixed the examples of anonymous CVS. Added a note
707 that the head of the CVS tree is alpha code.
709 * Makefile.am: Fixed up the distributed-files list to include all
710 the HTML Dan added yesterday.
712 1998-11-05 Dan Espen <dane@mk.bellcore.com>
714 * txt2html.sh (outfile): Replaced txt2html.ksh with txt2html.sh.
715 Added logic to handle '<>&' special characters in text.
717 1998-11-04 Dan Espen <dane@mk.bellcore.com>
719 * Added README, black-stone1.jpg, index.html, fvwm.gif,
720 download.html features.html, mailinglist.html, docs.html,
721 modules.html, mod_changes.html, mod_concept.html,
722 mod_security.html, mod_initialization.html,
723 mod_m2f_communication.html, mod_f2m_communication.html,
724 links.html, txt2html.ksh.
726 The main docs come from the web site, the module docs are restructured,