NAME

       FvwmIdent - the FVWM identify-window module

SYNOPSIS

       FvwmIdent is spawned by fvwm, so no command line invocation will work.

DESCRIPTION

       The  FvwmIdent  module  prompts  the  user to select a target window, if the module was not launched from
       within a window context in Fvwm.  After that, it pops up a window with information about the window which
       was selected.

       FvwmIdent reads the same .fvwmrc file as fvwm reads when it starts up, and looks  for  lines  similar  to
       "*FvwmIdentFore green".

COPYRIGHTS

       The  FvwmIdent  program,  and  the  concept  for  interfacing  this module to the Window Manager, are all
       original work by Robert Nation and Nobutaka Suzuki.

       Copyright 1994, Robert Nation and Nobutaka Suzuki. 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, FvwmIdent will eventually search a configuration file which describes  the  colors
       and font to use.  The configuration file is the same file that fvwm used during initialization.

       If  the  FvwmIdent  executable  is  linked to another name, ie ln -s FvwmIdent MoreIdentify, then another
       module called MoreIdentify can be started, with a  completely  different  configuration  than  FvwmIdent,
       simply  by  changing the keyword  FvwmIdent to MoreIdentify. This way multiple clutter-reduction programs
       can be used.

INVOCATION

       FvwmIdent can be invoked by binding the action 'Module FvwmIdent' to a menu or key-stroke in the  .fvwmrc
       file.   Fvwm  will search directory specified in the ModulePath configuration option to attempt to locate
       FvwmIdent. Although nothing keeps you from launching FvwmIdent at start-up time, you probably don't  want
       to.

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

       FvwmIdent  reads  the  same  .fvwmrc  file as fvwm reads when it starts up, and looks for lines as listed
       below:

       *FvwmIdentFore color
              Tells the module to use color instead of black for text.

       *FvwmIdentBack color
              Tells the module to use color instead of black for the window background.

       *FvwmIdentFont fontname
              Tells the module to use fontname instead of fixed for text.

AUTHOR

       Robert Nation  and  and Nobutaka Suzuki (nobuta-s@is.aist-nara.ac.jp).

3rd Berkeley Distribution                          Jan 28 1994                                      FvwmIdent(1)