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).