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NAME

       FvwmTaskBar - the fvwm taskbar module

SYNOPSIS

       FvwmTaskBar [name]

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

DESCRIPTION

       The  FvwmTaskBar  module  provides  a  taskbar  made  up of buttons arranged by rows, each
       corresponding to a window that fvwm is managing.  Clicking on first button gives focus  to
       the  corresponding  top  level window; clicking on the middle button will hide a top level
       window; third mouse button is reserved for a future extension (context  menu).   Like  the
       other modules, FvwmTaskBar only works when fvwm is used as the window manager.

       When  started,  the  taskbar shows up as a single row of buttons filling the full width of
       the screen, but during the work can be resized to accommodate up to 8 rows.  In  addition,
       if  the  AutoStick  option  is  used,  the taskbar will auto position itself at the top or
       bottom of the screen, and can be dragged from one position to another with a  normal  move
       operation.

       The first button of the taskbar, labelled "Start" sends a "Popup StartMenu" command to the
       fvwm, which can be used to pop-up a general-purpose menu when the button is pressed.

       The FvwmTaskBar also displays at the right side a window showing the current time and  the
       built-in incoming mail indicator.

COPYRIGHTS

       The FvwmTaskBar module is derived from Mike Finger's FvwmWinList.

       Copyright  1994,  Mike  Finger.  The  author makes no guarantees or warranties of any kind
       about the use of this module.  Use this module at your own risk.  You may freely use  this
       module or any portion of it for any purpose as long as the copyright is kept intact.

INITIALIZATION

       During  initialization,  FvwmTaskBar  gets configuration information from fvwm to find the
       options that pertain to it.  These options are discussed in a later section.

INVOCATION

       FvwmTaskBar can be invoked by fvwm during initialization by  inserting  the  line  'Module
       FvwmTaskBar' in the .fvwm2rc file.

       FvwmTaskBar must reside in a directory that is listed in the ModulePath option of fvwm for
       it to be executed by fvwm.

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

       The following options can be placed in the .fvwm2rc file

       *FvwmTaskBar: Geometry {+-}<X>{+-}<Y>
              Specifies the location and gravity of  the  FvwmTaskBar  window.   Currently,  this
              option is scanned as a normal X geometry string.  You can include the width and the
              height in addition to the "x" and "y" offset.  However, only the "x" and "y" offset
              are  used.   To avoid possible future compatibility problems, only code the "x" and
              "y" offset.

              The actual width of the taskbar is always the full width  of  the  screen  and  the
              height is controlled by the *FvwmTaskBar: Rows option.

              If the AutoStick option is specified, the taskbar automatically "sticks" to the top
              or the bottom of the screen, whichever is closest to the geometry specification.

              To position the taskbar at the bottom of the screen, use a geometry of "+0-0".

       *FvwmTaskBar: Rows r
              Specifies the initial number in rows of the FvwmTaskBar window. Default  is  1  and
              the maximum is 8.

       *FvwmTaskBar: Font font
              Specifies  the  default font to be used for labeling the buttons, when they are not
              depressed. If not specified, fixed font is assumed.

       *FvwmTaskBar: SelFont font
              Specifies the font to be used for the depressed buttons. Note that the Start button
              will  always use this font even if is not pressed. If this option is not specified,
              the default font is used instead.

       *FvwmTaskBar: StatusFont font
              Specifies the font to be used for the clock and tip windows. If this option is  not
              specified, fixed font is used.

       *FvwmTaskBar: Fore color
              Specifies the color to use for the button names.

       *FvwmTaskBar: Back color
              Specifies the background color for the bar and buttons.

       *FvwmTaskBar: Colorset colorset
              Tells  the  module  to  use  colorset  colorset  for  the window background and the
              foreground color of the buttons.  Please refer to the man  page  of  the  FvwmTheme
              module for details about colorsets.

       *FvwmTaskBar: IconFore color
              Specifies the color to use for the button names which represent iconified windows.

       *FvwmTaskBar: IconBack color
              Specifies the color to use for the buttons which represent iconified windows.

       *FvwmTaskBar: IconColorset colorset
              Tells  the  module  to  use colorset colorset for the buttons of iconified windows.
              Please refer to the man page of the FvwmTheme module for details about colorsets.

       *FvwmTaskBar: FocusFore color
              Specifies the color to use for the button which  represents  the  window  with  the
              focus.  If not specified the color specified by *FvwmTaskBar: Fore or *FvwmTaskBar:
              Colorset is used.

       *FvwmTaskBar: FocusBack color
              Specifies the color to use for the button which  represents  the  window  with  the
              focus. If not specified the color specified by  *FvwmTaskBar: Back or *FvwmTaskBar:
              Colorset is used. Note that the button which represents the window with  the  focus
              is also highlighted.  See "*FvwmTaskBar: NoBrightFocus".

       *FvwmTaskBar: FocusColorset colorset
              Tells  the  module  to  use  colorset  colorset for the button which represents the
              window with the focus. Please refer to the man page of  the  FvwmTheme  module  for
              details about colorsets.

       *FvwmTaskBar: NoBrightFocus
              By  default  the  button which represents the window with the focus is highlighted.
              This option disables this feature.  Note: you will want this option if  you  use  a
              pixmap (via FvwmTheme) for the background.

       *FvwmTaskBar: TipsFore color
              Specifies the color to be used for the text in the tips windows.

       *FvwmTaskBar: TipsBack color
              Specifies the background color for the tips windows.

       *FvwmTaskBar: TipsColorset colorset
              Tells  the  module  to use colorset colorset for the tips windows.  Please refer to
              the man page of the FvwmTheme module for details about colorsets.

       *FvwmTaskBar: AutoStick
              This option causes the taskbar to "stick" either  to  the  top  or  bottom  of  the
              screen,  whichever  is  closest  to  the initial window placement. Any further move
              operation is also subject to that behavior.

       *FvwmTaskBar: AutoFocus
              This option causes the taskbar to raise a window if the cursor stays on a button in
              taskbar and its tip is open.

       *FvwmTaskBar: AutoHide [pixels]
              This option causes the taskbar to disappear leaving a narrow strip at the bottom of
              the screen, and reappear only when the mouse is moved to that strip.   This  option
              automatically enables AutoStick.  The optional pixels parameter specifies thickness
              of a strip (3 pixels by default).

       *FvwmTaskBar: UseSkipList
              Tells FvwmTaskBar to not show the windows that are listed on a WindowListSkip  line
              in the configuration file.

       *FvwmTaskBar: DeskOnly
              Tells  FvwmTaskBar  to  show  only  windows  that are on the current desktop.  When
              desktops are switched, the list of windows changes accordingly.

       *FvwmTaskBar: PageOnly
              Tells FvwmTaskBar to show only windows that are on the same page as the  task  bar.
              When a window enters or leaves the page, the list of windows changes accordingly.

       *FvwmTaskBar: ScreenOnly
              Tells FvwmTaskBar to show only windows that are only on the same Xinerama screen as
              the task bar.  When a window enters or leaves  the  screen,  the  list  of  windows
              changes accordingly.

       *FvwmTaskBar: UseIconNames
              Tells  FvwmTaskBar  to  use  the icon name of the window instead of the full window
              name.  This is useful to keep the width of the buttons small.

       *FvwmTaskBar: ShowTransients
              Tells FvwmTaskBar to show the application transient windows also. By  default  they
              are not shown.

       *FvwmTaskBar: Action action response
              Tells  FvwmTaskBar  to  do  response  when action is done.  The currently supported
              actions are: Click1, Click2, Click3 and so on.  By default the  module  supports  5
              mouse  buttons,  but  it  can be compiled to support more.  The currently supported
              responses  are  any  fvwm  built-in  commands,  including  modules  and  functions.
              Warning:  Use  of  the  former  syntax that allowed to use comma separated lists of
              commands is strongly discouraged due to synchronization problems with fvwm.  Please
              use complex fvwm functions instead (defined with the AddToFunc command of fvwm).

              In  the response part, you can use a number of predefined variables: $left, $right,
              $top and $bottom are substituted by the left, right, top and bottom coordinates  of
              the  button  pressed. $-left, $-right, $-top and $-bottom are substituted likewise,
              but the coordinates are calculated from the bottom or the right edge of the  screen
              instead  (for  a button that is 5 pixels away from the right screen border, $-right
              will be 5). $width and $height are replaced by the width or height of  the  button.
              All this is done regardless of any quoting characters. To get a literal '$' use the
              string '$$'.

       *FvwmTaskBar: Button Title title, Icon icon, Action action
              Tells FvwmTaskBar to put a shortcut minibutton in the taskbar that does action when
              clicked.  The icon can have a caption denoted by title, an icon denoted by icon, or
              a combination of the two.  The icons will appear to  the  immediate  right  of  the
              start  button,  and will appear in the order that they are declared in the .fvwm2rc
              file.

              To invoke different commands for different mouse clicks, use this syntax:

              *FvwmTaskBar: Button Title title, Icon icon, \
                            Action (Mouse 1) action1, Action (Mouse 2) action2

       *FvwmTaskBar: ButtonWidth width
              Indicates the maximum width that window buttons should reach.  (the minimum is hard
              coded at 32).

       *FvwmTaskBar: Pad width
              Specifies  the  space (in pixels) between the window buttons. If this option is not
              specified, the default space is 3.

       *FvwmTaskBar: WindowButtonsLeftMargin margin
              Specifies the space (in pixels) between the  left  side  of  the  left-most  window
              button  and  the  right side of the start button or right-most shortcut minibutton.
              If this option is not specified, the default margin is 4.

       *FvwmTaskBar: WindowButtonsRightMargin margin
              Specifies the space (in pixels) between the right side  of  the  right-most  window
              button  and  the  left  side  of  the  clock and tip window.  If this option is not
              specified, the default margin is 2.

       *FvwmTaskBar: StartButtonRightMargin margin
              Specifies the space (in pixels) between the right side of the start button and  the
              left  side  of the left-most shortcut minibutton.  If this option is not specified,
              the default margin is 0.

       *FvwmTaskBar: 3DFvwm
              By default the buttons use a special (asymmetric) 3D look. This  option  enables  a
              more classical 3D look (Ie., a la fvwm).

       *FvwmTaskBar: HighlightFocus
              If  the  mouse  pointer is over the taskbar, the window under the current button is
              active. This behavior is like the TVTWM Icon Manager or FvwmIconMan. Note:  If  you
              use  this  option combined with FollowMouse focus style, you'll want the taskbar to
              be ClickToFocus.

       *FvwmTaskBar: ShowTips
              Enables the tips windows (by default disabled).

       *FvwmTaskBar: NoIconAction action
              Tells FvwmTaskBar to do action is when a NoIcon style window is  iconified  or  de-
              iconified.  Relevant  coordinates  are  appended  to action so that the icon can be
              traced to an FvwmTaskBar button. An example action is  "*FvwmTaskBar:  NoIconAction
              SendToModule FvwmAnimate animate". A blank or null action turns this feature off.

       The  following  options deal more specifically with the status indicators displayed at the
       right of the taskbar.

       *FvwmTaskBar: ClockFormat format-string
              This option specifies the time format for the digital clock.  It is  a  strftime(3)
              compatible format string.  By default it is "%R". There is a 24 character limit for
              string expansion. The string depends of locale settings.

       *FvwmTaskBar: DateFormat format-string
              This option specifies the  date  and/or  time  format  for  clock  tip.   It  is  a
              strftime(3)  compatible  format string.  By default it is "%A, %B %d, %Y". There is
              40 characters limit for string expansion. The string  depends  of  locale  settings
              now.

       *FvwmTaskBar: UpdateInterval seconds
              Specifies  how  often  the  clock display should be refreshed, so that times of the
              form HH:MM:SS can be used. By default 60 seconds.

       *FvwmTaskBar: BellVolume volume
              This sets the volume of the bell when mail is detected.  It is a  value  between  0
              (no bell) and 100 (maximum volume).  By default it is set to 20.

       *FvwmTaskBar: MailBox path
              This  option instructs the module to look for mail at the specified place.  It is a
              full pathname to the user's mailbox.  By default it is /var/spool/mail/$USER_LOGIN.
              A value of 'None' instructs the module not to have a mail indicator.

       *FvwmTaskBar: MailDir
              By  default  format of the user's mailbox is mbox. If this option is specified, the
              maildir format is used instead.

       *FvwmTaskBar: MailCommand command
              Specifies a fvwm command to be executed when double-clicking on the mail icon.

       *FvwmTaskBar: MailCheck seconds
              Specifies the interval between checks for new mail. The default is ten  seconds.  A
              value of zero or less switches mail checking off.

              Note,  this  value  is only relable when greater than the UpdateInterval value. The
              mail check is done either on any redraw (like a  focus  change)  or  every  nearest
              factor of the UpdateInterval value.

       *FvwmTaskBar: IgnoreOldMail
              If set, draw no bitmap if there is no new mail.

       The following options deal with the Start button at the left of the taskbar:

       *FvwmTaskBar: StartCommand command
              This  option  specifies  a  command  to run when the start button is pressed.  Some
              strings are replaced in the command when it is executed like for the other buttons.
              See Action for details.  If both, StartCommand and StartMenu have been defined, the
              command is executed first and the menu is opened afterwards.  The StartCommand  can
              be used to exactly place a menu atop a button.

              *FvwmTaskBar: StartCommand Popup StartMenu rectangle \
                   $widthx$height+$left+$top 0 -100m

              To invoke different commands for different mouse clicks, use this syntax:

              *FvwmTaskBar: StartCommand (Mouse 1) Popup Mouse1Menu
              *FvwmTaskBar: StartCommand (Mouse 3) Popup Mouse3Menu

       *FvwmTaskBar: StartName string
              This  option  specifies  the  string  displayed  in  the Start button.  ('Start' by
              default). If the string is omitted no string is displayed.

       *FvwmTaskBar: StartMenu string
              This option specifies the pop up menu to invoke when the start button  is  pressed.
              ('StartMenu'  by  default). The module send a 'Popup StartMenu' command to the fvwm
              window manager.

              To invoke different menus for different mouse clicks, use this syntax:

              *FvwmTaskBar: StartMenu (Mouse 1) Mouse1Menu
              *FvwmTaskBar: StartMenu (Mouse 3) Mouse3Menu

       *FvwmTaskBar: StartIcon icon-name
              This option specifies the name of the icon to display at  the  left  of  the  Start
              button.

       *FvwmTaskBar: NoDefaultStartButton
              This  option  removes  the  default  start  button if no start button configuration
              options are given. It is useful to remove the start button. Note that this  is  the
              default if you use the Button configuration option.

SAMPLE CONFIGURATION

       The  following are excerpts from a .fvwm2rc file which describe FvwmTaskBar initialization
       commands:

       #
       # Start the taskbar on fvwm startup and restart
       #

       AddToFunc "StartFunction" "I" Module FvwmTaskBar

       #
       # For Click 1 action
       #

       AddToFunc DeiconifyRaiseAndFocus
       + I Iconify off
       + I Raise
       + I Focus

       #
       # Set the style for the taskbar window, keep always on top of another
       # windows
       #

       Style "FvwmTaskBar" NoTitle,BorderWidth 4, HandleWidth 4,Sticky,\
       StaysOnTop,WindowListSkip,CirculateSkip

       #------------------------------------ taskbar
       *FvwmTaskBar: Back #c3c3c3
       *FvwmTaskBar: Fore black
       *FvwmTaskBar: TipsBack bisque
       *FvwmTaskBar: TipsFore black
       *FvwmTaskBar: Geometry +0-0
       *FvwmTaskBar: Font -adobe-helvetica-medium-r-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
       *FvwmTaskBar: SelFont -adobe-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
       *FvwmTaskBar: StatusFont fixed

       *FvwmTaskBar: Action Click1 DeiconifyRaiseAndFocus
       *FvwmTaskBar: Action Click2 Iconify On
       *FvwmTaskBar: Action Click3 Lower

       *FvwmTaskBar: UseSkipList
       *FvwmTaskBar: UseIconNames
       *FvwmTaskBar: AutoStick
       *FvwmTaskBar: ShowTips
       *FvwmTaskBar: NoIconAction SendToModule FvwmAnimate animate

       *FvwmTaskBar: ButtonWidth 180
       *FvwmTaskBar: BellVolume 20
       *FvwmTaskBar: MailBox /var/spool/mail/
       *FvwmTaskBar: MailCommand Exec xterm -e mail
       *FvwmTaskBar: ClockFormat %I:%M %p

       *FvwmTaskBar: StartName Start
       *FvwmTaskBar: StartMenu StartMenu
       *FvwmTaskBar: StartIcon mini-exp.xpm

       *FvwmTaskBar: Button Title Mozilla, Action exec exec /usr/local/mozilla/mozilla
       *FvwmTaskBar: Button Icon mini.term.xpm, Action exec exec xterm
       *FvwmTaskBar: Button Title Freeamp, Icon mini.cd.xpm, Action exec exec freeamp

BUGS

       There is a bug report that FvwmTaskBar doesn't work well with auto hide turned on.

AUTHOR

       David Barth <barth@di.epfl.ch>

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

       These people have contributed to FvwmTaskBar:

       Danny Dulai <nirva@ishiboo.com>

       fvwm workers <fvwm-workers@fvwm.org>