Re: FVWM: FvwmForm replaces FvwmPrompt (fvwm 2.0.41)

Anno domini 2020 Wed, 26 Aug 20:52:57 +0200
 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp scripsit:
> Anno domini 2020 Wed, 26 Aug 19:37:03 +0100
>  Thomas Adam scripsit:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'm curious about a piece of Fvwm history.  In the git log for fvwm2, the
> > initial revision (which is when Jason committed the Fvwm code to CVS), notes
> > the following for Fvwm 2.0.41:
> > 
> > 	Removed FvwmPrompt (use FvwmForm instead, since it's better anyways)
> > 
> > This was sometime in 1998, although I'm presuming 2.0.41 was before then.
> > 
> > Has anyone gpt any information about FvwmPrompt?  If it were a forerunner to
> > FvwmForm I've not heard of it before.  I note from the old mailing list
> > archives that it was a compiled module, but I can't find the code anywhere.
> > 
> > Dust off the cobwebs, folks!
> > 
> > I'm only asking as I have just committed a new binary to Fvwm3 called
> > "FvwmPrompt", and hadn't realised it had existed already.  I thought I was
> > being so clever with the choice of name as well... That'll teach me!  :)
> > 
> > -- Thomas
> > 
> > 
> 
> Just checked:
> 
> SuSE 1995 has FVWM Version: 1.24r 
> I have SuSE from 1998 and 2000 - but those two are still unopened originals :/
> 
> Nik
> 

Just for the archive: SuSE 1.24r is in fact 1.23b. I've attached i for the archive :)

Nik



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