Re: FVWM: FvwmIconMan does not update new windows (?)

On Mon, 3 Jan 2022, João Oliveira wrote:

> I recently update to Ubuntu 20.04 and fvwm 2.6. I am quite happy but
> for a problem with FvwmIconMan: it does not update when new windows
> are opened or closed.

> When StartFunction is called ...

I also had to use FvwmIconMan under Ubuntu 20.04, but I was not using it 
before on OpenSuse, where I had FvwmTaskBar and FvwmWinList ... so I'm 
using it (two instances of it) as a replacement for both.

I do not fully understand your reference to StartFunction. I do not call 
FvwmIconMan directly from StartFunction as a "permanently open window".

The task bar is called from a container with other items (clock, pager, 
perfmeter etc.), or better in the container there is a button which 
toggles the task bar on and off. Default is off !

In this case I verified that a "new window" shows up when the task bar is 
displayed. A new window in the current desktop.

FvwmIconMan itself does not appear UNLESS the desktop has no windows in 
it.

The second instance of FvwmIconMan (replacing FvwmWinList) is invoked as 
Transient from a mouse button. This shows all windows in all 
desktops. Being transient I cannot test what happens when a new window is 
created, because it disappears as soon as I go to a window ...

... no, even here it does show new windows (I tried this with a "(sleep 5; 
urxvt)" in a window, then calling the winlist from the mouse, and waiting 
for the rest of the 5 sec ... the new windows shows up).

Could supply my .fvwmrc if requested, but beware it's quite complex.

> Please send any advice to [email protected] !

Complying with your request (but why did you post from a different address 
?).
Best regards

LC