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RabidVWM 1.01 AlwaysOnTop Thread last updated on 2003-12-11 18:50:32

Posted by member 700 on 2003-12-08 16:16:48

Just wondering if anyone has this same issue... RabidVWM is "AlwaysOnTop" even when the variable is set to FALSE or commented out, it says in the documentation that by default it is pinned Under normal windows... Can anyone tell me what to do to get it to Default? Because no matter what I do, it is alwaysontop.

Posted by member 182 on 2003-12-08 18:22:43 link

er ..
VWMAlwaysOnTop

Makes the vwm window float above mere mortal windows. This has no effect if the VWM is in the Wharf or a Box. The default is to stick to the desktop, below other windows.


thanks to my advanced powers of reading the docs, i can see that by default rabidvwm is not always on top, and only makes itself always on top when that command is present. adding false/true/bukkake after that command would have no effect, since it's little more than a toggle.

Posted by member 700 on 2003-12-08 23:47:43 link

That's the reason I asked the question my friend. I read the docs and I don't have VWMAlwaysOnTop in ANY of the included files in my theme. I was wondering if anyone has the same problem. Forgive me for not making that more clear.

Posted by member 99 on 2003-12-09 00:51:14 link

Make sure that nothing uses !VWMToggleOnTop, and that it's not loaded before the desktop module.

Posted by member 182 on 2003-12-09 03:23:32 link

lol
sorry, i assume everyone is a noob :P

loadmodule order sounds like it could be the culprit here, if not; are you using a module like zOrder.dll to make rabidVWM on top?

Posted by member 700 on 2003-12-09 17:30:41 link

Not using either of those either. It just likes to be on top.

Posted by member 36955 on 2003-12-09 18:01:05 link

make sure it isnt set to always on top anywhere in your config, like your personal directory or anything

you could try something like
!alert "$VWMAlwaysOnTop$"

to see if it is being set to true anywhere

Posted by member 700 on 2003-12-10 10:37:01 link

Nope, doesn't pop up anything, but it still places itself above other windows.

Posted by member 99 on 2003-12-10 11:44:07 link

I would suggest checking the logs of the debug build, but my server is down at the moment and I don't know where/if the debug build is on there. :/

Posted by member 700 on 2003-12-11 12:15:28 link

If you could tell me where to find that, I'd be greatful!

Posted by member 700 on 2003-12-11 14:12:42 link

Argh.. Please Don't hate me! But.... It was commented out and not completly removed, My Bad!.. Well, now I know, that it can't be in there At All What So Ever, even commented out, cause now it works like a champ.

Posted by member 36955 on 2003-12-11 15:46:12 link

hmmm... that definitely shouldnt be the case, litestep should totally ignore anything that comes after a ;

Posted by member 182 on 2003-12-11 17:49:27 link

.. except for lord_zelo, or so it seems.

Posted by member 7 on 2003-12-11 17:55:25 link

It can't do that in all cases, because of backwards compatibility reasons. Consider this:
*jDeskMButton2 [.none;!none;!Popup;!none]

Because of things like this a ';' inside quotes or [] is NOT interpreted as a comment.

Posted by member 700 on 2003-12-11 18:50:32 link

Well, it wasn't in between anything, it was just another line of code just like the variables before it and the ones after. Kind of odd, don't know why it only did it in my case. But hey, it works great now. I don't have the slightest idea why it works now... But it does.