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Admin at 15:46, 12 July 2025

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	[[File:Win-thumb.png\|right\|150px\|link=Window Thumbnail\|Image]] '''[[Window Thumbnail]]''' <small>''(functions)''</small> take a screenshot of an application window when it’s iconified, resize it, and use it as the application’s icon.		[[File:Win-thumb.png\|right\|150px\|link=Window Thumbnail\|Image]] '''[[Window Thumbnail]]''' <small>''(functions)''</small> take a screenshot of an application window when it’s iconified, resize it, and use it as the application’s icon.
	Needs ~~imagemagick~~ and ~~x11~~-apps for this function to work. It takes a snapshot of the window before it is iconified, and then assigns the icon to the iconified window.		Needs ImageMagick and X11-apps for this function to work. It takes a snapshot of the window before it is iconified, and then assigns the icon to the iconified window.
	<pre>		<pre>
	## FILE 1		## FILE 1: thumbnails.txt
	## Functions~~: thumbnails.txt~~		## Functions

	## Set Thumbnail cache folder		## Set Thumbnail cache folder
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	SetEnv cacheth $[HOME]/.fvwm/cache		SetEnv cacheth $[HOME]/.fvwm/cache

	## Thumbnail ~~fuction~~		## Thumbnail function

	DestroyFunc Thumbnail		DestroyFunc Thumbnail

Admin at 15:38, 12 July 2025

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	## Set Thumbnail cache folder		## Set Thumbnail cache folder

	SetEnv cacheth $[HOME]/cache		SetEnv cacheth $[HOME]/.fvwm/cache

	## Thumbnail fuction		## Thumbnail fuction
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	Create folder ''.fvwm/cache''.<br>		Create folder ''.fvwm/cache''.<br>
	Copy the code and paste it into your config. Or create FILE 1 and run the below line:<br>		Copy the code and paste it into your config. Or create FILE 1 and run the below line:<br>
	''Read $[HOME]/thumbnail.txt''		''Read $[HOME]/.fvwm/thumbnail.txt''

	READ MORE</br>		READ MORE</br>

Admin at 22:17, 11 July 2025

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	## FILE 1		## FILE 1
	## Functions: thumbnails.txt		## Functions: thumbnails.txt

	~~SetEnv HOME_DIR $[HOME]/.fvwm~~

	## Set Thumbnail cache folder		## Set Thumbnail cache folder

	SetEnv cacheth $[~~HOME_DIR~~]/cache		SetEnv cacheth $[HOME]/cache

	## Thumbnail fuction		## Thumbnail fuction
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	Create folder ''.fvwm/cache''.<br>		Create folder ''.fvwm/cache''.<br>
	Copy the code and paste it into your config. Or create FILE 1 and run the below line:<br>		Copy the code and paste it into your config. Or create FILE 1 and run the below line:<br>
	''Read thumbnail.txt''		''Read $[HOME]/thumbnail.txt''

	READ MORE</br>		READ MORE</br>

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Admin at 13:20, 10 July 2025

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	[[File:~~win~~-thumb.png\|right\|150px\|link=Window Thumbnail\|Image]] '''[[Window Thumbnail]]''' <small>''(functions)''</small> take a screenshot of an application window when it’s iconified, resize it, and use it as the application’s icon.		[[File:Win-thumb.png\|right\|150px\|link=Window Thumbnail\|Image]] '''[[Window Thumbnail]]''' <small>''(functions)''</small> take a screenshot of an application window when it’s iconified, resize it, and use it as the application’s icon.
	Needs imagemagick and x11-apps for this function to work. It takes a snapshot of the window before it is iconified, and then assigns the icon to the iconified window.		Needs imagemagick and x11-apps for this function to work. It takes a snapshot of the window before it is iconified, and then assigns the icon to the iconified window.
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Admin at 13:17, 10 July 2025

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	[[File:~~Dairy~~-thumb.png\|right\|150px\|link=Window Thumbnail\|Image]] '''[[Window Thumbnail]]''' <small>''(functions)''</small> take a screenshot of an application window when it’s iconified, resize it, and use it as the application’s icon.		[[File:win-thumb.png\|right\|150px\|link=Window Thumbnail\|Image]] '''[[Window Thumbnail]]''' <small>''(functions)''</small> take a screenshot of an application window when it’s iconified, resize it, and use it as the application’s icon.
	Needs imagemagick and x11-apps for this function to work. It takes a snapshot of the window before it is iconified, and then assigns the icon to the iconified window.		Needs imagemagick and x11-apps for this function to work. It takes a snapshot of the window before it is iconified, and then assigns the icon to the iconified window.
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Admin: Created page with "Image '''Window Thumbnail''' ''(functions)'' take a screenshot of an application window when it’s iconified, resize it, and use it as the application’s icon. Needs imagemagick and x11-apps for this function to work. It takes a snapshot of the window before it is iconified, and then assigns the icon to the iconified window.

 ## FILE 1 ## Functions: thumbnails.txt  SetEnv HOME_DIR $[HOME..."

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Created page with "right|150px|link=Window Thumbnail|Image '''Window Thumbnail''' ''(functions)'' take a screenshot of an application window when it’s iconified, resize it, and use it as the application’s icon. Needs imagemagick and x11-apps for this function to work. It takes a snapshot of the window before it is iconified, and then assigns the icon to the iconified window. <pre> ## FILE 1 ## Functions: thumbnails.txt SetEnv HOME_DIR $[HOME..."

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[[File:Dairy-thumb.png|right|150px|link=Window Thumbnail|Image]] '''[[Window Thumbnail]]''' ''(functions)'' take a screenshot of an application window when it’s iconified, resize it, and use it as the application’s icon.
Needs imagemagick and x11-apps for this function to work. It takes a snapshot of the window before it is iconified, and then assigns the icon to the iconified window.
<pre>
## FILE 1
## Functions: thumbnails.txt

SetEnv HOME_DIR $[HOME]/.fvwm

## Set Thumbnail cache folder

SetEnv cacheth $[HOME_DIR]/cache

## Thumbnail fuction

DestroyFunc Thumbnail
AddToFunc Thumbnail
+ I Raise
+ I ThisWindow (!Shaded, Iconifiable, !Iconic) PipeRead \
"xwd -silent -id $[w.id] | convert -scale 156 -frame 1x1 \
-mattecolor black -quality 0 xwd:- \
png:$[cacheth]/icon.tmp.$[w.id].png \
&& echo WindowStyle IconOverride, \
Icon $[cacheth]/icon.tmp.$[w.id].png \
|| echo Nop"
+ I Iconify

DestroyFunc DeThumbnail
AddToFunc DeThumbnail
+ I Exec rm -f $[cacheth]/icon.tmp.$[w.id].png
+ I DestroyWindowStyle
*FvwmEvent: deiconify DeThumbnail
AddToFunc StartFunction I Module FvwmEvent

## Iconfy (minimize) to Thumbnail Placeholder

Style * IconBox 400x600-10+340, IconGrid 1 4, \
IconFill top right, !IconTitle, IconBackgroundRelief 0
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'''HOW TO''':
Create folder ''.fvwm/cache''. 
Copy the code and paste it into your config. Or create FILE 1 and run the below line: 
''Read thumbnail.txt''

READ MORE
https://www.fvwm.org/Archive/Faq/#using-application-screenshots-as-icon-or-mini-icon-thumbnails

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