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[[File: | [[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 | 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 | |||
## Set Thumbnail cache folder | ## Set Thumbnail cache folder | ||
SetEnv cacheth $[ | SetEnv cacheth $[HOME]/.fvwm/cache | ||
## Thumbnail | ## Thumbnail function | ||
DestroyFunc Thumbnail | DestroyFunc Thumbnail | ||
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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]/.fvwm/thumbnail.txt'' | ||
READ MORE</br> | READ MORE</br> | ||
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[[Category:functions]] | [[Category:functions]] | ||
[[Category:action]] | [[Category:action]] | ||
[[Category:codes]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:46, 12 July 2025
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: thumbnails.txt
## Functions
## Set Thumbnail cache folder
SetEnv cacheth $[HOME]/.fvwm/cache
## Thumbnail function
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
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 $[HOME]/.fvwm/thumbnail.txt
READ MORE
https://www.fvwm.org/Archive/Faq/#using-application-screenshots-as-icon-or-mini-icon-thumbnails