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[Argolance]

Hello,
In earlier version of jwm, it was possible to replace default JWM window title bar buttons pictures with xbm pictures (such as ".jwm-bClose.xbm", etc.) copied inside home directory. This seems not to work with latest version of jwm.

Does somebody know how to do this nevertheless?

Cordialement.

[technosaurus]

You can always change the hard coded ones... Otherwise can you point to a version that works as such?

[`f00]

reply here in eyecandy §..

[Argolance]

Hello,
Cannot answer to your post because thread is locked! So I do it here...

[technosaurus]

use the source Luke

I use grep -i (case insensitive) to find likely candidates

grep -i 0x * --> border.c

leads to bmpfiles also in border.c, which pointed setbuttonmask to parse.c which leads to TOK_BUTTON... in lex.c and from there you can see that the tags are:

"ButtonClose",
"ButtonMax",
"ButtonMaxActive",
"ButtonMin",

but I think if you do one, you may have to do them all (looking at the code it looked like it did either/or) so something like

[technosaurus]

rather than editing my last post I'll just condense it:

the jwmrc (or its template or one of its include files) should have any/all of these tags containing the full path to 16x16 xbm image(s)

[technosaurus]

another example based on paws and bones

[technosaurus]

and mac-ish circles

[Argolance]

Hello technosaurus,
Waou! !
Thank you a lot: this is quite perfect. I thought this would be more complicated! Possible pictures are obviously a bit poor but it is better than nothing...

Cordialement.

[technosaurus]

I am 90% sure the xbm format is a holdover from early versions. It is feasible to patch it for xpm/png/jpg, but it would also make themeing more complex and add a small amount of overhead... Probably not worth it since icewm basically does that already.

[`f00]

How hard would it be code-wise to make the three 'standard' buttons multifunction (according to which mousebutton is clicked)? This is a real convenience for mouse users and one of the reasons I regularly switch out of jwm - the scrollwheel on my old mouse died quite some time ago so shading is a bit awkward in jwm, plus I use vertical/horizontal maximize much more often than full. The close button is fine as-is since if the window needs killing, chances are the button on it won't work anyway.

I'm thinking something along the lines of

[technosaurus]

some 3d-ish buttons

[Argolance]

Hello,

[01micko]

I have been following this thread as I made a patch requested by Mavrothal for the OLPC to enlarge the deco in JWM.

I have followed your lead Argolance and made a "switcher". It is called from the jwm settings gui in the Desktop menu. It is possible (easy really) to add more themes, or delete the stock ones.

Be aware that the xdg template I attach is for Slacko (don't know the consequences in other pups, be warned) and so optional. You probably should add the code that technosaurus posted to your jwmrc-personal file;

[Argolance]

Hello,
It is a pity that JWM doesn't yet support anti aliasing: pictures are somewhat rough and I think, as JWM "lover", that it is no need sophisticated pictures to be displayed as window buttons: just smoothed simple pictures... This would be great and should be taken into account for the next releases!

Cordialement.