[TriLUG] twm simple question, I hope?

[Brian Phelps]

I'd use a simple c program using X11/Xlib.h, I have to do stuff like
this all the time for embedded type apps

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 12:00 PM, Mike Norwood <norwoodm at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to do something as simply and as quickly as possible, and
> wondered if anyone might still be familiar with controlling the twm window
> manager.  I wanted to use the simplest window manager that I could find to
> do this one specific thing and this seems to be it.  I am opening one
> terminal screen on startup, just xterm, which displays a software screen,
> which allows for the scanning of a barcode.  When this barcode is scanned,
> it opens a new window using the display (Imagemagick) program that shows a
> picture of the item that is scanned.    This works, but the problem is
> that I then have to click into the picture window to focus on it, so I can
> hit escape to exit it.  I then have to click back into the application
> window for the next scan.  Ideally I would like the new window to become
> the focus when it opens, so that the person using it would just need to
> view the picture, then hit escape, which closes the window and focuses
> back on the previous window for the next scan.
>
> I realize I have been a little long winded with this explanation, but if
> anyone understands what I am asking and knows how to configure twm to
> shift the focus of the windows back and forth without the mouse clicks,
> your help would really be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,  Mike Norwood
>
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