---
name: "FvwmAuto"
section: "1x"
platform: "linux"
package: "fvwm-common"
version: "2.0.46-BETA-3"
release: "Debian 2.1 (Slink)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/FvwmAuto/1x"
---

# FvwmAuto(1x)

the FVWM auto-raise module

## NAME

*FvwmAuto* - the FVWM auto-raise module

## SYNOPSIS

*FvwmAuto* is spawned by fvwm, so no command line invocation will work. The correct syntax is:

```

Module FvwmAuto Timeout [EnterCommand [LeaveCommand]]

AddToMenu Modules "Modules"      Title
+                 "Audio"        Module FvwmAudio
+                 "Auto"         Module FvwmAuto 300 raise lower
+                 "Buttons"      Module FvwmButtons
+                 "Ident"        Module FvwmIdent
+                 "Banner"       Module FvwmBanner
+                 "Pager"        Module FvwmPager 0 3
```

The *Timeout* argument is required. It specifies how long a window must retain the keyboard input focus before the command is executed. The delay is measured in milliseconds, and any integer 0 or greater is acceptable.

*EnterCommand* and *LeaveCommand* are optional. *EnterCommand* is executed *Timeout* milliseconds after a window gets the input focus, *LeaveCommand* is executed *Timeout* milliseconds after the window has lost focus.

"Raise" is the default for *EnterCommand*, but any fvwm2 function is allowed. I would not use "Close" or "Destroy" with a low timeout, though. The *LeaveCommand* can be handy for a tidy desktop. Experiment with:

```

Module FvwmAuto 0 Nop Lower
Module FvwmAuto 0 Nop Iconify
```

## AUTHOR

```
FvwmAuto just appeared one day, nobody knows how.
FvwmAuto was simply rewritten 09/96, nobody knows by whom.
```