			Readme for XPostIt V1.0
			by Georg C. F. Greve

Hi. A friend of mine said that he was looking for some program that allows to leave 
notes on the X-Windows desktop. I was looking for something like that myself and
wasn't able to find anything that suited my needs. In a moment of too much self-
confidence I said: "This should really be simple !" - so I wasn't able to get it out of
my head before completing this little program. Fortunately it took me only 2 hours
to write it. I am sure there are some more features that could be included but right
now I feel quite satisfied with it.


- How does it work ?

When called via "xpostit" the program gets the primary selected text (the highlighted
one) and puts in a window. This window allows vertical scrolling and the default
position for it is the actual mouse cursor position.


- How do I compile it ?

On Linux systems you just need the gcc and the xview-Toolkit - type "make" and that
should do it. On Sun-Solaris workstations a link to the "Makefile.solaris" should do, then
just type "make". On other systems you might need to change some paths/options. The
"xpostit" binary should then be copied wherever you want it (I keep it in /usr/local/bin).


- How do I install it ?

With my setup the middle mouse button just puts the note wherever the mouse is... this
way I can just cut some text somewhere and put it on the desktop with the middle mouse
button. To do this you just have to find the keybindings for your window manager and
set the keybinding for the appropriate mouse button to start "xpostit" (I would chose some
nicer colors than black and white, though).
I use the fvwm window manager and there the keybindings are extremely simple to do.
Just find the line that contains:

Mouse 2                 R               A 	<something>

and change <something> to:

Exec "Notepad" exec xpostit -bg  Black -fg Blue &

I changed the window style as well - my setups are:

Style "NOTE"    NoTitle, WindowListSkip, BorderWidth 0, StaysPut

This way I don't get nasty title bars and the border is very small...


O.k. - that should be all you need to know, for further questions or any praising contact
me at:
	development@fusebox.hanse.de


Have fun,
	Georg Greve