Index
%
%B
%DatabaseHost%
%DisplayHost%
%H
%L
%LocalHost%
%M
%SessionHost%
*
* wildcard character
-
-indirect option
-query option
.
.bm filename extension
.dtprofile file
setting LANG
creating
setting environment variables in
soursourcing in
sourcing
syntax
.login file
not read by Login Manager
sourcing in
.login file
.pm filename extension
.profile file
not read by Login Manager
sourcing in
.profile file
.sdl files
.Xdefaults file[1] [2]
?
? wildcard character
A
action definition file, created by Create Action
action file [1] [2]
contents
creating [1] [2]
definition
action icon [1] [2]
creating
required by desktop
Action Icons controls, in Create Action
Action Name field in Create Action
action search path, See database search path
action servers, See database servers
actionIcon resource
ACTIONS field
actions
associating icon with
accepting dropped file or prompting
accepting dropped files [1] [2]
accepting multiple dropped files
argument count restrictions
arguments
arguments, non-file
associating with data types
COMMAND
configuration files
creating icons for applications
creating manually [1] [2] [3]
default icon
default terminal
different double-click and drop functionality
editing
environment variables
example [1] [2]
execution string [1] [2]
fields
file arguments
files representing, See action file
icons for [1] [2]
icons representing
integrated with dtappintegrate
interchangeable arguments
introduction
labels
limitations of Create Action
localized
MAP
mapping
modifying
name [1] [2]
no arguments
no display output
non-file arguments [1] [2]
non-interchangeable arguments
parameters, See arguments
precedence rules
prompting for file
providing shells
relationship to data types
reloading
required for registration
restricted by data type [1] [2]
restricting arguments
running as different user
running other actions
running remote applications [1] [2]
search path, See database search path [1] [2]
server for
string variables in
terminal options
terminal support for
TT_MSG
types of
used by Front Panel
used in menus
uses
variables in definitions
window support
windowing support for
without data
activeColorSetId resource
ALTERNATE_ICON field
AND operator in MODE field
ANIMATION definition
animation for Front Panel
app-defaults
language-dependent
desktop applications
application groups
action for
administering
contents
creating in regisration package
customizing
data types for
default
definition
directories for
example of creating
gathering
icons for
integrated with dtappintegrate
names
naming
personal
precedence
readme files
system-wide
application icon
creating [1] [2]
double-clicking
dropped files
required by desktop
using Create Action
Application Manager
integrating applications with
adding applications
description
file system location
gathering applications [1] [2]
general administration
precedence rules
symbolic links
updating
application package, See registration package
application registration, See registration
application resources, See resources
application root directory
application search path
assembling
default [1] [2]
definition
environment variables
localized
modifying
modifying precedence
personal
reason for modifying
syntax
system-wide
used to gather applications
application servers
adding
administering
availability of applications
client of
configuring
configuring client of
definition
standard configuration
application window, associating icon with
applications
actions required
adding to Application Manager
adding without registering
app_root directory
creating icons for
data types required
desktop-smart
features of registration
gathered by Session Manager
gathering
gathering into Application Manager
purpose for data types
registered, definition
registering, See registration
reloading
removing
root directory
running locally across mounts
search path
starting at login
un-registering
ways to add
app_root, See application root directory
arguments
for actions
interchangeable for actions
multiple for actions
non-file
non-interchangeable, for actions
number of for actions
of actions
prompting for
restricting for actions
Arg_1 syntax
ARG_CLASS field
ARG_COUNT field [1] [2]
ARG_MODE field
Arg_n syntax
ARG_TYPE field [1] [2]
printing
authentication directory
authorization, X
authorize resource
automounter
B
backdrops
adding
file locations
using graphics image
background resource
base file name [1] [2]
bitmapped display,running Login Server without
bitmaps
See also
icons
how files are found [1] [2]
naming conventions
search path
blank type control
bottomShadowColor resource
BOX definition
syntax
BROADCAST, used in XDMCP-indirect
browsing icons using File Manager
busy type control
button binding
adding
creating new set
syntax
buttonBindings resource
C
Calendar daemon
CDE-MIN files
CDE-TT files
character display console
CHOOSER string
identifying
definition
client type control
client-server configuration, See networking
clients
of server, configuring
window in Front Panel
CLIENT_GEOMETRY field
CLIENT_NAME field
clock type control
color palettes
color resources,modifying for registration
color server
resources
starting
color sets
default
mapping to display elements
color
usage in icons
color sets
controlling, with dynamicColor resource
controlling, with Style Manager
creating shades with shadowPixmaps resources
maximum number allocated
specifying foreground
colors
active window frame
administering
application windows
colorsets
default
inactive window frame
number used
palettes
resources
text entry areas
values
colorUse resource [1] [2]
COMMAND action
example
execution string
required fields
command line for actions
command-line login
configuration files
action
data types
Front Panel
in registration package
Login Manager
Session Manager
Window Manager
Workspace Manager
CONTAINER_NAME field
CONTAINER_TYPE field
CONTENT field
content-based data type [1] [2]
CONTROL definition, syntax
control
adding to Main Panel
animation
appearance
click vs. double-click
client
creating
defining
drop zone
icon
in workspace switch
interchanging with another control
labeling
locking
modifying
monitor
On Item help
one-instance
removing from Front Panel
replacing
restoring
that opens a file
toggle
types
CONTROL_BEHAVIOR field
COPY_TO_ACTION field
cpp statements
Create Action
action command syntax
action name
configuration file created
data type creation [1] [2]
data type name
file prompt
functionality
introduction
limitations
main window
specifying file argument
specifying icons
starting
using
current session
current.old directory
D
Data Types list in Create Action
data types
associating icon with
associating with actions [1] [2]
attributes
categorization criteria
configuration files
content-based [1] [2]
created with Create Action [1] [2]
creating manually
criteria
defining
differentiating
double-click behavior
drop behavior
example
executable
help on
hidden
icons for [1] [2] [3]
integrated with dtappintegrate
introduction
limitation of Create Action
localized
location-based
mode criteria
multiple criteria
name-based [1] [2]
path-based
permission pattern
printing
purpose for creating
read-only
relationship to actions
Reload Actions
reloading
required for registration
requirements for manual creation [1] [2]
restricting actions based on
search path, See database search path
server for
variables in definitions
database host [1] [2]
database search path [1] [2]
See also search path
affect on EXEC_HOST
assembling
default
environment variables
related to application search path
syntax
database servers
client of
configuring
creating
database
reloading
reloading actions
DataBaseHost keyword
DATA_ATTRIBUTES
defining
definition
syntax
DATA_CRITERIA
defining
definition
multiple
paired with DATA_ATTRIBUTES
syntax
date type control
DELETE field
DESCRIPTION field [1] [2]
desktop search paths
desktop-smart application
Desktop_Tools application group, modifying
directory
datatype criteria
display colors
maximum number allocated
display-specific resources
display-specific session
DisplayHost keyword
DISPLAY_displayname macro
drop zone
action icon
Front Panel control
dropped file, action that accepts
DROP_ACTION field
DROP_ANIMATION field
dt files
dtaction
syntax
used to change user
dtappgather [1] [2]
dtappintegrate
functionality
removing application
syntax
DTAPPSEARCHPATH variable
assembling
DtButtonBindings
dtchooser file
dtconfig command
dtCreate, See Create Action
DTDATABASESEARCHPATH variable
usage
DtEditor, style translations for
Dterrors file
dtgreet file
DTHELPSEARCHPATH variable
assembling
Dtlogin*language resource
dtlogin, See Login Manager
DTMOUNTPOINT variable
inherited by users
processes requiring
processes that use
setting
Dtpid file
DtRootMenu
dtsearchpath [1] [2] [3]
dtsmcmd command
DTSOURCEPROFILE variable
dtspcd
authentication directory
configuring
DTSPSYSAPPHOSTS variable
modifying
syntax
DTSPSYSDATABASEHOSTS variable
definition
effect on EXEC_HOST
syntax
DTSPSYSHELP variable [1] [2]
DTSPSYSICON variable
DTSPUSERAPPHOSTS variable
modifying
syntax
DTSPUSERDATABASEHOSTS variable
definition
syntax
DTSPUSERHELP variable
DTSPUSERICON variable
dtstart_appgather variable
dtstart_searchpath variable
dtstart_ttsession variable
dtwm, See Workspace Manager
dtwm.fp file
dtwmfp.session file
dtwmrc file
editing
dynamicColor resource [1] [2]
E
Edit Dtwmrc action
editing actions
electronic mail, configuring
EMACS style translations
EMACS translations
environment variables
action definitions
application search path
bitmap search path
database search path
default
exporting
help search path
icon search path
in .dtprofile
in .dtprofile
Login Manager
personal
pixmap search path
remote execution
setting
sourcing in .login or .profile
system-wide
executable file, data type criteria
execution host
configuring
creating actions for
specified by EXEC_HOST field
specifying
execution string
absolute path in
dropped files
general features
multiple-file arguments
no arguments
prompting for file
prompting for string
shell syntax
specifying the executable
EXEC_HOST field
affected by database search path
default value [1] [2]
multiple values
EXEC_HOST, See execution host
EXEC_STRING field, See execution string
F
fail-safe sessions
file argument
specified with Create Action
used in actions
File Manager, using as icon browser
file names, icon
file prompt, specified with Create Action
file servers
file sharing
file type control
file types, See data types
file, data type criteria
file-name consistency
file-name mapping
fileame database server
files
access to distributed
hiding based on data type
mount point
mounting
name consistency
remote access
remote data
required for networking
FILE_NAME field
Find Set dialog box
Font resource
Fonts dialog box
fonts
bitmapped
resources, setting
X Logical Font Description
administering
bitmapped
finding with alias file
finding with directory file
finding with mkfontdir command
listing available
number of in Style Manager
primary directory
resources, modifying for registration
specifying property string
system, in Style Manager
user, in Style Manager
X Logical Font Description
xlsfonts command
FontSet resource
foreground resource
foregroundColor resource [1] [2]
foreign display type
fp_dynamic directory
Front Panel
displaying icon in
adding rows
animation
client in
components
configuration files
control in registration package
control, See control
controlling personal customizations
customizing
drop zone control
dynamic customizations
help
location on screen
managed by Workspace Manager
menu
modifying
naming convention for files
new
organization of definition
precedence in assembling
search path
syntax
using actions
G
getty [1] [2]
GID
group ID
H
help
See also help volume, help files
Help Developer's Kit
help files
in regisration package
integrated with dtappintegrate
help search path
See also search path
assembly
default
environment variables
related to application search path
syntax
help servers
client of
configuring
creating
help volume
levels of integrtion
location in regisration package
master help file
help volumes
localizing
help
Front Panel
full integration
on action file
on data type
on printer icons
partial integration
specified using Create Action
HELP_STRING field
HELP_TOPIC field
HELP_VOLUME field
hiding files with data type
HIGH_COLOR
home directory
networked
shared
home session
home.old directory
I
ICON field
allowable values
for data type
in Front Panel
valid values
icon Front Panel controls
icon search path
assembling
default
environment variables
related to application search path
syntax of
icon servers
client of
configuring
creating
icon type control
icons
associating with action or data type
associating with application window
color usage
how files are found
localized
making associations
naming conventions
non-English
using File Manager as icon browser
action icons
actions [1] [2]
application groups
base file name
browsing with File Manager
data type
data types [1] [2]
design recommendations
file formats
file names
Find Set dialog box
for applications
Front Panel [1] [2]
integrated with dtappintegrate
printer images
representing applications
required for registration
search path, See icon search path
servers, See icon servers
size conventions
starting application
Identifying Characteristics
dialog box
field
images, See icons
inactiveFrameColorId resource
include statement, in Workspace Manager files
inetd.conf
inetd.sec
input method, internationalization
input variables
Install Icon control, removing
internationalization
app-defaults
fonts
LANG variable
NLS environment variables
setting language
troubleshooting
IS_TEXT field
K
key binding
creating new set
default
syntax
keyBindings resource
keyboard map, resetting
L
LABEL action field
labeling controls
labels
actions
Front Panel controls
LANG variable
effect on data types
in .dtprofile
Language menu, customizing
language, setting using Xconfig file
link, data type criteria
LINK_TO_ACTION field
local display type
localization
See also internationalization
icons
action label
actions
data type
login screen
message catalogs
palette names
localTerminal resource
location-based data type
LOCKED field
login accounts
Login Manager
See also login server
configuration files
customizing
definition
errors
issuing commands
resources
login screen
changing appearance
changing content of language menu
changing default language
changing the welcome message
customizing
displaying on a network display
localizing
X server access
X server environment
changing behavior
display-dependent behavior
fonts
greeting
resources
login servers
attaching displays
changing the time zone
character display console
command line login
controlling access
disabling
displaying login screen
killing process ID
overview
process ID
running without a local display
starting
starting a session
authenticating users
configuring
no bitmap display
starting from command line
stopping
system shell
troubleshooting
user path
LOW_COLOR
lp command
lp print spooler
LPDEST variable
M
mail type control
mailx
MAP actions
definition
example
MEDIA field
MEDIUM_COLOR
menus
using actions
Workspace Manager
message catalogs
MIME_TYPE_MEDIA field
mkfontdir command, compiling files
MODE field
syntax
monitor types of controls
MONITOR_TYPE field
mount point for remote files
mounts,running applications across
mouse binding, See button binding
MOVE_TO_ACTION field
multiple displays
Login Manager
N
Name of Data Type text field
name-based data types [1] [2]
NAME_PATTERN field
National Language Support
internationalizing
networking
See also servers
base configuration
configuring clients and servers
electronic mail
files required for
general configuration steps
overview
running applications across mounts
types of services
X authorization
NFS
NLS environment variables
NLS remote execution
NoBackdrop setting
NoPrint action
NOT operator in MODE field
NO_STDIO window support
NUMBER_OF_ROWS field
NumFonts resource
O
Open action
OR operator in MODE field
OSF/Motif Window Manager, See Workspace Manager
output variables
P
palettes
localizing names
PANEL definition
syntax
PANEL_GEOMETRY field
PATH variable
path-based data type
path
system
user
PATH_PATTERN field
syntax
permission pattern, specified with Create Action
PERM_TERMINAL window support
personal application group
personal data type and action, creating
pixmaps
how files are found [1] [2]
naming conventions
search path
POSITION_HINTS field
precedence
action database assembly
Front Panel assembly
primaryColorSetId resource
print jobs update interval
Print Manager
job update interval
printers
adding
default
deleting
device names
icon images
job update interval
labels
On Item help
remote access
printing
administration
concepts
configuring for data type
default destination
different data types
testing
prompts for actions
PUSH_ACTION field
PUSH_ANIMATION field
R
read-only data type criteria
readme files
registration package
application group contents
application icon
definition
directories
example of creating
Front Panel control
purpose of
readme files
registration
actions needed
application group
application root directory
color modifications
data types needed
definition [1] [2]
dtappintegrate
example
example
features provided by
font modifications
general steps
help files
icon requirements
modifying resources
overview
purpose of
resource modification
Reload Actions action
Reload Applications action
Reload Resources action
registration package
See registration
remote execution
native language support
remote execution
by actions
configuring application server
with action remote from application
resources
language-dependent
app-defaults
colorUse
default desktop
display-specific
fonts
foregroundColor
loading
personal
session
setting [1] [2]
shadow thickness of windows
shadowPixmaps
system-wide
RESOURCE_MANAGER property
Restore Front Panel action
RGB color value
RGB values
rgb.txt file
root window
rpc.cmsd
rpc.ttdbserver
S
search paths
actions
applications [1] [2]
current value
defined by desktop
Front Panel definitions
help
icons
input variables
localized
output variables
set by Session Manager
setting
secondaryColorSetId resource
selectColor resource
Selected menu
sendmail
servers
actions
application
configuring
data types
database
definition
file
help
icon
login
session
servers
login
types
Session Manager
See also, session
backing up sessions
client
customizing application startup
directories
error log
executing additional commands
executing commands at logout
files
gathering applications
introduction
loading resources
setting search paths
starting
starting applications
starting Workspace Manager
system-wide customization
troubleshooting
welcome message
session servers, See login servers
session
backup
current
default
definition
display-specific
executing commands at logout
executing commands at startup
failsafe
first
home
initial
logging errors
recovering
resources
script run at end
starting
sessionetc file
sessionexit file
SessionHost keyword
sessions directory
shadow thickness, windows
shadowPixmaps resource [1] [2]
shell
See also environment variables, .profile, .login, .dtprofile
personal customization
sourcing in .profile or .login
syntax in execution string
system-wide customization
used in action
shells
in actions
sizes of icons
SPC
security
startlog file
string action arguments
string variables in action definitions
Style Manager
color integration with
font integration with
using to specify colors
SUBPANEL definition
subpanel
association with Main Panel
changing auto-close behavior
container
creating
customizing built-in panel
definition
modifying
new
restoring deleted
syntax
system-wide customization
subprocess control daemon, See dtspcd
subprocess control service, See SPC
SWITCH definition
switch, See workspace switch
symbolic links
created during registration
data type criteria
file-name consistency
sys.dtprofile file
sys.dtwmrc file
sys.resources file [1] [2]
sys.session file
systemPath resource
T
terminal emulator
action auto-close option
action manual-close option
changing
command-line options for actions
default for actions
for actions
TERMINAL window support
text editor, changing
textColorSetId resource
time zone, changing
timeZone resource
title resource
ToolTalk Message Server, See ttsession
ToolTalk
action, See TT_MSG action
applications, actions for
Database Server, See rpc.ttdbserver
messaging daemon
topShadowColor resource
ttsession
starting
TT_MSG action
keywords
creating
TYPE field
TZ variable
U
UID
UNIX key bindings
UNIXbindings file
user ID
user, changing for action
user-prefs.dt file
userPath resource
V
variables
environment, See environment variables
in action definitions
W
welcome message
changing
customizing
default
displaying
wildcard characters in data types
Window Manager
See also Workspace Manager
changing
Window menu
definition
new
syntax
window support for actions
windowMenu resource
WINDOW_TYPE field
wmStartupCommand resource
WM_CLASS property
Workspace Manager
button bindings
changing to OSF/Motif
configuration files
definition
functions
including other files
managing Front Panel
menus
personal customization
restarting
starting
system-wide customization
Workspace menu
creating
definition
modifiying
syntax
workspace switch
adding controls
customizing
definition
number of rows
number of workspaces
syntax of definition
workspaceCount resource
workspaces
backdrops, See backdrops
changing default number
customizing
names
number of
writeXrdbColors resource
X
X authorization
X Logical Font Description
X resources, See resources
X server
changing access
changing environment
X terminals
CHOOSER string
non-XDMCP displays
obtaining session services
possible login server configurations
Xaccess list
XDMCP-direct
XDMCP-indirect
X400_TYPE field
Xaccess file
Xconfig file
modifying
setting language with
setting resources in
XDMCP
direct access
direct requests
indirect access
indirect requests
definition
indirect requests
query mode
Xerrors file
Xfailsafe file
xlsfonts command
installation
listing fonts at server
XMICONBMSEARCHPATH variable
assembling
usage
XMICONSEARCHPATH variable
assembling
usage
XmText*FontList resource
XmTextField*FontList resource
Xpid file
Xreset file
Xresources file
Xservers file
default
managing local display
starting a server
syntax
Xsession file
run by login server
setting PATH
starting Session Manager
system-wide customization
Xsession.d directory
customizing
scripts in
Xsetup file
Xstartup file
XUSERFILESEARCHPATH variable
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