8.0;icon *DM*, revision 8.0, 84/03/11
ICON -- Change a window or window group into an icon(s); change an icon
back into a window.
usage: icon [entry_name] [-i|-w|-c 'char']
FORMAT
ICON [entry_name] [options]
The ICON command operates as a toggle and changes the specified window or
group into an icon(s), or changes an icon back into a window. You can use two
methods to change a window into an icon: specify the window name (from the
window legend) when you issue the ICON command, or simply position the cursor
in the window, press <CMD>, and issue the ICON command. If you want to change
a group of windows into icons, you must specify the group name when you issue
the ICON command. By default, if you do not specify an entry_name (the name
of a window or group) ICON uses the pathname of the window where the cursor
was last positioned.
To change an icon back into a window, position the cursor on the icon, press
<CMD>, and give the ICON command. The window reappears on your display at its
former position.
When you change a window into an icon, the DM displays an icon character that
describes the type of information the window displayed, such as an edit pad, a
graphics file, or a Shell transcript pad. The default icon characters are
held in a font file called /SYS/DM/FONTS/ICONS. If you desire, you can
examine or change this file using the EDFONT program described in the
appendices.
ARGUMENTS
entry_name
(optional) Specify the name of the window or group you want to change
into icon(s), or change back into a window.
Default if omitted: Use the pathname of the window where
the cursor was last positioned.
OPTIONS
-I Force the window or group to appear as an icon(s).
-W Force the window or group to appear as a window.
-C char Specify the the DM icon character used to represent a
window.