10.0;icon *DM*, revision 1.0, 87/12/23
icon -- change a window into an icon(s); change an icon back into a window.
usage:  icon [entry_name [-i|-w] [-c 'char']]



DESCRIPTION
     The icon command 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:

     o  Specify the window name (shown in the window legend) when you issue
        the icon command, (either by typing it or using <MARK> as described
        below).

     o  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 manipulates
     the window under the cursor.

     To change an icon back into a window, repeat the process described above.
     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
     want, you can use the edfont program to examine or change this file.  If
     you want to use your own icon font file, invoke the fl (font_load)
     command with the -i option prior to issuing the icon command.

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.  If
                      the name of the window or group appears as a text string
                      somewhere on the display, you can use the following
                      time-saving feature: place the cursor on the name, then
                      press <MARK>.  Now issue the icon command.  icon uses
                      the marked name for the entry_name argument.

                      Default if omitted:  manipulate the window under the
                      cursor

OPTIONS
     If you do not specify any options, icon toggles the current window
     setting.

     -i        Force the window or group to appear as an icon. This option is
               not valid if you specify -w.

     -w        Force the window or group to appear as a window. This option is
               not valid if you specify -i.

     -c 'char' Specify the DM icon character used to represent a window.  You
               must enclose char in single quotation marks.

SEE ALSO
     More information is available.  Type the following at an Aegis shell
     prompt:

     help icons     For a list of the standard icon characters residing in
                    /sys/dm/fonts/icons

     help fl        For information on loading icon font files for use in
                    windows

     help idf       For information on defining default icon positions

     help windows   For details about window groups