dthello(1) — Commands
CDE
NAME
dthello - CDE login transitional greeting
SYNOPSIS
dthello [−display display] [−fground color] [−bground color] [−font fontname] [−string message] [−file filename] [−timeout seconds]
DESCRIPTION
The dthello client provides transition visuals from the end of login to the start of the window manager in the user’s session.
When invoked, the dthello client creates an screen-sized override-redirect window draws a specified message on it. The message may be specified on the command line or in a text file. At the same time, a 1x1 window is created that is picked up by the window manager. When the window manager reparents the smaller window (an indication that the window manager has started), the dthello program exits.
OPTIONS
The dthello client is designed to be started by the system and is not intended to be started directly by users.
−display display
Display ID.
−fground color
Foreground color.
−bground color
Background color.
−font fontname
Font.
−string message
String to be displayed in window.
−file filename
Text file name whose contents will be displayed in the screen-sized window in addition to the transition message. This option may be specified up to five times.
−timeout seconds
Number of seconds to wait for the window manager to initiate before terminating.
RETURN VALUE
Exit values are:
0Successful completion.
>0Error condition occurred.
EXAMPLES
dthello -string "Welcome to the Desktop" Transition window will contain this message.
RESOURCES
Resources should be prefaced with the string "Dthello∗" when specified. Resources should be specified in the Dthello app-defaults file.
| Name | Class | Type | Default |
| vbackground | Vbackground | Pixel | dynamic |
| vforeground | Vforeground | Pixel | dynamic |
| vfont | Vfont | FontList | dynamic |
| string | String | String | ......... |
| file | File | String | NULL |
| timeout | Timeout | Integer | 240 |
vbackground
Specifies the background color for the transition message.
vforeground
Specifies the foreground color for the transition message.
vfontSpecifies the font to use for the transition message.
stringSpecifies the text to use in the transition message.
fileSpecifies a file whose contents are to be displayed in addition to the transition message. Only one file may be specified.
timeoutNumber of seconds to wait for the window manager to initiate before terminating.