Name

dxue − DECwindows user executive

Syntax

dxue [ options ]

Description

The dxue command provides a window that lets you access the ULTRIX programming environment and DECwindows applications.  In addition, you can expand the selection of commands by modifying existing or adding new dxue menus. 

When started, dxue creates a text file in your home directory named .ue_profile.  When you make modifications to the dxue interface, dxue records those changes in this file. 

Options

−bd color Specifies the color of the window’s border (color displays only).  The default is specified by means of the Session Manager’s Customize Window dialog box. 

−bg color Specifies the color of the window’s background (color displays only).  The default is specified by means of the Session Manager’s Customize Window dialog box. 

−d dispname Specifies the display screen on which dxue displays its window.  If the display option is not specified, dxue uses the display screen specified by your DISPLAY environment variable.  The display option has the format hostname:number.  Using two colons (::) instead of one (:) indicates that DECnet is to be used for transport.  The default is :0.  For more information, see X(.).

−display dispname This option is the same as the −d option. 

−fg color Specifies the color of the window’s foreground (color displays only).  The default is specified by means of the Session Manager’s Customize Window dialog box. 

−fn font Specifies the font used when displaying text. 

−geometry Specifies the width, length, and location of the dxue window.  If the geometry option is not specified, dxue uses default values.  The geometry option has the format [width][xlength][x][y].  For more information about the screen coordinate system, see X(.).

Main Window

In the dxue window, the Full Directory Path field displays the name of your current default directory.  The current directory appears in italics in the Directories list box.  You can change directories by selecting a directory name from the Directories list box.  The Filter field contains the file name pattern to which the files shown in the Files subwindow conform.  An empty Filter field indicates that all files in the current directory are displayed.  The current directory and its displayed files are called the current view. 

There are three methods for performing file operations.  You can select one or more files and then choose one of the items from the Files menu to apply to those files.  You can also position the pointer on a file name and press MB2 (the middle mouse button, unless you have redefined it); you then choose a file operation from the pop-up menu that appears.  The dxue application also defines default operations for various types of files; you perform the default operation by positioning the pointer on a file name and double-clicking MB1 (the left mouse button, unless you have redefined it). To view or change the default file operations, choose the Double Click Actions... menu item from the Customize menu. 

Menus

The dxue window contains the following menus:

Control
Customize
Views
Files
Applications

Control Menu

The control menu contains the following items:

UpdateUpdates the current dxue window. 

Select AllSelects all the files in the current file view.  The files will be displayed in reverse video to indicate that all files have been selected. 

Select NoneCancels the Select All command. 

Processes...Displays a window containing all current processes.  Kill, Suspend, Continue, and OK buttons are also displayed that allow you to kill suspend or continue a current process. 

New ViewCreates an additional dxue main window. 

Save View...Saves your current file view and format.  Displays a dialog box that prompts for the name of the view.  In addition, you can select which settings (file strings, defaults directories, window sizes, window positions, fields, and orders) are saved. 

Delete View...Displays a dialog box that lets you delete previously saved views. 

Save as Startup ViewSaves your current file view and format as your startup view. 

ExitCloses the dxue main window. 

Customize

The Customize menu contains the following items:

File Properties...Displays a window for selecting the file properties to display in the Files window.  The choices are file name, protection, link count, owner, size, and creation time.  As you choose a file property by clicking on its toggle button,  the Sample field displays that property for one of your files. You can select the field by which the files are sorted and specify the sort order: ascending or descending. 

To immediately apply these changes to the files currently displayed in the Files subwindow, click on the Apply button.  To cancel any changes, click on the Cancel button.  To save the changes, click on the OK button. 

Edit Menus...Displays a window containing a Menu and Menu Items list boxes.  The Menu list box contains the names of all defined menus.  The Menu Items list box contains the names of all the defined menu items in the menu selected in Menu list box.  You can create additional menus by entering the name of the menu in the New Menu Name field and clicking on the Insert button.  You can remove menus by selecting the name from the list and clicking on the Remove button.  You can add menu items in the same manner. 

To associate a shell string with a menu item, select the menu item and type the string in the Associated Command or Script field.  If you want the file names that are selected in the files list to be appended to the command when it is executed, click on the Append Files to Command selection.  Click on the Add to Menu Item button to associate the string to the menu item. 

To cancel the changes you have made, click on the cancel button.  To save the changes you have made, click on the OK button. 

Double Click Actions...
Displays a dialog box that lets you specify what action dxue takes when you double click on a particular type of file, such as a directory or a file containing C code.  Through this dialog box you can also define new file types. 

Views Menu

The Views menu contains the following item:

StartupDisplays your startup file view and format.  In addition, if you saved any views with a different file name, these appear as separate menu item in the Views menu. 

Files Menu

The Files menu contains the following items:

Copy...Displays a window asking for the files you want to copy and the destination of each of the selected files.  Each file is copied to the specified destination. 

Display...Displays a window containing a Files list box.  Enter the name of the files you want to display and click on the OK button. 

Search...Displays a window asking for the files you want to search and the string you want to search for.  When you enter the file and the string to search for, dxue searches for the specified string. 

Create Directory...Displays a window containing a Name list box.  Enter the name of the directory you want to create. 

Move...Displays a window asking for the files you want to move and the destination of each of the selected files.  Enter the two file names and click on the OK button. 

Remove...Removes each of the selected files from the current directory. 

Show Print Jobs...Displays a dialog box that lets you specify a printer queue, and then displays the items on that queue. 

Print File...Prints a file. 

Applications Menu

The Applications menu contains the following items:

CalculatorStarts a dxcalc application.  See dxcalc() for more information about the dxcalc application. 

ClockStarts a dxclock application.  See dxclock() for more information about the dxclock application. 

MailStarts a dxmail application.  See dxmail() for more information about the dxmail application. 

NotepadStarts a dxnotepad application.  See dxnotepad() for more information about the dxnotepad application. 

CDA ViewerStarts a dxvdoc application.  See dxvdoc() for more information about the dxvdoc application. 

Restrictions

Help is not implemented. 

X Defaults

The dxue application uses the values in the .Xdefaults file when you logged in and uses the appropriate resource specification to customize the appearance or characteristics of its displayed dxue window.  The format for a resource specification in the .Xdefaults file is: [name*]resource:    value

nameSpecifies the application name or the name string that restricts the resource assignment to that application or to a component of an application.  If this argument is not specified, the resource assignment is globally available to all X applications. 

resourceSpecifies the resource. 

valueSpecifies the value that is to be assigned to the resource. 

For more information, see X(.).

Because each toolkit-based application can consist of a combination of widgets (for example, push buttons and a scroll bar), you can form the name string by adding widget class and name identifiers to the string.  For further information about adding class and name identifiers, see X(.).

Files

~/.Xdefaults
/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Executive
~/.ue_profile

See Also

X(1X), dxwm(1X), dxsession(1X)
DECwindows User’s Guide