VUEWM(1X)
NAME
vuewm - The HP VUE Workspace Manager.
SYNOPSIS
vuewm [options]
DESCRIPTION
Vuewm is an X11 window manager based upon the Motif Window Manager (mwm, version 1.1.3). Vuewm is an integral part of the Hewlett-Packard Visual User Environment (HP VUE). It communicates with and facilitates access to the other components in the environment.
Access to many other VUE components is provided throughout the front panel (also called the workspace manager in HP VUE 2.1). The front panel can be configured to contain controls and indicators for tasks that you perform frequently. These controls include file management, session management, customization, printing, trash, help, or other functions that you define.
Workspace window management represents a significant enhancement of mwm. Workspaces can be thought of as virtual screens. Multiple workspaces gives you a larger, virtual screen area to place your windows on.
Vuewm provides the same window management and limited session management functionality as mwm. It gives you (the user or programmer) the ability to control window size, position, state (iconic or normal), input focus ownership, etc. It also provides session management functions such as stopping a client.
OPTIONS
−display display
This option specifies the display to use, typically of the form hostname:display_number.screen_number. For example, -display oregon:2.0 specifies the first screen of the second display of host oregon. If no screen_number is specified, the first screen (screen “0”) becomes the default, or VUE screen, of the display. The front panel is available on the VUE screen. See also X(1).
−xrm resourcestring
This option specifies a resource string to use. For example, vuewm -xrm "vuewm*workspaceList: A B C D" specifies the resource names (and indirectly, the number) of workspaces that vuewm should create at run time. For example, vuewm -xrm "vuewm*keyboardFocusPolicy: pointer" specifies that vuewm should automatically set the input focus to the window under the pointer. You can specify multiple resources by adding one -xrm option after another.
−multiscreen
This option causes vuewm to manage all the screens on the display. By default, vuewm manages only the default screen of the display. For example, vuewm -display local:0.1 -multiscreen instructs vuewm to manage all the screens on display 0 and to place the front panel on the second screen (i.e., screen “1”).
−screens name [name...]
This option specifies the screens names to use for fetching screen-based resources. If -multiscreen is not specified, then the only the first name of the list of names will be used. If -multiscreen is specified, all the names will be used up to the number of screens managed. The first screen on the display (screen 0) will use the first name, the second screen will use the second name, and so on. If there are more screens to manage than names in the list, the first name on the list will be reused for the remaining screens. If no names are specified, vuewm constructs the screen name(s) dynamically, based on two screen characteristics:
Screen Resolution
The screen resolution may be HighRes (typically, 1280 by 1024 pixels), MedRes (typically, 1024 by 768 pixels), or LowRes (fewer pixels).
Screen Color Type
The screen color type may be Mono (2-4 colors), LowColor (16 colors), MedColor (64 colors), or HighColor (256 colors).
For example, at run-time vuewm constructs the screen name HighResHighColor for an 8-plane (2^8, or 256-color) 1280x1024 display system. The screen name may be used with resource specifications to differentiate behavior on a per screen basis.
STARTUP
Normally, the session manager (vuesession) starts vuewm by running the executable as /usr/vue/bin/vuewm. You can change this invocation by modifying a vuesession resource, wmStartupCommand. For example, the following line from the /usr/vue/app-defaults/Vuesession file causes vuewm to manage all the screens on the display: Vuesession*wmStartupCommand: /usr/vue/bin/vuewm -multiscreen (By default, vuewm manages only one screen.) Using command line options is one way of controlling the behavior of vuewm. Using resources is another.
APPEARANCE
The following sections describe the basic default behaviors of windows, icons, the icon box, input focus, and window stacking. The appearance and behavior of the window manager can be altered by changing the configuration of specific resources. Resources are defined under the heading "X DEFAULTS."
WINDOWS
Default vuewm window frames have distinct components with associated functions:
Title AreaIn addition to displaying the client’s title, the title area is used to move the window. To move the window, place the pointer over the title area, press button 1 and drag the window to a new location. A wire frame is moved during the drag to indicate the new location. When the button is released, the window is moved to the new location.
Title BarThe title bar includes the title area, the minimize button, the maximize button and the window menu button.
Minimize Button
To turn the window back into its icon, do a button 1 click on the minimize button (the frame box with a small square in it).
Maximize Button
To make the window fill the screen (or enlarge to the largest size allowed by the configuration files), do a button 1 click on the maximize button (the frame box with a large square in it).
Window Menu Button
The window menu button is the frame box with a horizontal bar in it. To pop up the window menu, press button 1. While pressing, drag the pointer on the menu to your selection, then release the button when your selection is highlighted. Alternately, you can click button 1 to pop up the menu and keep it posted; then position the pointer and select.
| Default Window Menu | ||
| Selection | Accelerator | Description |
| Restore | Inactive (not an option for windows). | |
| Move | Allows the window to be moved with keys or mouse. | |
| Shift + Move Grow | Apollo keyboard. | |
| Size | Allows the window to be resized. | |
| Move Grow | Apollo keyboard. | |
| Minimize | Turns the window into an icon. | |
| Shift + Pop | Apollo keyboard. | |
| Maximize | Makes the window fill the screen. | |
| Ctrl + Move Grow | Apollo keyboard. | |
| Lower | Moves window to bottom of window stack. | |
| Occupy Workspace... | Display the Occupy Workspace dialog to change the workspaces in which the client appears. | |
| Occupy All Workspaces | Put the client in all workspaces. | |
| Unoccupy Workspace | Remove the client from the current workspace. (Inactive if the client is in only one workspace.) | |
| Close | Alt+F4 | Removes client from vuewm management. |
Resize Border Handles
To change the size of a window, move the pointer over a resize border handle (the cursor will change), press button 1, and drag the window to a new size. When the button is released, the window is resized. While dragging is being done, a rubber-band outline is displayed to indicate the new window size.
MatteAn optional matte decoration can be added between the client area and the window frame. A matte is not actually part of the window frame. There is no functionality associated with a matte.
ICONS
Icons are small graphic representations of windows. A window can be minimized (iconified) using the minimize button on the window frame. Icons provide a way to reduce clutter on the screen.
Pressing mouse button 1 when the pointer is over an icon will cause the icon’s window menu to pop up. Releasing the button (press + release without moving mouse = click) will cause the menu to stay posted. The menu contains the following selections:
| Icon Window Menu | ||
| Selection | Accelerator | Description |
| Restore | Opens the associated window. | |
| Shift+ Pop | Apollo keyboard. | |
| Move | Allows the icon to be moved with keys. | |
| Shift + Move Grow | Apollo keyboard. | |
| Size | Inactive (not an option for icons). | |
| Minimize | Inactive (not an option for icons). | |
| Maximize | Opens the associated window and makes it fill the screen. | |
| Ctrl + Pop | Apollo keyboard. | |
| Lower | Moves icon to bottom of icon stack. | |
| Occupy Workspace... | Display the Occupy Workspace dialog to change the workspaces in which the client appears. | |
| Occupy All Workspaces | Put the client in all workspaces. | |
| Unoccupy Workspace | Remove the client from the current workspace. (Inactive if the client is in only one workspace.) | |
| Close | Alt+F4 | Removes client from vuewm management. |
Double-clicking button 1 on an icon normalizes the icon into its associated window. Double-clicking button 1 on the icon box’s icon opens the icon box and allow access to the contained icons. (In general, double-clicking a mouse button offers a quick way to have a function performed. Another example is double-clicking button 1 with the pointer on the window menu button. This closes the window.)
ICON BOX
When icons begin to clutter the screen, they can be packed into an "icon box." (To use an icon box, vuewm must be started with the icon box configuration already set.) The icon box is a window manager window that holds client icons. There is one icon box for each workspace. Icons in the icon box can be manipulated with the mouse. The following table summarizes the behavior of this interface. Button actions apply whenever the pointer is on any part of the icon.
| Button Action | Description |
| Button 1 click | Selects the icon and posts the icon’s window menu. |
| Button 1 double click | Normalizes (opens) the associated window. |
| Button 1 double click | Raises an already open window |
| to the top of the stack. | |
| Button 1 drag | Moves the icon. |
The window menu of the icon box differs from the window menu of a client window: The "Close" selection is replaced with the "PackIcons Alt+Shift+F7" selection. When selected, PackIcons packs the icons in the box to achieve neat rows with no empty slots. If the front panel is used with the icon box in vuewm, the behavior of the icon box can be changed. If a control of type iconbox is in the front panel, closing the icon box will cause it to disappear from the workspace. Pressing on the iconbox control will cause the icon box to reappear if it is closed, or to be raised if it is open. In this way, the icon box is made to appear like other clients that are connected to controls in the front panel.
INPUT FOCUS
Vuewm supports (by default) a keyboard input focus policy of explicit selection. This means when a window is selected to get keyboard input, it continues to get keyboard input until the window is withdrawn from window management, another window is explicitly selected to get keyboard input, or the window is iconified. There are numerous resources that control the input focus. The client window with the keyboard input focus has the active window appearance with a visually distinctive window frame.
The following tables summarize the keyboard input focus selection behavior:
| Button Action | Object | Function Description |
| Button 1 press | Window / window frame | Keyboard focus selection |
| Button 1 press | Icon | Keyboard focus selection |
| Key Action | Function Description |
| [Alt][Tab] | Move input focus to next window in window stack. |
| [Next Wndw] | Apollo keyboard. |
| [Alt][Shift][Tab] | Move input focus to previous window in window stack. |
| [Shift][Next Wndw] | Apollo keyboard. |
WINDOW STACKING
The stacking order of windows may be changed as a result of setting the keyboard input focus, iconifying a window, or by doing a window manager window stacking function.
When a window is iconified, the window’s icon is placed on the bottom of the stack.
The following table summarizes the default window stacking behavior of the window manager:
| Key Action | Function Description |
| [Alt][ESC] | Put bottom window on top of stack. |
| [Ctrl][Pop] | Apollo keyboard. |
| [Alt][Shift][ESC] | Put top window on bottom of stack. |
| [Alt][Pop] | Apollo keyboard. |
| [Pop] | Apollo keyboard. Put bottom window on top of stack; put top window on bottom of stack. |
A window can also be raised to the top when it gets the keyboard input focus (e.g., by doing a button 1 press on the window or by using [Alt][Tab]) if this auto-raise feature is enabled with the focusAutoRaise resource.
FRONT PANEL
The front panel is a central feature of the VUE environment. In it are controls that connect you with useful system functions and other VUE components. The default VUE environment comes with the preconfigured front panel described below.
In the center of the front panel is the workspace switch which you use to switch between workspaces. The top row of the front panel also includes a clock, today’s date, system load, system customization, help, printer, mail, file management, application management, and trash. The bottom row of the front panel provides access to screen locking, workspace renaming, terminal windows, text editor, and session termination.
The front panel can be configured for custom installations. (See the /usr/vue/config/sys.vuewmrc file and vuewmrc(4X) for more information).
WORKSPACES
Vuewm will create as many workspaces as are defined in the workspaceList resource. Workspaces may be renamed dynamically from the Rename Workspace dialog. This dialog can be called up either from a button on the front panel or by activating a button binding or key binding that you have defined (see f.workspace_rename).
Switching between workspaces is normally done by clicking on the workspace switch, which is usually located centrally in the front panel. Workspace switching can also be accomplished via key and button bindings (see f.next_workspace and f.prev_workspace).
Windows may inhabit one or many workspaces. This can be controlled on a per-window basis by calling up the Occupy Workspace dialog. This dialog is normally posted from the window menu, but may also be posted with a button or key binding (see f.workspace_presence). This dialog lets you select the workspaces you want the window to be in from a list of available workspaces. It is also useful to see what workspaces a window is currently in.
DYNAMIC CUSTOMIZATION
When vuewm is running as part of HP VUE, you have access to dynamic customization of some aspects of vuewm through the Style Manager. The Style Manager is started by pressing the system customization button on the front panel. Color and backdrops can be customized dynamically. Font changes will not take effect until the next session or until vuewm is restarted. Vuestyle also provides an easy way of changing the keyboard focus policy and the window move feedback (opaque or wire-frame). NOTE: The dynamic customization of colors operates on a fixed set of color resources allocated specifically for HP VUE. You will not be able to dynamically customize the colors of components for which you have set color resources explicitly (see X DEFAULTS).
X DEFAULTS
Vuewm is configured from its resource database. This database is built from the following sources. They are listed in order of precedence, low to high:
app-defaults/Vuewm
RESOURCE_MANAGER root window property or $HOME/.Xdefaults
XENVIRONMENT variable or $HOME/.Xdefaults-host
vuewm -xrm and -screens command line options
Entries in the resource database may refer to other resource files for specific types of resources. These include files that contain bitmaps, fonts, and vuewm specific resources such as menus and behavior specifications (i.e., button and key bindings).
Vuewm is the resource class name of vuewm and vuewm is the resource name used by vuewm to look up resources. In the following discussion of resource specification "Vuewm" and "vuewm" can be used interchangeably. However, if conflicting resources are specified, resources specified by resource name ("vuewm") will take precedence over resource specified by resource class ("Vuewm").
Vuewm uses the following types of resources:
Component Appearance Resources:
These resources specify appearance attributes of window manager user interface components. They can be applied to the appearance of window manager menus, feedback windows (e.g., the window reconfiguration feedback window), client window frames, and icons. Generally, these resources are specified on a per-screen basis (the same for all workspaces in a screen).
Specific Appearance and Behavior Resources:
These resources specify vuewm appearance and behavior (e.g., window management policies). They are not set separately for different vuewm user interface components. Some of these resoures are global in scope; others may be specified on a per-screen basis.
Client Specific Resources:
These vuewm resources can be set for a particular client window or class of client windows. They specify client-specific icon and client window frame appearance and behavior.
Resource identifiers can be either a resource name (e.g., foreground) or a resource class (e.g., Foreground). If the value of a resource is a filename and if the filename is prefixed by "~/", then it is relative to the path contained in the $HOME environment variable (generally the user’s home directory). This is the only environment variable vuewm uses directly ($XENVIRONMENT is used by the resource manager).
RESOURCE HIERARCHY
The resource hierarchy for vuewm takes into account the management of multiple screens and multiple workspaces per screen. Screen resources are subresources of vuewm. Workspace resources are subresources of each screen name. Depending on the resource being specified, you may need to add a screen or workspace component to the resource name to make sure you are being specific enough.
The syntax for a workspace specific resource is:
Vuewm*screen_name*workspace_name*resource_id
If you only want to be screen specific, then the workspace_name component should be removed. Currently, the only workspace specific resources deal with the workspace backdrop.
COMPONENT APPEARANCE RESOURCES
The syntax for specifying component appearance resources that apply to window manager icons, menus, and client window frames is
Vuewm*resource_id
For example, Vuewm*foreground is used to specify the foreground color for vuewm menus, icons, and client window frames.
The syntax for specifying component appearance resources that apply to a particular vuewm component is
Vuewm*[menu|icon|client|feedback]*resource_id
If menu is specified, the resource is applied only to vuewm menus; if icon is specified, the resource is applied to icons; and if client is specified, the resource is applied to client window frames. For example, Vuewm*icon*foreground is used to specify the foreground color for vuewm icons, Vuewm*menu*foreground specifies the foreground color for vuewm menus, and Vuewm*client*foreground is used to specify the foreground color for vuewm client window frames.
The appearance of the title area of a client window frame (including window management buttons) can be separately configured. The syntax for configuring the title area of a client window frame is:
Vuewm*client*title*resource_id
For example, Vuewm*client*title*foreground specifies the foreground color for the title area. Defaults for title area resources are based on the values of the corresponding client window frame resources.
The appearance of menus can be configured based on the name of the menu. The syntax for specifying menu appearance by name is:
Vuewm*menu*menu_name*resource_id
For example, Vuewm*menu*my_menu*foreground specifies the foreground color for the menu named my_menu.
The following component appearance resources that apply to all window manager parts can be specified:
| Component Appearance Resources - All Window Manager Parts | |||
| Name | Class | Value Type | Default |
| background | Background | color | varies* |
| backgroundPixmap | BackgroundPixmap | string** | varies* |
| bottomShadowColor | Foreground | color | varies* |
| bottomShadowPixmap | BottomShadowPixmap | string** | varies* |
| fontList | FontList | string | "fixed" |
| foreground | Foreground | color | varies* |
| saveUnder | SaveUnder | T/F | F |
| topShadowColor | Background | color | varies* |
| topShadowPixmap | TopShadowPixmap | string** | varies* |
*The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen. **Pixmap image name. See XmInstallImage(3X).
background (class Background)
This resource specifies the background color. Any legal X color may be specified. The default value is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
backgroundPixmap (class BackgroundPixmap)
This resource specifies the background Pixmap of the vuewm decoration when the window is inactive (does not have the keyboard focus). The default value is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
bottomShadowColor (class Foreground)
This resource specifies the bottom shadow color. This color is used for the lower and right bevels of the window manager decoration. Any legal X color may be specified. The default value is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
bottomShadowPixmap (class BottomShadowPixmap)
This resource specifies the bottom shadow Pixmap. This Pixmap is used for the lower and right bevels of the window manager decoration. The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
fontList (class Font)
This resource specifies the font used in the window manager decoration. The character encoding of the font should match the character encoding of the strings that are used. The default is "fixed."
foreground (class Foreground)
This resource specifies the foreground color. The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
saveUnder (class SaveUnder)
This is used to indicate whether "save unders" are used for vuewm components. For this to have any effect, save unders must be implemented by the X server. If save unders are implemented, the X server will save the contents of windows obscured by windows that have the save under attribute set. If the saveUnder resource is True, vuewm will set the save under attribute on the window manager frame of any client that has it set. If saveUnder is False, save unders will not be used on any window manager frames. The default value is False.
topShadowColor (class Background)
This resource specifies the top shadow color. This color is used for the upper and left bevels of the window manager decoration. The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
topShadowPixmap (class TopShadowPixmap)
This resource specifies the top shadow Pixmap. This Pixmap is used for the upper and left bevels of the window manager decoration. The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
The following component appearance resources that apply to frame and icons can be specified:
| Frame and Icon Components | |||
| Name | Class | Value Type | Default |
| activeBackground | Background | color | varies* |
| activeBackgroundPixmap | BackgroundPixmap | string** | varies* |
| activeBottomShadowColor | Foreground | color | varies* |
| activeBottomShadowPixmap | BottomShadowPixmap | string** | varies* |
| activeForeground | Foreground | color | varies* |
| activeTopShadowColor | Background | color | varies* |
| activeTopShadowPixmap | TopShadowPixmap | string** | varies* |
*The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen. **See XmInstallImage(3X).
activeBackground (class Background)
This resource specifies the background color of the vuewm decoration when the window is active (has the keyboard focus). The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
activeBackgroundPixmap (class ActiveBackgroundPixmap)
This resource specifies the background Pixmap of the vuewm decoration when the window is active (has the keyboard focus). The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
activeBottomShadowColor (class Foreground)
This resource specifies the bottom shadow color of the vuewm decoration when the window is active (has the keyboard focus). The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
activeBottomShadowPixmap (class BottomShadowPixmap)
This resource specifies the bottom shadow Pixmap of the vuewm decoration when the window is active (has the keyboard focus). The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
activeForeground (class Foreground)
This resource specifies the foreground color of the vuewm decoration when the window is active (has the keyboard focus). The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
activeTopShadowColor (class Background)
This resource specifies the top shadow color of the vuewm decoration when the window is active (has the keyboard focus). The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
activeTopShadowPixmap (class TopShadowPixmap)
This resource specifies the top shadow Pixmap of the vuewm decoration when the window is active (has the keyboard focus). The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
GLOBAL APPEARANCE AND BEHAVIOR RESOURCES
The specific appearance and behavior resource have been divided according to their scope. The first set of resources can only be specified globally. The second set can be specified on a per-screen basis.
The syntax for specifying global appearance and behavior resources is
Vuewm*resource_id
For example, Vuewm*keyboardFocusPolicy specifies the window manager policy for setting the keyboard focus to a particular client window.
The following specific appearance and behavior resources can be specified on a global basis only:
| Global Specific Appearance and Behavior Resources | |||
| Name | Class | Value Type | Default |
| autoKeyFocus | AutoKeyFocus | T/F | T |
| autoRaiseDelay | AutoRaiseDelay | millisec | 500 |
| backdropDirectory | BackdropDirectory | directory | /usr/vue/icons/Vuebackdrops |
| bitmapDirectory | BitmapDirectory | directory | /usr/include/X11/bitmaps |
| clientAutoPlace | ClientAutoPlace | T/F | T |
| colormapFocusPolicy | ColormapFocusPolicy | string | keyboard |
| configFile | ConfigFile | file | (see description) |
| deiconifyKeyFocus | DeiconifyKeyFocus | T/F | T |
| doubleClickTime* | DoubleClickTime | millisec. | multiClickTime |
| enableWarp | EnableWarp | T/F | T |
| enforceKeyFocus | EnforceKeyFocus | T/F | T |
| iconAutoPlace | IconAutoPlace | T/F | T |
| iconClick | IconClick | T/F | T |
| interactivePlacement | InteractivePlacement | T/F | F |
| keyboardFocusPolicy | KeyboardFocusPolicy | string | explicit |
| lowerOnIconify | LowerOnIconify | T/F | T |
| moveThreshold | MoveThreshold | pixels | 4 |
| multiScreen | MultiScreen | T/F | F |
| passButtons | PassButtons | T/F | F |
| passSelectButton | PassSelectButton | T/F | T |
| positionIsFrame | PositionIsFrame | T/F | T |
| positionOnScreen | PositionOnScreen | T/F | T |
| quitTimeout | QuitTimeout | millisec. | 1000 |
| raiseKeyFocus | RaiseKeyFocus | T/F | F |
| screens | Screens | string | varies |
| showFeedback | ShowFeedback | string | all |
| startupKeyFocus | StartupKeyFocus | T/F | T |
| useFrontPanel | UseFrontPanel | T/F | F |
| useMessaging | UseMessaging | T/F | F |
| wMenuButtonClick | WMenuButtonClick | T/F | T |
| wMenuButtonClick2 | WMenuButtonClick2 | T/F | T |
*Included for backward compatibility. You are encouraged to use the Xt resource multiClickTime.
autoKeyFocus (class AutoKeyFocus)
This resource is only available when the keyboard input focus policy is explicit. If autoKeyFocus is given a value of True, then when a window with the keyboard input focus is withdrawn from window management or is iconified, the focus is set to the previous window that had the focus. If the value given is False, there is no automatic setting of the keyboard input focus. The default value is True.
autoRaiseDelay (class AutoRaiseDelay)
This resource is only available when the focusAutoRaise resource is True and the keyboard focus policy is pointer. The autoRaiseDelay resource specifies the amount of time (in milliseconds) that vuewm will wait before raising a window after it gets the keyboard focus. The default value of this resource is 500 (ms).
clientAutoPlace (class ClientAutoPlace)
This resource determines the position of a window when the window has not been given a user specified position. With a value of True, windows are positioned with the top left corners of the frames offset horizontally and vertically. A value of False causes the currently configured position of the window to be used. In either case, vuewm will attempt to place the windows totally on-screen. The default value is True.
colormapFocusPolicy (class ColormapFocusPolicy)
This resource indicates the colormap focus policy that is to be used. If the resource value is explicit then a colormap selection action is done on a client window to set the colormap focus to that window. If the value is pointer then the client window containing the pointer has the colormap focus. If the value is keyboard then the client window that has the keyboard input focus will have the colormap focus. The default value for this resource is keyboard.
configFile (class ConfigFile)
The resource value is the path name for a vuewm resource description file. If none is specified, then vuewm searches the following list in order:
$HOME/.vue/$LANG/vuewmrc
$HOME/.vue/vuewmrc
/usr/vue/config/$LANG/sys.vuewmrc
/usr/vue/config/sys.vuewmrc
Upon encountering the first such file, vuewm stops the search and uses it.
deiconifyKeyFocus (class DeiconifyKeyFocus)
This resource only applies when the keyboard input focus policy is explicit. If a value of True is used, a window will receive the keyboard input focus when it is normalized (deiconified). True is the default value.
iconAutoPlace (class IconAutoPlace)
This resource indicates whether icons are automatically placed on the screen by vuewm, or are placed by the user. Users may specify an initial icon position and may move icons after initial placement; however, vuewm will adjust the user-specified position to fit into an invisible grid. When icons are automatically placed, vuewm places them into the grid using a scheme set with the iconPlacement resource. If the iconAutoPlace resource has a value of True, then vuewm does automatic icon placement. A value of False allows user placement. The default value of this resource is True.
iconClick (class IconClick)
When this resource is given the value of True, the system menu is posted and left posted when an icon is clicked. The default value is True.
interactivePlacement (class InteractivePlacement)
This resource controls the initial placement of new windows on the screen. If the value is True, then the pointer shape changes before a new window is placed on the screen to indicate to the user that a position should be selected for the upper-left hand corner of the window. If the value is False, then windows are placed according to the initial window configuration attributes. The default value of this resource is False.
keyboardFocusPolicy (class KeyboardFocusPolicy)
If set to pointer, the keyboard focus policy is to have the keyboard focus set to the client window that contains the pointer (the pointer could also be in the client window decoration that vuewm adds). If set to explicit, the policy is to have the keyboard focus set to a client window when the user presses button 1 with the pointer on the client window or any part of the associated vuewm decoration. The default value for this resource is explicit.
lowerOnIconify (class LowerOnIconify)
If this resource is given the default value of True, a window’s icon appears on the bottom of the window stack when the window is minimized (iconified). A value of False places the icon in the stacking order at the same place as its associated window.
moveThreshold (class MoveThreshold)
This resource is used to control the sensitivity of dragging operations that move windows and icons. The value of this resource is the number of pixels that the locator will be moved with a button down before the move operation is initiated. This is used to prevent window/icon movement when a click or double-click is done and there is unintentional pointer movement with the button down. The default value of this resource is 4 (pixels).
multiScreen (class MultiScreen)
This resource, if True, enables vuewm to manage all the screens on the display. If False, vuewm will only manage a single screen on the display. The default value for this resource is False.
passButtons (class PassButtons)
This resource indicates whether or not button press events are passed to clients after they are used to do a window manager function in the client context. If the resource value is False, then the button press will not be passed to the client. If the value is True, the button press is passed to the client window. The window manager function is done in either case. The default value for this resource is False.
passSelectButton (class PassSelectButton)
This resource indicates whether or not the keyboard input focus selection button press (if keyboardFocusPolicy is explicit) is passed on to the client window or used to do a window management action associated with the window decorations. If the resource value is False then the button press will not be used for any operation other than selecting the window to be the keyboard input focus; if the value is True, the button press is passed to the client window or used to do a window management operation, if appropriate. The keyboard input focus selection is done in either case. The default value for this resource is True.
positionIsFrame (class PositionIsFrame)
This resource indicates how client window position information (from the WM_NORMAL_HINTS property and from configuration requests) is to be interpreted. If the resource value is True then the information is interpreted as the position of the vuewm client window frame. If the value is False then it is interpreted as being the position of the client area of the window. The default value of this resource is True.
positionOnScreen (class PositionOnScreen)
This resource is used to indicate that windows should initially be placed (if possible) so that they are not clipped by the edge of the screen (if the resource value is True). If a window is larger then the size of the screen then at least the upper left corner of the window will be on-screen. If the resource value is False, then windows are placed in the requested position even if totally off-screen. The default value of this resource is True.
quitTimeout (class QuitTimeout)
This resource specifies the amount of time (in milliseconds) that vuewm will wait for a client to update the WM_COMMAND property after vuewm has sent the WM_SAVE_YOURSELF message. This protocol will only be used for those clients that have a WM_SAVE_YOURSELF atom and no WM_DELETE_WINDOW atom in the WM_PROTOCOLS client window property. The default value of this resource is 1000 (ms). (Refer to the f.kill function for additional information.)
raiseKeyFocus (class RaiseKeyFocus)
This resource specifies if the keyboard focus should be given to window that has been raised with the f.normalize_and_raise function. If True, then the window will get the keyboard focus. The default value is False.
screens (class Screens)
This resource is used to provide resource names for the screens to be managed by vuewm. The value of this resource is a string containing a blank-separated list of names. If fewer names are specified than there are screens on the display, then the remaining screens will use the first name in the list.
There is no default value for this resource. The default names for screens are generated dynamically depending on the screen type. The dynamic name is a concatenation of the following:
| Name | Description |
| LowRes | less than 1024x768 |
| MedRes | 1024x768 |
| HighRes | 1280x1024 or better |
| Name | Description |
| Mono | less than 16 colors |
| LowColor | 16 colors |
| MedColor | 64 colors |
| HighColor | more than 64 colors |
For example, a 1280x1024, 256-color screen would get a default name of HighResHighColor.
showFeedback (class ShowFeedback)
This resource controls when feedback information is displayed. It controls both window position and size feedback during move or resize operations and initial client placement. It also controls window manager message and dialog boxes. The value for this resource is a list of names of the feedback options to be enabled; the names must be separated by a space. The names of the feedback options are shown below:
| Name | Description |
| all | Show all feedback. (Default value.) |
| behavior | Confirm behavior switch. |
| kill | Confirm the killing of vuewm with signal. |
| move | Show position during move. |
| none | Show no feedback. |
| placement | Show position and size during initial placement. |
| quit | Confirm the quitting (f.quit_mwm) of vuewm. |
| resize | Show size during resize. |
| restart | Confirm vuewm restart. |
The following command line illustrates the syntax for showFeedback:
| Vuewm*showFeedback: placement resize behavior restart |
This resource specification provides feedback for initial client placement and resize, and enables the dialog boxes to confirm the restart and set behavior functions. It disables feedback for the move function.
startupKeyFocus (class StartupKeyFocus)
This resource is only available when the keyboard input focus policy is explicit. When given the default value of True, a window gets the keyboard input focus when the window is mapped (i.e., initially managed by the window manager).
useFrontPanel (class UseFrontPanel)
This resource enables the display of the front panel if True. The default value is False.
useMessaging (class UseMessaging)
This resource controls the connection of vuewm to the Broadcast Message Server (BMS). If set to True, vuewm will try to connect to the BMS and will participate in inter-process messaging with other HP VUE clients. The default value of this resource is False.
wMenuButtonClick (class WMenuButtonClick)
This resource indicates whether a click of the mouse when the pointer is over the window menu button will post and leave posted the system menu. If the value given this resource is True, then the menu will remain posted. True is the default value for this resource.
wMenuButtonClick2 (class WMenuButtonClick2)
When this resource is given the default value of True, a double-click action on the window menu button will do an f.kill function.
SCREEN APPEARANCE AND BEHAVIOR RESOURCES
The syntax for specifying per-screen appearance and behavior resources is
Vuewm*screen_name*resource_id
For example, Vuewm*1*keyBindings specifies the key bindings to use for the screen "1".
| Screen Specific Appearance and Behavior Resources | |||
| Name | Class | Value Type | Default |
| buttonBindings | ButtonBindings | string | NULL |
| cleanText | CleanText | T/F | T |
| fadeNormalIcon | FadeNormalIcon | T/F | F |
| frameBorderWidth | FrameBorderWidth | pixels | 5 |
| iconBoxGeometry | IconBoxGeometry | string | 6x1+0-0 |
| iconBoxName | IconBoxName | string | iconbox |
| iconBoxSBDisplayPolicy | IconBoxSBDisplayPolicy | string | all |
| iconBoxTitle | IconBoxTitle | string | Icons |
| iconDecoration | IconDecoration | string | varies |
| iconImageMaximum | IconImageMaximum | wxh | 50x50 |
| iconImageMinimum | IconImageMinimum | wxh | 32x32 |
| iconPlacement | IconPlacement | string | left bottom |
| iconPlacementMargin | IconPlacementMargin | pixels | varies |
| keyBindings | KeyBindings | string | Motif |
| limitResize | LimitResize | T/F | T |
| maximumMaximumSize | MaximumMaximumSize | wxh (pixels) | 2X screen w&h |
| moveOpaque | MoveOpaque | T/F | F |
| pushButtonClickTime | PushButtonClickTime | millisec. | 4 x multiClickTime |
| resizeBorderWidth | ResizeBorderWidth | pixels | 10 |
| resizeCursors | ResizeCursors | T/F | T |
| subpanelDecoration | SubpanelDecoration | string | title |
| transientDecoration | TransientDecoration | string | system title |
| transientFunctions | TransientFunctions | string | -minimize -maximize |
| useBlinkingIndicator | UseBlinkingIndicator | T/F | T |
| useIconBox | UseIconBox | T/F | F |
| workspaceList | WorkspaceList | string | NULL |
backdropDirectory (class BackdropDirectory)
This resource identifies a directory to be searched for workspace backdrops. This directory is searched if a bitmap is specified without an absolute pathname. The default value for this resource is "/usr/vue/icons/Vuebackdrops".
For best results, specify this resource without an application qualifier (i.e. use "*backdropDirectory" instead of "Vuewm*backdropDirectory"). This will allow the Style Manager and the Workspace Manager to work well together in setting up backdrops.
bitmapDirectory (class BitmapDirectory)
This resource identifies a directory to be searched for window icon bitmaps referenced by vuewm resources. This directory is searched if a bitmap is specified without an absolute pathname. The default value for this resource is "/usr/include/X11/bitmaps".
Note that all images used in the front panel are fetched using the resolution- and color-independent naming scheme. The default root directory of this search is /usr/vue/icons. Depending on the color use, vuewm will look for images in /usr/vue/icons/Vuewm or /usr/vue/icons/Vuewm/Color.
buttonBindings (class ButtonBindings)
This resource identifies the set of button bindings for window management functions. The named set of button bindings is specified in the vuewm resource description file. These button bindings are merged with the built-in default bindings. The default value for this resource is NULL (i.e., no button bindings are added to the built-in button bindings).
cleanText (classCleanText)
This resource controls the display of window manager text in the client title and feedback windows. If the default value of True is used, the text is drawn with a clear (no stipple) background. This makes text easier to read on monochrome systems where a backgroundPixmap is specified. Only the stippling in the area immediately around the text is cleared. If False, the text is drawn directly on top of the existing background.
fadeNormalIcon (class FadeNormalIcon)
If this resource is given a value of True, an icon is grayed out whenever it has been normalized (its window has been opened). The default value is False.
frameBorderWidth (class FrameBorderWidth)
This resource specifies the width (in pixels) of a client window frame border without resize handles. The border width includes the 3-D shadows. The default value is 5 pixels.
iconBoxGeometry (class IconBoxGeometry)
This resource indicates the initial position and size of the icon box. The value of the resource is a standard window geometry string with the following syntax:
[=][widthxheight][{+-}xoffset{+-}yoffset]
If the offsets are not provided, the iconPlacement policy is used to determine the initial placement. The units for width and height are columns and rows. The actual screen size of the icon box window will depend on the iconImageMaximum (size) and iconDecoration resources. The default value for size is (6 * iconWidth + padding) wide by (1 * iconHeight + padding) high. The default value of the location is +0 -0.
iconBoxName (class IconBoxName)
This resource specifies the name that is used to look up icon box resources. The default name is iconbox.
iconBoxTitle (class IconBoxTitle)
This resource specifies the name that is used in the title area of the icon box frame. The default value is Icons.
iconBoxSBDisplayPolicy (class IconBoxSBDisplayPolicy)
This resource is used to set the scroll bar display policy for the icon box. The possible values for this resource are:
| all | Display both scroll bars. |
| horizontal | Display only horizontal scroll bar. |
| vertical | Display only vertical scroll bar. |
If only one scroll bar is displayed, the icons in the icon box are laid out so that all can be accessed and the scroll bar is displayed only when needed. The default value is all.
iconDecoration (class IconDecoration)
This resource specifies the general icon decoration. The resource value is label"(only the label part is displayed) or image (only the image part is displayed) or label image (both the label and image parts are displayed). A value of activelabel can also be specified to get a label (not truncated to the width of the icon) when the icon is selected. The default icon decoration for icon box icons is that each icon has a label part and an image part (label image). The default icon decoration for stand-alone icons is that each icon has an active label part, a label part and an image part (activelabel label image).
iconImageMaximum (class IconImageMaximum)
This resource specifies the maximum size of the icon image. The resource value is widthxheight (e.g., 64x64). The maximum supported size is 128x128. The default value of this resource is 50x50.
iconImageMinimum (class IconImageMinimum)
This resource specifies the minimum size of the icon image. The resource value is widthxheight (e.g., 32x50). The minimum supported size is 16x16. The default value of this resource is 32x32.
iconPlacement (class IconPlacement)
This resource specifies the icon placement scheme to be used. The resource value has the following syntax:
primary_layout secondary_layout
The layout values are one of the following:
| top | Lay the icons out top to bottom. |
| bottom | Lay the icons out bottom to top. |
| left | Lay the icons out left to right. |
| right | Lay the icons out right to left. |
A horizontal (vertical) layout value should not be used for both the primary_layout and the secondary_layout (e.g., don’t use top for the primary_layout and bottom for the secondary_layout). The primary_layout indicates whether, when an icon placement is done, the icon is placed in a row or a column and the direction of placement. The secondary_layout indicates where to place new rows or columns. For example, top right indicates that icons should be placed top to bottom on the screen and that columns should be added from right to left on the screen. The default placement is left bottom (icons are placed left to right on the screen, with the first row on the bottom of the screen, and new rows added from the bottom of the screen to the top of the screen).
iconPlacementMargin (class IconPlacementMargin)
This resource sets the distance between the edge of the screen and the icons that are placed along the edge of the screen. The value should be greater than or equal to 0. A default value (see below) is used if the value specified is invalid. The default value for this resource is equal to the space between icons as they are placed on the screen (this space is based on maximizing the number of icons in each row and column).
keyBindings (class KeyBindings)
This resource identifies the set of key bindings for window management functions. If specified these key bindings replace the built-in default bindings. The named set of key bindings is specified in vuewm resource description file. The default value for this resource is the set of compatible key bindings.
limitResize (class LimitResize)
If this resource is True, the user is not allowed to resize a window to greater than the maximum size. The default value for this resource is True.
maximumMaximumSize (class MaximumMaximumSize)
This resource is used to limit the maximum size of a client window as set by the user or client. The resource value is widthxheight (e.g., 1024x1024) where the width and height are in pixels. The default value of this resource is twice the screen width and height.
moveOpaque (class MoveOpaque)
This resource is used to set the style of feedback provided during window moves. If True, the entire window is moved as feedback (at the cost of some degradation in performance). If False, only a window outline is moved. The default value of this resource is False.
pushButtonClickTime (class PushButtonClickTime)
This resource controls the amount of time (in milliseconds) that pushbuttons in the front panel will be disabled after their initial press. The default value of this resource is 4 times the multiClickTime set for the window manager, or 2 seconds of wait time. The reason for the delay is to suppress multiple application invocation from users doubleclicking on pushbuttons.
resizeBorderWidth (class ResizeBorderWidth)
This resource specifies the width (in pixels) of a client window frame border with resize handles. The specified border width includes the 3-D shadows. The default is 10 (pixels).
resizeCursors (class ResizeCursors)
This is used to indicate whether the resize cursors are always displayed when the pointer is in the window size border. If True the cursors are shown, otherwise the window manager cursor is shown. The default value is True.
subpanelDecoration (class SubpanelDecoration)
This controls the amount of decoration that Vuewm puts on subpanel windows. The decoration specification is exactly the same as for the clientDecoration (client specific) resource. Subpanels are extensions of the front panel that are configured in the vuewmrc file. The default value for this resource is title (i.e., subpanel windows will have titlebar with only a title).
transientDecoration (class TransientDecoration)
This controls the amount of decoration that Vuewm puts on transient windows. The decoration specification is exactly the same as for the clientDecoration (client specific) resource. Transient windows are identified by the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property which is added by the client to indicate a relatively temporary window. The default value for this resource is menu title (i.e., transient windows will have resize borders and a titlebar with a window menu button).
transientFunctions (class TransientFunctions)
This resource is used to indicate which window management functions are applicable (or not applicable) to transient windows. The function specification is exactly the same as for the clientFunctions (client specific) resource. The default value for this resource is -minimize -maximize.
useBlinkingIndicator (class UseBlinkingIndicator)
This resource enables the operation of the blinking activity light in the front panel. If True, the blinking activity light will flash if configured into the front panel. If False, the light will not flash; instead, the second bitmap specified for the vuewmbusy control will be installed in the front panel for the wait duration. The default value is True.
useIconBox (class UseIconBox)
If this resource is given a value of True, icons are placed in an icon box. When an icon box is not used, the icons are placed on the root window (default value).
workspaceList (class WorkspaceList)
This resource specifies the resource names and number of the workspaces to create for a screen. The value of this resource is a list of names separated by blanks. The names specified in this resource are used to fetch resources with. Consequently, a workspace name should not contain any of the following characters: asterisk (*), period (.), colon (:), quote ("), or backslash (\).
Example:
Vuewm*0*workspaceList: A B C D E F
This creates six workspaces for screen 0.
CLIENT SPECIFIC RESOURCES
The syntax for specifying client specific resources is
Vuewm[*screen_name]*client_name_or_class*resource_id
For example, Vuewm*mterm*windowMenu is used to specify the window menu to be used with mterm clients.
The syntax for specifying client specific resources for all classes of clients is
Vuewm*resource_id
Specific client specifications take precedence over the specifications for all clients. For example, Vuewm*windowMenu is used to specify the window menu to be used for all classes of clients that don’t have a window menu specified.
The syntax for specifying resource values for windows that have an unknown name and class (i.e. the window does not have a WM_CLASS property associated with it) is
Vuewm*defaults*resource_id
For example, Vuewm*defaults*iconImage is used to specify the icon image to be used for windows that have an unknown name and class.
The following client specific resources can be specified:
| Client Specific Resources | |||
| Name | Class | Value Type | Default |
| absentMapBehavior | AbsentMapBehavior | string | add |
| clientDecoration | ClientDecoration | string | all |
| clientFunctions | ClientFunctions | string | all |
| focusAutoRaise | FocusAutoRaise | T/F | T |
| iconImage | IconImage | pathname | (image) |
| iconImageBackground | Background | color | icon background |
| iconImageBottomShadowColor | Foreground | color | icon bottom shadow |
| iconImageBottomShadowPixmap | BottomShadowPixmap | string* | icon bottom shadow pixmap |
| iconImageForeground | Foreground | color | icon foreground |
| iconImageTopShadowColor | Background | color | icon top shadow color |
| iconImageTopShadowPixmap | TopShadowPixmap | string* | icon top shadow pixmap |
| matteBackground | Background | color | background |
| matteBottomShadowColor | Foreground | color | bottom shadow color |
| matteBottomShadowPixmap | BottomShadowPixmap | string* | bottom shadow pixmap |
| matteForeground | Foreground | color | foreground |
| matteTopShadowColor | Background | color | top shadow color |
| matteTopShadowPixmap | TopShadowPixmap | string* | top shadow pixmap |
| matteWidth | MatteWidth | pixels | 0 |
| maximumClientSize | MaximumClientSize | wxh | fill the screen |
| useClientIcon | UseClientIcon | T/F | F |
| windowMenu | WindowMenu | string | string |
*See XmInstallImage(3X).
absentMapBehavior (class AbsentMapBehavior )
This resource specifies vuewm’s response to a map window request from a client that is not in the current workspace. If the value of this resource is add, the the client is mapped and added to the current workspace (it occupies more than one workspace). If the value of the resource is move, the client is mapped, removed from its previous workspace(s) and added to the current workspace (it occupies only the current workspace). If the value of the resource is ignore, then the map request is ignored and the client is not mapped into the current workspace. The default value for this resource is add.
clientDecoration (class ClientDecoration)
This resource controls the amount of window frame decoration. The resource is specified as a list of decorations to specify their inclusion in the frame. If a decoration is preceded by a minus sign, then that decoration is excluded from the frame. The sign of the first item in the list determines the initial amount of decoration. If the sign of the first decoration is minus, then vuewm assumes all decorations are present and starts subtracting from that set. If the sign of the first decoration is plus (or not specified), then vuewm starts with no decoration and builds up a list from the resource.
| Name | Description |
| all | Include all decorations (default value). |
| border | Window border. |
| maximize | Maximize button (includes title bar). |
| minimize | Minimize button (includes title bar). |
| none | No decorations. |
| resizeh | Border resize handles (includes border). |
| menu | Window menu button (includes title bar). |
| title | Title bar (includes border). |
Examples:
Vuewm*XClock*clientDecoration: -resizeh -maximize
This removes the resize handles and maximize button from XClock windows.
Vuewm*XClock*clientDecoration: menu minimize border
This does the same thing as above. Note that either menu or minimize implies title.
clientFunctions (class ClientFunctions )
This resource is used to indicate which vuewm functions are applicable (or not applicable) to the client window. The value for the resource is a list of functions. If the first function in the list has a minus sign in front of it, then vuewm starts with all functions and subtracts from that set. If the first function in the list has a plus sign in front of it, then vuewm starts with no functions and builds up a list. Each function in the list must be preceded by the appropriate plus or minus sign and be separated from the next function by a space.
The table below lists the functions available for this resource:
| Name | Description |
| all | Include all functions (default value) |
| none | No functions |
| resize | f.resize |
| move | f.move |
| minimize | f.minimize |
| maximize | f.maximize |
| close | f.kill |
focusAutoRaise (class FocusAutoRaise)
When the value of this resource is True, clients are made completely unobscured when they get the keyboard input focus. If the value is False, the stacking of windows on the display is not changed when a window gets the keyboard input focus. The default value is True.
iconImage (class IconImage)
This resource can be used to specify an icon image for a client (e.g., Vuewm*myclock*iconImage). The resource value is a pathname for a bitmap file. The value of the (client specific) useClientIcon resource is used to determine whether or not user supplied icon images are used instead of client supplied icon images. The default value is to display a built-in window manager icon image.
iconImageBackground (class Background)
This resource specifies the background color of the icon image that is displayed in the image part of an icon. The default value of this resource is the icon background color (i.e., specified by Vuewm*background or Vuewm*icon*background).
iconImageBottomShadowColor (class Foreground)
This resource specifies the bottom shadow color of the icon image that is displayed in the image part of an icon. The default value of this resource is the icon bottom shadow color (i.e., specified by Vuewm*icon*bottomShadowColor).
iconImageBottomShadowPixmap (class BottomShadowPixmap)
This resource specifies the bottom shadow Pixmap of the icon image that is displayed in the image part of an icon. The default value of this resource is the icon bottom shadow Pixmap (i.e., specified by Vuewm*icon*bottomShadowPixmap).
iconImageForeground (class Foreground)
This resource specifies the foreground color of the icon image that is displayed in the image part of an icon. The default value of this resource is the icon foreground color (i.e., specified by Vuewm*foreground or Vuewm*icon*foreground).
iconImageTopShadowColor (class Background)
This resource specifies the top shadow color of the icon image that is displayed in the image part of an icon. The default value of this resource is the icon top shadow color (i.e., specified by Vuewm*icon*topShadowColor).
iconImageTopShadowPixmap (class TopShadowPixmap)
This resource specifies the top shadow Pixmap of the icon image that is displayed in the image part of an icon. The default value of this resource is the icon top shadow Pixmap (i.e., specified by Vuewm*icon*topShadowPixmap).
matteBackground (class Background)
This resource specifies the background color of the matte, when matteWidth is positive. The default value of this resource is the client background color (i.e., specified by Vuewm*background or Vuewm*client*background).
matteBottomShadowColor (class Foreground)
This resource specifies the bottom shadow color of the matte, when matteWidth is positive. The default value of this resource is the client bottom shadow color (i.e., specified by Vuewm*bottomShadowColor or Vuewm*client*bottomShadowColor).
matteBottomShadowPixmap (class BottomShadowPixmap)
This resource specifies the bottom shadow Pixmap of the matte, when matteWidth is positive. The default value of this resource is the client bottom shadow Pixmap (i.e., specified by Vuewm*bottomShadowPixmap or Vuewm*client*bottomShadowPixmap).
matteForeground (class Foreground)
This resource specifies the foreground color of the matte, when matteWidth is positive. The default value of this resource is the client foreground color (i.e., specified by Vuewm*foreground or Vuewm*client*foreground).
matteTopShadowColor (class Background)
This resource specifies the top shadow color of the matte, when matteWidth is positive. The default value of this resource is the client top shadow color (i.e., specified by Vuewm*topShadowColor or Vuewm*client*topShadowColor).
matteTopShadowPixmap (class TopShadowPixmap)
This resource specifies the top shadow Pixmap of the matte, when matteWidth is positive. The default value of this resource is the client top shadow Pixmap (i.e., specified by Vuewm*topShadowPixmap or Vuewm*client*topShadowPixmap).
matteWidth (class MatteWidth)
This resource specifies the width of the optional matte. The default value is 0, which effectively disables the matte.
maximumClientSize (class MaximumClientSize)
This is a size specification that indicates the client size to be used when an application is maximized. The resource value is specified as widthxheight. The width and height are interpreted in the units that the client uses (e.g., for terminal emulators this is generally characters). If this resource is not specified then the maximum size from the WM_NORMAL_HINTS property is used if set. Otherwise the default value is the size where the client window with window management borders fills the screen. When the maximum client size is not determined by the maximumClientSize resource, the maximumMaximumSize resource value is used as a constraint on the maximum size.
useClientIcon (class UseClientIcon)
If the value given for this resource is True, then a client supplied icon image will take precedence over a user supplied icon image. The default value is False, making the user supplied icon image have higher precedence than the client supplied icon image.
windowMenu (class WindowMenu)
This resource indicates the name of the menu pane that is posted when the window menu is popped up (usually by pressing button 1 on the window menu button on the client window frame). Menu panes are specified in the vuewm resource description file file. Window menus can be customized on a client class basis by specifying resources of the form Vuewm*client_name_or_class*windowMenu (see vuewmrc(4)). The default value of this resource is the name of the built-in window menu specification.
FRONT PANEL RESOURCES
The front panel is an integral part of vuewm. However, from a resource perspective, it looks more like a client. The syntax for specifying front panel resources is:
Vuewm[*screen_name]*front_panel_name*resource_id
For example, Vuewm*frontPanel*name is used to determine which front panel to use out of those specified in the vuewmrc file.
The following resources are used to configure the front panel.
| Front Panel Resources | |||
| Name | Class | Value Type | Default |
| clientTimeoutInterval | ClientTimeoutInterval | millisec | 10000 |
| geometry | Geometry | string | dynamic |
| highResFontList | HighResFontList | string | "fixed" |
| lowResFontList | LowResFontList | string | "fixed" |
| mediumResFontList | MediumResFontList | string | "fixed" |
| name | Name | string | varies |
| pushButtonClickTime | PushButtonClickTime | millisec | 1000 |
| waitingBlinkRate | WaitingBlinkRate | millisec | 500 |
clientTimeoutInterval (class ClientTimeoutInterval)
This resource specifies the time that vuewm will wait for a window to appear that is invoked by a front panel action. In many cases, there is a delay between the time a control is activated and the time a client window appears. This resource specifies the time that vuewm will wait for the window before assuming that the activation failed. The default value of this resource is 10000 ms, or 10 seconds. Typically, the activity light on the front panel blinks and a front panel hourglass appears until either the timeout interval has expired or the client window appears on the screen.
geometry (class Geometry)
This resource specifies the placement of the front panel on the screen, using a simplified form of the standard window geometry. The value is determined dynamically. The default is to center the front panel at the bottom of the screen. Of the standard window geometry string:
[=][widthxheight][{+-}xoffset{+-}yoffset]
--only the plus and minus forms of the xoffset and yoffset are used. A given width or height will be ignored, because vuewm determines the overall width and height of the front panel from the controls within it. For example, =-10+5 places the front panel at the upper right of the screen, indented from the left edge by 10 pixels and down from the top edge by 5 pixels. The default geometry is centered at the bottom of the screen. Note that this resource will be written out by vuewm when the session is saved so that the front panel position can be restored to a position that you move it to.
highResFontList (class HighResFontList)
This resource specifies the font to use when the front panel is running on a high resolution display. Typically, this will be a large-size font. The default is "fixed."
mediumResFontList (class MediumResFontList)
This resource specifies the font to use when the front panel is running on a medium resolution display. Typically, this will be a medium-size font. The default is "fixed."
lowResFontList (class lowResFontList)
This resource specifies the font to use when the front panel is running on a medium resolution display. Typically, this will be a small-size font. The default is "fixed."
name (class Name)
This resource sets the name of the front panel. This name is used to look up the front panel specification in the vuewmrc file. The default value is dynamically determined based on the screen resolution type--it may be LargeFrontPanel (typically, 1280 by 1024 pixels), MediumFrontPanel (typically, 1024 by 768 pixels), or SmallFrontPanel.
From these resource values, vuewm computes the sizes and layout of the buttons themselves in the workspace switch.
pushButtonClickTime (class PushButtonClickTime)
This resource sets the time that is used to filter out double-clicks done on a control. This prevent accidentally launching two instances of an application when a double-click was done instead of a single click. The defaul value is 1000 milliseconds (1 second).
waitingBlinkRate (class WaitingBlinkRate)
This resource sets the rate of the busy light. The time set by this resource measures a half cycle of the busy light blink frequency. The light is on for this amount of time before being turned off for the same amount of time. The default value is 500 milliseconds.
SPECIAL CONTROL RESOURCES
A control of type date observes an additional resource. Specify this resource by interpolating the control name before the resource_id. For example, Vuewm*frontPanel*Date*format is used to set the format for the control named Date.
| Special Control Resources | |||
| Name | Class | Value Type | Default |
| format | format | string | "%b %.1d%n%a" |
format (class Format)
This resource provides the format string for controls of type date. The format string is passed to strftime(3) for interpretation. The character string returned from that function is parsed for new lines and displayed appropriately in the control using the font for the front panel. The default value for this resource is "%b %.1d%n%a".
OBSOLETE FRONT PANEL RESOURCES
Several resources used by vuewm in HP VUE 2.0 are no longer used in HP VUE 3.0.
| Obsolete VUE 2.0 Front Panel Resources | |||
| Name | Class | ||
| borderWidth | BorderWidth | ||
| controlSpacing | ControlSpacing | ||
| colorSetId | ColorSetId | ||
| numberOfSwitchRows | NumberOfSwitchRows | ||
| rowBackgroundPixmap | RowBackgroundPixmap | ||
| rowSpacing | RowSpacing | ||
| wsButtonBorder | WsButtonBorder | ||
| wsButtonShadowThickness | WsButtonShadowThickness | ||
| wsButtonSpacing | WsButtonSpacing | ||
The numberOfSwitchRows resource has been replaced by the NUMBER_OF_ROWS keyword in the vuewmrc file. See the vuewmrc(4X) man page for more information. The other resources are no longer necessary due to the new visual and layout policies of the HP VUE 3.0 front panel.
OBSOLETE VUEWMDATE RESOURCES
The vuewmdate resources in the table below are no longer supported. See SPECIAL CONTROL RESOURCES for more information on setting resources for controls of type "date."
| Obsolete Vuewmdate Resources | |||
| Name | Class | ||
| fontList | FontList | ||
| fontList1 | FontList | ||
| fontList2 | FontList | ||
| fontList3 | FontList | ||
| fontList4 | FontList | ||
| fontList5 | FontList | ||
WORKSPACE RESOURCES
The only workspace resource is the title resource. The title of a workspace appears in the workspace button in the workspace switch. It is a user-visible name for the workspace whereas the workspace name given in the workspaceList resource is used for fetching resources.
The syntax for specifying the workspace title resource is:
Vuewm[*screen_name]*workspace_name*title
For example, Vuewm*0*A*title is used to set the title of workspace A on screen 0. Note that workspace_name must appear elsewhere in the workspaceList resource.
The following table describes the workspace title resource.
| Workspace Title Resource | |||
| Name | Class | Value Type | Default |
| title | Title | XmString | varies* |
*The default title is the workspace name.
title (class Title)
This resource specifies the user-visible title of a workspace. The default value is the workspace name (as given in the workspaceList resource).
BACKDROP RESOURCES
The backdrop resources are the only resource that can be specified on a per-workspace basis. These resource set the backdrop bitmap image and colors to be used for that workspace.
The syntax for specifying backdrop resources is:
Vuewm[*screen_name][*workspace_name]*backdrop*resource_id
For example, Vuewm*0*Main*backdrop*image is used to set the backdrop bitmap image for the Main workspace on screen 0. The following resources may be used to configure backdrops. Note that setting these resources may interfere with the dynamic backdrop configuration done through vuestyle.
| Backdrop Resources | |||
| Name | Class | Value Type | Default |
| colorSetId | ColorSetId | integer | NULL |
| image | Image | string | "none" |
| imageBackground | ImageBackground | pixel | varies* |
| imageForeground | ImageForeground | pixel | varies* |
*The default is chosen based on the display type.
colorSetId (class ColorSetId)
This resource specifies a color set to use for the backdrop. This is normally an integer from 1 to 8. The default value of this resource is display dependent.
image (class Image)
This resource specifies an image to use as the backdrop. If "none" is specified, then no backdrop image will be used. The root window will show through. Either a bitmap or an xpm file can be specified. If the first four letters in the base name of the bitmap file are "deep", then vuewm will create a 3D shaft with the bitmap image at the "bottom". Image files are fetched using the directory search path of XmGetPixmap().
The default value for this resource is none (no image).
imageBackground (class ImageBackground)
This resource specifies a color to use as the background color of the backdrop. If not specified, this color will default to a pixel value that can be dynamically customized with the color customizer, providing you are running in the HP VUE. If this resource is specified, a color cell will be allocated outside of any dynamically customizable set. The default value varies based on the screen type.
imageForeground (class ImageForeground)
This resource specifies a color to use as the foreground color of the backdrop. If not specified, this color will default to a pixel value that can be dynamically customized with the color customizer, providing you are running in the HP VUE. If this resource is specified, a color cell will be allocated outside of any dynamically customizable set. The default value varies based on the screen type.
DIALOG RESOURCES
The titles of the Rename Workspace and Occupy Workspace dialog are settable via resources.
The syntax for setting the Rename Workspace title is:
Vuewm*screen_name*workspaceController*title
Similarly, the syntax for setting the Occupy Workspace title is:
Vuewm*screen_name*workspacePresence*title
The title subresource is described below:
| Workspace Dialog Resources | |||
| Name | Class | Value Type | Default |
| title | Title | XmString | varies* |
*The default name of the dialog: “Rename Workspace” or “Occupy Workspace”.
title (class Title)
This resource specifies the title of a workspace dialog. The default value varies based on the dialog.
RESOURCE DESCRIPTION FILE
The vuewm resource description file is a supplementary resource file that contains resource descriptions that are referred to by entries in the defaults files (.Xdefaults, app-defaults/Vuewm). It contains descriptions of resources that are to be used by vuewm, and that cannot be easily encoded in the defaults files.
The following types of resources can be described in the vuewm resource description file:
Buttons Window manager functions can be bound (associated) with button events.
Front Panel The vuewm front panel can be configured for a custom content or layout.
Keys Window manager functions can be bound (associated) with key press events.
Menus Menu panes can be used for the window menu and other menus posted with key bindings and button bindings.
Use vuewm resources (such as vuewm*windowMenu and vuewm*frontPanelName) described on the preceding pages to select which corresponding description to use from the resource description file.
ENVIRONMENT
Vuewm uses the environment variable $HOME specifying the user’s home directory. Vuewm uses the environment variable $MWMSHELL (first) or $SHELL (second) for specifying the user’s shell in carrying out f.exec functions. (If neither variable is set, vuewm uses /bin/sh.) Vuewm uses the environment variable $LANG to specify the location of the resource description file and its localized message file.
FILES
$HOME/.vue/$LANG/vuewmrc
$HOME/.vue/vuewmrc
/usr/vue/config/$LANG/sys.vuewmrc
/usr/vue/config/sys.vuewmrc
/usr/vue/icons/Vuewm/*
/usr/vue/icons/Vuewm/Color/*
/usr/lib/nls/$LANG/vuewm.cat
$HOME/.Xdefaults
/usr/vue/app-defaults/Vuewm
COPYRIGHT
(c) Copyright 1989,1990,1991,1992 by Open Software Foundation, Inc.
(c) Copyright 1987,1988,1989,1990,1992 by Hewlett-Packard Company.
All rights reserved.
ORIGIN
Open Software Foundation, Inc. Hewlett-Packard Company.
SEE ALSO
vuesession(1X), vuestyle(1X), X(1), VendorShell(3X), strftime(3), XmInstallImage(3X), XmGetPixmap(3X), and vuewmrc(4X).
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