NAME

vuefp2to3 - Convert HP VUE 2.x vuewmrc files for HP VUE 3.0.

SYNOPSIS

vuefp2to3 [-o output_file] input_file

DESCRIPTION

vuefp2to3 converts vuewm configuration files from the HP VUE 2.x syntax to the HP VUE 3.0 syntax. The input file is replaced and the old file is saved, but renamed with a v20_ prefix.  vuefp2to3 is typically used to convert a user’s personal configuration file found in $HOME/.vue/vuewmrc.  It is also invoked automatically by vuewm when an HP VUE 2.x vuewmrc file is detected. In this case, the conversion is done to a temporary file and the original file is left intact.  vuefp2to3 attempts to map the old bitmap file names into new image names for HP VUE 3.0. The new names are used in a resolution and color independent lookup to allow one front panel description to work on different displays. See the xpm(4X) manual page.  vuefp2to3 inserts an INCLUDE statement at the beginning of the converted file to merge in the HP VUE 3.0 sys.vuewmrc file. This insures that users with a custom HP VUE 2.0 vuewmrc file will see a difference when selecting an HP VUE Lite session from the login screen. Custom menus and front panel definitions will override the system definitions because the custom definitions appear later in the file. However, custom button- and key-bindings that have the conflicting names with system bindings will be merged and may produce some unexpected behavior. Users that wish to retain custom HP VUE 2.0 bindings should insure their binding names are unique and referenced by the appropriate vuewm resources. 

OPTIONS

−o output_file
This option names the output file to write. If specified, the input file is not renamed.

ENVIRONMENT

vuefp2to3 uses the $DISPLAY and $HOME environment variables.  If vuefp2to3 will try to open the $DISPLAY to fetch some resources associated with the front panel. If it fails to open the display, then the quality of the conversion may be affected. The resources fetched are for the front panel name, the number of rows in the workspace switch, and the file monitored by the mail control. 

FILES

$HOME/.vue/vuewmrc

COPYRIGHT

(c) Copyright 1992 by Hewlett-Packard Company. 
All rights reserved.

ORIGIN

Hewlett-Packard Company ITO. 

RELATED INFORMATION

vuewm(1X), vuewmrc(4X), xpm(4X). 

  —  HP VUE 3.0 (1/92)