SWITCHER(1) — USER COMMANDS

NAME

switcher − switch attention between multiple SunView desktops on the same physical screen

SYNOPSIS

switcher [ −d frame-buffer ] [ −s n| l| r| i| o| f ] [ −m x y ] [ −n ] [ −e 0| 1 ]

AVAILABILITY

This command is available with the SunView 1 User’s Guide software installation option. Refer to OS/MP Release Notes for information on how to install optional software.

DESCRIPTION

switcher is used as an alternative to adjacentscreens(1) for getting between desktops on the Sun-3/110. Clicking the switcher icon gets you to another desktop using some amusing video-wipe animation. When using walking menus, a menu is available to invoke the switch as well. switcher can also be used to simply set the enable plane to 0 or 1 should it get out of wack.

OPTIONS

−d frame-buffer
The frame buffer is a frame buffer device name, such as /dev/fb, /dev/cgfour or /dev/bwtwo0, on which the desktop that you want to get to resides. This name is the same one supplied to sunview. The −d flag is optional; if not specified, the default device is /dev/fb

−s n| l| r| i| o| f
The −s flag specifies the type of animation used when switching: n (now), l (left wipe), r (right wipe), i (tunnel in), o (tunnel out), or f (fade). The −s flag is optional because if not specified, the default animation is to switch immediately. n (now) mode.

−mx y
The −m indicates what the mouse position should be on the destination desktop after the switch. An (x y) value-pair of (−1 −1) says to use the position of the mouse on the desktop at the time of the switch as the mouse position on the destination desktop. The −m flag is optional; if not specified, the default is (−1 −1).

−n The −n flag means no switcher icon is wanted so do the switch right now and exit switcher after the switch. This is handy if you want to switch from a root menu command.

−e 0|1
The −e flag causes the overlay enable plane of the device specified with the -d flag to be set to either 0 (show color) or 1 (show black and white). switcher run with this option has nothing to do with SunView, only the enable plane is set.

EXAMPLE

A common multiple desktop configuration for the Sun-3/110 is one monochrome and one color desktop. You could set up an instance of sunview(1) on each plane group in the following ways:

1. Invoke sunview in the color plane group by running:

example% sunview −8bit_color_only −toggle_enable

This starts sunview on the default frame buffer named /dev/fb but limits access to the color plane group.

2. In a shelltool(1), run:

example% sunview −d /dev/bwtwo0 −toggle_enable &

This starts sunview in the overlay plane that is accessed by /dev/bwtwo0.

3. In a shelltool on the original desktop run:

example% switcher −d /dev/bwtwo0 −s i &

Clicking on the switcher icon when it is visible moves you to the /dev/bwtwo0 desktop.

4. In a shelltool on the /dev/bwtwo0 desktop run:

example% switcher −s o &

Clicking on the switcher icon when it is visible moves you back to the /dev/fb desktop.

FILES

/usr/bin/switcher

/dev/bwtwo0

/dev/fb

/dev/cgfour

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