To Change the Auto-Close Behavior of Subpanels

The default behavior of subpanels is to close when the user chooses a control, unless the user has moved the subpanel from its original position.

The Front Panel can be configured to keep subpanels open until the user explicitly closes them.

1. Create a new Front Panel configuration file in:

   • System-wide: /etc/dt/appconfig/types/language/*.fp

   • Personal: HomeDirectory/.dt/types/*.fp

2. Copy the default PANEL definition from /usr/dt/appconfig/types/language/dtwm.fp to the new file:

   	PANEL FrontPanel
    	{
    	  …
    	}

3. Add the following field to the PANEL definition:

   	SUBPANEL_UNPOST    False

4. Save the new configuration file.

5. Choose Restart Workspace Manager from the Workspace menu.