Appendix A Setting Sun WorkShop Resources
Sun WorkShop uses two resource files to determine the default colors and fonts used in its windows, and several other options. You may want to change some of these defaults to adapt the Sun WorkShop user interface to your individual preferences.
This appendix describes Sun WorkShop resources that you can set and gives you the information you need before changing the settings.
This appendix organized into the following sections:
Sun WorkShop Resource Files
Sun WorkShop uses two resource files:
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WORKSHOP contains the resource settings for the Sun WorkShop windows, including the browser, debugger, and online help.
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ESERVE contains the resource settings for the edit server (see Chapter 1, About Sun WorkShop).
Each resource file has two variations, one for CDE (Common Desktop Environment) and one for non-CDE. The files are located in the following directories in your Sun WorkShop installation directory (the default installation directory is /opt):
/opt/SUNWspro/WS5.0/lib/locale/<lang>/app-defaults/CDE
/opt/SunWspro/WS5.0/lib/locale/<lang>/app-defaults/non-CDE
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Consult with your system administrator for assistance if you have difficulty locating the resource files; Sun WorkShop may be installed in a different directory at your site.
The Sun WorkShop program loads the correct resource file automatically based on whether the CDE window manager is running or not. The only difference between the CDE and non-CDE variations is that the latter does not define generalized color and font resources for Motif elements; it allows the CDE Style Manager control to these elements.
Resources Available for Editing
Both the WORKSHOP and ESERVE files contain comments that indicate what a group of resources pertains to. For example, the following group of resources controls the colors used in the text editors for highlighting:
! Resources for highlight colors used by WORKSHOP in the editors WORKSHOP.curPCColor: #8BD98B WORKSHOP.visitPCColor: #EDC9FF WORKSHOP.breakptColor: #FF9696
The types of Sun WorkShop resources you can edit include the following:
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Highlight colors used by Sun WorkShop in the editors
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Colors used in the Data Grapher window of the debugger
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Colors for non-Common Desktop Environments
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Colors for hyperlink windows
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Automatic text wrapping
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Fonts for hyperlinks, and certain monospace fonts and proportional fonts
For details on each of the resources, see "Sun WorkShop Resources" and "ESERVE Resources".
Resources that affect components in the core Sun WorkShop product do not affect TeamWare components or any components started from the Tools menu. Be sure to read the comments that precede each set of resource definitions.
Changing a Resource
To change a resource definition, do the following:
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Create a file called WORKSHOP or ESERVE in your home directory or some other directory as specified in your XFILESEARCHPATH or XAPPLRESDIR environment variable.
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Change directories to the location of the file that contains the resource you want to change.
The default path names for the WORKSHOP and ESERVE files are listed in "Sun WorkShop Resource Files". Consult with your system administrator for assistance if you have difficulty locating the files.
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Open the resource file and copy only the resource definitions you want to change.
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Paste the resource definitions into the file you created in your home directory.
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Change the resource settings and start Sun WorkShop.
If Sun WorkShop is already running, exit and restart it.
Note -If you modify the default colors in Sun WorkShop to use a non-specified color, you can cause Sun WorkShop to fill up the color map.
Changing Wide Character Fonts in Hyperlink Windows
Many of the windows in Sun WorkShop use hyperlinks to other windows to facilitate the display of related information. For example, clicking on a build error in the Building window causes an editor window to display the source code file that contains the error.
Certain resources serve as flags indicating that non-ASCII characters written to a hyperlink display are to be interpreted as multi-byte characters. The multi-byte characters are displayed in the font indicated by the resource.
The resources should be set only in locales in which there is to be multibyte interpretation of non-ASCII characters.
The names of these resources, as they would appear if set in the WORKSHOP resource file, are the following:
| WORKSHOP*HTML*WCfont: |
| WORKSHOP*HTML*boldWCFont: |
| WORKSHOP*HTML*plainWCFont: |
| WORKSHOP*HTML*plainboldWCFont: |
| WORKSHOP*HTML*Font: |
| WORKSHOP*HTML*boldFont: |
| WORKSHOP*HTML*plainFont: |
| WORKSHOP*HTML*plainboldFont: |
Each WC font resource corresponds to a non-WC font resource. If the WC font resource is set, WC font dimensions determine the line spacing and baseline of text elements written in both the WC font and corresponding non-WC font. The purpose is to produce consistent spacing of a line where ASCII and multi-byte characters are mixed. The WC font dimensions are also used for formatting a line written only in the non-WC fonts.
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Where WC font resources are set for hyperlink displays of multi-byte characters and you change a WC font resource, the size and spacing of WC fonts should be proportional to the size and spacing of non-WC fonts. To get proportional formatting you might need to modify the resources for non-WC fonts.
Sun WorkShop Resources
Table A-1 through Table A-17 list the Sun WorkShop color and font resources that you can change in the WORKSHOP resource file.
Highlight Colors in Editor Windows
The resources listed in Table A-1 control the colors used to highlight functions, breakpoints, query matches, and build errors in source code displayed in the text editor windows (for an example of highlighting, see Figure 5-2).
Table A-1 Highlight Colors in Sun WorkShop Editors|
Resource Name |
Description |
Default Value |
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WORKSHOP.curPCColor: |
Current function |
#8BD98B |
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WORKSHOP.visitPCColor: |
Visited function |
#EDC9FF |
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WORKSHOP.breakptColor: |
Breakpoint |
#FF9696 |
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WORKSHOP.disabledBreakptColor |
Disabled breakpoint |
#BDBDBD |
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WORKSHOP.matchColor: |
Pattern or symbol match |
#99CFFF |
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WORKSHOP.errorColor: |
Current build error |
#FFCC40 |
|
Data Graph Window Colors
The resources listed in Table A-2 control the colors used in the graph types in the Data Graph window of the debugger (see Debugging a Program With dbx).
Table A-2 Data Graph Window Colors|
Resource Name |
Description |
Default Value |
|---|---|---|
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WORKSHOP.dgLineColor: |
Color for Line graph type |
#OOOOFF |
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WORKSHOP.dgFillColor: |
Color for Fill graph type |
#FDF5E6 |
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WORKSHOP.dgMeshColor: |
Color for Mesh graph type |
#OOOOFF |
Call Graph and Class Graph Window Colors
The resources listed in Table A-3 control the colors of the nodes, the lines (or arrows) connecting the nodes, and background color of the graph pane in the Call Graph window (see Figure 3-5) and the Class Graph window (see Figure 3-6).
Table A-3 Resources for Class Graph and Call Graph Windows|
Resource Name |
Description |
Default Value |
|---|---|---|
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WORKSHOP*labelNodeBackground: |
Background color of each node |
#EFEFEF |
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WORKSHOP*viewBackground: |
Graph pane background (Default uses X's Old Lace) |
#FDF5E6 |
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Node properties when unhighlighted |
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WORKSHOP*arcForeground: |
Arrow between nodes |
#000000 |
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WORKSHOP*nodeForegroundColor: |
Node border |
#000000 |
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WORKSHOP*labelNodeForeground: |
Node text |
#000000 |
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Node properties when highlighted |
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WORKSHOP*arcHighlightColor: |
Arrow between nodes |
#FF0000 |
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WORKSHOP*nodeHighlightColor: |
Node border |
#FF0000 |
Help Window Colors
Table A-4 lists the color resource settings for the standard Help window and the smaller Quick Help window.
Table A-4 Colors for General Help Viewer|
Resource Name |
Description |
Default Value |
|---|---|---|
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Colors for Help viewer |
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WORKSHOP*XmDialogShell.DtHelpDialog*DisplayArea.background: |
Background color |
White |
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WORKSHOP*XmDialogShell*XmDialogShell.DtHelpDialog*DisplayArea.background |
Background color |
White |
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WORKSHOP*XmDialogShell.DtHelpDialog*DisplayArea.foreground: |
Foreground color |
Black |
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WORKSHOP*XmDialogShell*XmDialogShell.DtHelpDialog*DisplayArea.foreground |
Foreground color |
: Black |
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Colors for Quick Help viewer |
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WORKSHOP*XmDialogShell.DtHelpQuickDialog*DisplayArea.background: |
Background color |
White |
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WORKSHOP*XmDialogShell*XmDialogShell.DtHelpQuickDialog*DisplayArea.background |
Background color |
White |
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WORKSHOP*XmDialogShell.DtHelpQuickDialog*DisplayArea.foreground: |
Foreground color |
Black |
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WORKSHOP*XmDialogShell*XmDialogShell.DtHelpQuickDialog*DisplayArea.foreground |
Foreground color |
Black |
Audible Warnings
The resource listed in Table A-5 enables you to turn off audible warning beeps. The possible values are -XmBell and -XmNONE.
Table A-5 Resource for Audible Warnings| Resource Name | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| WORKSHOP*audibleWarning: | Turns audible beeps on and off | XmBell |
Debugger Buttons
The resource listed in Table A-6 enables you to set the delay in milliseconds before debugger and text editor buttons are disabled when dbx starts. This disabling prevents button flashes when you are stepping through code. If you are running Sun WorkShop on a slow system or over an ISDN line, you may want to increase this delay.
Table A-6 Resource for Debugger Button Disable Delay| Resource Name | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| WORKSHOP.ButtonDisableDelay | Delays disabling of debugger and text editor buttons when dbx starts | 250 |
Dbx Commands and Program I/O Window Output Lines
The resource listed in Table A-7 sets the number of lines of output to save in the Dbx Commands window and the Program Input/Output window.
Table A-7 Number of Output Lines Saved in Dbx Commands and Program I/O Windows| Resource | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| WORKSHOP*dtTerm.saveLines | Number of output lines saved | 1000 |
Browser Used to Display Web Updates
The resource listed in Table A-8 enables you to change the default path for the browser used to display the Sun WorkShop Web Updates page (see "Web Updates").
Table A-8 Web Updates Browser| Resource | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| WORKSHOP.browser | Path to browser used to display Web Updates | sdtwebclient |
Hyperlink Resources
The resources listed in Table A-9 set the font type, weight, and angle used in hyperlinks in the windows and dialog boxes of the English version of Sun WorkShop. For examples of hyperlinks in Sun WorkShop windows, see Figure 4-6, which shows build error links in the Building window, and Figure 5-1, which shows function links in the Stack pane of the Debugging window.
Table A-9 Hyperlink fonts for 'C' locale (English)|
Resource Name |
Default Value |
|---|---|
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WORKSHOP*HTML*BoldFont: |
-*-lucida-bold-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 |
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WORKSHOP*HTML*PlainFont: |
-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 |
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WORKSHOP*HTML*PlainboldFont: |
-*-lucidatypewriter-bold-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 |
Table A-10 lists hyperlink WC font resources for locales with multi-byte characters. If set, non-ASCII characters written to HTML displays are interpreted as multi-byte characters and displayed with font indicated by the resource.
Table A-10 Hyperlink fonts for Japanese locale|
Resource Name |
Default Value |
|---|---|
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WORKSHOP*HTML*boldWCFont: |
-jis-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-150-75-75-c-160-*-0 |
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WORKSHOP*HTML*plainWCFont: |
-jis-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-150-75-75-c-160-*-0 |
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WORKSHOP*HTML*plainboldWCFont: |
-jis-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-150-75-75-c-160-*-0 |
Automatic Text Wrapping
The resource listed in Table A-11 lets you set text to automatically wrap or start a new line in a Sun WorkShop window. The default value is true, meaning that text automatically wraps when it meets a window border.
Table A-11 Automatic Wrapping of Text|
Resource Name |
Default Value |
|---|---|
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WORKSHOP*HTML*wrapPreformatText: |
True |
The resource listed in Table A-12 enables you to turn vertical scrollbars off or on.
Table A-12 Availability of Vertical Scrollbars|
Resource Name |
Default Value |
|---|---|
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WORKSHOP*HTML*verticalScrollbarAlways: |
True |
Motif-specific Resources
Table A-13 through Table A-17 list resources that are specific to Motif environments only and are not used by CDE.
Table A-13 Fonts for Motif (non-CDE) Windowing Systems|
Resource Name |
Description |
Default Value |
|---|---|---|
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WORKSHOP.labelFontList: |
Font types for labels |
-*-lucida-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-* |
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WORKSHOP.buttonFontList: |
Font types on buttons |
-*-lucida-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-* |
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WORKSHOP.textFontList: |
Font types in lists |
-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-* |
In your resource file, uncomment the resources listed in Table A-14 to change the fonts in a specific Sun WorkShop window.
Table A-14 Fonts for Specific Windows|
Resource Name |
Default Value |
|---|---|
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WORKSHOP*ipeDbxCommandWindow*userFont: |
-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1: |
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WORKSHOP*ipeProgramIOShell*userFont: |
-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1: |
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WORKSHOP*threadsList*fontList: |
-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 |
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WORKSHOP*handlerList*fontList: |
-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 |
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WORKSHOP*processList*fontList: |
-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 |
This resource listed in Table A-15 is applicable to text in a tabular format, such as tables.
Table A-15 Font Used in Tabular Windows|
Resource Name |
Default Value |
|---|---|
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WORKSHOP.DataMonospacedFont: |
-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-* |
Window Foreground and Background Colors
Table A-16 lists the resources that control the foreground and background colors used in most Sun WorkShop windows.
Table A-16 Colors for Sun WorkShop Windows, Dialog Boxes, Menus, and Buttons|
Resource Name |
Description |
Default Value |
|---|---|---|
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WORKSHOP*foreground: |
Foreground color of windows (text such as labels) |
#000000 |
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WORKSHOP*XmTextField*background: |
Background color of text boxes |
#FFFFFF |
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WORKSHOP*XmText*background: |
Text color |
#FFFFFF |
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WORKSHOP*threadsList.background: | Background color of Threads pane |
#FFFFFF |
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WORKSHOP*ipeDbxCommandWindow*dtTerm.background: |
Background color of Dbx Commands window |
#FFFFFF |
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WORKSHOP*ipeProgramIOShell*dtTerm.background: |
Background color of Program Input/Output window |
#FFFFFF |
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WORKSHOP*XmDrawingArea.background: |
Background color of Stack pane, Data Display, and so forth |
#FFFFFF |
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WORKSHOP*background: |
Background color of Sun WorkShop windows |
#DEDEDE |
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WORKSHOP*XmPushButton*background: |
Background color of buttons |
#DEDEDE |
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WORKSHOP*XmMenuShell*background: |
Background color of menus |
#DEDEDE |
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WORKSHOP*XmList*background: |
Background color of lists such as Match list in Browsing window |
#DEDEDE |
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WORKSHOP*topShadowColor: |
Color of shadows at top and left edges of buttons, text boxes, and so forth |
#FFFFFF |
Scrollbar Background and Toggle Button Colors
Table A-17 lists the resources for the colors of the scrollbar background (trough), and the colors in toggle buttons to indicate toggle on or off.
Table A-17 Colors for Trough and Toggle Buttons Used in Sun WorkShop|
Resource Name |
Description |
Default Value |
|---|---|---|
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WORKSHOP*HTML*troughColor: |
Background color for scrollbars |
#DEDEDE |
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WORKSHOP*XmToggleButton.selectColor: |
Color for checkboxes when selected |
#FF9696 |
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WORKSHOP*XmToggleButton.fillOnSelect: |
Fill checkbox when selected |
true |
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WORKSHOP*XmToggleButtonGadget.selectColor: |
Color for radio buttons when selected |
#FF9696 |
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WORKSHOP*XmToggleButtonGadget.fillOnSelect: |
Fill radio button when selected |
true |
ESERVE Resources
The following tables lists the ESERVE resources that you can change.
Emacs Editor Default Path Names
The resources listed in Table A-18 are used by the edit server to invoke the GNU Emacs and XEmacs text editors. If a fully qualified path is specified, it is executed.
Table A-18 Default Paths for Emacs Editors|
Resource Name |
Default Value |
|---|---|
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ESERVE*defaultGnuEmacsPath: |
emacs |
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ESERVE*defaultXEmacsPath: |
xemacs |
The values for these resources can either be fully qualified paths or the base name of the command (for instance, myfavoriteemacs).
If a basename is used then it is invoked from the PATH environment variable.
Blinking Pointer
Table A-19 lists the resource to change the pointer in text editor windows to a non-blinking pointer. Default setting is for a blinking pointer. Set to 0 for a non-blinkng pointer.
Table A-19 Blinking Pointer Resource|
Resource Name |
Default Value |
|---|---|
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ESERVE*DtTerm.blinkRate: |
250 |
Fonts for Motif Environments
Table A-20 lists font resources for the text editor windows that are specific to Motif environments only and are not used by CDE.
Table A-20 Fonts for Motif (non-CDE) windowing systems|
Resource Name |
Default Value |
|---|---|
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ESERVE.labelFontList: |
-*-lucida-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-* |
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ESERVE.buttonFontList: |
-*-lucida-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-* |
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ESERVE.textFontList: |
-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-* |
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ESERVE*dtTerm*userFont: |
-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-* |
Text Editor Window Colors
Table A-21 lists the resource for foreground and background colors in the text editor windows.
Table A-21 Colors for Sun WorkShop Windows, Dialog Boxes, Menus, and Buttons|
Resource Name |
Description |
Default Value |
|---|---|---|
|
ESERVE*foreground |
Foregroundcolor of windows (text such as labels) |
black |
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ESERVE*background: |
Background color of windows |
#dededededede |
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ESERVE*XmPushButton*background: |
Background color of buttons |
#dededededede |
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ESERVE*XmMenuShell*background: |
Background color of manus |
#dededededede |
Scrolling List Background Color
Table A-22 lists the resource for the background color for scrolling lists available from a text editor.
Table A-22 Read-only Text Areas (lists)|
Resource Name |
Description |
Default Value |
|---|---|---|
|
ESERVE*XmList*background: |
Background color of scrolling lists |
#dededededede |
Writable Text Area Background Color
Table A-23 lists colors for areas in the text editor windows containing text, other than menus and buttons (not applicable to Emacs and XEmacs).
Table A-23 Writable Text Areas|
Resource Name |
Default Value |
|---|---|
|
ESERVE*XmTextField*background: |
white |
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ESERVE*XmText*background: |
white |
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ESERVE*dtTerm*background: |
white |
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ESERVE*readwriteBackground: |
white |
Audible Warnings
The resource listed in Table A-24 enables you to turn off audible warning beeps. The possible values are -XmBell and -XmNONE.
Table A-24 Resource for Audible Warnings| Resource Name | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| ESERVE*audibleWarning: | Turns audible beeps on and off | XmBell |
Browser Used to Display Web Updates
The resource listed in Table A-25 enables you to change the default path for the browser used to display the Sun WorkShop Web Updates page (see "Web Updates").
Table A-25 WebUpdates Browser| Resource | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| ESERVE.browser | Path to browser used to display Web Updates | sdtwebclient |
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