Re: explorer windows

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2 total messages Started by Guest Account Mon, 28 Dec 1992 23:44

#213

Author: Guest Account
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 23:44

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   > I hear that the explorer windows can be located at certain spots
   > by changing the .Xdefault file (a guy from ucla).  Can I have
   > more information about that? Like a copy of the .Xdefault file
   > would be great.

I'm not sure if I know what you mean by "the explorer windows", but the
display independent resources can be found in
        /usr/explorer/lib/X11/app-defaults
while the display dependent resources are in
        /usr/explorer/lib/X11/app-defaults/sgi-color*

Search for Geometry resources in the Explorer resource file.

Also (although I wouldn't recommend it), you can do things like :
        Render*Geometry:        350x350-10-10
with the obvious meanings. All control panels can be placed this way.

   > I also have the problem that the module name of the module librarian
   > is not fully displayed.  Any ways to solve the problem?

Perhaps your system admin hasn't installed Explorer correctly, so that
the necessary fonts are not found. Check to see if the link from
        /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/sgi-color* to
                        /usr/explorer/lib/X11/app-defaults/sgi-color*

exists. If not, then that is probably the cause of your problem.



Cheers,
-- Robert van Liere

Re: explorer windows

#219

Author: Robert DeMillo
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 19:34

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In article <8471@charon.cwi.nl> guest@cwi.nl (Guest Account) writes:

>>> I hear that the explorer windows can be located at certain spots
>>> by changing the .Xdefault file (a guy from ucla).  Can I have
>>> more information about that? Like a copy of the .Xdefault file
>>> would be great.

>I'm not sure if I know what you mean by "the explorer windows", but the
>display independent resources can be found in
>	/usr/explorer/lib/X11/app-defaults
>while the display dependent resources are in
>	/usr/explorer/lib/X11/app-defaults/sgi-color*

Kindof amusing that the SGI folks aren't answering this question
quite right...here's what someone at our site does (thanks Cindy!), 
and it works pretty well...

In the .XDefaults file, place the following stuff. You can 
add whatever you feel like, using the standard X Windows attributes
conventions....

!! Explorer
mapEditor*geometry:	1040x860+230+150
mapEditor*background:	cadet blue
Librarian*geometry:	200x860+0+150
Librarian*background:	cadet blue
gui*geometry:		140x25+235+0
render*geometry:	300x330+500+400

!! SGI gr_osview
gr_osview*geometry:	280x200+954+7


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