dxue(1X)dxue(1X)Namedxue - DECwindows user executive
Syntaxdxue [ options ]
Description
The dxue command provides a window that lets you access the ULTRIX pro‐
gramming environment and DECwindows applications. In addition, you can
expand the selection of commands by modifying existing or adding new
dxue menus.
When started, dxue creates a text file in your home directory named
.ue_profile. When you make modifications to the dxue interface, dxue
records those changes in this file.
Options-bd color Specifies the color of the window's border (color
displays only). The default is specified by means
of the Session Manager's Customize Window dialog
box.
-bg color Specifies the color of the window's background
(color displays only). The default is specified by
means of the Session Manager's Customize Window
dialog box.
-d dispname Specifies the display screen on which dxue displays
its window. If the display option is not speci‐
fied, dxue uses the display screen specified by
your DISPLAY environment variable. The display
option has the format hostname:number. Using two
colons (::) instead of one (:) indicates that DEC‐
net is to be used for transport. The default is
:0. For more information, see
-display dispname This option is the same as the -d option.
-fg color Specifies the color of the window's foreground
(color displays only). The default is specified by
means of the Session Manager's Customize Window
dialog box.
-fn font Specifies the font used when displaying text.
-geometry Specifies the width, length, and location of the
dxue window. If the geometry option is not speci‐
fied, dxue uses default values. The geometry
option has the format [widthxlength][{+-}x{+-}y].
For more information about the screen coordinate
system, see
Main Window
In the dxue window, the Full Directory Path field displays the name of
your current default directory. The current directory appears in ital‐
ics in the Directories list box. You can change directories by select‐
ing a directory name from the Directories list box. The Filter field
contains the file name pattern to which the files shown in the Files
subwindow conform. An empty Filter field indicates that all files in
the current directory are displayed. The current directory and its
displayed files are called the current view.
There are three methods for performing file operations. You can select
one or more files and then choose one of the items from the Files menu
to apply to those files. You can also position the pointer on a file
name and press MB2 (the middle mouse button, unless you have redefined
it); you then choose a file operation from the pop-up menu that
appears. The dxue application also defines default operations for var‐
ious types of files; you perform the default operation by positioning
the pointer on a file name and double-clicking MB1 (the left mouse but‐
ton, unless you have redefined it). To view or change the default file
operations, choose the Double Click Actions... menu item from the Cus‐
tomize menu.
Menus
The dxue window contains the following menus:
Control
Customize
Views
Files
Applications
Control Menu
The control menu contains the following items:
Update Updates the current dxue window.
Select All Selects all the files in the current file view.
The files will be displayed in reverse video to
indicate that all files have been selected.
Select None Cancels the Select All command.
Processes... Displays a window containing all current processes.
Kill, Suspend, Continue, and OK buttons are also
displayed that allow you to kill suspend or con‐
tinue a current process.
New View Creates an additional dxue main window.
Save View... Saves your current file view and format. Displays
a dialog box that prompts for the name of the view.
In addition, you can select which settings (file
strings, defaults directories, window sizes, window
positions, fields, and orders) are saved.
Delete View... Displays a dialog box that lets you delete previ‐
ously saved views.
Save as Startup View
Saves your current file view and format as your
startup view.
Exit Closes the dxue main window.
Customize
The Customize menu contains the following items:
File Properties... Displays a window for selecting the file properties
to display in the Files window. The choices are
file name, protection, link count, owner, size, and
creation time. As you choose a file property by
clicking on its toggle button, the Sample field
displays that property for one of your files. You
can select the field by which the files are sorted
and specify the sort order: ascending or descend‐
ing.
To immediately apply these changes to the files
currently displayed in the Files subwindow, click
on the Apply button. To cancel any changes, click
on the Cancel button. To save the changes, click
on the OK button.
Edit Menus... Displays a window containing a Menu and Menu Items
list boxes. The Menu list box contains the names
of all defined menus. The Menu Items list box con‐
tains the names of all the defined menu items in
the menu selected in Menu list box. You can create
additional menus by entering the name of the menu
in the New Menu Name field and clicking on the
Insert button. You can remove menus by selecting
the name from the list and clicking on the Remove
button. You can add menu items in the same manner.
To associate a shell string with a menu item,
select the menu item and type the string in the
Associated Command or Script field. If you want
the file names that are selected in the files list
to be appended to the command when it is executed,
click on the Append Files to Command selection.
Click on the Add to Menu Item button to associate
the string to the menu item.
To cancel the changes you have made, click on the
cancel button. To save the changes you have made,
click on the OK button.
Double Click Actions...
Displays a dialog box that lets you specify what
action dxue takes when you double click on a par‐
ticular type of file, such as a directory or a file
containing C code. Through this dialog box you can
also define new file types.
Views Menu
The Views menu contains the following item:
Startup Displays your startup file view and format. In
addition, if you saved any views with a different
file name, these appear as separate menu item in
the Views menu.
Files Menu
The Files menu contains the following items:
Copy... Displays a window asking for the files you want to
copy and the destination of each of the selected
files. Each file is copied to the specified desti‐
nation.
Display... Displays a window containing a Files list box.
Enter the name of the files you want to display and
click on the OK button.
Search... Displays a window asking for the files you want to
search and the string you want to search for. When
you enter the file and the string to search for,
dxue searches for the specified string.
Create Directory... Displays a window containing a Name list box.
Enter the name of the directory you want to create.
Move... Displays a window asking for the files you want to
move and the destination of each of the selected
files. Enter the two file names and click on the
OK button.
Remove... Removes each of the selected files from the current
directory.
Show Print Jobs... Displays a dialog box that lets you specify a
printer queue, and then displays the items on that
queue.
Print File... Prints a file.
Applications Menu
The Applications menu contains the following items:
Calculator Starts a dxcalc application. See for more informa‐
tion about the dxcalc application.
Clock Starts a dxclock application. See for more infor‐
mation about the dxclock application.
Mail Starts a dxmail application. See for more informa‐
tion about the dxmail application.
Notepad Starts a dxnotepad application. See for more
information about the dxnotepad application.
CDA Viewer Starts a dxvdoc application. See for more informa‐
tion about the dxvdoc application.
Restrictions
Help is not implemented.
X Defaults
The dxue application uses the values in the .Xdefaults file when you
logged in and uses the appropriate resource specification to customize
the appearance or characteristics of its displayed dxue window. The
format for a resource specification in the .Xdefaults file is:
[name*]resource: value
name Specifies the application name or the name string that
restricts the resource assignment to that application or to a
component of an application. If this argument is not speci‐
fied, the resource assignment is globally available to all X
applications.
resource Specifies the resource.
value Specifies the value that is to be assigned to the resource.
For more information, see
Because each toolkit-based application can consist of a combination of
widgets (for example, push buttons and a scroll bar), you can form the
name string by adding widget class and name identifiers to the string.
For further information about adding class and name identifiers, see
Files
~/.Xdefaults
/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Executive
~/.ue_profile
See AlsoX(1X), dxwm(1X), dxsession(1X)
DECwindows User's Guide
dxue(1X)
