Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Scribd
Upload
45 views22 pages

Customizing CDE with Style Manager

This unit teaches students how to customize the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) using the Style Manager for various features such as colors, fonts, and window behavior. It also covers how to customize the Front Panel by adding, renaming, or deleting workspaces and controls. Additionally, it provides a step-by-step guide on adding controls to the front panel through subpanels and definition files.

Uploaded by

Bijesh Lal Nyachhyon
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
45 views22 pages

Customizing CDE with Style Manager

This unit teaches students how to customize the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) using the Style Manager for various features such as colors, fonts, and window behavior. It also covers how to customize the Front Panel by adding, renaming, or deleting workspaces and controls. Additionally, it provides a step-by-step guide on adding controls to the front panel through subpanels and definition files.

Uploaded by

Bijesh Lal Nyachhyon
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Unit 19

CDE User
Customization
Objectives

After completing this unit, students should be able to:

Use the Style Manager to interactively customize the


desktop environment

Customize the Front Panel


Customizing CDE

Command Line Configuration


Interactive Tools
Options Files

Most features of CDE are customizable

Fonts, Colors, Workspace Switch


Front panel layout
Backdrop
Style Manager Overview
Style Manager - Colors
Style Manager - Fonts
Style Manager - Backdrops
Style Manager - Keyboard, Mouse and Beep
Mouse button click settings
Double click speed
Pointer acceleration
Pointer movement threshold

Key click volume Volume


Character repeat Tone
capability Duration
Style Manager - Window, Screen and Startup

Window focus policy


Window raises policy
Window icons placement

Current Session or Home


Session
Screen saver Whether to prompt at
Lock timeout logout time for subsequent
session
Activity: Review Style Manager
General Structure of a Front Panel

Subpanel

Control

Panel Box
Control

Control Switch
Creating a New Workspace

Switch Area
Click the right
mouse button Add Workspace

Help
Changing a Workspace Name

Workspace New
Click the right Add Workspace
mouse button Delete
Rename Joes
Help
Dynamic Creation or Deletion of a Subpanel
Mail
Click the right Mailer
mouse button Add Subpanel
Help
Adding a Control to a Subpanel

Drag the Action


Icon onto the
Install Icon
Copy a Subpanel Control to the Main Panel

Click the right


mouse button

Terminal
Terminal
Copy to Main Panel
Delete
Help
Adding Controls to the Front Panel (1)
1. Add the Control to a Subpanel:

2. Find out the name of the definition file for this control:

$ ls $HOME/.dt/types/fp_dynamic
[Link]
Adding Controls to the Front Panel (2)
3. Copy the definition file to directory $HOME/.dt/types

$ cp $HOME/.dt/types/fp_dynamic/[Link] $HOME/.dt/types/[Link]

4. Anchor the Control in the Front Panel:

$ vi $HOME/.dt/types/[Link]

CONTROL Dtcalc
{
...
CONTAINER_TYPE BOX
CONTAINER_NAME Top
POSITION_HINTS last
...
}

5. Restart the CDE


6. If you can not log in to the CDE, use Failsafe Session login.
Extended Front Panel
Next Step ...

Exercise 20
Unit 19: Checkpoint

1. How do you customize the screen saver in your desktop


environment ?

2. True of false: You can have more than four workspaces on the
CDE front panel.

3. Describe how controls can be added to the CDE front panel.


Summary

Use the Style Manager to interactively customize CDE


for color, fonts, backdrop, mouse, keyboard, beep and
window behavior, the screen saver and startup options

Interactively customize the Front Panel to add and


rename workspace switches, add or delete a subpanel,
add or delete a control in a subpanel, and copy a
subpanel control to the Main Panel

To add controls to the front panel, add them first to a


subpanel. Copy the definition file and anchor the control
in the front panel

You might also like