OSF/Motif window manager resources

OSF/Motif window manager resources

Because the window manager is a major component of the SCO OpenServer Graphical Environment, there are a number of window manager resources that you may be interested in using. This appendix describes these resources.

NOTE: The OSF/Motif resources discussed here are relevant to the SCO Panner window manager in both pmwm and mwm modes. However, some of the resources have different default values in the different modes. Where this is true, both values are described. (See ``Selecting between SCO Panner and OSF/Motif modes'' for information on the different SCO Panner window manager modes.)

The pmwm mode uses a number of resources that are not applicable to mwm mode. These resources are described in ``Setting SCO Panner resources''.

The window manager uses three categories of resources:

Specific appearance and behavior resources: These resources specify overall window manager appearance and behavior, such as keyboard and mouse behavior, icon size and placement, focus policies, and window frame size and shape. These resources do not control individual window manager components such as color or font style.
The syntax for defining this category of resource is:

Pmwm*resource_name: resource_value
or
Mwm*resource_name: resource_value
Component appearance resources: These resources control the appearance of window frames, window manager menus, and icons. Pixmaps, colors, and fonts are the most commonly configured component appearance resources.
The syntax for defining this category of resource is:

Pmwm[*component]*resource_name: resource_value
or
Mwm[*component]*resource_name: resource_value
The component argument can take one of the following values:

client
indicates the window frames of all clients

feedback
indicates the dialog boxes displayed by the window manager

icon
refers to the icon box

menu
refers to the menus displayed by the window manager

You can omit the component argument when specifying a component appearance resource. If you do, the resource specification is defined for all of the window manager components.
To configure the title area of a client window frame specifically, use this syntax:

Pmwm*client*title*resource_name: resource_value
or
Mwm*client*title*resource_name: resource_value
To configure the appearance of all window manager menus specifically, use this syntax:

Pmwm*menu*menuname*resource_name: resource_value
or
Mwm*menu*menuname*resource_name: resource_value
Client-specific resources: These resources control the appearance and behavior of the windows that are associated with a client or a class of clients. You can use these resources to customize the behavior of the window manager for individual clients.
The syntax for defining this category of resource is:

Pmwm*client*resource_name: resource_value
or
Mwm*client*resource_name: resource_value

Here client identifies the client to which the resource applies. You can use either the client's binary name or class name. resource_name is the actual window manager resource variable you want to specify. Note that you can only use a client-specific window manager resource variable for resource specifications of this category.

The following sections describe the resources that you can use to customize the window manager in both pmwm and mwm modes. These resources are listed in reference tables, which organize the resources according to the aspect of the window manager that they configure. Following each reference table, in alphabetical order, is a description of each of the resources mentioned in the table. These description sections indicate if a resource belongs to the specific appearance and behavior category, the component appearance category, or the client-specific category.