dxue(1X) dxue(1X)
Name
dxue - DECwindows user executive
Syntax
dxue [ options ]
Description
The dxue command provides a window that lets you access the ULTRIX programming 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 specified, 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 DECnet 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 specified, 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
italics in the Directories list box. You can change directories by selecting 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 various types of files; you perform the default operation by positioning the pointer on a file name and double-clicking MB1 (the left
mouse button, unless you have redefined it). To view or change the default file operations, choose the Double Click Actions... menu item
from the Customize 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 continue 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 previously 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, protec-
tion, 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 descending.
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 contains 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 particular 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 destination.
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 information about the dxcalc application.
Clock Starts a dxclock application. See for more information about the dxclock application.
Mail Starts a dxmail application. See for more information 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 information 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 specified, 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 identi-
fiers, see
Files
~/.Xdefaults
/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Executive
~/.ue_profile
See Also
X(1X), dxwm(1X), dxsession(1X)
DECwindows User's Guide
dxue(1X)