jsv9504@isc.rit.edu (J.S. Veiss) (02/08/91)
In sunview, you can change the title of an existing window via an escape sequence. Is there anyways to do this with an xterm? Please respond via E-mail. Jepher -- ------------------- Jepher Veiss Rochester Institute of Technology
michiel@baan.UUCP (Michiel Wories) (02/11/91)
jsv9504@isc.rit.edu (J.S. Veiss) writes: >In sunview, you can change the title of an existing window via an escape sequence. >Jepher Veiss I have added this line into my .cshrc to change the title of a xterm session (you can use the escape sequence any other way): alias xname echo -n "^[]l\!*^[" Regards, --- Michiel Wories @ Baan International, The Netherlands ..!hp4nl!baan!michiel
jc@raven.bu.edu (James Cameron) (02/12/91)
In article <1991Feb8.041829.25181@isc.rit.edu> jsv9504@isc.rit.edu (J.S. Veiss) writes:
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-> In sunview, you can change the title of an existing window via an escape sequence.
-> Is there anyways to do this with an xterm? Please respond via E-mail.
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-> Jepher
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-> Jepher Veiss
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-> Rochester Institute of Technology
Yes, there is a way and it has been posted. I have a copy of a C program which
does this just as well, and you can have it put the name of the current directory
into the title, or the icon name, or both. If anyone wants a copy of this and the
alias that goes along with it, send me mail.
JC
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