paulh@cognos.UUCP (Paul Hays) (03/21/91)
With the motif window manager and X windows, AIX lets me organize
the initial layout of icons and windows using files .Xdefaults and
.xinitrc, to some extent. However, I'm having trouble figuring out
how to tell xinit that
o the xclock and xbiff icons should have no decorations
o the info program and desktop program should initially be
icons rather than open windows
o one aixterm window should log on to a specified remote
machine during initialization
I'm using AIX 3.1 rev 3003 on a model 320 workstation with a
6091 display.
Excuse me if the question seems silly or the answer is obvious;
I'm new to AIX and windows.
This sort of thing is easy using SUN's window manager. I can't
get the info explorer to divulge how or whether it's possible on AIX.
Anybody?
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uucp: uunet!mitel!cunews!cognos!paulh CANADA K1G 3Z4ng@cfd.di.nrc.ca (Kai Ng) (03/21/91)
In article <9423@cognos.UUCP>, paulh@cognos.UUCP (Paul Hays) writes: |> However, I'm having trouble figuring out |> how to tell xinit that |> |> o the xclock and xbiff icons should have no decorations |> o the info program and desktop program should initially be |> icons rather than open windows |> o one aixterm window should log on to a specified remote |> machine during initialization |> For the last question, add the following line to your .xinitrc, for instance: aixterm -geometry 80x25 -T remoteHost -n remoteHost -e ksh -ic 'rlogin remoteHost' & Of course, you have to prepare for rlogin (.rhosts, etc.). -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kai S. Ng Informatics, National Research Council Canada INTERNET ng@cfd.di.nrc.ca M-60 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0R6 BITNET kain@nrcvm01.bitnet VOICE (613) 993-0240 FAX (613) 954-2561
woan@nowhere (Ronald S Woan) (03/21/91)
In article <9423@cognos.UUCP> paulh@cognos.UUCP (Paul Hays) writes: >With the motif window manager and X windows, AIX lets me organize >the initial layout of icons and windows using files .Xdefaults and > .xinitrc, to some extent. However, I'm having trouble figuring out >how to tell xinit that Well some of this is handled by .Xdefaults... > > o the xclock and xbiff icons should have no decorations Don't use mwm, but these lines in ~/.Xdefaults might do it: Mwm*xclock*clientDecoration: -all Mwm*xbiff*clientDecoration: -all > o the info program and desktop program should initially be > icons rather than open windows I don't think it is possible with info, but you can invoke Xdesktop with "xdt -iconic" or set the resource in ~/.Xdefaults. > o one aixterm window should log on to a specified remote > machine during initialization add: aixterm -e 'rlogin hostname -l userid' & or something to that effect in your ~/.xinitrc file... It might be worthwhile getting one of the OSF books on Motif if you want to know more about using mwm. -- +-----All Views Expressed Are My Own And Are Not Necessarily Shared By------+ +------------------------------My Employer----------------------------------+ + Ronald S. Woan woan@cactus.org or woan@austin.vnet.ibm.com + + other email addresses Prodigy: XTCR74A Compuserve: 73530,2537 +
richp@locus.com (Richard L. Pettit Jr.) (03/21/91)
In article <9423@cognos.UUCP> paulh@cognos.UUCP (Paul Hays) writes: >With the motif window manager and X windows, AIX lets me organize >the initial layout of icons and windows using files .Xdefaults and > .xinitrc, to some extent. However, I'm having trouble figuring out >how to tell xinit that > > o the xclock and xbiff icons should have no decorations These are mwm resources. In your .Xdefaults file, use: Mwm*XClock.clientDecorations: -all Mwm*XBiff.clientDecorations: -all > o the info program and desktop program should initially be > icons rather than open windows xdt -iconic seems to work ok. > o one aixterm window should log on to a specified remote > machine during initialization aixterm -e rsh hostname >Excuse me if the question seems silly or the answer is obvious; Excuse my answering these questions without the benefit of an RS/6000. Is xinit a shell script or a binary under AIX 3.1 ? If it's a script (yech) you can copy it and edit to your hearts desire. If it's the original xinit binary, you can create a shell script that does all your startup work for you and type "xinit /bin/sh scriptName". Just make sure that the last thing in the script doesn't exit, because your X session will end too. >I'm new to AIX and windows. >This sort of thing is easy using SUN's window manager. I can't >get the info explorer to divulge how or whether it's possible on AIX. >Paul Hays Cognos Incorporated S-mail: P.O. Box 9707 Rich -- Richard Pettit Locus Computing Corp. richp@locus.com "Opinions expressed herein are of the author, not LCC."
karish@mindcraft.com (Chuck Karish) (03/22/91)
In article <3684@d75.UUCP> woan@peyote.cactus.org writes: >In article <9423@cognos.UUCP> paulh@cognos.UUCP (Paul Hays) writes: >>With the motif window manager and X windows ... >> o the xclock and xbiff icons should have no decorations >Don't use mwm, but these lines in ~/.Xdefaults might do it: >Mwm*xclock*clientDecoration: -all >Mwm*xbiff*clientDecoration: -all Try -titlebar instead of -all if you want to keep the frames. Chuck Karish karish@mindcraft.com Mindcraft, Inc. (415) 323-9000
robin@pensoft.UUCP (Robin Wilson) (03/27/91)
In article <9423@cognos.UUCP> paulh@cognos.UUCP (Paul Hays) writes: >With the motif window manager and X windows, AIX lets me organize >the initial layout of icons and windows using files .Xdefaults and > .xinitrc, to some extent. However, I'm having trouble figuring out >how to tell xinit that > > o the xclock and xbiff icons should have no decorations Use the "clientDecoration" setting for MWM in the .Xdefaults file. the following lines should work: mwm*xbiff*clientDecoration: none mwm*xclock*clientDecoration: none > o the info program and desktop program should initially be > icons rather than open windows Sorry, thats the way they work. If anybody else has any ideas, please inform the net. > o one aixterm window should log on to a specified remote > machine during initialization aixterm -e rlogin <machine> # ??? or xhost + <machine> rsh <machine> "xterm -display <your_machine>:0" (this assumes that you have a .rhosts file on the remote machine that allows rsh to work.) +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |The views expressed herein, are the sole responsibility of the typist at hand| +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |UUCP: pensoft!robin | |USNail: 701 Canyon Bend Dr. | | Pflugerville, TX 78660 | | Home: (512)251-6889 Work: (512)343-1111 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
graeme@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Graeme Moffat) (04/03/91)
robin@pensoft.UUCP (Robin Wilson) writes: >> o one aixterm window should log on to a specified remote >> machine during initialization >aixterm -e rlogin <machine> # ??? When I try this, I get: 1363-000 Aixterm: The aixterm command cannot run the rlogin <host> command Check path name and permissions and after a short delay, the window closes. But just opening a window, then typing 'rlogin <host>', works fine Any ideas? -- Graeme Moffat g.moffat@aukuni.ac.nz \ Time wastes us all, Computer Aided Design Centre, Fax: +64-9-366-0702 / our bodies & our wits School of Engineering, Ph: +64-9-737-999 x8384 / But we waste time, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, NZ \ so time & we are quits
freese@dalvm41b.vnet.ibm.com ("Bradley T. Freese") (05/15/91)
graeme@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Graeme Moffat) writes: > ... > >aixterm -e rlogin <machine> # ??? > > When I try this, I get: > 1363-000 Aixterm: The aixterm command cannot run the rlogin <host> command > Check path name and permissions > and after a short delay, the window closes. > But just opening a window, then typing 'rlogin <host>', works fine > Any ideas? Only ideas. Under ksh or bsh, try $type rlogin This should return "rlogin is /usr/ucb/rlogin". Next, try $ls -l /usr/ucb/rlogin This should return "-r-sr-xr-x 1 root bin ...". If you pass these tests, I am out of suggestions.